1Ipapo Jehovha akapindura Jobho ari mudutu akati:
2“Ndianiko uyu anodzimaidza zano rangu
3Chizvishingisa somurume;
4“Iwe wakanga uripi pandakaisa nheyo dzenyika?
5Ndianiko akatara miganhu yacho?
6Ko, nheyo dzayo dzakanga dzimire pai,
7panguva yaiimba nyeredzi dzamangwanani pamwe chete,
8“Ndianiko akapfigira gungwa mikova
9pandakaita makore kuti ave nguo yaro,
10pandakariisira miganhu yaro,
11pandakati, ‘Apa ndipo paunosvika uye haungapfuuri;
12“Wakambopa mutemo kumangwanani here,
13kuti abate mipendero yenyika,
14Nyika inoumbika sevhu pasi pechisimbiso;
15Vakaipa vanonyimwa chiedza chavo,
16“Wakamboshanyira zvitubu zvegungwa here,
17Ko, masuo orufu wakamboaratidzwa here?
18Wati wanzwisisa upamhi hwenzvimbo dzenyika here?
19“Ko, nzira inoenda kunogara chiedza ndeipi?
20Ungagona kuzviisa kunzvimbo yazvo here?
21Zvirokwazvo iwe unoziva, nokuti wakanga waberekwa kare!
22“Wakambopinda mudura rechando here,
23izvo zvandakachengetera nguva dzokutambudzika,
24Ko, nzira inoenda kunogoverwa mheni ndeipi,
25Ndianiko anodziura mugero wemvura zhinji,
26kuti zvidiridze nyika isingagarwi nomunhu,
27kugutsa nyika yakaparadzwa
28Ko, mvura ina baba here?
29Chando chinobva muchizvaro chaaniko?
30panooma mvura ikaita sedombo,
31“Ungagona kusunga nyeredzi dzeChimutanhatu here?
32Ungabudisa mapoka enyeredzi panguva yadzo here,
33Unoziva mitemo yokumatenga here?
34“Ko, iwe ungasvitsa inzwi rako kumakore here,
35Ko, iwe unotuma mheni panzira yayo here?
36Ndianiko akaisa uchenjeri mumwoyo,
37Ndianiko ane uchenjeri hwokuverenga makore?
38kana guruva raoma,
39“Ko, iwe ungavhimira shumbakadzi chokudya here,
40kana dzichitsivama mumapako adzo
41Ndianiko anopa gunguo zvokudya