Ayubu anauza Mlungu akuphi?
1Phahi Ayubu wajibu achiamba,
2“Hata vivi rero ncherelalamika kpwa sonono,
dzagbwe naula, ela anaenderera kunitiya adabu.
3Ningemanya Mlungu aphahikanapho,
ningephiya pho asagalapho!
4Ningephirika lau rangu mbereze
na kumuambira manji ga kudzihehera.
5Ningemanya go ndigokujibuni,
na ningeelewa go ndigogomba.
6Dze, angehumira uwezowe mkpwulu kulumbana nami?
Hata! Iye angeniphundza vinono.
7Phapho mutu asiye na ila angelumbana naye,
nami ningephahikana sina kosa, na ningeikpwa huru ta kare na kare.
8Lola, náphiya mlairo wa dzuwa, na kala kako,
nchiuya mtswerero wa dzuwa, simuonere.
9Namuendza ariphokala kazini ko vurini, ela siyamuona,
nagaluka mwakani, ela simuonere.
10Ela iye anamanya yo njira niigbwirayo,
ndiphokala akanipima, nindatuluka dza zahabu swafi.
11Chigulu changu chikalunga nyagoze,
nikalunga njiraze na sidzangbweaphuka.
12Sidzangbwericha kugbwira malagizo ga madomoge,
nikatundza maneno ga kanwaye kuriko chakurya.
13Ela kabadilika ngʼo, ni ani awezaye kushindana naye?
Iye nkuhenda cho alondacho.
14Mana andakamilisha go arigonipangira,
chisha achere na manji dza gago mwakpwe achilini.
15Kpwa hivyo naogopha niimapho mbereze;
niazapho gosi gaga, nkumuogopha.
16Mlungu akahenda moyo wangu ufwe purungire,
na ye Mwenye Nguvu Zosi akaniogofyera,
17ela sinyamala kpwa sababu ya ro jiza,
na chilungulungu cha jiza chichobwiningiza uso wangu.