Ayubu anaamba Mkomboliwe a moyo
1Ndipho Ayubu achijibu achiamba,
2“Dze, mundanigayisa,
na kunivundza na maneno hadi rini?
3Mkanibera tsona na tsona,
tamuona waibu kunihendera mai?
4Hata ikale náhenda kosa,
ro kosa nasala naro mwenye.
5Mwimwi munadziona mu bora kuriko mimi,
munahumira mateso niphahago chinyume changu.
6Manyani kukala Mlungu akanihendera makosa,
na kunigbwira na nyavuye.
7Dzagbwe nakota kululu, ‘Nkahenderwa fujo!’ ela taphana anijibuye,
dzagbwe nakota kululu niterywe, ela taphana haki bii.
8Iye akayiikira sandzu njira yangu ili nisiweze kutsupa,
na kuhenda njira zangu zikale jiza.
9Akahenda nguma yangu yiuke,
na kunivula chiremba changu.
10Akanivundza pande zosi, nami nkasira,
naye akazula kuluphiro rangu dza muhi.
11Tsukizize zikaaka dza moho chinyume changu,
na kuniolanga dza mmwenga wa maaduige.
12Majeshige garedza phamwenga,
ganatengeza njira ya kpwedza kpwangu,
na kuchita kambi kuzunguluka hema rangu.
13Akaika enehu kure nami,
na animanyao akanitenga tsetsetse.
14Atu angu akaniricha,
na asena angu akaniyala.
15Ajeni angu akaniyala,
na atumishi angu achetu ananiona avi ni mjeni,
ananiika sawa na atu akuhenda kpwedza.
16Namuiha muhendadzi-kazi wangu ela kanijibu,
dzagbwe namʼbembeleza.
17Pumuzi zangu zinamnukira lovu mkpwazangu,
nami ni tsukizo kpwa enehu enye.
18Ninaberwa hata ni anache adide,
nchiunuka ananisengenya.
19Asena angu osi a kurya na kuusa akanitsukirirwa,
nriokala naamendza, akanitsamalala.
20Mifupha yangu ikagbwirana na ngozi yangu,
nkatiya ela che bado phadide nifwe.
21Nionerani mbazi, nionerani mbazi, mwi asena angu,
mana Mlungu akaniguta na mkpwonowe.
22Mbona munanigayisa dza vyo Mlungu anigayisavyo?
Kpwa utu wani tamtosheka na mwiri wangu?
23Kalapho maneno gangu gangeandikpwa,
yani gangeandikpwa chitabuni!
24Kalapho gangeandikpwa na kalamu ya chuma na risasi
au gangetsongbwa mwambani hata kare na kare!
25Mana namanya mkomboli wangu a moyo,
na kukala pho mwisho andaima dzulu ya tsi.
26Na bada ya ngozi yangu kubanangbwa vivi,
hata nchikala kpwenye mwiri uhu nindamuona Mlungu na matso gangu.
27Mimi nindamuona
na matso gangu gandamlola, naye si wanjina.
Moyo wangu unamgodzera kpwa hamu!
28Ela mwi munaamba, ‘Hundamgbwayisadze!
Mana chandzo cha gaga ni ye mwenye.’
29Phahi ogophani upanga,
mana tsukizi zinareha kutiywa adabu kpwa upanga,
ili umanye kukala kuna uamuli.”