Bhiridhadhi muShuhi Anopindura
Bhiridhadhi anotaura zvakananga: Mwari haakanganisi kururamisira, saka vana vaJobho vanofanira kunge vakawana zvakafanirwa nezvivi zvavo. Tsvaka Mwari, chena, uye magumo achapenya kupfuura kutanga. Mufananidzo wake wevasingadi Mwari, rutsanga rusina dhaka, mambure edandemutande, unonongedzerwa kuna Jobho chaiko.
8 1Ipapo Bhiridhadhi muShuhi akapindura achiti: 2“Ucharamba uchitaura zvinhu zvakadai kusvikira rini? Mashoko omuromo wako angova mhepo inovhuvhuta. 3Ko Mwari angaminamisa kururamisira here? Ko Wamasimba Ose angaminamisa zvakarurama here? 4Kana vana vako vakatadzira iye, akavakumikidza kumugumisiro wokupanduka kwavo. 5Asi kana iwe ukatsvaka Mwari nomwoyo wose uye ukakumbira nyasha kuna Wamasimba Ose, 6kana uri akachena uye akarurama, zvirokwazvo iye achazvimutsira iwe uye achakudzosera panzvimbo yako yakakodzera. 7Kunyange kwatanga kwako kwaiva kudiki, makore ako anotevera achabudirira zvisingaenzaniswi. 8Bvunza marudzi akapfuura kare kare, uye ucherechedze zvakatsvakurudzwa namadzibaba awo. 9Nokuti takaberekwa zuro chaizvo uye hatizivi chinhu; mazuva edu panyika angori mumvuri. 10Ko havangakudzidzisi here, vachikuudza iwe, vachibudisa mashoko anobva mukunzwisisa kwavo? 11Ko nhokwe ingakura yakareba pasina bani here? Ko tsanga dzingabudirira pasina mvura here? 12Ichiri nhema isina kuchekwa, inooma nokukurumidza kupfuura uswa hwose. 13Ndizvo zvakaita magumo avose vanokanganwa Mwari; saizvozvo tariro yavasingadi Mwari inoparara. 14Chivimbo chake chinopwanyika, uye kuvimba kwake idandemutande. 15Anosendamira paimba yake, asi haimiri; anoibatisisa, asi haigari. 16Akafanana nechirimwa chakadiridzwa zvakanaka muzuva, chichitandavadza mabukira acho pamusoro pomunda. 17Midzi yacho inomonera pamurwi wamabwe uye inotsvaka pakati pamatombo nzvimbo yokubatirira. 18Asi paanodzurwa panzvimbo yake, inomuramba, ichiti, ‘Handina kutombokuona.’ 19Ndirwo rufaro rwenzira yake— uye kubva muvhu kunomera vamwe panzvimbo yake. 20Mwari haangarambi munhu asina mhosva, uye haangabatsiri vaiti vezvakaipa. 21Achazadza muromo wako nokuseka uye miromo yako nokupururudza kwomufaro. 22Vanokuvenga vachafukidzwa nenyadzi, uye tende ravakaipa harichazovapo.”