1 Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
2 “Nxa ubuhlungu bami bungalinganiswa
3 Ngempela bungasinda ukwedlula itshebetshebe yolwandle,
4 Imitshoko kaSomandla iphakathi kwami,
5 Kambe ubabhemi weganga uyakhala yini utshani bukhona,
6 Ukudla okuduma kuyadleka na kungelatswayi,
7 Ngiyala ukukuthinta;
8 Oh, aluba ngingazuza isicelo sami,
9 ukuthi uNkulunkulu avume ukungichoboza,
10 Lalapho ngizabe ngilokhu ngilale induduzo
11 Ngilamandla bani okuthi ngibe lokhu ngithemba?
12 Ngilamandla elitshe yini?
13 Ngilawo yini amandla okuzisiza,
14 Iloba ngubani ogodla umusa kumkhula wakhe
15 Kodwa abafowethu kabathenjwa
16 ileliqhwa eselincibilika,
17 kodwa ikhawule ukugeleza ngesikhathi sokoma,
18 Indwendwe zamakamela ziyaphambuka ezindleleni zazo;
19 Indwendwe zamakamela aseThema zidinga amanzi,
20 Bayadana ngoba bebekade bethembile;
21 Lani selitshengise ukuthi kalilancedo;
22 Sengake ngatsho yini ukuthi, ‘Ake lingihlawulele lokhu,
23 ngikhululani esandleni sesitha,
24 Ngifundisani, ngizathula;
25 Abuhlungu kanganani amazwi eqiniso!
26 Lizama ukuqondisa engikutshoyo,
27 Lina lingenza inkatho ngezintandane,
28 Kodwa okwamanje wobani lomusa lingizwele.
29 Dedani, lingenzi okungaqondanga;
30 Kukhona okubi na okusezindebeni zami?