Jobe 17
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1Meya yangu inopela,
mazhuba angu wopela
gomba lakandimilila.
2Nge malebeswa badadi bakandipoteleka,
ndogala ndakabalonga zhisho nge sekwa banobhayana nami.
3“Ndomukumbila, mundibigile tjamunoshaka,
ndiani ungabe mbakilili wangu kene?
4Ngoti makabazwina mikumbulo yabo kuhwisisa,
ndizo amutobaletjedza bakakunda.
5Iye unoshaka gobe nge kuwonga bakwinya babe,
bana babe ndibo banowopelela bedziyidzika nge kwako.
6“Wakandithama sumo ku bathu,
ndatjibe unothwigwa mate mu buso.
7Mesho angu aatjabonesesa nge tjililo,
ndungululo dzangu dzabe mafupa koga.
8Balulwami bakatjenamila kose ikoko,
usina nlandu unomukila usina bundzimu.
9Koga nlulwami wakadzikila mu zila dzidze,
be maboko mabuyanana banowodwilila ngo sima.
10Koga imwi, shandukilani kundili, imwi mose,
akuna ne nng'ompela wandingawana akatjenjela mu muli.
11“Mazhuba angu akapinda, mikumbulo yangu yakashangashangana,
kose ne njemulo dze moyo wangu.
12Busiku banoguthama masikati,
‘Tjedza’ banoti, ‘tjipejo ne zhalima.’
13Ha ndilinga bugalo gwe bafi ndoti i ng'umba yangu,
mu zhalima ndolulwamisa bulawo gwangu.
14Ndodwa ikumbu nditi, ‘U tate bangu,’
ku gonye ndoti, ‘Mme bangu’ kene ‘Hazwadzi yangu.’
15Kugalabgwe kwangu kungayi ngono?
Ndiani unobona kugalabgwe kwangu kene?
16Apa kowodelukila ku phanda dze bugalo gwe bafi?
Apa towodelukila tose ku hwuluba kene?”
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