Yoba
3 Chamanini awa mafuku, Yoba watachikili kuhosha nikushiña ifuku davwalikiliyi.*+ 2 Yoba wahosheli nindi:
3 “Ifuku dinavwalikili dikisiki,+
Niwufuku hahosheliyi muntu nindi: ‘Mumbanda nabaabi mwana weyala!’
4 Adina ifuku diikali mwidima.
Nawa Nzambi mwiwulu bayi adanukaku;
Bayi hatoñekela chejejiku.
5 Hekali mwidima wasweja.*
Nawa hekali ivu danvula.
Chuma chejima cheyilishaña ifuku chiditiyishi woma.
6 Wuna wufuku wiikali namwidima;+
Bayi wuzañaleli hamu namafuku amuchaakaku,
Nawa bayi wiikala hakachi katukwejiku.
7 Mwamweni! Wuna wufuku wiikali wamukunkulwayi;
Bayi hatiyakana kudila kwamuzañaluku.
9 Tutumbwa twahakabwidibwidi kaniwu wufuku twiikali mwidima;
Wuhembeleli mwaana chamukunkulu,
Nawa bayi wumona chinakusela itenaku.
10 Muloña hiwenzeli yenzelu yevumu damama yamiku;+
Nawa hiwaswekeli makabi kumesu amiku.
11 Nabulililidi kufwa hakuvwalika?
Nabulililidi kufwa hanyima yakufuma mwivumu?+
12 Muloñadi mama yami chanleleleliyi hanyendu yindi
Nikuñamwisha kumayeli indi?
13 Muloña yinu mpinji chiña nakaami chakadi kunluwañesha;+
Chiña nidi mutulu nakunooka+
14 Hamu nawanyanta ahamaseki niakakuyileja maana,
Owu adituñilili awenawu maluña anashali mahembi,*
15 Hela hamu nawatulamba aheteli wuru,
Adiña namatala enzeli siliva.
16 Hela abulililidi kunsulumuna chakadi kwiluka,
Hela kwikala neyi anyana abula kumonahu dehi chejeji?
17 Mwijamu, niantu atama hiyakabakanañaku;
Niantu azeya anakunooka.+
18 Mwenomu atuyili* ejima akasunuka;
Nawa kwosi muntu wayikanjikijaña kuzataku.
19 Mwenomu atuzweñi niasamaheta esekana,+
Nawa nduñu wakasunuka kudi nkaaka yindi.
20 Watoñekeshelañadi chejeji hadi muntu wunakukabakana
Nikwinka wumi antu anakumona yihuñu?+
21 Muloñadi chakeñeshelañawu kufwa, ilaña hiyafwañaku?+
Akukeñakeñaña chikupu kubadika chakeñakeñañawu maheta aswekawu,
22 Ana azañalalaña chikupu,
Atiyaña kuwaha chawanawu ijamu.
23 Watoñekeshelañadi chejeji hadi muntu wunajimbali njila yindi,
Anashiwu mwikoli kudi Nzambi?+
25 Muloña yuma yinafwileña mutentu yinanshikeni,
Nawa yuma yinatiyileña woma yinanholokeli.
26 Hinidi nakuwunda, kumwena nikunookaku,
Ilaña kukala kunatwalekihu kwinza.”