Jobu
3 Nozyakainda zintu eezyi Jobu wakatalika kwaambaula akusinganya buzuba mbwaakazyalwa.+ 2 Wakati:
3 “Abulobe buzuba mbondakazyalwa,+
Abusiku muntu umwi naakaamba kuti: ‘Mwana musankwa wamitwa!’
4 Ibuzuba oobo abube mudima.
Leza uuli kujulu atabulanganyi pe;
Alimwi butamunikilwi amumuni.
5 Imudima uusiya mbi aubutole.
Abuvwumbwe amakumbi aamvwula.
Kufwumbwa cintu cipa kuti buzuba busiye acibuyoosye.
6 Ibusiku oobo bujatwe amudima uusiya mbi;+
Butasekeleli akati kamazuba oonse aamumwaka,
Butabi akati kamweelwe wamyezi yoonse.
7 Ncobeni! Kutabi cintu cizyalwa ibusiku oobo;
Kutamvwugwi jwi lyakukondwa mulimbubo.
9 Inyenyeezi zyakubucedo kwambubo azisiye mbi;
Abuulindile mumuni, pele utabusikili pe,
Alimwi butaiboni mitungazuba yakubucedo.
10 Nkaambo tiibwakajala milyango yada lyabaama;+
Nokuba kusisa mapenzi kumeso aangu.
11 Nkaambo nzi ncindatakafwa mbondakazyalilwa buyo?
Nkaambo nzi ncindatakaloba mbondakazwida buyo mwida?+
12 Nkaambo nzi ncikwakali mazwi aakunditambula
Ankolo zyakuti ndinyonke?
13 Nkaambo lino nindalilede kandiliibide;+
Nindalikoona akulyookezya+
14 Antoomwe abami bamunyika abasikubapa lulayo,
Aabo ibakaliyakilide masena aayo lino aakaba matongo,*
15 Naa antoomwe abasilutwe ibakajisi ngolida,
Aabo ibakajisi maanda aakazwide nsiliva.
16 Nkaambo nzi ncindatakabeda buyo mbuli kasowe kasisidwe,
Mbuli bana batanaubwene mumuni?
17 Ooko nibaba babi nkobaleka kupyopyongana;
Ooko bakatede nkobalyookezya.+
18 Ooko baange boonse nkobaliibide;
Tabalimvwi jwi lyayooyo uubabinga kuti babeleke.
19 Bapati abaniini mbamwi buyo kubusena oobo,+
Awalo muzike ulaangulukide kuli simalelaakwe.
21 Nkaambo nzi bantu ncibalombozya kufwa, pele lufwu talubasikili?+
Balisungweede kuluyandaula kwiinda mbobayandaula lubono lusisidwe,
22 Aabo ibasekelela kapati,
Ibakkomana ciindi nibacijana cuumbwe.
23 Nkaambo nzi Leza ncamupa mumuni muntu wazimininwa nzila,
Ooyo ngwaasinkilila koonse-koonse?+
25 Nkaambo cintu ncondali kuyoowa ncicandisikila,
Alimwi eeco cindizwisya moyo ncecandisikila.
26 Tandijisi luumuno, tandiliibide, tandilyookezyi pe,
Nkaambo ndiide buyo kusikilwa mapenzi.”