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Nhai Baba Vangu
Nhai Baba Vangu
1. Nhai Baba, imi mugeremudengamo munoshamisa,Ndichakuonai rinhikokuti ndione chiso chenyu?Munzvimbo yenyu tsvene tsveneMweya wangu waigara here?Muhucheche hwangu kudenga,Ndakarerwa nemi here?
2. Nechinangwa chineuchenjeriMakandiisa pano pasiMukaita kuti ndikanganweNezve kuzvarwa kwekudenga;Asi kazhinji kanzwi mumwoyoKondinyeurira, “Uri mweni,”Ndikanzwa kuti ndakarasikaKubva kunzvimbo tsvene.
3. Ndangandadzidza kukutii Baba,Nemumweya wenyu wekudenga,Asi, kuzosvikira vhangeriRadzorerwa, handaiziva sei.Kudenga mubereki ndomumwe here?Kwete, zvinopikisa chokwadi!Chokwadi ichokwadi choseAmai vangu variko.
4. Kana ndasiya hupenyu huno,Ndasiya muviri unofa,Baba, Mai, ndingasangana nemiMunzvimbo yenyu yokudenga?Pandinenge ndazopedza basarose ramakanditumira pano,Nerubvumo rwenyu meseItai ndizogara nemi.
Manzwi: Eliza R. Snow, 1804–1887
Mumhanzi: James McGranahan, 1840–1907