Jobu
19 Mpoonya Jobu wakaamba kuti:
4 Ikuti naa ncobeni ndakalubizya,
Ooyo mulandu wangu.
5 Ikuti naa muzumanane kulisumpula kulindime,
Kwiinda mukwaamba kuti masampu aandijisi alindeelede,
6 Nkokuti amuzyibe kuti Leza ngonguwe wandisowa,
Alimwi wandica mulunsabwe lwakwe lwakuvwimya.
7 Amubone! Ciindi coonse ndoompolola kuti, ‘Maawe ndafwa!’ pele kunyina uundiingula;+
Ciindi coonse ndikwiilila kugwasyigwa, pele bululami tabucitwi pe.+
8 Nzila yangu waisinka abwaanda bwamabwe, aboobo tandikonzyi kwiinda;
Wabikka mudima mumigwagwa mondiinda.+
9 Wandisamununa bulemu bwangu
Akundinyanga musini wali kumutwe wangu.
10 Wandiwisyila ansi mumbazu zyoonse kusikila ndanyonyooka;
Wazyula bulangizi bwangu mbubonya mbuli cisamu.
11 Bukali bwakwe bupati bwandibukila,
Alimwi undibona mbuli sinkondonyina.+
12 Basikalumamba bakwe baswaangana akundizinga,
Alimwi babungana kuzinguluka tente lyangu.
13 Banabokwesu wabatandila kulamfwu andime,
Alimwi aabo bandizyi banditantamuka.+
15 Beenzu ibakkala muŋanda yangu+ alimwi abazike bangu basimbi bandibona mbuli kuti ndili muzwakule;
Ndaba muzwamasi mumeso aabo.
16 Ndaita mubelesi wangu, pele tavwiili pe;
Ndamukombelezya kuti andifwide lubomba.
17 Muya wangu ulasesemya kumukaintu wangu,+
Alimwi mebo ndanunka nsu kubanabokwesu mbotuzyalwa limwi da lyomwe.*
18 Nibaba bana baniini balandisampaula;
Kufwumbwa ndanyamuka, batalika kundiweela.
19 Beenzuma boonse mbotwakali kumvwana kapati bandisesemwa,+
Alimwi aabo mbondakali kuyanda bandibukila.+
20 Lukanda anyama yamubili wangu zyanamatila kumafwuwa aangu,+
Alimwi ndafwutukila buyo kumpela aalwala.
21 Akaka nobeenzuma, amundifwide lubomba, ndakomba amundifwide lubomba,
Nkaambo janza lya Leza lini lyanduuma.+
23 Eelo kaka nicabota kuti majwi aangu naalembwa,
Ee buya naalembwa mubbuku!
24 Naasimbwa andomba mane kukabe kutamani,
Acilembyo cabutale alimwi aloto!*
26 Nokuba kuti lukanda lwangu lwanyonyoonwa boobu,
Ndiyoomubona Leza kandicuujisi mubili wangu,
27 Ooyo mebo lwangu ngondiyoobona cantongolameso,
Ngondiyoolibonena ameso aangu, ikutali aamuntu uumbi.+
Pele ndilipengede kapati mumoyo!*
28 Nkaambo nywebo mwabuzya kuti, ‘Ino twamupenzya buti?’+
Kakuli ndime ndaatalisya mapenzi.