Yoba
16 Yoba waakwili nindi:
2 “Natiyahu dehi yuma yayivulu yidi neyi iyi.
Wejima wenu mudi ankundeji aletaña kukala!+
3 Komana mazu amukunkulwayi* amanaña?
Chumanyi chinaleteshi waakuli muniyi njila?
4 Ninami nadi kuhosha neyi chimunakuhosha.
5 Hela chochu, nadi kuyikolesha namazu amukanwa kami,
Nawa kukundeja kwakunyivumbu yami kwadi kuyikolesha.+
6 Neyi nihosha, yikatu yami hiyinakumanaku,+
Nawa neyi nileka kuhosha, komana yikatu yami yikukeha?
8 Enu ninenu munankwati, nawa chinekali wunsahu,
Chakwila kukosa kwami kunemani nakunkonkolola hamesu ami.
9 Kuzuwa kwindi kunantaboli, nawa wanhembelaña nkunyi.+
Wansumonenaña kumazewu indi.
Mukankunyi nami nampwiki namesu indi.+
11 Nzambi nanhani kudi anyikwenzi,
Nawa nanshinjikili mumakasa awantu atama.+
13 Antu jindi akakwasa namata anyikunji anannyeñumuki;+
Naapwiki nshiya jami+ nikuntiyila wushona nehi;
Nahuñunwini ndulu yami heseki.
14 Nidi neyi mbañu yatwalekañayi kuhumuna;
Wantemukilaña neyi chilobu.
16 Kumesu ami kunatami nakudila,+
Nawa yikenyikenyi yami yinekali mwidima wasweja,*
17 Hela chakwila makasa ami hiyanazuñihu ndombuku
Nawa kulomba kwami kutooka.
18 Eyi iseki, bayi wubuta mashi amiku!+
Nawa kudila kwami bayi kwikala neluña dakunookelakuku!
19 Niyinu mpinji, chinsahu chami wudi mumawulu;
Wunateli kunhoshelaku wudi mwiwulu.
21 Lekenu muntu ahakuli hakachi kamuntu naNzambi,
Neyi chinateli kuhakulayi muntu hakachi kawantu ayedi.+
22 Muloña yaaka yinashaliku yantesha,
Dichi, nakaya nawa hinakafuntaku.+