1 Bada ya gago, Ayubu wavugula kanwaye na kulani siku ya kuvyalwakpwe.
2 Naye waamba,
3 “Nailaniwe yo siku niriyovyalwa,
4 Siku iyo naikale jiza!
5 Naikale gigigi na chilungulungu cha jiza nachiifwinike.
6 Chisha usiku uho, nauhende chilungulungu cha jiza!
7 Usiku uho naukale tasa
8 Hinyo alanio siku, naalani siku iyo,
9 Nyenyezi za chimirimiriche nazifunge jiza
10 kpwa kukala taufungire njira ya vyazi ra mayo,
11 Mbona siyafwa wakati wa kuvyalwa
12 Kpwa utu wani naikpwa magoni pha mayo?
13 Mana ningekala nirere kpwa amani
14 phamwenga na afalume na ashauri a dunia,
15 phamwenga na akulu enye zahabu
16 Au kpwa utu wani siyakala dza mimba yomwagika,
17 Mana ko kuzimu atu ayi nkuricha kuyuga,
18 Kuko afungbwa nkuoya,
19 Akulu kpwa adide akuko,
20 Kpwa utu wani mwanga ungʼazirwe alumirao,
21 Aho nkuaza kufwa, ela taafwa,
22 Aho nkuhererwa sana
23 Kpwadze kumngʼazira mutu ambaye njiraye yafwitswa,
24 Mana migumi ikakala dza chakurya changu,
25 Mana go ganiogofyerago gakaniphaha,
26 Sina amani wala siweza kuhurira;