Yobu Ayankhulanso
Yobu akumbukira zimene wataya: ana ake omzungulira, ubwenzi wa Mulungu pa hema wake, ulemu wa mzinda wonse. Anali maso kwa akhungu ndi bambo kwa osowa, ndipo amayembekeza kufa wokalamba m'chisa chake ulemerero wake uli watsopano.
29 1Ndipo Yobu anayankhulanso nati: 2“Aa, ndikanakhala ngati m'miyezi yakale ija, ngati masiku amene Mulungu anandiyang'anira, 3pamene nyale yake inawala pamutu panga, ndipo ndi kuwala kwake ndinkayenda mu mdima; 4monga ndinalili m'masiku a mphamvu zanga, pamene ubwenzi wapamtima wa Mulungu unali pa tenti yanga, a a v4 Yobu akulakalaka chiyandikano chimene anachidziwapo kale — ubwenzi wapamtima wa Mulungu pa nyumba yake. Sadziwabe kuti Mulungu amene akumsowayo ndiye Atate amene mtima wawo sunachoke pa iye; kuti adzawaona ndi maso ake omwe buku lisanathe. 5pamene Wamphamvuzonse anali nane, pamene ana anga anali ondizungulira; 6pamene mapazi anga anasambitsidwa mu chambiko, ndipo thanthwe linanditulutsira mitsinje ya mafuta. 7Pamene ndinkatuluka kupita ku chipata cha mzinda, nakhala pa mpando wanga pa bwalo, 8anyamata anandiona napatuka, ndipo okalamba anadzuka nayima; 9akalonga analeka kuyankhula, nagwira dzanja pakamwa pawo; 10mau a olemekezeka anakhala chete, ndipo malilime awo anamamatira kumwamba kwa pakamwa pawo. 11Pamene khutu linamva, linanditcha wodala, ndipo pamene diso linaona, linandichitira umboni, 12chifukwa ndinapulumutsa osauka amene anafuula, ndi mwana wamasiye amene analibe womthandiza. 13Madalitso a munthu amene anali pafupi kuwonongeka anadza pa ine, ndipo ndinachititsa mtima wa mkazi wamasiye kuimba ndi chimwemwe. 14Ndinavala chilungamo, ndipo icho chinandivala; chiweruzo changa chinali ngati mkanjo ndi nduwira. 15Ndinali maso a osaona, ndi mapazi a olumala. 16Ndinali bambo wa osowa, ndipo ndinkafufuza mlandu wa munthu amene sindinamdziwe. 17Ndinathyola mano a oyipa, nalanda chofunkha m'mano mwake. 18Choncho ndinaganiza kuti, ‘Ndidzafera mu chisa changa, ndipo ndidzachulukitsa masiku anga ngati mchenga.’ 19Mizu yanga inafika ku madzi, ndipo mame anakhala usiku wonse pa nthambi zanga. 20Ulemerero wanga unakhalabe watsopano mwa ine, ndipo uta wanga unali watsopano nthawi zonse m'dzanja langa. 21Anthu anandimvetsera nadikira; anakhala chete kudikira uphungu wanga. 22Nditayankhula, iwo sananenenso kanthu; mau anga anawagwera mofatsa. 23Anandidikira ngati momwe amadikirira mvula, ndipo anatsekula pakamwa pawo ngati kudikira mvula ya masika. 24Pamene ndinkawasekerera, iwo sankatha kukhulupirira izo, ndipo ankagwiritsitsa kuwala kwa nkhope yanga. 25Ndinasankha njira yawo, nakhala ngati mtsogoleri wawo; ndinakhala ngati mfumu pakati pa asilikali ake, ngati munthu amene amatonthoza olira maliro.”
