Jobho 34

¹Ipapo Erihu akati:

²“Inzwai mashoko angu, imi vanhu vakachenjera;

³Nokuti nzeve inoedza mazwi

⁴Ngatinzverei pachedu kuti chakarurama ndechipi;

⁵“Jobho anoti, ‘Handina mhosva,

⁶Kunyange ndakarurama,

⁷Ndianiko munhu akaita saJobho,

⁸Anofambidzana navanoita zvakaipa;

⁹Nokuti anoti, ‘Munhu haana chaanobatsirwa nacho,

¹⁰“Saka nditeererei, imi vanhu vokunzwisisa.

¹¹Anoripira munhu pane zvaanenge aita;

¹²Hazvingatongogoni kuti Mwari angaita zvakaipa,

¹³Ndianiko akamugadza pamusoro penyika?

¹⁴Kana kwaiva kufunga kwake,

¹⁵marudzi ose avanhu aiparara pamwe chete,

¹⁶“Kana uchinzwisisa teerera izvi;

¹⁷Ko, munhu anovenga kururamisira angatonga here?

¹⁸Ko, haazi iye anoti kumadzimambo, ‘Hamubatsiri imi,’

¹⁹asingaitiri machinda zvakanaka nokuti machinda,

²⁰Vanofa kamwe kamwe, pakati pousiku;

²¹“Meso ake ari panzira dzavanhu;

²²Hakuna nzvimbo ine rima,

²³Mwari haanei nezvokuedzazve vanhu,

²⁴Anoparadza vane simba asina kumbobvunza,

²⁵Nokuti anocherechedza mabasa avo,

²⁶Anovaranga nokuda kwokuipa kwavo,

²⁷nokuti vakatsauka pakumutevera

²⁸Vakakonzera kuchema kwavarombo kuti kusvike pamberi pake,

²⁹Asi kana akaramba anyerere ndiani angamupa mhosva?

³⁰kuti abvise munhu asina umwari pakutonga,

³¹“Ngatiti munhu oti kuna Mwari,

³²Ndidzidzisei zvandisingagoni kuona;

³³Ko, Mwari angafanira kukupa mubayiro sezvaunoda iwe here,

³⁴“Imi vanhu vokunzwisisa taurai,

³⁵‘Jobho anotaura asina zivo; mashoko ake haana uchenjeri.’

³⁶Haiwa, dai Jobho aedzwa kusvikira pakupedzisira,

³⁷Pachivi chake anowedzera kumukira;