Jobu 18:1-21
18 Mpoonya Bilidadi+ muna Sua wakaamba kuti:
2 “Ino mulaleka lili kwaambaula boobu?
Amuswiilile kutegwa andiswe twaambaule.
3 Nkaambo nzi ncotweelede kubonwa mbuli banyama+Akubonwa mbuli kuti tuli bafwubafwuba* mumeso aanu?
4 Kunyina makani akuti yebo omwini walizazaula mubukali bwako,Sena nyika ilalekelezyegwa akaambo kanduwe,Alimwi sena ndomba ilaswenzyegwa abusena bwayo?
5 Masimpe mumuni wamuntu mubi uyoozimwa,Alimwi mabangabanga aamulilo wakwe taakamweki pe.+
6 Ncobeni mumuni uyooba mudima mutente lyakwe,Alimwi lampi limumunikila ilili atala lyakwe liyoozimwa.
7 Intaamu zyakwe zyanguzu ziyoofwiimpa,Alwalo lulayo lwakwe luyoomupa kuwa.+
8 Nkaambo maulu aakwe ayoomunjizya mulunsabwe,Alimwi uyakwiingaila akunjila mubuzambo bwandulo.
9 Kooze kayoomujata kukasindi;Uyoocegwa mukakole.+
10 Uliteedwe ntambo ansi,Alimwi akakole munzila yakwe.
11 Koonse-koonse, zintu ziyoosya zilamutilimuna+Alimwi zilimujisi kumutandaanya oomu amoomu.
12 Nguzu zyakwe zilamana,Alimwi mapenzi+ ayoomupa kudadalika.*
13 Lukanda lwakwe lwaligwa;Cilwazi cijaya* kwiinda zyoonse cilya maanza amaulu aakwe.
14 Wazyulwa mutente lyakwe mwaakali kukkala kaliibide+Akutolwa kumwami uuyoosya.*
15 Beenzu* bayookkala mutente lyakwe;Sulufa uyoosansailwa aŋanda yakwe.+
16 Miyanda yakwe iyooyuma ansi,Ayalo mitabi yakwe iyooneta atala lyakwe.
17 Takayeeyegwi limbi munyika,Alimwi zina lyakwe talikazyibwi* mumugwagwa.
18 Bayoomutandila mumudima kuzwa mumumuniAlimwi uyootandwa munyika mbotu.
19 Takabi abana alimwi aluzubo akati kabantu bakwe,Alimwi takabi amuntu uuyoofwutuka mubusena mwakkala.*
20 Bwaakusika buzuba bwakwe bantu ba Kumbo bayoogambwa kapatiAbalo bantu ba Kujwe bayooyoowa kapati.
21 Eeci ncecicitikila matente aasimucita zibiAlimwi ncecicitika kubusena bwamuntu uutamuzyi Leza.”
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa ambweni, “tulisofweede.”
^ Naa “kusunkuta.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “Mwana mutaanzi walufwu.”
^ Naa “kulufwu lubi.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “Cintu citali cakwe.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “takabi azina.”
^ Naa “mubusena bwakwe mwatakakkalilili.”
