1 UJobe wasephendula wathi:
2 “Sengezwa izinto ezinengi ezifana lalezi;
3 Zizaphela nini inkulumo zokubhuda kwenu lokhu?
4 Lami bengingakhuluma njengani
5 Kodwa umlomo wami ngabe uyaliqinisa;
6 Kodwa nxa ngikhuluma, ubuhlungu obukimi kabudedi;
7 Ngeqiniso, Nkulunkulu, usungiqede amandla;
8 Usungibophile sekuyibo ubufakazi balokho;
9 UNkulunkulu uyanginxwanela angidlikize ngolaka lwakhe,
10 Abantu bavula imilomo yabo bengihoza;
11 UNkulunkulu usenginikele ebantwini ababi
12 Konke kwakukuhle kimi, kodwa wangibhidliza;
13 abacibi bemtshoko bakhe bangihanqile.
14 Ungisukela njalonjalo;
15 Sengithungele isembatho sesaka emzimbeni wami
16 Ubuso bami sebubomvu ngokukhala,
17 kodwa izandla zami kaziluqhelanga udlakela,
18 Awu mhlaba, ungaligqibeli igazi lami;
19 Lakhathesi ufakazi wami usezulwini;
20 Umeli wami ngumngane wami
21 uyamncengela umuntu kuNkulunkulu
22 Kusasele iminyakana engemingaki