Vakuru vakati,
“Munhu anokanda dombo paimbwa yose inohukura, haasviki kumba!”
Haiwa, nyika ino ine ruzha!
Ukafamba, vanotaura.
Ukabudirira, vanochera.
Ukakundikana, vanoseka.
Asi mubvunzo ndeuyu:
Uchapedza rwendo rwako here,
kana kuti ucharwa nembwa dzose dziri munzira?
Ndakabuda mangwanani, ndakananga kumusha,
Ndine hope mumoyo, ndine chinangwa changu.
Imbwa yakahukura, ndakada kutendeuka,
Ndikanzwa inzwi revakuru richiti, “Mwana, ramba uchifamba!”
Imwe yakahukura, ndikanhonga dombo,
Imwe ikatevera, ndichakanganwa nzira yangu.
Zuva rikanyura, makumbo aneta,
Ndakazvibvunza ndiri ndega, “Ko kumba ndichasvika riini?”
Musandimisa neruzha, ndine kwandiri kuenda!
Musandimisa nemashoko, ndine hope dzandinoda kuzadzisa!
Imbwa ngaihukure, ini ndinoramba ndichifamba,
Nokuti munhu anorwa nezvose,
Haapedzi rwendo rwake!
Haiwa, ndichafamba, ndichafamba!
Kunyange nzira iine minzwa, ndichafamba!
Vanotaura ngavataure, vanoseka ngavaseke,
Ndine musha wandakananga, handidzokeri shure!
Kana ukadyara mbeu, vamwe vanoseka,
Kana yabereka michero, vose vanoda kunhonga.
Kana ukavaka imba, vanoverenga zvidhinha,
Asi kana denga radonha, havauyi kuzobatsira.
Rurimi haruna pfupa, runotenderera pose,
Munhu ane godo anotsvaka mhosva pane zvose.
Ukateerera makuhwa, unorasikirwa nenguva,
Ngarava haityoki nokuti masaisai ari kuomba!
Usapindura museve wose unopfurwa kwauri,
Usatevera munhu wose anokudaidza muhondo.
Pane hondo dzinokunda nokusapindura,
Pane nzira dzinovhurika nokunyarara!
Musandimisa neruzha, ndine kwandiri kuenda!
Musandimisa nemashoko, ndine hope dzekuzadzisa!
Imbwa ngaihukure, ini ndinoramba ndichifamba,
Nokuti munhu anorwa nezvose,
Haapedzi rwendo rwake!
Mvura zhinji haikanganisi nzira yerwizi,
Muti mukuru hauwi nokuzunguzwa nemhepo chete.
Chakakosha hachisi kutaura kwevanhu,
Asi kuziva kwauri kubva, nekwauri kuenda.
Usatsiva shoko rakaipa nerimwe rakaipa,
Usatengesa ramangwana nokuda kwehasha dzanhasi.
Vamwe havasi zvipingamupinyi, ingori miedzo,
Uchenjeri kufamba uchiziva zvaunofanira kurega.
Kana uri kuvaka, ramba wakabata mudziyo,
Kana uri kudzidza, ramba wakavhura bhuku.
Kana uri kutsvaga upenyu huri nani, shinga,
Nokuti ruzha harusi chiratidzo chokuti warasika!
Lead: Imbwa ikahukura, toitei?
Choir: Ramba uchifamba!
Lead: Vanhu vakataura, toitei?
Choir: Ramba uchivaka!
Lead: Vakakuseka, toitei?
Choir: Ramba uchishanda!
Lead: Kana nzira yanetsa?
Choir: Ramba wakatarira mberi!
Lead: Ndiani achasvika kumba?
Choir: Uyo asingatsauswi nezvose!
Musandimisa neruzha, ndine kwandiri kuenda!
Musandimisa nemashoko, ndine hope dzekuzadzisa!
Imbwa ngaihukure, ini ndinoramba ndichifamba,
Nokuti munhu anorwa nezvose,
Haapedzi rwendo rwake!
Yeuka, mwana wevhu:
Haudi kupindura munhu wose kuti uratidze kuti wakasimba.
Haudi kukunda nharo dzose kuti ubudirire.
Dzimwe nguva, kukunda kukuru
Kufamba uchisiya ruzha shure kwako.
Musandimisa neruzha… ndine kwandiri kuenda!
Sir Chaxi!