Yoba
34 Dichi Elihu watwalekelihu kwakula nindi:
2 “Tiyililenu kumazu ami, enu mukweti maana;
Ntiyililenu, enu mweluka yuma yayivulu chikupu.
3 Muloña itu datompaña mazu
Neyi idimi chidatompaña* yakuda.
4 Tuwanenu etu aweni chuma chaloña;
Tufuukulenu hakachi ketu etu aweni chuma chachiwahi.
6 Komana nateli kutwamba chatela kwikala wunsompeshi wami?
Chilonda chami chakusukaña wanyi, hela chakwila kwosi nshidi.’+
7 Hinyi mukwawu wudi neyi Yoba,
Wanwaña kasawuntu neyi menji?
8 Nakwendela hamu nawantu akoñaña yatama
Nikudikunda nawantu atama.+
9 Muloña nahoshi nindi, ‘Kwosi yuma yawaninañamu muntu
Mukumutiyisha Nzambi kuwaha.’+
10 Dichi ntiyililenu, enu amayala akweti maana:*
11 Muloña wakamufweta muntu kwesekeja nayuma yelañayi+
Nikumuletela yuma yafumaña munjila jindi.
13 Hinyi wamwinkeli mudimu wakutala iseki,
Nawa hinyi wamutondeli kutala kaayi kejima?*
14 Neyi asha maana* hadi wena,
Neyi yadipompeshela spiritu nimuuya wawu,+
15 Antu ejima* akunoñela hamu,
Nawa antu akufunta kulunkuñu.+
16 Dichi neyi wudi namaana, shaku muchima kuyumiyi;
Tiyililaku nakanañachima kuyuma yinukuhosha.
17 Komana muntu wahela wuñanji nateli kuyuula,
Indi kwiji wunateli kumusompesha mukañovu waloña?
18 Komana wunateli kumuleja mwanta neyi, Wudi wamukunkulwayi,’
Hela kuyileja antu alema neyi, ‘Enu mwatama’?+
19 Kudi Wumu wabulaña kumwekesha chaambu kudi ayilolu
Nawa wabulaña kulemesha aheta kubadika atuzweñi,*+
Muloña wejima wawu himudimu wakumakasa indi.+
20 Anateli kufwa chakukasumwisha,+ mukachi kawufuku;+
Azaalaña chikupu nikufwa;
Niantu akweti ñovu ayifumishañahu, ilaña bayi namakasa awantuku.+
21 Muloña mesu aNzambi amonaña njila jamuntu,+
Nawa Yena wamonaña mwejima mwadatañayi.
23 Muloña Nzambi hatoñola mpinji yamuntu wudi wejima
Yakuya kudi yena nakumusompeshaku.
24 Wayichikaña akañovu chakadi kukeñakeña wunsahu
Nawa heluña dawu wahiñishañahu amakwawu.+
26 Wayetaña muloña wakutama kwawu,
Hamesu awantu ejima,+
27 Muloña analeki kumulondela+
Nawa hiyanakwakamena njila jindiku;+
28 Akojejaña atuzweñi kumudilila,
Kulonda atiyeña kudila kwawantu anabuli wakuyikwasha.+
29 Neyi Nzambi amwenahu, hinyi wunateli kumufwisha namuloña?
Neyi asweka chamesu indi, hinyi wunateli kumumona?
Hela kudi muza hela muntu, chochimu,
30 Kulonda muntu watama* abuli kuyuula+
Hela kutila antu nyihetu.
31 Komana muntu wejima wakamuleja Nzambi nindi,
‘Anambabeshi, hela chakwila hinnakoñihu muloñaku;+
32 Ndizishi chuma chinnakañanyi kumona;
Neyi nakoñihu chuma chatama, nakachikoñahu cheñi wanyi’?
33 Komana yena nateli kukufweta kwesekeja nachiwunakutoñojoka henohu wunakaani wunsompeshi windi?
Watela kufuukulahu, bayi amiku.
Dichi nleji yuma yiwelukisha chiwahi.
34 Antu akweti kashinshi* akunleja nawu
—Muntu wejima wamaana wukuntiyilila—
35 ‘Yoba nakuhosha chakadi kwiluka,+
Nawa mumazu indi himudi maanaku.’
36 Yoba amweseki* kushika nikunsa
Muloña nakwakula neyi antu atama!