Jobu
30 “Pele lino balandiseka+
—Basankwa ibana kulindime,
Aabo ibali abamausyi mbondatakali kukonzya kuzumizya
Kuti bakkale ababwa balinda butanga bwangu.
2 Ino nguzu zyamaanza aabo zyakajisi mulimo nzi kulindime?
Nguzu zyabo zyamana doo.
3 Baligonkeledwe akaambo kakubula alimwi anzala;
Bakunya cimpayuma
Eeco cakanyonyookede kale akuba matongo.
4 Bacela matu aali mbuli aasikabbweelele* musyokwe;
Miyanda yacisamu cili mbuli ndiya ncicakulya cabo.
5 Balatandwa muciinga;+
Bantu balabaweelela mbuli mbobaweelela mubbi.
6 Bakkala mumajeleele aamumakkuti,*
Mumalyango aansi alimwi amumandomba.
7 Balakwiila muzitewo
Akugwambatilana muzyoonde zyamamvwa.
8 Mbubonya mbuli bana babantu bafwubafwuba alimwi babuyo,
Batandwa* mucisi.
11 Mbokunga Leza wandinyanga zilwanyo* alimwi wandifwiinsya,
Tabalilesyi naaceya kumbele lyangu.
12 Bandilwana kululyo mbuli nkamu yabantu banyemede;
Banditandaanya
Akubikka zisinkilizyo zyakuti bandinyonyoone munzila yangu.
14 Bandiboolela mbuli kuti bainda mucipulo cipati cabwaanda;
Bandivwuumukila mulunyonyooko.
15 Zintu ziyoosya zyandikatazya;
Bulemu bwangu bwamana mbuli kuti bwapepululwa amuwo,
Alimwi lufwutuko lwangu lwazibaana mbuli kkumbi.
18 Cisani cangu caleka kulibonya kabotu akaambo kanguzu zinji;*
Candidina mbubonya mbuli nsingo yacisani cangu.
19 Leza wandiwisyila mumankanda;
Ndamana, ndaile kuba buyo lusuko alimwi amulota.
20 Ndakukwiilila kuti undigwasye, pele tondivwiili pe;+
Ndaimikila, pele yebo wiile kundilanga buyo.
21 Wacinca akuba silunya kulindime;+
Wanduuma ajanza lyako lyanguzu kapati.
22 Wandinyamuna akunditola amuwo;
Mpoonya wandipepulula muguwo.*
23 Nkaambo ndilizyi kuti uyoonditola kulufwu,
Kuŋanda nkobayooswaanganina bantu boonse baumi.
24 Nokuba boobo kunyina uunga wauma muntu uugonkeledwe*+
Ciindi muntu ooyo nakwiila kuti agwasyigwe kumapenzi aakwe.
25 Sena tiindalila akaambo kabaabo basikilwa mapenzi?*
Sena tiindausa akaambo kabacete?+
26 Nokuba kuti ndakali kulangila bubotu, bubi mbobwakaboola;
Ndakali kulangila mumuni, pele kwakaboola mudima.
27 Moyo wangu tiiwakaleka kuduntaana;
Mazuba aamapenzi akandisikila.
28 Ndileendeenda kanduuside;+ taakwe mumuni wazuba.
Mumbungano ndilaimikila akukwiilila lugwasyo.
29 Ndaba mwanookwabo bamwaaba
Alimwi ndaba mweenzinyina wabana bampowani.+
30 Lukanda lwangu lwasiya akuyupuluka;+
Mafwuwa aangu apya akaambo kakupya mubili.
31 Kantimbwa kangu kaile kuba buyo kakulizya nyimbo zyabuumba,
Awalo muntolilo wangu waba jwi lyabantu balila.