Jobu
26 Mpoonya Jobu wakaamba kuti:
2 “Eelo kaka wamugwasya muntu uutajisi nguzu!
Ee buya wavwuna janza litajisi nguzu!+
3 Eelo kaka wamupa maano muntu uutajisi busongo!+
Alimwi wapa kuti bantu banji bazyibe busongo bugwasya!
4 Ino nguni ngosola kwaambila,
Alimwi ino muuya wani wakupa kwaamba boobo?*
5 Aabo bazundwa alufwu balakankama;
Bali kunsi aamaanzi alimwi azyeezyo zikkala mumo.
7 Ulayala julu nkolili kunyika abusena butakwe cintu,+
Akwaanzika nyika aatakwe cintu;
8 Ulavwungaila maanzi mumakumbi aakwe,+
Kutegwa makumbi ataanduki akaambo kakulema kwangawo;
9 Ulavwumba cuuno cakwe cabwami kutegwa citalibonyi,
Kwiinda mukuyala kkumbi lyakwe atala lyaco.+
10 Ulabikka mubalo atala aamaanzi manji;+
Ulapanga munyinza akati kamumuni amudima.
11 Misemu yajulu ilazungaana;
Ilagambwa akaambo kakukalalilwa anguwe.
13 Ulamwaya makumbi aakujulu amuya* wakwe;
Janza lyakwe lilayasa nzoka iisweemuka.
14 Bona! Eezyi mayaayila buyo aanzila zyakwe;+
Alimwi nzyetwamvwa nkuvwiya-vwiya buyo kwamakani aajatikizya nguwe!
Aboobo ino nguni uukonzya kumvwisya muzumo wakwe wanguzu?”+