1 Elihu kadwilila eti,
2 “Ibe ne moyo nlefu kutukununu koga, ndowokulakidza tjimwe,
nditjina tjimwe tjandingalebelekela Ndzimu.
3 Ndowonotola luzibo gwangu kusipano,
kukulakidza kuti Mbumbi wangu wakalulwama kungapani.
4 Nge malebeswa matama angu aateali manyepkhwa,
iye una luzibo umbeli kuko.
5 “Bona Ndzimu nkulu seni, koga akuna waunolingila pasi,
wakasima, una simba le hwisiso.
6 Autoletjedzela babi bakatjila,
koga banodziyila unobapa fanilo dzabo.
7 Unogala wakabakilila balulwami,
ngono unobatolela pezhugwi sa bomambo,
ukathama kuti bakudziwe tjatjose.
8 Koga ha bathu bakasungwa nge ketani,
bebe bebhakhwa nge misungo ye kudziyila,
9 unobabudza zwabakathama,
kuti batjinya, bakazwibhata kwakabipa.
10 Unobathama kuti bauteedze haubatjemela
ngono ukabadwa kuti bashandukila bubi gwabo.
11 Ha beuteedza beushingila,
banowidza mazhuba abo bakabhudilila
ne makole abo bali mu kushatha.
12 Koga ha basingauteedze,
banowofa nge thumo
ngono befa basina luzibo.
13 “Usina Ndzimu mu moyo unogala akalamwa koga,
aatokumbila bhatsho nenguba un'loba shamu.
14 Banofa bali mu butjetjana gwabo,
bhelelo le matjilo abo lobhatisa shoni.
15 Unosunungula unodziyidzika mu kudziyidzika kukwe,
uzhula zebe dzabo kuti bahwisise nge zogwadza.
16 Nawe unokudana kuti ukuduse mu mang'oni,
kukuyisa kwakazhuka kusina zwinodzibilidza,
ukakupa zose zojiwa zwinozipa.
17 “Koga ngwenu unolobgwa shamu ngekwe bubi,
sumikiliso ne kululwamisiwa zwakakudzinga.
18 Ngono ubone bushongola gusikutjengele ukatuka Ndzimu,
usiletje tjizwimba nlomo tjikulu tjikakupambusa.
19 Apa fumwa iyo ne masimba awo,
zowokubhatsha aukumbila bhatsho kene?
20 Dumbu usiyemule kuti busiku,
panowoti bathu bakalobesiwa mu magalo abo
21 Ibe nge njele, usiwile mu bubi,
gonga igo gwaunoda kupinda kudziyila.
22 Bona, Ndzimu unokudziwa mu simba lawo,
ndiani ungadiya saiwo kene?
23 Ndiani ungadwa Ndzimu kuti uthameni,
kene ungati, ‘Mathama kwakabipa kene?’
24 “Kumbula kukudza mishingo yawo,
bathu yabakakudza beimba
25 Bathu bose bakabona tjawakayita,
bathu banoilingila kule!
26 Bona, Ndzimu nkulu, kwatisingake tikauhwisisa!
Mbalo ye makole awo akuna ungaiziba.
27 Unotola madokhwe e vula,
ukaathama fulele ye vula inona.
28 Unothama kuti vula ine idwa mu makole,
ili njinji inila bathu bose.
29 Apa kuna unoziba kuti makole anoyenda tjini kene?
Apa kuna unoziba kuti tari inodadamula tjini kene?
30 Bona, unopaladza lupenyo gwe vula kuupoteleka,
ukazwimba thiwa dze gungwa.
31 Ngoti ndiko sekwa unosumikilisa bathu,
upa zojiwa zwili zwinjinji.
32 Unozhadza maboko awo nge lupenyo gwe vula,
ngono ukagudwa kuti gulobe pakalingisana.
33 Zhoba yago inoleba nge kwawo,
ne ng'ombe dzoziba ngekwe kuloba kwago.
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