Jobe
8 Bhenyobho, Bidade mukwa Suwá watambwijila, wixi:
2 “Kate bhwebhi bhu wanda suka ni kuzwela o ima yiyi?
Eye wa mubhanga ngo jibuya, mukwa ni kitembwe, o ima i wa muzwela ki ya konya!
3 O kwila Nzambi ufundisa kyayibha?
O kwila o Muteni wa Yoso ulembwa kubhanga o kima kyatokala?
4 Se an’é ate kituxi kwa Nzambi,
Mwene wa akastikala mukonda dya kubhukumuka kwâ.
5 Maji se ulengela kwa Nzambi,
Anga udyondela kwa Muteni wa Yoso n’a kukwatela henda,
6 Se wexile mwene u muthu wakidi, wayuka,
Mwene weji kusuwa,
Weji kubhana dingi o ima ya kutokala.
7 Sumbala yoso i wexile-nayu yadiboto,
Hádya wanda zediwa.
8 Tokwesa hanji o misoso ya miji yokulu,
Udilonge ni ima yejidile o jitata jâ.
9 Mukonda a tuvwala mazá, kitwejiyetu kima,
O mwenyu wetu mu ngongo ki unange, mukwa ni kilembeketa.
10 O jitata jâ anda kulonga,
Anda kutangela o ima yejiya.*
11 O kwila o dibu disabhuka bhwakambe o menya?
O kwila o jimbamba* jikula bhwakambe o menya?
12 Kyoso ki iya hanji ni kubhana o ithulu,
Bhwala o isasa yamukwa, yéne yanda dyanga o ku kukuta, né mwene se ka ivuza.
13 Kyene we kyanda bhita ni athu oso ajimba Nzambi,
Mukonda oso alungulukila Nzambi, kanda kala ni kidyelelu.
14 O yó walungulukila Nzambi, kala dingi ni kidyelelu,
Mukonda o ima yoso yadyelele, yasendumuka mukwa ni mujandanda wa dibuba.
15 Mwene wanda mesena kuxamenena ku mujandanda wê, maji wene wanda tanduka.
Mwene wanda mesena kudikwatenena-ku, maji wene kiwanda nangenena.
16 Mukwa ni muxi wabwingita mukonda dya mwanya,
O jithangu jê jidizandela mu njaludi yê.
17 Bhwala o matadi, o jindanji jê jidibhidika,
Jidikwatenena ku matadi.
18 Maji kyoso kya uvuza bhu wakudila,
O kididi kyenyiki ki mujimba, kyambela o muxi: ‘Kingakwijiya.’
19 Kyene mwene! O athu alungulukila Nzambi, anda jimuka,
Bhu kididi kyâ bhwanda moneka athu engi, mukwa ni muxi usabhuka.
20 Mukidi, Nzambi kanda dituna yó adikwatenena mu ufiyele wâ,*
Kanda kwatekesa o athu ayibha.
21 Mwene wanda ku kwolelesa dingi,
Wanda ku kusangulukisa dingi kyavulu.
22 O yó a kuzembe, sonyi janda ku akwata,
O mabhata a athu ayibha anda jimuka.”