Yobu Ayankha
Yobu ayankha chipongwe ndi chipongwe, nzeru idzafa pamodzi nanu, kenako anena kuti ngakhale nyama ndi mbalame zimadziwa kuti dzanja la Atate wathu ndilo lachita zimenezi. Ndakatulo yake si yotonthoza: Mulungu avula aphungu, oweruza, ansembe ndi mafumu, ndipo asiya atsogoleri a dziko lapansi akufufuza mumdima.
12 1Ndipo Yobu anayankha nati: 2“Mosakayika inu ndinu anthu, ndipo nzeru zidzafa pamodzi ndi inu. 3Koma inenso ndili ndi maganizo ngati inu; sindine wotsika kwa inu. Kodi ndani wosadziwa zinthu ngati zimenezi? 4Ndakhala choseketsa kwa anzanga—ine, amene ndinaitana Mulungu ndipo anandiyankha; munthu wolungama ndi wosalakwa, tsopano ndasanduka choseketsa. 5Amene akukhala bwino amanyoza tsoka— kumenya kokonzeka kwa iwo amene mapazi awo akuterereka. 6Mahema a akuba ali pa mtendere, ndipo amene amakwiyitsa Mulungu ali pa chitetezo—iwo amene amanyamula mulungu wawo m'dzanja lawo. a a v6 Amene amanyamula mulungu wawo m'dzanja lawo: anthu amene amadalira kwathunthu mphamvu zawozawo m'malo mwa Mulungu. 7Koma funsa nyama, ndipo zidzakuphunzitsa; mbalame za mlengalenga, ndipo zidzakuuza; 8kapena lankhula ndi dziko lapansi, ndipo lidzakuphunzitsa iwe; ndipo nsomba za m'nyanja zidzakufotokozera. 9Ndani mwa zonsezi amene sadziwa kuti dzanja la Atate wathu ndiye lachita zimenezi? b b v9 Pa mkangano wautali ndi anzake atatu, apa ndi pokhapo pamene Yobu akutchula Atate wathu ndi dzina lake — dzina laubale limene anzake sadzagwiritsa ntchito konse. Mtima wake, ngakhale pa kudandaula kwake, ukufunafuna Atate amene anamdziwa kale. 10M'dzanja Lake muli moyo wa chamoyo chilichonse ndi mpweya wa anthu onse. 11Kodi khutu silimayesa mawu monga momwe pakamwa pamalawira chakudya? 12Nzeru imapezeka mwa okalamba, ndipo kumvetsa kumapezeka pa masiku ambiri. 13Kwa Iye kuli nzeru ndi mphamvu; uphungu ndi kumvetsa ndi za Iye. 14Chimene Iye amagumula sichingamangidwenso; amene Iye wamutsekera sangamasulidwe. 15Ngati Iye aletsa madzi, amauma; ngati awatulutsa, amasefukira dziko lapansi. 16Kwa Iye kuli mphamvu ndi nzeru yeniyeni; wonyengedwa ndi wonyenga onse ndi a Iye. 17Iye amatenga aphungu atawalanda, ndipo amasandutsa oweruza kukhala zitsiru. 18Iye amamasula zomangira za mafumu, ndipo amawamanga nsalu m'chiuno mwawo. 19Iye amatenga ansembe atawalanda, ndipo amagwetsa amene anakhazikika kalekale. 20Iye amakhalitsa chete milomo ya odalirika, ndipo amalanda akulu luntha lozindikira. 21Iye amakhuthulira manyozo pa akalonga, ndipo amalanda amphamvu mphamvu zawo. 22Iye amavumbula zinthu zozama kuchokera mu mdima, ndipo amabweretsa mthunzi lakuda poyera. 23Iye amakulitsa mitundu ya anthu, kenaka amaiwononga; amafutukula mitundu, kenaka amaitenga kupita nayo kutali. 24Iye amalanda nzeru atsogoleri a dziko lapansi, ndipo amawatumiza kuyendayenda m'chipululu chopanda njira. 25Iwo amafufuza mu mdima mopanda kuwala, ndipo Iye amawadzandalitsa ngati munthu woledzera.”
