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22 Elifazi+ mwini Temani waakwili nindi:
2 “Komana muntu anateli kumuzatisha kudi Nzambi?
Komana muntu wejima wudi nakashinshi nateli kumukwashaku?+
3 Komana Wañovu Jejima wakamaña* nindi eyi waloña,
Indi kwiji wawaninañamu chuma chidi chejima muloña eyi washinshika?+
4 Komana wukukubabesha
Nikukusompesha muloña wamulemeshaña Nzambi?
5 Komana kutama kweyi kunasweji kutoha hidiku kunaleteshiku
Nawa hiwunakuleka yiluwa yeyiku?+
6 Muloña watambulaña kapopu kamuloña kudi amanakweyi hakadi muloña,
Nawa antu wayisubulaña yakuvwala yawu nakuyishiya nzekesi.*+
7 Anazeyi hiwayinkaña menji akunwaku,
Nawa adi nanzala wayikiishaña yakuda.+
8 Iluña dekala damukañovu,+
Nawa muntu anamwekesheliwu wuselewa diyi washakamañamu.
9 Ilaña wayihañili antuluwa makasakasa,
Nawa wakotweli makasa awanyana abula atata jawu.*
10 Dichinaleteshi nyihetu yikunyeñumuki,*+
Nawa woma wamukukasumwisha wunakuchiinishi;
11 Dichinaleteshi kwiyili nankashi chakwila hiwukutwesha kumonaku,
Nawa dibaji dinakubuti.
12 Komana Nzambi hadi mumawulu mwamulehiku?
Nawa talaña tutumbwa twejima hitwekala okuleha.
13 Ilaña wunakuhosha neyi: ‘Yumanyi yelukayi Nzambi?
Komana yena nateli kusompesha mumwidima wiyila bwi-i?
14 Mavu amubutaña kulonda abuli kumona
Hanakwendayi hafumbamina iwulu.’
15 Komana wukulondela njila yakushankulu,
Omu munendeli antu atama,
16 Antu akuupulañawu* henohu mpinji yawu kanda yishiki,
17 Adiña nakumuleja Nzambi walala nawu: ‘Tushiyi nkawetu!’
Nawa ‘Chumanyi chikutwilayi Wañovu Jejima?’
18 Henohu Yena diyi wenzesheli matala awu nayuma yayiwahi.
(Yitoñojoka yatama yamuchidiwu yidi kwakulehi nayitoñojoka yami.)
19 Waloña wakamona chumichi nawa wakazañalala,
Nawa wabula muloña wakayiseha nakuhosha nindi:
20 ‘Ayilumbu jetu anayijilumuni,
Nawa kesi kakunoñesha yuma yawu yinashalihu.’
21 Mwiluki Yena nawa wukwikala mukuwunda;
Kuhiñahu, yuma yayiwahi yikwinza munjila yeyi.
22 Itejaku nshimbi jamukanwa kindi,
Nawa hembaku kuleja kwindi mumuchima weyi.+
23 Neyi wufunta kudi Wañovu Jejima, wukukufuntisha neyi chiwadiña;+
Neyi wufumisha kubula kuloña mwitenti deyi,
24 Neyi wunatila wuru yeyi* mulunkuñu
Nawa wunatila wuru yakuOfiri+ muyinekineki yamalola yakunama,*
25 Dihu dinu Wañovu Jejima hakwikalayi wuru yeyi,*
Nawa wukwikala siliva yeyi yayiwahi chikupu.
26 Kuhiñahu dinu, wukuzañalela mudi Wañovu Jejima,
Nawa wukutalisha chamesu eyi kudi Nzambi.
27 Wukumulembelela, nawa wukukutiya;
Nawa wukushikija muwakanini.
28 Chuma chejima chiwakafuukula kwila chakazatika,
Nawa chejeji chakatoñekela munjila yeyi.
29 Muloña akakutiyisha nsonyi neyi wuhosha nakudivwimba,
Ilaña yena wakaamwina wadizoza.*
30 Wakapulwisha antu abula muloña;
Dichi neyi makasa eyi atooka, chakadi nikujina, wakakupulwisha.”