Jobu
21 Mpoonya Jobu wakaamba kuti:
2 “Amuswiililisye ncendaamba;
Alimwi eeci acimugwasye kunduumbulizya.
3 Amundikkazikile moyo nendaambaula;
Ndamana kwaambaula, inga mwandifwubaazya.+
4 Sena mebo nditongookela muntu?
Ikuti nicali boobo, sena nindataleka kukkazika moyo?
5 Amucebuke mundilange kamugambidwe;
Alimwi amulijate kumilomo.
6 Kufwumbwa ndaayeeya makani aaya, ndilanyongana,
Alimwi mubili wangu woonse uleenda.
8 Bana babo balaambabo lyoonse,
Alimwi balababona bazyukululwa babo.
9 Maanda aabo alikwabilidwe, taakwe cintu caayoosya,+
Alimwi Leza tabasubuli amusako wakwe.
10 Bapoho babo balalimba akuminsya;
Mpwizi zyabo zilazyala alimwi tazisowi pe.
11 Bana babo basankwa balalunduka anze mbuli butanga,
Alimwi bana babo balasotauka.
12 Balaimba kumwi kabalizya nsakalala akantimbwa
Alimwi balakondwa akaambo kakulila kwamuntolilo.+
14 Pele baambila Leza mwini-mwini kuti, ‘Kotuleka!
Tatuyandi we kuzyiba nzila zyako.+
15 Ino Singuzuzyoonse ngwani kuti katumubelekela?+
Ino inga twajana mpindu nzi mukumuzyiba?’+
16 Pele ndilizyi kuti tabajisi nguzu zyakweendelezya buvwubi bwabo.+
Mizeezo* yababi ili kulamfwu andime.+
17 Ino nziindi zyongaye ilambe lyabantu babi nolizimwa?+
Ino nziindi zyongaye nobasikilwa mapenzi?
Ino nziindi zyongaye Leza nzyabaletela lunyonyooko mubukali bwakwe?
18 Sena kuli nobaba mbuli bwizu buululuka mumuwo
Ambuli buungu bupepululwa akambizi?
19 Leza uyoopa bana cisubulo iceelede kupegwa usyi.
Pele Leza akamusubule nguwe kutegwa acibone.+
20 Meso aakwe aabone lunyonyooko lwakwe mwini,
Alimwi aanywe bukali bwa Singuzuzyoonse.+
21 Nkaambo sena ulazibikkila maano zintu zicitikila bamuŋanda yakwe musyule lyakwe
22 Sena kuli muntu uukonzya kuyiisya Leza kuba aluzyibo,*+
Kakuli walo nguubabeteka nibaba baabo basumpukide kapati?+
23 Muntu umwi ulafwa kacijisi nguzu zinji+
Kaliibide alimwi kakkede kabotu,+
24 Zibelo zyakwe kazineneede
Amafwuwa aakwe kaacili mayumu.*
25 Pele muntu umbi ulafwa katyompedwe kapati,*
Katanalabila zintu zibotu mubuumi.
28 Nkaambo mwaamba kuti, ‘Ino ili kuli ŋanda yamuntu uulaampuwo,
Alimwi ino lili kuli tente mwaakali kukkala muntu mubi?’+
29 Sena tiimwababuzya basilweendo?
Sena tamuzilinguli cakulomya nzibabona,*
30 Kuti mubuzuba bwamapenzi muntu mubi ulekwa buyo
Alimwi ulavwunwa mubuzuba bwabukali?
31 Ino nguni uuyoomwaambila cakaanzambwene mboili mbyaabi nzila yakwe,
Alimwi nguni uutiikamulumbule kuzintu nzyaacita?
32 Muntu ooyu aakutolwa kunamaumbwe,
Cuumbwe cakwe ciyoolindwa.
33 Mavwunga* aabulongo bwamukkuti ayoolweela kulinguwe,+
Mbubonya mbuli baabo batakonzyi kubalwa ibakamusolweda.
34 Aboobo, nkaambo nzi ncomwiile kulipenzya kunduumbulizya?
Bwiinguzi bwanu boonse mbwakubeja buyo!”+