Jobo 3
Jobo mbwaakatongookela Leza
1 Musule aceeci Jobo wakakanana,
wakasinganya buzuba mbwaakazyalwa.
2 Wakati,
3 “Abusinganyizigwe buzuba mbundakazyalwa,
buzuba mbundakamitwa bulobele limwi.
Alobe masiku aakategwa kwazyalwa mulombe.
4 Buzuba oobo bube mbuli mudima buyo,
Leza uuli kujulu atakabuyeeyi limbi.
Nibwatakabona mumuni.
5 Nikwakali buyo mudima uuyoosya,
makumbi aasiya mbi kaabuvumbilide, musinze kuubumena.
6 Busiku oobo mudima mulemu ubujate.
Butabikkilizigwi mumazuba oonse aamwaka,
butakabalilizigwi mumweelwe wamyezi.
7 Iiyi, busiku oobo nibwakabula cintu,
nikwatakamvwingwa jwi lyakukondwa mulimbubo pe.
8 Ababusinganye aabo basinganya mazuba,
bakonzya kubusya wabutambo uuli mumaanzi.
9 Azyalo nyenyezi zyakubucedo nizyatakazwa mubuzuba oobo,
nilyatakapasula kuti buce mubuzuba oobo pe,
nilyatakapola mubuzuba oobo.
10 Nkaambo buzuba oobo tiibwakakasya
kuti ndizyalwe kuti intaboni mapenzi aangu.
11 Ino nkaambo nzi nindatakafwa buyo mbundakazyalilwa?
Nkefwide nezwa muli baama?
12 Nkaambo nzi ncibakandilelela aamazwi?
Bandilekela kuti nyonke nkolo?
13 Nkaambo nindakaba cisowe nindali muluumuno,
nindalilede nkelyookezya,
14 antoomwe abami basilubeta baansi,
aabo bakaliyakila masena mapati aakuzikkilwa aakaba tongo.
15 Nindalilede abami, balo bakavubide ngolida.
Bakazuzizye maanda ansiliva.
16 Ino nkaambo nzi ncindatakasisikizigwa
akuyobolwa mbuli cisowe?
Mbuli kavwanda katabona zuba.
17 Bantu babi tabakatazyi bamwi nibali kuzyuumbwe,
bantu bakatede nkobalyookezezye ooko.
18 Baange abalo balajana luumuno,
tabamvwi jwi lyamulindizi wantolongo.
19 Bantu balemenede abantu buyo bali antoomwe,
ooko muzike ulaangunukide kuli simalelo wakwe.
20 Ino nkaambo nzi mumuni ncuusikila muntu uuli mumapenzi,
abuumi ncobusika kuli yooyo uupengede mumoyo?
21 Lufu talusiki kuli yooyo uulililaukila,
uuluyandaula mbuli mbono zisisidwe talujani.
22 Balilauka balabotelwa kwiindilila akusekelela,
ciindi nibazikkwa mucuumbwe?
23 Ino nkaambo nzi mumuni ncuusikila muntu uuli aanzila iisisidwe,
ooyo Leza ngwakwabilide?
24 Njide kulya misozi,
kutongela kulapoomoka mbuli maanzi.
25 Zintu eezyo nzeyoowa zyandisikila,
eezyo zindizyangamya zyandicitikila.
26 Nsiliibide nikuba kulikkalila,
nsilyookezyi naaceya, mapenzi buyo lyoonse.”