Jobho 16:1-22
16 Jobho akapindura achiti:
2 “Ndakambonzwa zvinhu zvizhinji zvakadai.
Mese muri vanyaradzi vanotambudza!+
3 Mashoko asina zvaanobatsira achazombopera here?
Imi maitwa sei kuti muzopindura muchidaro?
4 Ini ndinokwanisawo kutaura sezvamunoita.
Kudai zviri kuitika kwandiri zviri izvo zviri kuitika kwamuri,Ndaigona kutaura mashoko anorwadza kwamuriNdodzungudza musoro ndakakutarisai.+
5 Asi pane kudaro, ndaitozokusimbisai nemashoko emuromo wangu,Uye kunyaradza kwemiromo yangu kwaizozorodza.+
6 Kana ndikataura, marwadzo angu haanyarari,+Uye kana ndikarega kutaura, marwadzo angu anoderedzwa kusvika papi?
7 Asi iye zvino, iye andipedza simba;+Aparadza imba yangu yese.*
8 Munondibatawo, uye izvi zviri kubva zvava uchapupu,Zvekuti kuondoroka kwangu kunosimuka kuchipupurira pamberi pangu.
9 Hasha dzake dzandibvambura-bvambura, uye anondivenga.+
Anorumanisa mazino ake akanditsamwira.
Muvengi wangu anondidzvokora nemaziso eruvengo.+
10 Vakandishamira miromo yavo,+Uye vakarova matama angu vachindituka;Vanondimomotera vakawanda.+
11 Mwari anondiisa mumaoko evakomana vadiki,Uye anondikanda mumaoko evakaipa.+
12 Ndakanga ndisina chaindinetsa, asi akandiputsa;+Akandibata necheseri kwemutsipa ndokundirovera pasi;Akabva atanga kundipfura nemiseve yake.
13 Vanhu vake vanopfura neuta vanondikomba;+Anotsemura itsvo dzangu+ asinganzwi tsitsi;Anodururira nduru yangu pasi.
14 Anondidhiritsa serusvingo, achiramba achivhura mekupinda namo;Anondimhanyira sezvinoita murwi.
15 Ndakasonanidza masaga kuti ndifukidze ganda rangu,+Uye ndakaviga kuremekedzwa kwangu* muguruva.+
16 Chiso changu chatsvuka nekuchema,+Uye pamaziso angu pane mumvuri werufu,
17 Kunyange zvazvo maoko angu asina kukuvadza munhu,Uye munyengetero wangu wakachena.
18 Haiwa iwe nyika, usafukidza ropa rangu!+
Uye kuchema kwangu ngakushayiwe nzvimbo yekuzororera!
19 Kunyange iye zvino, chapupu changu chiri kudenga;Munhu anogona kundipupurira ari kumusoro.
20 Shamwari dzangu dzinondinyomba+Ziso rangu richichema misodzi kuna Mwari.*+
21 Mumwe munhu ngaatonganise munhu naMwari,Sekutonganiswa kunoitwa munhu nemumwe wake.+
22 Nekuti makore asara ava mashoma,Uye ndichaenda nenzira isingadzokwi.+
Mashoko Emuzasi
^ Kana kuti “vaya vanoungana neni.”
^ Kana kuti “simba rangu.” ChiHeb., “nyanga yangu.”
^ Dzimwe shanduro dzinoti, “rakatarisa kuna Mwari richishayiwa hope.”