1 Zvino Jobho akapfuurira mberi nokutaura achiti:
2 “Zvirokwazvo naMwari mupenyu, iye akaramba kundiruramisira, iye Wamasimba Ose, akaita kuti ndinzwe shungu pamwoyo wangu,
3 sezvo ndichine upenyu mandiri, iko kufema kwaMwari mumhino dzangu,
4 miromo yangu haingatauri zvakashata, uye rurimi rwangu harungatauri nokunyengera.
5 Handingambobvumi kuti muri kutaura chokwadi; kusvikira ndafa, handizorambi kururama kwangu.
6 Ndichachengetedza kururama kwangu uye handingakuregedzi; hana yangu haingandipi mhosva ndichiri mupenyu.