1 Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
2 “Koze kube nini lilokhu lingichukuluza,
3 Selingithethise amahlandla alitshumi manje;
4 Nxa kuliqiniso ukuthi ngiphambukile,
5 Nxa isibili liziphakamisa ngaphezulu kwami,
6 yazini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungonile
7 Loba ngingaze ngikhale ngithi, ‘Ngiyahlukuluzwa bo!’
8 Uyivalile indlela yami akudluleki;
9 Usengiphucile konke ukuhlonitshwa
10 Ungidabula inxa zonke ngize ngiphele du;
11 Ulaka lwakhe luyavutha kimi;
12 Amabutho akhe eza ngamandla;
13 Usenze abafowethu bangihlamuka;
14 Izihlobo zami sezihambile;
15 Izethekeli zami lezincekukazi zami zithi ngingowemzini;
16 Ngithi nxa ngibiza isisebenzi sami singasabeli,
17 Ukuphefumula kwami kuyamnukela umkami;
18 Labafanyana bayangiklolodela;
19 Bonke abangane bami abasekhwapheni bayanengeka ngami;
20 Angiselalutho ngaphandle kwesikhumba lamathambo kuphela;
21 Ngizwelani usizi, bangane bami, wobani losizi,
22 Lingilandelelani njengoNkulunkulu na?
23 Oh, uthi ngabe amazwi ami ayalotshwa,
24 ngabe athwetshulwe ngensimbi phezu komnuso,
25 Ngiyazi ukuthi uMhlengi wami uyaphila,
26 Kuzakuthi nxa isikhumba sami sesibhujisiwe,
27 mina ngokwami ngizambona ngawami amehlo,
28 Lingaze lithi, ‘Sizamzingela qho
29 yini okumele liyesabe inkemba;