Jobu
32 Aboobo baalumi aaba botatwe bakaleka kusola kumuvwiila Jobu, nkaambo walo wakali kulisyoma kuti uliluleme.+ 2 Pele Elihu mwana wa Barakeli muna Buzi+ iwamukwasyi wa Ramu wakanyema kapati. Bukali bwakwe bwakabukila Jobu akaambo kakuti wakali kusola kulitondezya kuti uliluleme muciindi ca Leza.+ 3 Alimwi wakanyema kapati akaambo kabeenzinyina ba Jobu botatwe nkaambo tiibakajana bwiinguzi bweelede, pele bakaamba Leza kuti mubi.+ 4 Lino Elihu wakali kulindila kuti amuvwiile Jobu, nkaambo baalumi aaba bakali bapati kulinguwe.+ 5 Elihu naakabona kuti baalumi aaba botatwe tiibakajisi bwiinguzi bweelede, bukali bwakwe bwakaindila. 6 Aboobo Elihu mwana wa Barakeli muna Buzi wakatalika kwaambaula kati:
Aboobo ndalijata kutegwa ndimupe bulemu,+
Alimwi tiindasola kumwaambila nzyondizyi.
7 Ndali kuyeeya kuti, ‘Bapati mbabeelede* kwaambaula,
Amyaka minji njiiyelede kwaamba zyamaano.’
8 Pele muuya uusalala uuli mubantu,
Imuya wa Singuzuzyoonse nguubapa kumvwisya zintu.+
9 Ikwiile kuba amyaka minji yakuzyalwa* takupi muntu kuba amaano,
Alimwi tabali buyo bapati bazyi cintu ciluzi.+
10 Aboobo ndati, ‘Amundiswiilile,
Eelyo andime ndilamwaambila nzyondizyi.’
11 Amubone! Ndali kulindila kuti nywebo mumanizye kwaambaula;
Ndali kuswiilila mizeezo yanu+
Nimwali kusola kujana zyakwaamba.+
12 Ndali kumuswiililisya nywebo,
Pele kunyina naba omwe akati kanu watondezya kuti Jobu taluzi*
Nokuba kuvwiila twaambo twakwe.
13 Aboobo mutaambi kuti, ‘Swebo twabujana busongo;
Ngu Leza uumuzula, kutali muntu pe.’
14 Tanaagamika majwi aakwe kulindime,
Aboobo tandikoomwiingula walo kweelana amajwi aanu.
15 Bakopana, tabajisi bwiinguzi bumbi;
Bamaninwa zyakwaamba.
16 Ndalindila, pele baleka kwaambaula;
Baile kujilimana, tabaciinguli limbi.
17 Aboobo andime ndilavwiila;
Inzya, andime ndilaamba nzyondizyi,
18 Nkaambo mumoyo wangu muzwide majwi;
Muuya uuli mulindime wandisungilizya.
19 Da lyangu lili mbuli nkomo iizwide waini uutajisi kwakuzwida,
Mbuli nkomo zipya zyacikutu iziyanda kwaanduka.+
20 Amuleke ndaambe kutegwa moyo wangu ukkale!
Ndilajalula mulomo wangu akuvwiila.