1 Ngono Jobe kadwilila nge ndebeleko iye eti,
2 “Se Ndzimu unotjila, iwo wakadusila kutjena fanilo dzangu,
Masimbawose bakathama kuti ndilabile kugwadzika kwangu,
3 ha meya yangu itjimundili,
ne meya ye Ndzimu ili mu zwimilo zwangu,
4 nlomo wangu aungafe waleba bubi,
kakale lulimi gwangu agungafe gwaleba butjebeli.
5 Ngakube kutjena nami kuti nditi molebesa
kudzina ndifa andingazane nge kube ne ntutshi kwangu.
6 Ndowobhatilila mu ndulamo yangu, andingafe ndaletja ikayenda,
hana yangu i mbuyanana, moyo wangu aungandisole.
7 “Tjita tjangu ngatjifanane ne nthu mbi,
unondimukila ngaafanane ne nthu usina ndulamo.
8 Ngobe kugalabgwe kwe usina Ndzimu ini,
ha Ndzimu utola butjilo gugwe kene?
9 Apa Ndzimu unoteedza tjililo tjitje
ha kudziyidzika kwazha munli kene?
10 Apa unowowana kushatha muna Masimbawose?
Apa unowodana Ndzimu misi yose kene?
11 “Ndowomudiya ngekwe simba le Ndzimu,
zwimuna Masimbawose andingazwisumbike.
12 Bonani, mose imwi makazwibonela nge mesho enyu,
ini ngono ndebo dzenyu dzili madatha koga kene?
13 “Ileli ndilo gobe le nthu mbi ku Ndzimu
ne lukata gwe wakabipa moyo gwaanoamutjila kudwa muna Masimbawose.
14 Ha bana babe bangawanda, banowandila thumo koga,
bana babe abatofa baja zojiwa bakaguta.
15 Malimbelimbe awe anobulawa nge bugwele,
tjilikadzi dzabo adzitobalilila.
16 Nenguba ekubunganya siliva se hwuluba,
ezwitjekela zwiambalo zwinjinji se duluthulu le vu,
17 unowozwitjekela izo koga zowoambagwa ne nlulwami,
usina nlandu unowokoba siliva.
18 Ng'umba yaanobaka inonga ludandi gwe tjibubi
inonga nshasha wathamwa ne nlindi.
19 Unonoizela akafuma, koga kowopela
unoti ezhula mesho awe kawana fungwa iye isipo.
20 Lutjo gon'wila gukankulila se nkubila
mu busiku unolala asengwa nge tjampupudze.
21 Phepo ye bhezhuba inontutudzila kutjena kasibepo,
inontutudzila kutjena ne nzi uwe,
22 inontutudza isina ngoni,
akabhata egwisa kwazo kutizha.
23 Phepo inonlobela phande,
inonsumila kudwa mu bugalo gwayo.
1 Ngono Jobe kadwilila nge ndebeleko iye eti,
2 “Se Ndzimu unotjila, iwo wakadusila kutjena fanilo dzangu,
Masimbawose bakathama kuti ndilabile kugwadzika kwangu,
3 ha meya yangu itjimundili,
ne meya ye Ndzimu ili mu zwimilo zwangu,
4 nlomo wangu aungafe waleba bubi,
kakale lulimi gwangu agungafe gwaleba butjebeli.
5 Ngakube kutjena nami kuti nditi molebesa
kudzina ndifa andingazane nge kube ne ntutshi kwangu.
6 Ndowobhatilila mu ndulamo yangu, andingafe ndaletja ikayenda,
hana yangu i mbuyanana, moyo wangu aungandisole.
7 “Tjita tjangu ngatjifanane ne nthu mbi,
unondimukila ngaafanane ne nthu usina ndulamo.
8 Ngobe kugalabgwe kwe usina Ndzimu ini,
ha Ndzimu utola butjilo gugwe kene?
9 Apa Ndzimu unoteedza tjililo tjitje
ha kudziyidzika kwazha munli kene?
10 Apa unowowana kushatha muna Masimbawose?
Apa unowodana Ndzimu misi yose kene?
11 “Ndowomudiya ngekwe simba le Ndzimu,
zwimuna Masimbawose andingazwisumbike.
12 Bonani, mose imwi makazwibonela nge mesho enyu,
ini ngono ndebo dzenyu dzili madatha koga kene?
13 “Ileli ndilo gobe le nthu mbi ku Ndzimu
ne lukata gwe wakabipa moyo gwaanoamutjila kudwa muna Masimbawose.
14 Ha bana babe bangawanda, banowandila thumo koga,
bana babe abatofa baja zojiwa bakaguta.
15 Malimbelimbe awe anobulawa nge bugwele,
tjilikadzi dzabo adzitobalilila.
16 Nenguba ekubunganya siliva se hwuluba,
ezwitjekela zwiambalo zwinjinji se duluthulu le vu,
17 unowozwitjekela izo koga zowoambagwa ne nlulwami,
usina nlandu unowokoba siliva.
18 Ng'umba yaanobaka inonga ludandi gwe tjibubi
inonga nshasha wathamwa ne nlindi.
19 Unonoizela akafuma, koga kowopela
unoti ezhula mesho awe kawana fungwa iye isipo.
20 Lutjo gon'wila gukankulila se nkubila
mu busiku unolala asengwa nge tjampupudze.
21 Phepo ye bhezhuba inontutudzila kutjena kasibepo,
inontutudzila kutjena ne nzi uwe,
22 inontutudza isina ngoni,
akabhata egwisa kwazo kutizha.
23 Phepo inonlobela phande,
inonsumila kudwa mu bugalo gwayo.