Ayubu anadzihehera
1Ndipho Ayubu achijibu achiamba,
2“Násikira mambo manji dza gago,
mwimwi mosi mnaniyuga tu, tamniphoza marenda.
3Maneno genu gasigo na mana gandasira rini?
Au ni chitu chani chinachokuhendani mujibu?
4Mimi piya ningegomba dza vyo mgombavyo,
kalapho munatsupira gaga garigoniphaha
ningegomba maneno chinyume chenu
na kusukasuka chitswa changu.
5Ningekutiyani nguvu kpwa gara nigombago,
na maneno gangu ga kuphoza marenda gangehuriza utsungu wenu.
6Hata nchigomba chisha sonono yangu taisira,
na hata nchinyamala chisha takuniphunguzira sonono.
7Kpwa kpweli Mlungu akaniremweza,
atu angu osi akaaolaga tsetsetse.
8Uwe ukahenda mwiri wangu kukala mifupha mihuphu,
vivi atu anaona kukala nkahenda dambi.
Mwiri wangu wenye mikunya-mikunya unashuudiya chinyume changu.
9Akanimwamula kpwa tsukizize, akanimena
na kuningʼatira meno,
adui wangu akanitumburira matso.
10Atu akanahula kanwa zao kunizemerera,
akaniwanga makofi kpwa chibero,
anadzikusanya phamwenga chinyume changu.
11Mlungu akanitiya mikononi mwa enye dambi,
na kunilavya kpwa atu ayi.
12Nákala sina maneno, ela achinivundza vipande-vipande,
wanigbwira singo achinibunda-bunda na photsi,
achinihenda kukala ni mlengbwa.
13Atue a maha akanizangira,
anaahula figo zangu bila ya kunionera mbazi,
anamwaga chihumbo utsungu changu photsi.
14Iye ananilumiza mara kpwa mara,
ananishambuliya dza sujaa.
15Nikadzishonera nguwo za magunia nikavwala,
nami nkamwaga nguvu zangu vumbini.
16Matso gangu gakadobera kpwa ndiro,
na jiza rikagbwira mwangu kopheni.
17Dzagbwe mikono yangu taidzangbwehenda fujo,
na mavoyo gangu ga swafi.
18Uwe tsi, usibwiningize milatso yangu,
na chiriro changu nachisiphahe phatu pha kuoya.
19 Hata vivi shaidi wangu a mlunguni,
na iye ndiye nihehera a dzulu.
20Asena angu ananibera,
ela matso gangu ganammwagira Mlungu matsozi.
21Naaza kala phana mutu wa kunihehera mbere za Mlungu,
dza vira mutu aheheravyo msenawe.
22Mana miaka michache indatsapa,
nindaphiya charo ambacho tachiuywa.