Jobu
38 Mpoonya Jehova wakaingula Jobu kuzwa muguwo+ kuti:
3 Kolibambila mbuli mwaalumi;
Ndilakubuzya, mpoonya yebo undivwiile.
4 Ino wakali kuli nindakaanza nyika?+
Kondaambila, ikuti naa uyeeya kuti uli musongo.
5 Ikuti naa ulizyi, ino nguni wakeenga masimpilo aanjiyo,
Naa wakatandabula ntambo yakupimya alinjiyo?
6 Ino misemu yanjiyo yakasimpwa aali,
Alimwi ino nguni wakayala bbwe lyayo lyakukkona,+
7 Inyenyeezi zyakubucedo+ zyoonse nozyakoongolola cakukondwa,
8 Ino nguni wakajalila lwizi azijazyo+
Ciindi nilwakapaya kuzwa mwida,
9 Nindakaluvwumba amakumbi
Akuluvwungaila* mumudima uusiya mbi,
10 Nindakalubikkila munyinza
Akulubikkila mpingizyo azijazyo zyamilyango,+
11 Akwaamba kuti, ‘Ulakonzya kusika buyo waawa, akutaindilila pe;
Alimwi mayuwe aako mapati anoogolela waawa’?+
12 Sena kuli buzuba nookalailila mafwumofwumo
Naa kupa kuti bucedo buzyibe busena bwambubo,+
13 Kutegwa bujate magolelo aanyika
Akukunkumuna bantu babi kuzwa mulinjiyo?+
14 Nyika ilalisandula mbubonya mbuli bulongo butete kunsi aacisimbyo,
Alimwi zintu zili alinjiyo zilalibonya kabotu mbuli mabalabala aali aacisani.
15 Pele bantu babi balanyangwa mumuni,
Alimwi janza lyabo lisumpukide lilatyolwa.
16 Sena wakasika kale kutusensa twalwizi
Alimwi sena kuli nookeendeenda kale kuyandaula mpisi yalwizi?+
17 Sena kuli nookatondezyegwa milyango yalufwu,+
18 Sena uliizyi kabotu mboili mpati kapati nyika?+
Kondaambila, ikuti naa ulaazyi makani aaya oonse.
19 Ino nkuulubazu nzi nkuukkala mumuni?+
Alimwi ino buli kuli busena bwamudima,
20 Kutegwa uzitole kucilawo canzizyo
Akuti umvwisye nzila zitozya kuŋanda yazyo?
21 Sena ulaazyi makani aaya akaambo kakuti wakalizyedwe kale
Alimwi myaka* yako yakuzyalwa minji kapati?
22 Sena wakanjila kale muziyobwedo zyacaanda,+
Naa sena wakazibona azyalo ziyobwedo zyacivwulamabwe,+
23 Eezyo nzyondiyobwede kutegwa ndikazibelesye ciindi camapenzi,
Mubuzuba bwakulwana abwankondo?+
25 Ino nguni wakapanga tugelo mwiinda zambangulwe
Anzila yiinda cikumbi cileta mvwula yaguwo amizumo,+
26 Kuti ape mvwula kuwa ooko kutakkali muntu,
Kuti iwe munkanda imutakwe bantu,+
27 Kuti itesye matongo aanyonyookede
Akupa kuti bwizu bumene?+
29 Ino mwiida lyani mwakazwa caanda,
Alimwi ino nguni wakazyala civwulamabwe+
30 Ciindi maanzi naavwumbwa mbuli kuti avwumbwa amwala,
Alimwi maanzi malamfwu naangana mpaali atala?+
31 Sena ulakonzya kwaanga ntambo zyacibunga canyenyeezi zya Kima
Naa sena ulakonzya kwaangununa zyaanzyo zyacibunga canyenyeezi zya Kesili?+
32 Sena ulakonzya kusololela cibunga canyenyeezi kuciindi canzizyo
Naa kweenzya cibunga canyenyeezi zya Asi antoomwe abana banzizyo?
33 Sena uliizyi milawo yeendelezya majulu,+
Naa sena ulakonzya kupa kuti nguzu zyanjiyo zyeendelezye nyika?
34 Sena inga woompolola kumakumbi
Kutegwa zambangulwe lyamaanzi likuvwumbe yebo?+
35 Sena yebo inga watuma ndabo kuti zyuunke kumulimo wazyo?
Sena inga zyaboola kulinduwe akukwaambila kuti, ‘Ndiswe aano!’
36 Ino nguni wakabikka busongo mumakumbi*+
Alimwi ino nguni wakazipa maano zintu zigambya zilibonya mujulu?*+
37 Ino nguni musongo uukonzya kwaabala makumbi,
Alimwi ino nguni uukonzya kuvwuntamika nongo zyamaanzi zyakujulu+
38 Ciindi lusuko noluba mankanda akuwuumuka
Alimwi mavwunga* aabulongo naajatana antoomwe?
39 Sena syuumbwa inga wamuvwimina munyama,
Akumana nzala yabasyuumbwa bacili bana-bana+
40 Nibabbandama mumasena aabo aakuyubila
Naa nibalindila mucoonde kuyubilila munyama wakulya?
41 Ino nguni uujanina cikwangala cakulya+
Eelyo bana bakwe nibalilila Leza kuti abagwasye
Anibaingaila akaambo kakuti kunyina cakulya?