1 “Ndakathama tjidumano ne mesho angu,
kuti asitongolinga mwanadi.
2 Gobe langu labelowobeni kudwa pezhugwi ku Ndzimu kene,
ne lukata gwangu kudwa kuna Masimbawose ba pezhugwi ini kene?
3 Apa zwakabipa azwitowila babi kene?
Apa tjiga ate tja ibabo banothama mbipo kene?
4 Apa autobona zila dzangu kene?
Apa autobala thambo imwe ne imwe yangu kene?
5 “Ha kuli kuti ndakabe ndiyenda mu zila dze bupitipiti,
makumbo angu akalibilidzila kunotjinya,
6 ngandiyegwe mu tjiyelo tjakalulwama,
kuti Ndzimu ubone kuti andina nlandu!
7 Ha kuli kuti ndakatongo pambuka mu zila,
ne mesho angu kasala shule yemula dzangu,
kene kuna itoyi mu maboko angu,
8 ha kwakajalo zwandakadzwala ngazwijiwe ne upoga,
ne zwijo zwe nnda wangu zwisimugwe.
9 “Ha moyo wangu wakatongokuzhugwa ne nkadzi,
kene ndakatongolalila pa nkoba we mbakidzani wangu,
10 ha kwakajalo, nkadzi wangu ngaakhwile mmwe nlume,
kakale nlume upoga ngaawalilane naye!
11 Ngobe kuthama saikoku nlandu nkulu,
nlandu wakafanila kuti ulobegwe shamu ne basumikilisi.
12 Moto unolotesa kose ku Golomodzo,
unowopisa kunoti ku midzi ya kose kwandakavuna.
13 “Ha ndisakabe ne hanya kuteedza nlandalume wangu kene nlandakadzi wangu, beng'ong'ola nge kwangu,
14 ndowothama tjini wali Ndzimu ha watjilingisana nami?
Ha undilingisa matama ndowoudabila nditini kene?
15 Apa ate iwo wakandibumba ukababumba bo kene?
Apa ate iwo wakatibumba tose mu zwibumbilo zwa bomme bedu?
16 “Apa ndakatongo nyima nshayi tjaakabe ekumbila,
ndakatongo tobosa tjilikadzi kene?
17 Apa ndakatongoja tjiwunga ndili ndoga,
ndinyima siyangwa kene?
18 Kudwa mu butjetjana gwangu ndakalela siyang'wa se kunoyita botate.
Kudwa ntolo ndagala nditjengeta tjilikadzi.
19 Apa ndakatongolingilila nthu efa ngoshaya zwiambalo kene,
kene nshayi ngosheta tjaangasungila natjo kene?
20 Apa aazondiboka kudwa mu moyo uwe,
apa andizompa zwiambalo zwakathamwa nge wulu,
yakabe idwa mu danga le pkhwizi dzangu kene?
21 Apa ndakatongo bhayana ne siyamwa,
ngoziba kuti ndowobakunda ku lubazhe kene?
22 Ha kwakajalo, luboko gwangu ngakushomoke mu thudzi,
ngaguvunike pa malunganilo e thudzi.
23 Ngoti ndakabe nditja bushongola gwe Ndzimu,
akuna kuti ndingabe ndakathama tjithu tjakajali saikoku!
24 “Ha ndakabiga kugalabgwe kwangu mu golide,
kene ndakadwa golide nditi, ‘Ndiwe kugalabgwe kwangu,’
25 ha ndakashathila fumwa yangu hwulu,
ne thundu yandashaba nge maboko angu,
26 ha ndakatongo linga zhuba lipenya
kene mwedzi uyenda wakanaka,
27 kuli kuti zwakatongo nditjengela,
ha zwithigamila ha zwinamata,
28 ikoku milandu yakafanila kuti isumikilisigwe,
ngobe kowobe kudwa kuti ndakanyepela Ndzimu masimbawose.
29 “Ha kuli kuti ndakatongo shathila manikano dze tjita tjangu,
kene kuli kushatha ha tjawigwa nge mang'oni,
30 andizotongo thama tjibi ngoleba nge nlomo wangu,
ndilonga bhiso ngekwe butjilo gwatjo.
31 Apa bashingi bangu bakabe basingatongo bhuzwa beti,
‘Ndiani watongoja kasigute nyama iye?’
32 Akuna n'yendi wakatongo lala kuzhe,
ngobe mikoba yakabe igala yakazhuligwa nzhi.
33 Ha ndakasumbika matjinyo angu bathu bamwe sekwa banothama,
ngekusumbika jinyo langu mukati kwangu,
34 ngoti ndakabe nditja mibunga,
nditja kubhatisa shoni njudzi dza kanyi kwedu,
kwakathama kuti ndigale ndakabgwata.
35 Apa ndiani unowonditeedza kene?
Ndobiga tjinyala tjangu, ili butendeki gwe lebeswa langu,
Masimbawose ngabandidabile.
Handabe ndakabhata lukwalo gwakakwagwa
nge tjita tjangu ngekwe milandu yangu.
36 Ndabe ndowoyenda ndakagusenga pamwe ne pamwe,
ndabe ndowogusenga ne mu nsholo dumbu se tjiala,
37 Ndabe ndowoubudza ngekwe thambo dzangu dzose,
se nkololo wa mambo ndabe ndowolingisana nawo.
38 “Ha kuli kuti nnda wangu unolila nge kwangu,
ne ngolo dzawo dzose dzinyolo nge mishodzi,
39 ha kuli kuti ndakaja mitjelo yawo ndisingalipe,
ha ndakabulaya beni bawo,
40 ipapo, mu bumo gwe mathunde ngaumele mihwa.”
Matama a Jobe anoma ipapa.
1 “Ndakathama tjidumano ne mesho angu,
kuti asitongolinga mwanadi.
2 Gobe langu labelowobeni kudwa pezhugwi ku Ndzimu kene,
ne lukata gwangu kudwa kuna Masimbawose ba pezhugwi ini kene?
3 Apa zwakabipa azwitowila babi kene?
Apa tjiga ate tja ibabo banothama mbipo kene?
4 Apa autobona zila dzangu kene?
Apa autobala thambo imwe ne imwe yangu kene?
5 “Ha kuli kuti ndakabe ndiyenda mu zila dze bupitipiti,
makumbo angu akalibilidzila kunotjinya,
6 ngandiyegwe mu tjiyelo tjakalulwama,
kuti Ndzimu ubone kuti andina nlandu!
7 Ha kuli kuti ndakatongo pambuka mu zila,
ne mesho angu kasala shule yemula dzangu,
kene kuna itoyi mu maboko angu,
8 ha kwakajalo zwandakadzwala ngazwijiwe ne upoga,
ne zwijo zwe nnda wangu zwisimugwe.
9 “Ha moyo wangu wakatongokuzhugwa ne nkadzi,
kene ndakatongolalila pa nkoba we mbakidzani wangu,
10 ha kwakajalo, nkadzi wangu ngaakhwile mmwe nlume,
kakale nlume upoga ngaawalilane naye!
11 Ngobe kuthama saikoku nlandu nkulu,
nlandu wakafanila kuti ulobegwe shamu ne basumikilisi.
12 Moto unolotesa kose ku Golomodzo,
unowopisa kunoti ku midzi ya kose kwandakavuna.
13 “Ha ndisakabe ne hanya kuteedza nlandalume wangu kene nlandakadzi wangu, beng'ong'ola nge kwangu,
14 ndowothama tjini wali Ndzimu ha watjilingisana nami?
Ha undilingisa matama ndowoudabila nditini kene?
15 Apa ate iwo wakandibumba ukababumba bo kene?
Apa ate iwo wakatibumba tose mu zwibumbilo zwa bomme bedu?
16 “Apa ndakatongo nyima nshayi tjaakabe ekumbila,
ndakatongo tobosa tjilikadzi kene?
17 Apa ndakatongoja tjiwunga ndili ndoga,
ndinyima siyangwa kene?
18 Kudwa mu butjetjana gwangu ndakalela siyang'wa se kunoyita botate.
Kudwa ntolo ndagala nditjengeta tjilikadzi.
19 Apa ndakatongolingilila nthu efa ngoshaya zwiambalo kene,
kene nshayi ngosheta tjaangasungila natjo kene?
20 Apa aazondiboka kudwa mu moyo uwe,
apa andizompa zwiambalo zwakathamwa nge wulu,
yakabe idwa mu danga le pkhwizi dzangu kene?
21 Apa ndakatongo bhayana ne siyamwa,
ngoziba kuti ndowobakunda ku lubazhe kene?
22 Ha kwakajalo, luboko gwangu ngakushomoke mu thudzi,
ngaguvunike pa malunganilo e thudzi.
23 Ngoti ndakabe nditja bushongola gwe Ndzimu,
akuna kuti ndingabe ndakathama tjithu tjakajali saikoku!
24 “Ha ndakabiga kugalabgwe kwangu mu golide,
kene ndakadwa golide nditi, ‘Ndiwe kugalabgwe kwangu,’
25 ha ndakashathila fumwa yangu hwulu,
ne thundu yandashaba nge maboko angu,
26 ha ndakatongo linga zhuba lipenya
kene mwedzi uyenda wakanaka,
27 kuli kuti zwakatongo nditjengela,
ha zwithigamila ha zwinamata,
28 ikoku milandu yakafanila kuti isumikilisigwe,
ngobe kowobe kudwa kuti ndakanyepela Ndzimu masimbawose.
29 “Ha kuli kuti ndakatongo shathila manikano dze tjita tjangu,
kene kuli kushatha ha tjawigwa nge mang'oni,
30 andizotongo thama tjibi ngoleba nge nlomo wangu,
ndilonga bhiso ngekwe butjilo gwatjo.
31 Apa bashingi bangu bakabe basingatongo bhuzwa beti,
‘Ndiani watongoja kasigute nyama iye?’
32 Akuna n'yendi wakatongo lala kuzhe,
ngobe mikoba yakabe igala yakazhuligwa nzhi.
33 Ha ndakasumbika matjinyo angu bathu bamwe sekwa banothama,
ngekusumbika jinyo langu mukati kwangu,
34 ngoti ndakabe nditja mibunga,
nditja kubhatisa shoni njudzi dza kanyi kwedu,
kwakathama kuti ndigale ndakabgwata.
35 Apa ndiani unowonditeedza kene?
Ndobiga tjinyala tjangu, ili butendeki gwe lebeswa langu,
Masimbawose ngabandidabile.
Handabe ndakabhata lukwalo gwakakwagwa
nge tjita tjangu ngekwe milandu yangu.
36 Ndabe ndowoyenda ndakagusenga pamwe ne pamwe,
ndabe ndowogusenga ne mu nsholo dumbu se tjiala,
37 Ndabe ndowoubudza ngekwe thambo dzangu dzose,
se nkololo wa mambo ndabe ndowolingisana nawo.
38 “Ha kuli kuti nnda wangu unolila nge kwangu,
ne ngolo dzawo dzose dzinyolo nge mishodzi,
39 ha kuli kuti ndakaja mitjelo yawo ndisingalipe,
ha ndakabulaya beni bawo,
40 ipapo, mu bumo gwe mathunde ngaumele mihwa.”
Matama a Jobe anoma ipapa.