¹ Ho ahy ty mpihira; anovo Al-Tashheth. Salamo nanovy Asafa, tonon-kira. Fisaora ro ameanay Anao, lahy Njanahary; fisaora ro asesinay, safe nanambara ty fiatrehanao Iha; ty ol mivola ty asanao mahatseriky. ² Hitsara ty mahity Aho amy ty fotoa voatingy. ³ Ndra hangitikitiky amy ty tahotsy aza ty tany noho ty olo mipetraky iaby, le feferako ty be ty tany rey. ⁴ Hozao tiasako amy ty mpiavonavo hoe: "Ka miavonavo,"sady amy ty raty fanahy hoe: ⁵ "Ka manondrotsy ty tsifa. Aza manondrotsy ty tsifanao amy ty anabo; ka mivola amy ty hatoky mpanam-bany." ⁶ Tsy baka an- tinana zay ndra baka andrefa, sady mbo tsy baka amy ty tany an'efitsy avao ro niavia ty fisondrota zay. ⁷ Fa Njanahary ro mpitsara; Ie ro manam-bany sady Ie ro manondrotsy. ⁸ Fa Yaveh nitanjaky ty kapoaky ty divay mandrovo, ze naharoa ty hanitsy,sady mampikororoky zay.Hino zay baka amy ty kafony farany vatany ty raty fanahy iaby amy ty tany. ⁹ FA laha zaho hivola baka may ze fa nanovinao; hihira fanompoa ho tiahy Njanahary Jakoba zaho. ¹⁰ Hozao ty asany: "Hanapaky ty tsifa ty raty fanahy iaby zaho, fa ty tsifa ty olo mahity avao ro hasondrotsy anabo."