Jobho 7

¹“Ko, munhu haashandi zvakaoma panyika here?

²Somuranda anoshuva mimvuri yamadekwana,

³saizvozvo ndakagoverwa mwedzi isina maturo,

⁴Pandinovata pasi ndinofunga kuti, ‘Ndichamuka riniko?’

⁵Muviri wangu wakafukidzwa nehonye uye nemaronda,

⁶“Mazuva angu ari kukurumidza kufamba kukunda chokurukisa chomuruki,

⁷Rangarirai henyu, imi Mwari, kuti upenyu hwangu hunongova mweya wokufema;

⁸Ziso rinondiona zvino harichazondionizve;

⁹Sokunyangarika kunoita gore ndokuenda,

¹⁰Haachazouyi kumba kwakezve;

¹¹“Naizvozvo handinganyarari;

¹²Ko, ndiri gungwa kanhi, kana chikara chokwakadzika,

¹³Pandinofunga kuti mubhedha wangu uchandivaraidza,

¹⁴ipapo munondityisidzira nezviroto

¹⁵zvokuti ndinosarudza kuti ndidzipwe ndife hangu,

¹⁶Ndinozvidza upenyu hwangu, handidi kurarama nokusingaperi.

¹⁷“Munhu chiiko zvamunomukoshesa kudai,

¹⁸zvamunomunzvera mangwanani ose

¹⁹Hamusi kuzombotarirawo kudivi here,

²⁰Kana ndakatadza, ndakaiteiko kwamuri,

²¹Nemhaka yeiko musingandikanganwiri mhaka dzangu