Into Chiefdom

I am the Rozvi who stands here,

I, the Rozvi, give you authority today.

As you stand before the people, I call you chief today.

 

I place you before the people the symbol of honor

Because you are now chief to the people in your land;

you are Changamire of the people in the land in which

you live.

 

We give you authority to judge and punish all law-breakers

Among your kindred as among strangers.

Today you are made a knife that cuts evenly on every side.

 

Have no one whom you hate or whom you love more

than another.

You are the chief of everyone,

Father of orphans and of those who suffer.