Yoba
29 Yoba watwajijile kwamba byambo* byanji amba:
2 “Nanchi inge nji byo najinga mu bañondo ba kunyuma,
Mu moba Lesa o ansopelenga,
3 Byo asamishenga lampi wanji pa mutwe wami,
Byo naendelenga mu kyeya kyanji mu mfishi,+
4 Byo nakijinga* mwanyike,
Byo najinga mulunda na Lesa, ne byo ajinga pa tente wami,+
5 Wa Bulume Bonse byo akijinga ne amiwa,
Ne byo najinga na baana* bami bonse,
6 Byo naovwanga maulu ami mu bbata,
Ne mabwe byo aitulwilanga tukola twa manyi pe amiwa.+
7 Byo nayanga ku kibelo kya muzhi+
Ne kwikala mu lubanza,+
8 Bansongwalume pa kummona banshilanga jishinda,*
Ne bakulumpetu nabo banyamukanga ne kutwajijila kwimana.+
9 Babitumbafumu bazhindamangatu;
Bakwatangatu maboko abo pa kanwa.
10 Mawi a babinemanga kechi aumvwanyikilepo ne;
Njimi yabo yakakachijile mu tunwa twabo.
11 Muntu yense wañumvwanga waambanga byawama pe amiwa,
Ne boba bammonanga, bañambilangako.
12 Mambo napokololanga muyanji wakebanga bukwasho,+
Ne mwana wa wabula bashanji ne yense wabujile wa kumukwasha.+
13 Awa wajinga pepi kufwa wampeshanga,+
Kabiji nalengelanga muchima wa mwanamukazhi wafwilwa kusangalala.+
14 Navwalanga bololoke nobe kivwalo;
Bunchibamambo bwami bwaoloka bwajinga nobe munkukumba* kabiji nobe kitambala.
15 Najinga meso a bampofu
Kabiji najinga maulu a balemana.
17 Nachimaunanga mibanga ya ngubabibi+
Ne kuvutula kintu kiji ku meno anji.
19 Mizhazhi yami ikataba kufika ne ku mema,
Kabiji kime kikakisha pa misampi yami.
20 Lukumo lwami lwikala lupya kimye kyonse,
Ne buta bwa mukanda buji mu kuboko kwami bukasangatu.’
21 Bantu bantelekanga bingi,
Bampembelelanga saka bazhindama amba nebabuuleko maana.+
22 Umvwe napwisha kwamba, kechi baambangapo kintu nangwa kimo ne;
Byambo byami byatwelanga bichebiche* mu matwi abo.
23 Bampembelelanga byonka byo bapembelela mvula;
Baasamikanga tunwa twabo byonka byo boba na mvula upelako.+
24 Byo namwemweselanga kwi abo, kechi baswanga ne;
Kyeya kya pa kilungi kyami kibatekeneshanga.*