Jɔbɔ
40 Jehowa akatetemala nkadimola Jɔbɔ ate:
2 “Onde ɔmɔnyɔdi la dia ndɔshana la Kanga-Wolo-Tshɛ?+
Ɔnɛ lalanga mpangwɛ Nzambi akadimole.”+
3 Jɔbɔ akakadimola Jehowa ate:
4 “Eenda, onto anyanya kemi.+
Akokami kokadimola?
Lambodiha lonya lami l’onyɔ.+
5 Lakatɛkɛta mbala 1, koko hantokadimola nto;
Mbala 2, koko hantota nto.”
6 Ko Jehowa akakadimola Jɔbɔ oma lo lɔpɛpɛ la wolo ate:+
7 “Lam’alangayɛ, yalɔngɔsɔla oko pami;
Dimi layanga kooka ambola kele ombute.+
8 Onde wɛ ayodja taamu lo* losembwe lami?
Onde wɛ ayomanya dia wɛ nsɔ?+
9 Onde wɛ ekɔ la lonya la wolo oko la Nzambi ka mɛtɛ,+
Kana onde dui diayɛ koka nkungola oko diande?+
10 Lam’alangayɛ, yalɛnga la lotombo ndo lɔnɛnɛ;
Yalɔtsha la kɛnɛmɔ ndo lokumu.
11 Kimɔ odudu wa nkɛlɛ kayɛ;
Enda onto tshɛ layadiya, kele holoyande.
12 Enda onto tshɛ layadiya, kele kitshakitshande,
Ndo hɔtshahɔtsha akanga wa kɔlɔ lɛnɛ emadiwɔ.
13 Shɛwɔ vɔ tshɛ lo ditshu;
Kelekawɔ* lo dihole dioshɛmi,
14 Ko dimi layoketawɔ*
Dia lonya layɛ l’omi koka koshimbɛ.
15 Bɛhɛmɔtɛ* tɔ kɛnɛ kakamasale oko wakamakosale.
Tɔ ndɛka adiyo oko ngɔmbɛ.
16 Ohenda nkudu kele lo lokende latɔ
Ndo wolo wele lo emunyi wa dikundju diatɔ!
17 Tɔ memadiaka wela atɔ oko osongo w’olondo;
Eshisha wa lo pɛlɔhɛlɔ diatɔ mbeketana.
18 Weka atɔ wekɔ epondo wa nkonga;
Anya l’ekolo atɔ wekɔ oko ekalemba wa mbolo ya lotshula.
19 Tɔ kekɔ l’ɔnɔngɔ wa ntondo* w’elimu wa Nzambi;
Paka Osadi atɔ kakoka nsukana la tɔ la lokuwa lande la ta.
20 Nɛ dia akona tondjaka mbo ya ndɛ dikambo diatɔ,
Lɛnɛ atɔkɛnyaka nyama tshɛ ya l’okonda.
21 Tɔ mbetamaka l’ɛse ka waaka,
Lo dihole di’ekokelo dia ɛlɛngɛ wa l’ashi.
22 Waaka kikombaka la dɛdi diawɔ,
Ndo eduwola wa lo okidi kidingaka.
23 Naka ɔkɛdi wekɔ lo mimbɔmbɔ, tɔ hoke wɔma.
Tɔ mongaka la eshikikelo kaanga mbakifukɔfukwɛ Jɔrdana+ lo onyɔ.
24 Onde onto ɔmɔtshi koka kinda etena kendatɔ,
Kana ntondola ɔhɛmbɛ atɔ la yɔdi?*