Jobu
8 Mpoonya Bilidadi+ muna Sua+ wakavwiila kuti:
2 “Ino ulaleka lili kwaambaula boobu?+
Majwi aazwa kumulomo wako muwo buyo wuungisya!
3 Sena Leza ulanyonganya lubeta,
Alimwi sena Singuzuzyoonse ulanyonganya bululami?
4 Ikuti naa bana bako bakamubisyila,
Wakabaleka kuti basubulwe akaambo kabuzangi bwabo;*
5 Pele ikuti naa yebo ulange kuli Leza+
Akumukombelezya Singuzuzyoonse kuti akufwide luzyalo,
6 Alimwi ikuti naa yebo ncobeni ulasalala alimwi uliluleme,+
Nkokuti lino naakulanganya
Alimwi naakupilusya mubusena bwako bukweelede.
7 Kuyungizya waawo, nokuba kuti inga koli muniini kumatalikilo,
Kumbele inga waba mupati kapati.+
8 Akaka kobabuzya bantu bamuzyalani lyainda,
Alimwi kobikkila maano kuzintu nzyobakajana bamausyi.+
9 Nkaambo swebo twakazyalwa jilo, kunyina ncotuzyi,
Mbokunga mazuba eesu aano anyika ali buyo mbuli cimvwule.
10 Sena balo tabakookuyiisya,
Akukwaambila ncobazyi?*
11 Sena ntumbu zilakonzya kukomena mubusena butali bwamatoolo?
Sena tete lilakonzya kukomena ikuti kakutakwe maanzi?
12 Nozicisyuuka, kazitanatemwa,
Zilayuma kazitanayuma zimena ansi zimbi zyoonse.
13 Eeci ncecicitikila* bantu boonse baluba Leza,
Nkaambo bulangizi bwamuntu uutayoowi Leza* buyooloba,
14 Ooyo uujisi bulangizi bwabuyo
Alimwi uujisi lusyomo lutali luyumu mbubonya mbuli luubilili.*
15 Uyooyaama kuŋanda yakwe, pele iyoowa;
Uyoosola kwiijatilila, pele tiikaimi pe.
16 Uli mbuli cisyango citete icili muzuba,
Alimwi mitabi yakwe ilayandalala mumuunda wakwe woonse.+
17 Miyanda yakwe ilanjilana mumulwi wamabwe;
Ulayandaula ŋanda akati kamabwe.*
18 Pele ikuti naa akazyulwe* mubusena bwakwe,
Busena oobo buyoomukaka, kabuti, ‘Mebo tandikuzyi pe.’+
20 Ncobeni Leza tabakaki bantu basyomeka;*
Alimwi tabagwasyilizyi* bantu babi,
21 Nkaambo uciyookupa kuseka citaambiki
Alimwi akusekelela kapati.
22 Aabo batakuyandi ziyoobajaya nsoni,
Alimwi matente aababi taakabiko limbi pe.”