1 Ipapo Elihu kati,
2 “Ihwani matama angu, imwi balume bakatjenjela,
mundibhulutane, imwi banoziba,
3 Zebe dzohwa kene matama ezipa,
koga se lulimi gulabila zojiwa kuti kene zozipa.
4 Ngati shaluleni tjakalulwama,
ngatiboneni pakati kwedu kuti tjakalulwama ini.
5 Ngoti Jobe iye wati, ‘Andina nlandu,
koga Ndzimu unolandula ndulamo yangu,
6 nenguba ndisina nlandu, ndotogwa ndili nnyepi,
mbonje yangu aitopola nenguba ndisina tjandatjinya.’
7 Ndiupi nthu unonga Jobe kene,
iye unong'wa madado se vula kene?
8 Unogala ntutshi ne banothama mbipo,
unoshingidzana ne bathu babi.
9 Unoti, ‘Akutobhatsha tjimwe
kushathila Ndzimu.’
10 “Ndizo mundibhulutane imwi balume be hwisiso,
ngakube kule kule ne Ndzimu kuti ungathama bubi,
kukule na Masimbawose kuti ashinge tjisiitjo.
11 Unopa bathu mbayilo kuyendidzana ne zwabathama
unopa mmwe ne mmwe kwa kanfanila.
12 Ngelebeswa Ndzimu aaungathame bubi
Masimbawose abangapambuse tjakatambunuka.
13 Apa ndiani wakaupa simba le kulaula shango kene,
ndiani wakaupa ndaulo ye shango yose kene?
14 Ha Ndzimu ungazwitolegwa meya yawo,
ukazwikubunganyigwa mafemo awo,
15 ipapo bathu bose babe bewofa,
bebgwilila mu hwuluba.
16 “Ha una kuhwisisa, ihwa woku,
bhulutana tjandinoleba.
17 Apa iye usingade ndulamo ungabusa kene?
Apa ungasola iye wakalulwama ne una masimba?
18 Apa ate iwo unodwa bomambo uti ate betjimwe kene?
Apa ate iwo unodwa banotolegwa pezhugwi uti babi kene?
19 Automa ne balauli
kene kuli kutolela bafumi pezhugwi kupinda bashayi,
ngobe ibo bose nshingo we maboko awo.
20 Tingana tikafa takafala busiku.
Ndzimu unotiloba tikafa
bakasima unobalabhulila kutjena nge tjinyala.
21 “Ngoti mesho awo anobona zila dze nthu,
unobona thambo dzidze dzose.
22 Akuna zhalima lakati zwititi,
lingabgwata banothama bubi.
23 Ndzimu autosheta kuti ungabigila nthu tjibaka,
kuti azhe mbeli kwawo mu kusumikilisiwa.
24 Unolobesa bana masimba kuzhe kwe kushakisisa,
kabiga bamwe mu magalo abo.
25 Ngobe unoziba zwabanothama,
unobadusila kutjena kabalobesa tjinyolotjo.
26 Unoloba shamu banothama bubi,
mbeli kwe mmwe ne mmwe akalinga,
27 ngobe bakaufupatila,
bakasibe ne hanya nge zila dzawo.
28 Bakakombeledza bashayi kuti balilile ku Ndzimu
ngono ukahwa tjililo tjabo bekumbila bhatsho.
29 Ngono koga ha Ndzimu unganyalala zwawo,
ndiani ungautilika nlandu kene?
Ha ungasumbika buso gwawo, ndiani ungaubona kene?
Ngoti upezhugwi kwe itjaba ne nthu ngofanana,
30 ngoti akuna nthu usina Ndzimu ungabusa,
ngoti ungayisa bathu ku ndashiko koga.
31 “Kuna wakatongoti ku Ndzimu,
‘Ndi nlandu koga anditjowotjinya kakale,
32 undidiye tjandisingabone,
ha ndina nlandu, anditjowothama kakale.’
33 Apa unoti uthame tjinoshakwa ndiwe kene,
koga iwe ulamba kushanduka kene?
Ndiwe wakafanila kutola thambo kusi imi,
Ndizo kee leba tjaunoziba.
34 Bathu bana hwisiso banoti kundili,
ne wakatjenjela unohwa tjandinoleba unowoti,
35 ‘Jobe unoleba ngoshaya luzibo,
matama awe aatopa tjedza.’
36 Kanukani tjinolebgwa ndi Jobe,
nge kuti unolebeleka koga se nthu mbi.
37 Unopapha jinyo lile nge kupanduka,
unodadila Ndzimu mbeli kwedu,
unowatsha matama awe enyanyayidza Ndzimu.”
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