1 Saka varume vatatu ava vakarega kupindura Jobho, nokuti akanga akarurama pakuona kwake.
2 Asi Erihu mwanakomana waBharakeri muBhuzi, wemhuri yaRami, akatsamwira Jobho zvikuru nokuda kwokuzviruramisira kwake panzvimbo yokuti zviitwe naMwari.
3 Akatsamwirawo kwazvo shamwari nhatu idzi, nokuti vakanga vashayiwa nzira yokupikisa nayo Jobho, kunyange vakanga vambomupa mhosva.
4 Zvino Erihu akanga ambomira kutaura naJobho nokuti ivo vaiva vakuru kwaari.
5 Asi paakaona kuti varume vatatu ava vakanga vasisinazve chokureva, hasha dzake dzakamuka.
6 Saka Erihu mwanakomana waBharakeri muBhuzi akati:
7 Ndakafunga kuti, ‘Zera rinofanira kutaura;
8 Asi ndiwo mweya uri mumunhu,
9 Havazi vakuru bedzi vakachenjera,
10 “Naizvozvo ndinoti: Nditeererei;
11 Ndakambomirira pamaitaura,
12 ndakanyatsokuteererai.
13 Regai kuti, ‘Tawana uchenjeri;
14 Asi Jobho haana kunongedza mashoko ake kwandiri,
15 “Vashamiswa uye havachina chokureva;
16 Ko, zvino ini ndingamirira here ivo zvavangonyarara,
17 Neniwo ndichava nechokutaura;
18 Nokuti ndizere namashoko,
19 mukati mangu ndafanana newaini iri muhomwe yakadzivirwa,
20 Ndinofanira kutaura kuti ndirerukirwe;
21 Handina munhu wandichatsaura,
22 nokuti dai ndaiva nyanzvi yokubata kumeso,