Jobu 22:1-30
22 Mpoonya Elifazi+ muna Temani wakaamba kuti:
2 “Sena muntu ulakonzya kuba amulimo kuli Leza?
Sena muntu mupampu ulakonzya kugwasya kulinguwe?+
3 Sena Singuzuzyoonse ulaamakani* mukuti yebo uliluleme,Alimwi sena walo ulagwasyigwa mukuti yebo ulasyomeka munzila yako?+
4 Sena ulakusubulaAkukubeteka akaambo kakuti yebo ulemeka Leza?
5 Sena tacili boobo akaambo kakuti bubi bwako mbupati kapati
Azyalo zinyonyoono zyako tazimani?+
6 Nkaambo yebo ulabweza cisyomezyo cacikwelete kumunyoko kakunyina kaambo,Alimwi ulasamununa bantu zisani akubasiya buyo mantanda.*+
7 Muntu uukatede tomupi maanzi aakunywa,Awalo muntu uufwide nzala ulamwiima cakulya.+
8 Muntu singuzu nguujisi nyika mpati,+Muntu uulemekwa nguukkala mulinjiyo.
9 Pele bamukabafwu wakabatanda acinkwamaanza,Alimwi wakatyolaula maanza aabamucaala.
10 Nkakaambo kaako tukole* tulikuzingulukide koonse-koonse,+Alimwi zintu ziyoosya zilakutilimuna;
11 Nkakaambo kaako uli mumudima uusiya mbi cakuti tokonzyi kubona,
Alimwi maanzi aazambangulwe akuvwumba.
12 Sena Leza tali kujulu lyamajulu?
Alimwi kolanga mbokuli kulamfwu ooko nkozibede nyenyeezi zyoonse.
13 Nokuba boobo yebo waamba kuti: ‘Ino mubwini Leza uzyi nzi?
Sena ulakonzya kubeteka mumudima uusiya mbi?
14 Makumbi alimusinkilide cakuti taboniNeenda atala aamubalo wamulengalenga.’
15 Sena ulatobela nzila yakaindiEeyo njibakainda bantu babi,
16 Bantu ibakakwempwa alufwu* kacitanasika ciindi cabo,Ibakajisi ntalisyo izyakatolwa azambangulwe?*+
17 Bakali kwaambila Leza mwini-mwini kuti: ‘Kotuleka!’
Akuti ‘Ino ncinzi ncakonzya kutucita Singuzuzyoonse?’
18 Nokuba boobo, walo ngonguwe wakazuzya maanda aabo azintu zibotu.
(Mizeezo mibi iili boobu ili kulamfwu amizeezo yangu.)
19 Balulami bayakucibona eeci akukondwa,Abalo bantu banyina mulandu bayoobafwubaazya kabaamba kuti:
20 ‘Basikutulwana banyonyoonwa,Alimwi mulilo ulazyuumpa cakumaninina zintu zyabo ziceede.’
21 Komuzyiba Leza eelyo ulaba aluumuno;Mpoonya ulajana zintu zibotu.
22 Kotambula mulawo uuzwa kumulomo wakwe,Akuyobola majwi aakwe mumoyo wako.+
23 Ikuti naa ujokele kuli Singuzuzyoonse, ulaba mbuli mbookabede kaindi;+Ikuti naa zintu zitaluleme uzitantamune kutente lyako,
24 Alimwi ikuti naa ngolida yako wiisowele mulusukoAngolida yaku Ofiri+ wiisowele mumakkuti* aazwide mabwe,
25 Nkokuti Singuzuzyoonse ulaba ngolida yako,Alimwi ulaba nsiliva yako mbotu kapati.
26 Nkaambo ndendilyo notiibotelwe kapati muli Singuzuzyoonse,Akulungumika busyu bwako kuli Leza.
27 Ulamukombelezya, eelyo ulakumvwa;Alimwi yebo ulazuzikizya zikonke zyako.
28 Kufwumbwa ncokanza kucita, ciyoocitika,Alimwi mumuni uyoomunikila nzila yako.
29 Nkaambo uyakuusyigwa nsoni kuti koambaula cakulidunda,Pele walo uyoobafwutula aabo balicesya.*
30 Uyoobavwuna bantu banyina mulandu;Aboobo ikuti naa maanza aako alasalala, ncobeni uyoovwunwa.”
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “Sena cilamukkomanisya Singuzuzyoonse.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “ulasamununa zisani zyabantu ibali mantanda.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “tukole twatuyuni.”
^ Naa “ibalaamaumi aakakosokezyegwa.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “amulonga.”
^ Naa “mumilonga.”
^ Naa “aabo balangide ansi.”
