Yobu
15 Sambano Elifasi jwa ku Temani ŵamjanjile Yobu kuti:
2 “Ana mundu jwalunda mpaka ajanje ni maloŵe gangali mate?
Ana kapena jwalakwe mpaka agumbasye lutumbo lwakwe ni mbepo jakutyochela kungopokolyuŵa?
3 Kumjamuka mundu ni maloŵepe kuli kwangakamuchisya,
Soni gamba kuŵechetape kuli kwangali mate.
4 Pakuŵa mmwejo mkusakuchembulusya kumjogopa Mlungu,
Soni yakuti Mlungu yikumkwaya, mmwejo nganimkola nayo masengo.
5 Pakuŵa yakulemwa yenu yikuwonechela mmwejo pamkuŵecheta,
Soni maloŵe genu gakulosya utambwali.
6 Pakamwa penu penepo pakumsisya mwasyene, ngaŵaga une.
Ngomo syenu sikupelechela umboni wakumsisya mmwejo.
7 Ana mmwejo mli jwandanda kupagwa pa ŵandu wosope?
Ana kapena mwapali matumbi mkanigaŵe kupanganyidwa?
8 Ana mkusapikana ngani syakusisika syakusaŵecheta Mlungu?
Ana kapena mmwejope ni ŵamkwete lunda?
9 Ana mkumanyilila chichi mmweji chakuti m’wejo ngatukuchimanyilila?
Ana mmwejo mkusapikanichisya chichi chele m’wejo chikusatulema?
10 M’wejitu tukusatama ni ŵandu ŵakwete wuli soni ŵachikulile,
Ŵandu ŵaŵapali kalakala kwapunda baba ŵenu.
11 Ana maloŵe gakumyalasya ga Mlungu nganigaŵa gakwanila kwa mmwejo,
Kapena maloŵe gakugaŵecheta mwakuwusimana mtima nganigaŵa gakwanila?
12 Ana chichi chachikutendekasya kuti mtima wenu ulikwesyeje,
Soni ligongo chichi meso genu gakulosya kutumbila?
13 Pakuŵa mmwejo mkusamtumbilila Mlungu msyenejo,
Soni mmwejo mkusakunda kuti maloŵe mpela gelega gakopocheje pakamwa penu.
14 Ana mundu ali ŵani kuti aŵe jwamswela?
Ana mundu jwakupagwa mwa jwamkongwe ali ŵani kuti aliwoneje kuŵa jwakulungama?
15 Mpikane! Jwalakwetu ngakusagakulupilila malayika gakwe,
Atamose kwinani kweneko nganikuŵa kweswela mmeso mwakwe.
16 Nambi kuli wuli mundu jwakunyalaya soni jwakusatenda yakusakala,
Mundu jwakusamwaga yangali chilungamo mpela mesi?
17 Une chinammanyisye mmwejo soni mumbikanile!
Une chinamlondechesye yindu yanayiweni,
18 Yindu yele achalume ŵalunda ayilondesisye, yele jemanjajo ŵayipikene kutyochela kwa achatati ŵawo,
Yindu yeleyi jemanjaji nganasaka kuyisisa.
19 Chilambo chapelechedwe kwa jemanjajipe basi,
Soni pangali mlendo juŵapitile pasikati pa jemanjaji.
20 Mundu jwakusakala akusasimana ni yakusawusya yekulungwa m’masiku gosope ga umi wakwe,
Mu yaka yosope yele ŵayiŵisile kuti yiŵe ya jwakulamulila jwangasa.
21 M’mawiwi mwakwe akusapikana masegwe gakutesya woga.
Pali pamtendele, magulu ga ŵachiswamba gakusamjimuchila.
22 Jwalakwe jwangakulupilila kuti chachikopoka mu chipi.
Jwalakwe ŵamsunjile kuti chawulajidwe ni upanga.*
23 Jwalakwe akusasyungulasyungula ni kusosaga yakulya, soni akusati, ‘Ana chinayipate kwapi?’
Jwalakwe akusamanyilila chenene kuti lisiku lya chipi liŵandichile.
24 Kulagasika nganisyo soni yakusawusya yikusamjogoya jwalakwe,
Yikusampunda machili mpela mwenye jwakusaka kwimuchila.
25 Pakuŵa jwalakwe akusajimika mkono wakwe kuti alimbane ni Mlungu
Soni akusamdelela Jwamachiligosopejo
26 Mwamakani akusawutuchila kuti alimbane ni Jwalakwe
Ali ajigele chakuchijila chekandapale soni chakulimbangana.
27 Ngope jakwe jijimbele ni mawuta,*
Soni mapuluputu gakwe gakutenganyika ligongo lya mawuta.
28 Jwalakwe akusatama m’misinda jajichijonanjidwa,
Akusatama m’majumba gele ngasimutamasoni mundu jwalijose,
Gele gachiŵa mawunjili ga maganga.
29 Jwalakwe ngasasichila, soni chipanje chakwe ngasichitupa,
Nambosoni yindu yakwete jwalakwe ngasiyiwonekasoni pachilambo.
30 Jwalakwe ngasakopoka m’chipi.
Lilamba lya moto lichijumusya nyambi* jakwe,
Soni mpweya wakopoka mkamwa mwa Mlungu uchimwulaga jwalakwe.
31 Jwalakwe akasokonechela ni kutanda kukulupilila yangali mate,
Pakuŵa yachachipata yichiŵasoni yangali mate.
32 Yeleyi yichimtendechela jwalakwejo pali chiŵela umi,
Soni nyambi syakwe ngasisikula.
33 Jwalakwe chachiŵa mpela chitela cha mipeleya* chachikusagwisya yisogosi yakwe yili yangajiwula,
Nambosoni mpela chitela cha maolifi chachikusalakatisya maluŵa gakwe.
34 Pakuŵa msongano wa ŵandu ŵangamjogopa Mlungu* uli wangakamuchisya,
Soni moto uchitinisya matenti ga ŵandu ŵachinyengo.
35 Jemanjaji akusajigala msigo wa yakusawusya ni kuŵeleka yindu yakusakala,
Soni lutumbo lwawo lukusaŵeleka yachinyengo.”