Jobe

 2 “Ayiwe taté! Tamanu ngavutukile ku jimbeji jokulu,

Mu izuwa yexile mu ngilanga Nzambi,

 3 Kyoso mwene kyexile mu mwikina o njila mu ngexile mu kwendela,

Kyoso kyexile mu ngendesa mwavundu ni mukengeji wê,

 4 Kyoso ki ngexile hanji ni nguzu ya unzangala,

Kyoso ki ngexile hanji ni ukamba wambote ni Nzambi,

 5 Kyoso Muteni wa Yoso kyexile hanji mu ngikwatekesa,

O an’ami exile hanji ni mwenyu,

 6 Kyoso ki ngexile mukama lete yavulu ku ibhaku yami,*

O mixi yami ya jinzetona yexile mukwima né mwene mu mavu mwexile matadi.*

 7 Kyoso kingexile muya bhu mwelu wa mbanza,

Ni kuxikama bhwexile mubhongolokela o mundu.

 8 Mu ku ngimona, o minzangala exile mu ngenzela,

Kate mwene o adyakime akuka, exile mubalumuka.

 9 O ilamba yexile mu dixibha,

Exile muxita o dikanu ni lukwaku.

10 O athu afuma exile mudixibha,

Kexile muzwela kima.

11 O yó exile mu ngivwa, exile muzwela ima yambote yalungu n’eme.

O yó exile mu ngimona, exile mu ngizokela.

12 Eme ngexile mubhulula o ngadyama wexile mudyondela kikwatekesu,

Ni mon’a kitungu ni yó wakambele woso u mukwatekesa.

13 O yó u ngabhulula mu kilwezu kya kufwa, exile mu ngisakidila.

O atudi asangulukile kyoso ki ngexile mu akwatekesa.

14 Eme ngabhange o ima ni kuyuka,

O kubhanga o ima yayuka, kwedile kala kizwatu kyami ni kitundu kya mútwe wami.

15 Ngadibhangele mukwa ni mesu phala o ifofo,

Ni inama phala o inema.

16 Ngexile ngi tata phala o jingadyama,

Ngexile mutokwesa kyambote o dimanda dya yó u ngakambele kwijiya.

17 Ngexile mukatula o kutena kwa mukwa phulu, kala kyabukula o jinganzwanzwa ja kyama kya mukáwu.

O yó a anyengene kya ku mazu mâ, ngexile mu abhangesa ku asonona.

18 Eme ngexile muzwela: ‘Nganda fwila mwene mu inzo yami,

O izuwa ya mwenyu wami, yanda vula mukwa ni museke.

19 Nganda kala mukwa ni muxi wadizale o jindanji mu menya,

O dimume dyanda nangenena mu jithangu jami usuku woso.

20 O athu anda suluka ni ku ngibhana kijingu.

O nguzu yami kiyandabhwa.*

21 Oso exile mu kwila mátwi tekenge ni ku ngivwa,

Exile mu kwila mwene hudi ni kwivwidila o kayula kami.

22 Kyoso ki ngexile muzubha o kuzwela, ene kexile mukala dingi ni kya kuzwela,

O izwelu yami yexile mu atula ku muxima.

23 Ene exile mu ngikingila kala o kidimakaji kya kingila o mvula,

Amesenene kyavulu kwivwa o izwelu yami mukwa ni muthu wa mukinga o mvula ya kudinji.

24 Kyoso ki ngexile mu kwolela-nawu, ene exile mudiwana,

O kumona o pholo yami yasanguluka, kwexile mu aswinisa.

25 Ngexile mu abhana itendelesu kala ngi mutwameni wâ.

Ngexile mu a endesa mukwa ni sobha utwamenena o kifuxi kya masoladi mê,

Mukwa ni muthu uswinisa yó a mudila.