Jobu
28 “Kuli busena nkobasya nsiliva
Alimwi abusena kujanika ngolida njobasalazya;+
2 Butale bugusyigwa mubulongo,
Awalo mukuba ulanyengununwa kuzwa kumabwe.+
3 Muntu ulauzunda mudima;
Ulayandaula kusikila kumamanino mumusinze amumudima uusiya mbi,
Kayandaula mabwe aajisi lubulo.
4 Ulasya mugodi kulamfwu akukkala bantu,
Kumasena aakalubwa aayo aali kulamfwu akooko nkobeendeenda bantu;
Baalumi bamwi balaunka ansi akubeleka kabaleleenga.
5 Cakulya cilamena atala aanyika;
Pele kunsi kwanjiyo, ilasandulwa mbuli kuti yasandulwa amulilo.
6 Mumabwe aayo momuli mabwe mayandisi aasafilo,
Alimwi mubulongo momuli ngolida.
7 Kunyina muyuni uulya nyama wiizyi nzila iitozya nkuko;
Liso lyalubanze kunyina nolyaibona.
8 Banyama bapati kunyina nobailyata pe;
Syuumbwa uucili mwana tanaainda kulinjiyo.
9 Muntu ulapwaya bbweluuma ajanza lyakwe;
Ulakolomona malundu kuzwa antalisyo yangawo.
10 Ulasya tugelo twamaanzi+ mumandomba;
Liso lyakwe lilazibona zintu zyoonse ziyandisi.
11 Ulasinka tusensa twamilonga,
Akucileta antangalala cintu cisisidwe.
13 Kunyina muntu uuzyi muulo wabusongo,+
Alimwi tabukonzyi kujanwa munyika yabaumi.
14 Maanzi malamfwu aamba kuti, ‘Tabuko mulindime pe!’
Alwalo lwizi lwati, ‘Tandibujisi pe!’+
15 Tabukonzyi kuulwa angolida iisalalisya;
Alimwi tabukonzyi kucincanisyigwa ansiliva.+
16 Tabukonzyi kuulwa angolida yaku Ofiri+
Naa amabwe mayandisi aatabonwi-bonwi aaonikisi aasafilo.
17 Ingolida agilazi tazikonzyi kweezyanisyigwa ambubo;
Nociba cibelesyo cipangidwe angolida mbotu* tacikonzyi kucincanisyigwa ambubo.+
18 Mabwe mayandisi aamulwizi ayaayo aabalangala taasolwi akwaambwa,+
Nkaambo busongo buladula kapati kwiinda nkomo iizwide ngale.
19 Mabwe mayandisi aatopazi+ aaku Kusi taakonzyi kweezyanisyigwa ambubo;
Tabukonzyi kuulwa angolida noiba yeeyo iisalalisya.
20 Pele ino busongo buzwa kuli,
Alimwi ino kali kuli kasensa kamaano?+
21 Bulisisidwe kumeso aacintu cili coonse cipona+
Alimwi bulisisidwe kubayuni bauluka mujulu.
22 Lunyonyooko alufwu zyaamba kuti,
‘Matwi eesu amvwa buyo mpuwo yambubo.’
23 Leza ngonguwe uuzyi mbobujanwa;
Alimwi walo alikke nguuzyi nkobukkala,+
24 Nkaambo walo nguubona kumagolelo aanyika,
Ulazibona zintu zyoonse zili ansi aajulu.+
25 Ciindi naakabikka nguzu zyamuwo+
Akupima maanzi manji,+
26 Ciindi naakabikkila mvwula mulawo+
Akupanga nzila yacikumbi cileta mvwula yaguwo amizumo,+
27 Ndendilyo naakabubona busongo akubupandulula;
Wakabupanga akubusola.
28 Aboobo wakaambila muntu kuti: