Jobu
7 “Sena anyika buumi bwamuntu tabuli mbuli milimo iiminya,
Alimwi sena mazuba aamuntu taali buyo mbuli mazuba aamubelesi uubbadelwa?+
2 Mbubonya mbuli muzike, ulayandisya kujana cimvwule,
Alimwi mbuli mubelesi uubbadelwa, ulangila kuvwola.+
3 Aboobo andime ndaabilwa myezi iitakwe mpindu
Alimwi ndapegwa masiku aazwide mapenzi.+
4 Ciindi nendilede ndibuzya kuti, ‘Ino ndilabuka lili?’+
Pele busiku nebulampa, inga ndiile kusandauka mane bwaca.*
5 Mubili wangu woonse uzwide mvwunyu abulongo bunamatilide;+
Lukanda lwangu luzwide mabbabbani amasina.+
6 Mazuba aangu aleenda cakufwambaana kwiinda nyeleti yasikuluka,+
Alimwi aile kumana kakunyina bulangizi.+
8 Liso lindibwene lino talikandiboni kabili pe;
Meso aako ayoondiyandaula, pele tandikabiko.+
11 Aboobo, tandikoofwida mumoyo pe.
Ndilaamba kandipengede mumizeezo;
Ndilatongooka moyo kuucisa!+
12 Sena ndili lwizi naa cilenge camulwizi,
Cakuti undibikkila mulindizi?
13 Ciindi nindaamba kuti, ‘Bulo bwangu bulanduumbulizya;
Bulo bwangu bulandigwasya kucesya mapenzi aangu,’
14 Yebo ulandiyoosya aziloto
Akunditilimuna azilengaano,
15 Cakuti ndisala kusinwa kuti ndifwe,
Inzya, ndisala lufwu muciindi camubili wangu ooyu uufwulukide.*+
16 Buumi bwandicima;+ tandiyandi kuzumanana kupona.
Kondileka, mbokunga mazuba aangu ali buyo mbuli muya.+
18 Nkaambo nzi ncomulingula lyoonse mafwumofwumo
Akumusunka ciindi coonse?+
19 Sena tokooleka kundilangisya
Akundileka buyo endikke kwaciindi cikubwene kutegwa ndiswe ciya?+
20 Ikuti naa ndabisya, ino inga ndakupenzya buti, yebo Sikulanga bantu boonse?+
Nkaambo nzi ncondibikkide kuba mbaakani yako?
Sena ndakubeda mukuli uuminya?
21 Nkaambo nzi ncotandijatili mulandu wangu
Akundilekelela cinyonyoono cangu?
Nkaambo ino-ino buyo ndiloona mubulongo,+
Aboobo yebo uyoondiyandaula, pele tandikabiko.”