¹Ipapo Jobho akapindura, akati, kwaari

¹And Job answereth and saith: —

²Iwe wakabatsira sei asine simba! Wakaponesa sei ruoko rusine simba!

²What — thou hast helped the powerless, Saved an arm not strong!

³Wakapa mano sei asina kungwara, Nokududzira kwazvo zivo yechokwadi!

³What — thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.

⁴Wakataurira aniko mashoko awa? Mweya wakabuda kwauri ndowaaniko?

⁴With whom hast thou declared words? And whose breath came forth from thee?

⁵Vakafa vanodedera Pasi pemvura navagere mukati mayo.

⁵The Rephaim are formed, Beneath the waters, also their inhabitants.

⁶Sheori rakashama pamberi pake, Kuparadza hakune chifukidzo.

⁶Naked [is] Sheol over-against Him, And there is no covering to destruction.

⁷Anotatamura rutivi rwokumusoro pasine chiro, Anoturikira nyika pasine chinhu.

⁷Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,

⁸Anosungira mvura mumakore ake makobvu; Asi gore haribvaruki nokurema kwayo.

⁸Binding up the waters in His thick clouds, And the cloud is not rent under them.

⁹Anofukidza chigaro chake choushe, chirege kuonekwa,

⁹Taking hold of the face of the throne, Spreading over it His cloud.

¹⁰Akatara muganhu pamusoro pemvura, Kusvikira pakupedzisira kwechiedza nerima.

¹⁰A limit He hath placed on the waters, Unto the boundary of light with darkness.

¹¹Mbiru dzedenga dzinodedera, Nokuvhunduka nokutuka kwake.

¹¹Pillars of the heavens do tremble, And they wonder because of His rebuke.

¹²Anomutsa gungwa nesimba rake, Nenjere dzake anoparadza Rahabhi.

¹²By His power He hath quieted the sea, And by His understanding smitten the proud.

¹³Denga rinoshongedzwa nomweya wake; Ruoko rwake rwakabaya nyoka inokurumidza.

¹³By His Spirit the heavens He beautified, Formed hath His hand the fleeing serpent.

¹⁴Tarira, izvi ndiwo mudzivo woga wenzira dzake; Haiwa, tinongonzwa zeve-zeve roga renzwi rake! Asi kutinhira kwesimba rake ndianiko angakunzwisisa?

¹⁴Lo, these [are] the borders of His way, And how little a matter is heard of Him, And the thunder of His might Who doth understand?