1Ipapo Jobho akapindura, akati, kwaari
1Then Job answered and said,
2Iwe wakabatsira sei asine simba! Wakaponesa sei ruoko rusine simba!
2How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
3Wakapa mano sei asina kungwara, Nokududzira kwazvo zivo yechokwadi!
3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
4Wakataurira aniko mashoko awa? Mweya wakabuda kwauri ndowaaniko?
4To whom hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
5Vakafa vanodedera Pasi pemvura navagere mukati mayo.
5They that are deceased tremble Beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
6Sheori rakashama pamberi pake, Kuparadza hakune chifukidzo.
6Sheol is naked before [God], And Abaddon hath no covering.
7Anotatamura rutivi rwokumusoro pasine chiro, Anoturikira nyika pasine chinhu.
7He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
8Anosungira mvura mumakore ake makobvu; Asi gore haribvaruki nokurema kwayo.
8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.
9Anofukidza chigaro chake choushe, chirege kuonekwa,
9He incloseth the face of his throne, And spreadeth his cloud upon it.
10Akatara muganhu pamusoro pemvura, Kusvikira pakupedzisira kwechiedza nerima.
10He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, Unto the confines of light and darkness.
11Mbiru dzedenga dzinodedera, Nokuvhunduka nokutuka kwake.
11The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at his rebuke.
12Anomutsa gungwa nesimba rake, Nenjere dzake anoparadza Rahabhi.
12He stirreth up the sea with his power, And by his understanding he smiteth through Rahab.
13Denga rinoshongedzwa nomweya wake; Ruoko rwake rwakabaya nyoka inokurumidza.
13By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
14Tarira, izvi ndiwo mudzivo woga wenzira dzake; Haiwa, tinongonzwa zeve-zeve roga renzwi rake! Asi kutinhira kwesimba rake ndianiko angakunzwisisa?
14Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?