1 Jehovha akati kuna Jobho:
2 “Ko, munhu anokakavadzana noWamasimba Ose angamurayira here?
3 Ipapo Jobho akapindura Jehovha akati:
4 “Ini handina maturo, ndingakupindurai seiko?
5 Ndakataura kamwe chete, asi handina mhinduro,
6 Ipapo Jehovha akataura naJobho ari mudutu akati:
7 “Chizvisunga chiuno somurume;
8 “Ko, iwe unoda kukanganisa kururamisira kwangu here?
9 Uno ruoko rwakaita sorwaMwari here,
10 Chizvishongedza zvino nokukudzwa uye nokubwinya,
11 Regedzera ukasha hwehasha dzako,
12 tarira murume mumwe nomumwe anozvikudza ugomuninipisa,
13 Uvavige vose pamwe chete muguruva;
14 Ipapo ini pachangu ndichabvuma kwauri
15 “Tarisa kumvuu, yandakaita pamwe chete newe
16 Simba rainaro muchiuno chayo,
17 Muswe wayo unotsvikidza somusidhari;
18 Mapfupa ayo ipombi dzendarira,
19 Iyo iri pachinzvimbo chokutanga pakati pamabasa aMwari,
20 Zvikomo zvinoivigira zvibereko zvayo,
21 Inovata pasi pemiti yemirotasi
22 Mirotasi inoivanza pamimvuri yayo;
23 Panozara rwizi, iyo haivhunduki;
24 Pano munhu angagona kuibata neziso,