Jobo 17
1 “Ndipengede kapati mumoyo,
aalo mazuba aangu amana, cuumbwe cilandilindila.
2 Ncobeni nkobali basikundinonga,
pele ndilanga buyo mbobanditalika.
3 Leza undipe cisyomezyo cakuti yebo omwini uyoondiiminina.
Nguni aumwi uunga ulasyomezya boobo?
4 Mbokunga wakabapa busicinguni kuti batamvwi,
tokooyoobalekela kuti bandizunde!
5 Ooyo waaba beenzinyina kuti abweze caabilo cabo,
bana bakwe bayoopenga.
6 “Wakandicitya kaambyo kubantu,
ndaba cisesemyo kuli mbabo, balaswida akaambo kandime.
7 Kumeso aangu kwasiya nkaambo kabuusu,
mubili wangu ulikotede akubula nguzu.
8 Bantu balyaamba kuti baliluleme
balakankamana akaambo kazeezi, baamba kuti mebo nsimuzi Leza.
9 Nikuba boobo uululeme uyookakatila kunzila yakwe,
awalo ooyo uusalede mumoyo uyooyumizigwa akuyuma.
10 Pele nywebo amuboole nyoonse,
nikuba kuti nsikoojana musongo akati kanu pe.
11 Mazuba aangu ayabwiinda,
mizeezo yangu yoonse aziyanda moyo wangu zyoonse zyamana.
12 Masiku baacita sikati, baamba kuti,
‘Mumuni ulaafwiifwi, pele mebo ndimumudima.’
13 Kuti naa cuumbwe njeŋanda yangu,
kuti naa ndayala bulo bwangu mumudima,
14 kuti naa ndaamba kuti kucuumbwe, ‘Nduwe taata,’
naa kumulanzyi, ‘Nduwe baama,’ naa, ‘Mucizi wangu.’
15 Ino kayi luli kuli lulangilo lwangu?
Nguni uutikabone lulangilo lwangu?
16 Sena luyooinka ambebo kucuumbwe?
Sena ndiyooselela andulo kuvu?”