Jobo 20
Zofa
1 Mpoonya Zofa Munaamati wakaingula kuti,
2 “Yebo Jobo, wandilutizya, ncenciceeco ncindafwambaana kwiingula.
3 Makani aako alasampaula, pele ndizi mbondeelede kukwiingula.
4 Masimpe ayebo ulizi kuti kuzwa kumatalikilo aaciindi,
liya muntu naakabikkwa anyika aano,
5 lutangalo lwabasizinyonyoono nduce,
akukondwa kwabatakombi Leza nkwaciindi ciniini buyo.
6 Nikuba kuti kulisumpula kwakwe kukasike kujulu, ampuwo yakwe ikabe buti.
7 Uyoolobelela mbubonya mbuli bufumba bwakwe,
aabo bakamwizi bayoobuzya kuti, ‘Uli kuli?’
8 Uyoozibingana mbubonya mbuli ciloto akutajanwa limbi pe,
uyoomwaika mbuli cilengaano camasiku.
9 Bantu bakali kumubona tabacikamuboni, takabonwi limbi pe.
10 Bana bakwe bayooyandaula bacete,
bayoobapilusizya lubono oolo ndwaakabanyangide.
11 Mubili wakwe ujisi nguzu zyabukubusi,
pele nguzu eezyo ziyooloba anguwe muvu.
12 Nikuba kuti bubi bulalweela kulinguwe,
ulabusisa kunsi amulaka wakwe.
13 Nikuba kuti katayandi kubumena,
ulabuvubata mukanwa lyakwe.
14 Cakulya cakwe cilasasa mwida, cilaba buyoka bwanzoka mulinguwe.
15 Ulamena buvubi akubuluka alimwi, Leza ulaboowa.
16 Kufumbwa ncamena mbuyoka bwanzoka,
buli mbuli meno aacisasa aakonzya kumujaya.
17 Takooyoolanga milonga, milonga eeyo iikunka buci amabisi.
18 Takooyootangala mubuvubi mbwaajanide,
mpindu zyakusambala kwakwe tazikamuleteli kukondwa.
19 Nkaambo wakadyaminina akubakaka bacete,
wakatola maanda ngaatakayaka.
20 Busindya bwakwe tabukkuti,
takooyoosiya niciba cintu comwe kuli zeezyo nzyayanda.
21 Wakali kunga alya ulida limwi,
ono sunu lubono lwakwe lwamana!
22 Nasumpuka kwiindilila, mapenzi mapati alamusikila,
alamufwaankanya canguzu.
23 Muleke alye cabutavu, nkaambo Leza uyoomuwisizya,
kumuwisizya bukali bwakwe mbuli mvula.
24 Nati atije sumo lyalubulo ulayaswa amuvwi wamukuba.
25 Muvwi uyoomubbwabula kumusana,
insonga yawo iyootululizya amululwe,
aawo uyoozyangama kuti lufu lwamusikila.
26 Kufumbwa nzyaakajanide ziyoomumanina amulilo
uutafulidwi uyoomusyukuta, uyootenta zyoonse zili muŋanda yakwe.
27 Julu liyooyubununa bubi bwakwe, nyika iyoomubukila.
28 Lubono lwamuŋanda yakwe luyookungululwa
luyootolwa mubuzuba bwakunyema kwa Leza.
29 Aaya ngemamanino Leza ngaakabambila muntu mubi,
nempindu yamuntu uutaluleme.”