Otonthoza Opanda Phindu
Yobu awatcha otonthoza omvetsa chisoni ndipo anena kuti iyenso akanatha kulankhula mawu aatali, akanakhala kuti malo awo asinthana. Afotokoza Mulungu ngati wankhondo amene wamugwira pakhosi ndi kumuika chandamale. Komabe akuumirira kuti mboni yake ili kumwamba.
16 1Ndipo Yobu anayankha nati: 2“Ndamva zinthu zambiri zonga izi; inu nonse ndinu otonthoza opanda phindu. 3Kodi mau anu amphepo alibe mathero? Nchiyani chikukuputani kuti mupitirize kuyankha? 4Inenso nditha kuyankhula monga inu, mukanakhala pamalo panga; ndikanatha kusonkhanitsa mau polimbana ndi inu, ndi kukupukusirani mutu. 5Koma ndikanakulimbitsani ndi pakamwa panga, ndipo chitonthozo cha milomo yanga chikanachepetsa ululu wanu. 6Ngati ndiyankhula, ululu wanga suchepa; ndipo ngati ndikhala chete, nchiyani chimandichokera? 7Zoonadi tsopano Mulungu wanditopetsa; mwawononga gulu langa lonse. 8Mwandifinya, ndipo zasanduka mboni; kuwonda kwanga kwandiukira ndipo kukundichitira umboni pamaso panga. 9Mkwiyo wake wandikhadzula ndi kundiukira; wakukuta mano pa ine; mdani wanga akundiyang'anitsitsa ndi maso ake. 10Anthu andiyasamira pakamwa pawo; andimenya patsaya monyoza; agwirizana kulimbana nane. 11Mulungu wandipereka kwa osalungama ndipo wanditaya m'manja mwa oipa. 12Ndinali pamtendere, koma anandiphwanya; anandigwira pakhosi nandiphwanyaphwanya; wandiyika kukhala chandamale chake. 13Oponya mivi ake andizinga; akung'amba impsyo zanga mopanda chifundo, ndipo akukhuthulira ndulu yanga pansi. 14Akundimenya mobwerezabwereza; akundithamangira ngati wankhondo. 15Ndasoka chiguduli pa khungu langa, ndipo ndakwirira mphumi yanga mu fumbi. 16Nkhope yanga yafiira ndi kulira, ndipo mdima wandiweyani wagona pa zikope zanga, 17ngakhale palibe chiwawa m'manja mwanga, ndipo pemphero langa ndi loyera. 18Iwe dziko lapansi, usaphimbe mwazi wanga, ndipo kulira kwanga kusapeze malo opumira. 19Ngakhale tsopano, mboni yanga ili kumwamba, ndipo womenyera mlandu wanga ali kumwamba. 20Abwenzi anga akundinyoza; diso langa likukhuthula misozi kwa Mulungu, 21kuti amenyere munthu mlandu wake pamaso pa Mulungu, monga mmene mwana wa munthu amamenyera mnzake. 22Pakuti zaka zochepa chabe zidzatha, ndipo kenaka ndidzapita njira yosabwererako.”