Jobu
33 “Pele lino yebo Jobu, koswiilila majwi aangu;
Komvwa zyoonse nzyondiyanda kwaamba.
2 Bona! Ndeelede kujalula mulomo wangu;
Mulaka wangu* weelede kwaambaula.
3 Majwi aangu aamba mboululeme moyo wangu,+
Alimwi camasimpe milomo yangu yaamba zintu nzyondizyi.
5 Ikuti naa ulakonzya, kondiingula;
Kondaambila twaambo twako; koima undikazye.
6 Bona! Kuli Leza mwini-mwini mebo ndili buyo mbuli nduwe;
Andime ndakabumbwa kuzwa kubulongo.+
7 Aboobo toyelede kundiyoowa mebo pe,
Alimwi majwi ngondaamba taayelede kukunyonganya pe.
8 Pele yebo wali kwaambaula kandimvwide,
Inzya, ndakumvwa nooli kwaamba majwi aaya aakuti,
9 ‘Ndilasalala, ndinyina cinyonyoono;+
Maanza aangu alasalala, ndinyina mulandu pe.+
10 Pele Leza undijanina twaambo kuti andikazye;
Undibona mbuli kuti ndili sinkondonyina.+
11 Ubikka maulu aangu muziliba;
Ulingula nzila zyangu zyoonse.’+
12 Pele toluzi pe mukwaamba boobu, aboobo ndikwaambila kuti:
Leza mupati kapati kwiinda muntu uulya maila.+
13 Ino nkaambo nzi ncomutongooka?+
Sena nkaambo kakuti tanaakuvwiila zyoonse nzyooli kwaamba?+
14 Nkaambo Leza ulaambaula ciindi comwe alimwi acabili,
Pele kunyina muntu uubikkila maano,
15 Muciloto, mucilengaano camasiku,+
Eelyo ŋonzi zitaambiki nozibatola bantu
Noboona amalo aabo.
16 Mpoonya ulasinkula matwi aabo+
Akukankaizya* malailile aakwe kulimbabo,
17 Kutegwa alesye muntu kucita zibi+
Akuti akwabilile muntu kukulisumpula.+
19 Muntu ulasinswa akucisa nkwamvwa abulo bwakwe
Alimwi akuzunta kwamafwuwa aakwe ikutaleki,
20 Aboobo ulasesemwa* cinkwa,
Alimwi ulakaka kulya niciba cakulya cibotu kapati.+
21 Mubili wakwe ulamana, taucilibonyi pe,
Alimwi zifwuwa zyakwe zyatakali kulibonya zili buyo antangalala.
22 Buumi bwakwe bulaswena kucilindi;*
Inzya, buumi bwakwe bulaswena kuli baabo bajaya.
23 Ikuti kajisi mutumwa,*
Sikumwiiminina omwe, akati kabali cuulu,
Kuti aambile muntu cintu ciluzi,
24 Mpoonya Leza ulamufwida luzyalo akwaamba kuti,
Ndajana cinunuzyo!+
26 Uyookombelezya Leza,+ eelyo walo uyoomukkomanina,
Kumwi kaongolola cakukondwa, muntu ooyo uyoobona busyu bwa Leza,
Alimwi Leza uyoopilusya bululami bwakwe kumuntu.
27 Muntu ooyo uyakwaambila* bantunyina kuti,
‘Ndabisya+ alimwi ndanyonganya cintu ciluleme,
Pele tiindapegwa bulumbu bundeelede.*
29 Masimpe, Leza nguucita zintu zyoonse eezyi
Ziindi zyobilo, ziindi zyotatwe, kumuntu,
30 Kutegwa amujole kuzwa kucilindi,*
Akuti amunikilwe amumuni wabuumi.+
31 Koteelelesya Jobu! Kondiswiilila!
Koumuna buyo, eelyo mebo ndilazumanana kukanana.
32 Kuti naa kuli ncoyanda kwaamba, kondiingula.
Koamba, nkaambo mebo ndiyanda kusinizya kuti yebo uliluzi.
33 Ikuti tojisi cakwaamba, kondiswiilila;
Koumuna, eelyo mebo ndilakuyiisya busongo.”