Jobu
36 Elihu wakazumanana kwaamba kuti:
2 “Kocindikkazikila moyo aniini buyo nendipandulula,
Nkaambo ndicijisi majwi aakwaamba ikwiiminina Leza.
3 Ndilalomya kwaamba zintu zyoonse nzyondizyi,
Alimwi ndilaamba kuti Mulengi wangu uliluleme.+
4 Masimpe imajwi aangu taali akubeja pe;
Ooyo uujisi luzyibo+ lukkwene nkwali aano kumbele lyako.
5 Masimpe, Leza ngusinguzu+ alimwi kunyina muntu ngwakaka;
Mupati caboola kunguzu zyakumvwisya zintu.*
6 Kunyina nayoolekela kuti mubi azumanane kupona,+
Pele ulabeteka cabululami twaambo twabaabo bapenzyegwa.+
7 Tagusyi meso aakwe kubantu baluleme;+
Ulababikka acuuno cabwami antoomwe abami,*+ eelyo balasumpulwa mane kukabe kutamani.
8 Pele kuti baangwa nketani
Akuzambailwa ntambo zyamapenzi,
9 Ulabaambila nzibacita,
Imilandu njibacita akaambo kakulisumpula.
10 Ulasinkula matwi aabo kutegwa bamvwe majwi aakubalulamika
Akubaambila kuti baleke kucita bubi.+
11 Ikuti bakamuswiilile akumubelekela,
Mazuba aabuumi bwabo oonse anooli mabotu,
Amyaka yabuumi bwabo yoonse inookondelezya.+
13 Aabo batayoowi Leza* mumyoyo yabo balabikkilila.
Tabakwiilili lugwasyo nokuba kuti walo ulibaangide.
15 Pele Leza ulabavwuna bantu bapengede kumapenzi aabo;
Ulasinkula matwi aabo nobadyaamininwa.
16 Yebo ulakukwela kuzwa kumapenzi+
Akukuleta mubusena bupati, bwakulikwaya,+
Atebulu lyako kakuli zyakulya zibotu kapati zyakukuumbulizya.+
17 Aboobo yebo uyookkutila baakupegwa cisubulo bantu babi;+
Ciindi makani aakubetekwa abululami bwaakusumpulwa.
18 Pele kocenjela kuti bukali butakupi kuba amfwundiilili,+
Alimwi cisinkamulomo cipati citakupi kuleya pe.
19 Sena kukwiilila lugwasyo kwako
Naa kusolekesya canguzu nkocita inga kwakutantamuna kumapenzi?+
20 Utayandisyi masiku,
Eelyo bantu nobanyonyooka mumasena aabo.
21 Kocenjela kuti utataliki kucita cintu cibi,
Utasali cintu eeci muciindi cakupenzyegwa.+
22 Bona! Leza ulaanguzu zinji kapati;
Ino mwiiyi nzi uuli mbuli nguwe?
25 Bantunsi boonse baibona,
Muntu uluujisi kwiilanga kali kule.
26 Ncobeni, Leza mupati kapati kwiinda mbotukonzya kuzyiba;+
Mweelwe wamyaka yakwe tuukonzyi kuzyibwa pe.+
27 Ulakwela malosi aamaanzi kuzwa ansi;+
Alacinca kuba mvwula kuzwa muli sikunku wakwe;
28 Mpoonya makumbi alawisya mvwula mpati;+
Alalosyela bantu maanzi.
29 Sena kuli muntu uukonzya kumvwisya makumbi mbwaayalidwe,
Amuzumo uuzwa mutente lyakwe?+
32 Ulavwumba kalabo amaanza aakwe,
Akukafwusa ambaakani yankako.+
33 Muzumo wakwe waamba mbwabede,
Azyalo zivwubwa zilaamba kujatikizya yooyo* uuboola.