Jɔbɔ

 2 “Konga yema kele nkolembetshiya,

Nɛ dia dimi leke l’awui wa ntɛkɛta lo wahɔ wa Nzambi.

 3 Dimi layɔtɛkɛta kɛnɛ keyami lo yoho yokɛma hwe,

Ndo dimi layɛnya dia Osadi+ ami kele la losembwe.

 4 Lo mɛtɛ, ɛtɛkɛta ami bu kashi;

Onto lele la ewo+ ka kokele ekɔ lanɛ la ntondo kayɛ.

 5 Nzambi ekɔ mɛtɛ kanga wolo+ ndo nde hatone ndooko onto;

Nde ekɔ la wolo w’efula wa nshihodia.*

 6 Nde hatokokɛ nsɛnɔ y’akanga wa kɔlɔ,+

Koko nde sambolɛka wanɛ wasowa la losembwe.+

 7 Nde hanya washo ande oma le onto ɔlɔlɔ;+

Nde mbadjashiyaka lo kiti kaamɛ la nkumi ya dikanga,*+ ndo vɔ mbidiyamaka pondjo.

 8 Ko naka vɔ wambokelekama la mɔlɔla

Ndo wambondama lo ɛkɔdi w’asui,

 9 Nde mbasholɛka kɛnɛ kakawasale,

Munga yawɔ l’ɔtɛ wa lotamanya lawɔ.

10 Nde ndjiholaka atoyi awɔ otsha lo engwelo

Ndo nde mbatɛka dia vɔ ntshika nsala kɛnɛ kele kɔlɔ.+

11 Naka vɔ mbokitanyiya ndo mbokambɛ,

Vɔ wayetsha nshi yawɔ lo ɔngɔnyi,

Ndo ɛnɔnyi awɔ wayonga w’ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ.+

12 Ko naka vɔ hawokitanyiyisha, kete wayolanyema la lokuwa la ta*+

Ndo wayovɔ aha la ewo.

14 Vɔ mvɔka* weke akɛnda,+

Lo mbetsha* nsɛnɔ yawɔ kaamɛ la numba+ y’apami ya lo tɛmpɛlɔ.

15 Koko Nzambi* tshungolaka ose paa etena kende lo sui;

Nde ndjiholaka atoyi ande etena kasoyamande.

16 Nde kaanganyaka etale oma l’omamu wa lɔkɔnyɔ+

Otsha lo dihole dia hwe, diele bu la wekamu,+

Kaamɛ la mbo ya ndɛ y’amɛna lo mɛsa ayɛ oko esambelo.+

17 Ko wɛ ayɔngɛnangɛna kilombo ka kanga kɔlɔ,+

Lam’ayowosambola kilombo ndo lam’ayowosukɛ losembwe.

18 Koko yalama diaha nkɛlɛ k’efula kɔtɔla lo kɔlɔ,*+

Ndo tetawɔke dia etshimba w’efula kotakoya mboka.

19 Onde delo diayangayɛ ekimanyielo

Kana welo tshɛ w’efula wadjayɛ kotondjaka oma lo sui?+

20 Tokombolake otsho,

Etena kashishɔ anto oma lo dihole diawɔ.

21 Yalama diaha wɛ nkalola lo nsala kɔlɔ,

Lo nsɔna dui sɔ lo dihole dia sui.+

22 Eenda, Nzambi ambodiyama lo wolo ande;

Ombetsha akɔna wele oko nde?

23 Akɔna akalɔmbɔla* mboka kande+

Kana akawotɛ ate: ‘Kɛnɛ kamboyosala kekɔ kɔlɔ’?+

24 Ohɔ dia ntombola olimu ande,+

Wele anto wakeembe+ dikambo diawɔ.

25 Anto tshɛ wambɛna olimu akɔ,

Onto okovɔ mendaka oma lo tshalola.

26 Eelo, Nzambi ekɔ woke efula ndeka kɛnɛ kakokaso mbeya;+

Lofulo l’ɛnɔnyi ande ndeka kɛnɛ kakokaso nshihodia.*+

27 Nde kotolaka apɔpɔ w’ashi;+

Vɔ tshumanaka dia monga mvula oma lo loonge lande;

28 Oma laasɔ, wange mbatsholaka;+

Vɔ tshulwɛka anto.

29 Onde onto ɔmɔtshi koka nshihodia woho wasandjɔ wange,

Dikungola di’oma lo luudu lande la dipɛma?*+

30 Ohenda woho wadianganyande dingadimu*+ diande laadiko dialɔ

Ndo wakombande angunda* wa ndjale.

31 La diangɔ sɔ kakimanyiyande* anto;

Nde mbashaka mbo ya ndɛ lo yɛdikɔ y’efula.+

32 Nde mɔmbaka dingadimu la anya ande,

Ndo nde diɛdiyaka otsha lɛnɛ ahombadiɔ ntshɔ.+

33 Dikungola diande tɛkɛtaka dikambo diande,

Kaanga dongalonga mbewoyaka ɔnɛ* layaye.