Jobho
21 Jobho akapindura achiti:
2 “Nyatsoteererai zvandiri kutaura;
Uku ndiko kunyaradza kwamungatondiita.
4 Ko ini ndiri kutaura zvinondinetsa kumunhu here?
Dai ndaidaro, ndingadai ndisina kuneta here?
5 Nditarisei uye rambai makanditarisa muchishamiswa;
Batai miromo yenyu.
6 Pandinofunga nezvazvo, ndinonetseka,
Uye muviri wangu wese unobvunda.
8 Vanoramba vachiona vana vavo,
Uye vanotosvika pakuona vazukuru vavo.
10 Mikono yavo haitadzi kuberekesa;
Mhou dzavo dzinobereka uye hadzisvodzi.
11 Vakomana vavo vanomhanya-mhanya panze semakwai,
Uye vana vavo vanosvetuka-svetuka.
14 Asi vanoti kuna Mwari wechokwadi, ‘Siyanai nesu!
Hatidi kuziva nzira dzenyu.+
15 Wemasimbaose ndiani, kuti timushumire?+
Tinowanei kana tikazivana naye?’+
16 Asi ndinoziva kuti kubudirira kwavo hakubvi pasimba ravo.+
Mafungiro* evakaipa ari kure neni.+
17 Kangani panodzimwa rambi revakaipa?+
Kangani pavanowirwa nenjodzi?
Kangani Mwari paanovaparadza akatsamwa?
18 Vanomboitawo here seshanga rinopeperetswa nemhepo
Uye sehundi inotorwa nedutu?
19 Mwari achachengeta chirango chemunhu ozochipa vanakomana vake.
Asi dai Mwari atsiva iye wacho kuti azozviziva.+
21 Nekuti zvinozoitika kuimba yake kana iye asisipo zvine basa rei kwaari
23 Mumwe munhu anofa achiine simba rake rese+
Paanenge asinganetseki uye akagara zvakanaka,+
24 Aine zvidya zvakavharwa nemafuta
Uye mapfupa ake akasimba.*
29 Hamuna kunyatsobvunza vafambi here?
Hamunyatsoongorori maonero avo* here,
30 Kuti munhu akaipa anosiyiwa ari mupenyu pazuva renjodzi
Uye anonunurwa pazuva rekushatirwa?
31 Ndiani achamutongesa nezvenzira yake,
Uye ndiani achamutsiva zvaakaita?
32 Paanotakurwa achiendeswa kumakuva,
Paguva rake pachaiswa murindi.
33 Achanakirwa nemavhinga evhu remubani,+
Uye vanhu vese vanomutevera ikoko*+
Sezvakaita vamwe vasingaverengeki vakamutangira.
34 Saka muri kundinyaradzirei nemashoko asina zvaanobatsira?+
Mashoko enyu ndeekunyengera ega ega!”