Jobu
12 Mpoonya Jobu wakavwiila kuti:
2 “Masimpe nywebo ndendinywe bantu bajisi luzyibo,*
Alimwi busongo buyoofwa antoomwe andinywe!
3 Pele andime ndilaamaano.*
Tamundiindi pe.
Ino ngwani utazizyi zintu eezyi?
Muntu uululeme alimwi uunyina kampenda ncintu cisesya kuli bamwi.
5 Muntu uuliibide ulanyansya mapenzi,
Uyeeya kuti abambilidwe buyo baabo badadalika.*
6 Matente aababbi ali muluumuno,+
Abalo aabo ibamunyemya Leza baliliibide,+
Aabo ibajisi leza mumaanza aabo.
7 Pele kobuzya banyama, eelyo balakuyiisya;
Abayuni bauluka mujulu, eelyo balakwaambila.
8 Naa kobikkila maano* kunyika, eelyo ilakuyiisya;
Answi zyamulwizi zilakupandulwida.
9 Ino ncili akati kazyeezyi zyoonse icitazyi
Kuti janza lya Jehova ndilyacita boobu?
12 Sena busongo tabujanwi kubantu bacembeede,+
Alimwi sena maano taabooli akaambo kakupona myaka minji?
14 Ikuti naa wamwaya cintu cimwi, tacikonzyi kuyakululwa pe;+
Eeco ncaajala, kunyina muntu uukonzya kucijalula.
16 Walo nguujisi nguzu abusongo bugwasya;+
Ngomukamwini yooyo uusweeka ayooyo uusowa bamwi;
17 Nguupa kuti basikupa lulayo beende azimpata,*
Alimwi nguupa kuti babetesi babe bafwubafwuba.+
18 Ulatebezya nketani zyabaabo ibaangwa abami,+
Alimwi ulabaanga lutambo mucibuno.
19 Nguupa kuti bapaizi beende azimpata,+
Alimwi aabo bakkalilila mubweendelezi ulabaatula;+
20 Basilulayo basyomwa ubapa kubula majwi aakwaamba
Abalo bamanene* ulabanyanga maano;
21 Ulabapoomweda masampu bantu balemekwa,+
Abalo basinguzu ubapa kubula nguzu;*
22 Nguuyubununa zintu zisisidwe mumudima,+
Alimwi nguuleta atuba zintu zili mumudima uusiya mbi;
23 Nguupa kuti masi abe anguzu, kutegwa aanyonyoone;
Nguupa kuti masi akomene, kutegwa aatole mubuzike;