Sofar ta popi
1 Sofar Omunaema okwa yamukula ngeyi:
2 Job, omatedho gandje owe ga piyaganeke,
ite vulu okukala inaandi yamukula.
3 Ondu uvu oohapu dhomusheko dha sitha ndje ohoni,
ihe pamayele gandje ote tseya, nkene te yamukula.
4 Owe shi tseya okuza konale,
okuza omuntu sho a shitilwa muuyuni,
5 kutya enyanyu lyomulunde nolyomukeenakalunga olyo efupi.
6 Nando uuntsa we u tse kegulu,
nomutse gwe gu adhe kiikogo,
7 ota kana po a fa onyata ye.
Mboka ya li haye mu mono,
otaa ka tya: “Oku li peni ano?”
8 Ota tuka po ngondjodhi noita monika we,
ota wilola po ongemoniko lyuusiku.
9 Omeho ge mu mwene, itage mu mono we,
nopehala mpo a li, ita monika po we.
10 Oyana otaa ka panga uukuume naafupi
notaa ka shunithila ooyene eliko lyawo ndyo e ya yugile.
11 Oonkondo dhomuugundjuka we ndho dha li momasipa ge,
otadhi ka ya mevi pamwe naye.

12 Uulunde ou na omulyo mokana ke,
note u holeke kohi yelaka lye.
13 Ina hala oku u etha,
ote u kaleke mokana ke.
14 Ihe iikulya mbika otayi shituka onyango mela lye,
notayi ningi uuzigo wontoka meni lye.
15 Eliko e li lile, ote li kungu mo,
Kalunga ote li mu kungitha mo.
16 Okwa fa a lya uuzigo wontoka;
omayego gefu otage mu dhipaga.
17 Ita ka mona omilonga noompompolonga
tadhi kunguluka omahini nomagadhi goonyushi.
18 Ota gandja po ashihe shoka a longele nuudhigu,
noita ka nyanyukilwa iihohela yiipindi ye.
19 Oshoka okwa hepeke oohepele nokwe dhi ethele moluhepo
e ta lala omagumbo inee ga tunga.
20 Uufukedhi we itau lotele;
eliko lye itali mu kwatha sha.
21 Olwiho lwe inalu mu thigila po nando osha,
onkee uuyamba we itau kalelele.
22 Metifa lyuuyamba we omupya otagu mu kwata;
oluhepo olululu otalu mu matukile.
23 Uuna a hokwa okuudhitha ela lye,
Kalunga ote mu tumine ondjahi ye ompyu
note mu lokithile ongeyo ye.
24 Nando na fadhuke po iikondjitho yosheela,
omivi otadhi mu yaha.
25 Oti itona iikuti,
eholongo tali tayima otali tyuula mehuli lye;
ehaluko otali mu kwata.
26 Omilema thokothoko otadhi langele emona lye,
nomulilo itaagu dhimi otagu mu lungunitha po,
nakehe shoka sha kala megumbo lye, otashi pi po.
27 Egulu otali holola omayono ge puuyelele,
nevi otali mu tsile ondumbo.
28 Efundja otali ka kungulula po egumbo lye;
uuyamba we otau yi nomeya mesiku lyondjahi yaKalunga.

29 Shika osho oshipewa shomukeenakalunga,
uuthiga e u tulilwa po kuKalunga.
Ehungi oritjavari ra Sofar
1 Sofar, Omunaama, arire tja ziri a tja:
2 “Job, ove we ndji kurungisa mombepo.
Nambano ami hi nokusora okukuzira.
3 Omambo ngu wa hungire,
owo ondjambu ku ami,
nungwari ami me tjiwa kutja me ku ziri vi.

4 “Ko nokutjiwa imbi okuza koruveze orukuru
omundu tja za nokutuwa kombanda yehi,
5 kutja outoṋi womurunde u kara oruveze orusupi,
nokutja enyando romunauvi
kari karerere orure are?
6 Nandarire kutja omeritongamisiro
we maye vaza keyuru,
nokutja otjiuru tje matji ṱunu kovikamba,
7 eye ma zengi tjimuna oruuma.
Imba mbaa ve mu tjiwa,
mave kumwa kutja eye wa ya pi.
8 Eye ma zengi tjimuna oruroto,
tjimuna otjirimunikise mouṱuku
nu kamaa kamunika ko rukwao.
9 Omeho nge mu mwine,
kaye nokumumuna rukwao;
eye ma zengi poṋa pa turire;
10 novazandu ve mave sokuyarura
po imbi eye mbya vaka kovasyona.
11 Orutu rwe nandarire kutja
orumutanda norunamasa,
tjimanga orwo maru rire oruuma.

12 “Ouvi u tjata nawa motjinyo tje,
nga tji ma ṱizire tjiva kehi yeraka
re mokutjaterwa i omuhoro wawo,
13 nandarire kutja u uṱizira motjinyo
motjimbe tjomuhoro wawo,
14 pehuri re ovikurya vi tanauka
okurira oviruru tjimuna owanga.
15 Omurunde ma kungisiwa
i outumbe mbwa ṋiṋa;
Ndjambi me u yarura,
nangarire okuuisa mo mezumo re.
16 Imbi omurumendu omurunde
mbi ma ṋiṋa vya sana kouanga;
owo mau mu zepa tjimuna
ouzuwo wonyoka onaumba.
17 Eye ke nokuhupa kutja a mune
ozonḓonḓu zomaze womiṋinga
poo omipupo mbi pupa omaihi
nouitji wozonyutji.
18 Eye ma isa avihe mbya ungurira;
eye ke nokukara noruveze
okuyorokera outumbe we,
19 tjinga a ṋiṋikiza ovasyona
ne ve esa nokuhinotjiṋa,
na kambura ozondjuwo nḓa
tungirwe i omundu warwe.
20 Eraru re kamaari mu kutisa ko.
21 Tji ma ri, kape hupu otjiṋa;
punao enyando re kamaari karerere.
22 Nangarire kutja eye wa tumba tjinene,
ma kara mombamisiro;
ouzeu auhe wotjiwonga mau mu havere.
23 Nga rye avihe mbi ma vanga,
Ndjambi me mu vere
momapindi na momazenge we.
24 Tji ma kondjo okutaurira
engaruvyo rotjitenda,
outa wongoporo tjandje mau mu yaha.
25 Otjiku matji tuvakaṋa orutu rwe;
koheo yatjo ongeṋangeṋe
maku toto oṋango ye,
momutima we mamu taurire ondiriro.
26 Oviṋa avihe mbya pwika, vya nyonwa;
nomuriro mbu ha yakisirwe
i omake womundu,
mau mu nyosa nonganda ye aihe.
27 Eyuru mari vandurura
ondataiziro yomundu ngwi,
nu indi ehi mari mu hongonona.
28 Outumbe we auhe mau nyonwa
momupupo womazenge wa Ndjambi.

29 “Otji mape tjitwa nao kovanauvi,
imbwi owo oumba Ndjambi
mbwa yandja kuwo.”