Yobu Akwezanso Mawu Ake
Akulumbira pa Mulungu yemweyo amene wamulanda chilungamo chake, Yobu akana kuvomereza kuti abwenzi ake akunena zoona; adzagwiritsitsa ungwiro wake mpaka imfa. Kenako iye mwini afotokoza gawo la munthu woipa: siliva wounjikidwa wovalidwa ndi olungama, kamvuluvulu wa usiku, nyumba ya ukonde wa kangaude.
27 1Ndipo Yobu anapitirizanso mawu ake nati: 2“Pali Mulungu wamoyo, amene wandilanda chiweruzo changa, ndi Wamphamvuzonse, amene wawawitsa moyo wanga, 3nthawi yonse imene mpweya wanga uli mwa ine, ndi Mzimu wa Atate wathu uli m'mphuno mwanga, 4milomo yanga sidzayankhula zabodza, ndipo lilime langa silidzatchula chinyengo. 5Sindidzavomera konse kuti inu ndinu olungama; mpaka ndife sindidzasiya ungwiro wanga. 6Ndagwiritsitsa chilungamo changa ndipo sindidzachisiya; mtima wanga sundidzudzula pa masiku anga onse.
7“Mdani wanga akhale ngati woipa, ndipo amene andiukira akhale ngati wosalungama. 8Pakuti chiyembekezo cha munthu wopanda Mulungu nchiyani pamene wadulidwa, pamene Mulungu alanda moyo wake? 9Kodi Mulungu adzamva kulira kwake pamene masautso amgwera? 10Kodi adzakondwera mwa Wamphamvuzonse? Kodi adzaitana Mulungu nthawi zonse? 11Ndidzakuphunzitsani za dzanja la Mulungu; sindidzabisa zimene ziri ndi Wamphamvuzonse. 12Taonani, nonsenu mwazionera nokha izi; nanga bwanji mukuyankhula mawu achabechabe otere? 13Ichi ndi gawo la munthu woipa lochokera kwa Mulungu, cholowa chimene opondereza amalandira kwa Wamphamvuzonse: 14Ngati ana ake ndi ambiri, adzaphedwa ndi lupanga, ndipo mbadwa zake sizidzakhuta chakudya. 15Amene adzatsala pambuyo pake adzaikidwa m'manda ndi mliri, ndipo akazi awo amasiye sadzalira. 16Ngakhale aunjike siliva ngati fumbi ndi kuwunjika zovala ngati dongo, 17angaziwunjike, koma wolungama adzazivala, ndipo wosalakwa adzagawana siliva. 18Amamanga nyumba yake ngati chisa cha njenjete, ngati msasa umene mlonda amamanga. 19Amagona ali wolemera, koma sadzakhalanso choncho; akatsegula maso ake, zonse zatha. 20Zoopsa zimamgwera ngati chigumula; usiku kamvuluvulu kamamkwatula ndi kupita naye. 21Mphepo ya kummawa imamnyamula ndipo amapita; imamsesa kumchotsa pa malo pake. 22Imamthamangira mopanda chifundo; iye amathawa mwaliwiro kuchoka ku mphamvu yake. 23Imamuwombera m'manja ndi kumuluzira kuti atuluke pa malo pake.”