Jobu
6 Mpoonya Jobu wakaamba kuti:
2 “Eelo kaka inga cainda kubota ikuti mause aangu+ oonse apimwa
Akubikkwa acikkelo antoomwe amapenzi aangu!
3 Nkaambo lino nzilemu kwiinda musenga wakulwizi.
Nkakaambo kaako ndaamba caambaambe.*+
4 Nkaambo mivwi ya Singuzuzyoonse yandiyasa,
Alimwi ndamvwa buyoka bwayo+ kabuswiima mumubili wangu;
Izintu ziyoosya zizwa kuli Leza zyandizinga.
5 Sena mbongolo yamusyokwe+ ilalila ikuti kiijisi bwizu,
Alimwi sena mupoho ulalila ikuti kajisi cakulya?
6 Sena zyakulya zitanoni zilaligwa ikuti kazitalungidwe munyo,
Alimwi sena musinza wacaama* ulaamunse?
7 Ndakaka kuziguma zintu zili boobu.
Zili mbuli zintu zisofweede muli cakulya cangu.
8 Eelo kaka inga cainda kubota ikuti ndacijana ncendilomba,
Akuti Leza wandipa nzyondiyanda!
9 Ikuti Leza wayanda kundipwayaula,
Akuti wavwungulula janza lyakwe akundijaya!+
10 Nkaambo alyalo eelyo inga ndaumbulizyigwa;
Alimwi inga ndasotooka cakukondwa nokuba kuti tacileki kucisa,
Nkaambo tiindaakaka majwi aayooyo Uusalala.+
11 Sena ndilijisi nguzu zyakuzumanana kulindila?+
Alimwi ino ncinzi ncondicilindila kumbele iceelede kupa kuti ndizumanane kupona?*
12 Sena ndili muyumu mbuli bbwe?
Alimwi sena mubili wangu ngwamukuba?
13 Sena kuli nendikonzya kuligwasya ndemwini
Mbokunga zyoonse izyali kundigwasya zyamana?
15 Banabokwesu bandicitila calweeno+ mbuli kalonga kamupeyo,
Mbuli maanzi aamutulonga twaciindi camupeyo aayuminina.
16 Tulasiya akaambo kacaanda,
Caanda cinyenguluka cilayuba mulintuto.
17 Pele ciindi cacilimo inga tatujisi maanzi pe, tulamana;
Kwatalika kupya maanzi aali mulintuto alayuminina.
18 Inzila zyantuto zilanyona;
Tukunkila mucimpayuma akuzimingana.
20 Bagunwa nkaambo bali kusyoma citako;
Basika kwini ooko pele baile kutyompwa.
22 Sena ndamulomba kuti, ‘Amundipe cintu cili coonse,’
Naa sena ndamulomba kuti mundipe cipego kuzwa kulubono lwanu?
23 Sena ndalomba kuti ndivwunwe* kujanza lyasinkondo
Naa kufwutulwa kuli basikupenzya?
24 Amundilaye, eelyo mebo ndinakuumwine;+
Amundigwasye kuzyiba ncindalubizya.
25 Majwi aamasimpe taacisi pe!+
Pele ino nimpindu nzi iikonzya kujanwa mukusinsa kwanu?+
26 Sena mukanzide kundisinsa akaambo kamajwi aangu,+
Ndemuntu uupengede mumoyo iwaamba majwi aatolwa amuwo?
28 Nkooko lino kamucenguluka mundilange,
Nkaambo tandikonzyi kumucenga pe.
29 Akaka, amucince mizeezo,—mutandiyeeyeli bumbi—
Inzya, amucince mizeezo, nkaambo bululami bwangu tabucincide pe.
30 Sena mulaka wangu waamba zitaluleme?
Sena cilakula cangu tacikonzyi kundipa kuzyiba kuti kuli cilubide?