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 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: “Ndiri muduku pamakore, uye imi muri vakuru; ndokusaka ndanga ndichitya, ndisingadi kukuudzai zvandinoziva.
7 Ndakafunga kuti, ‘Zera rinofanira kutaura; makore mazhinji anofanira kudzidzisa uchenjeri.’
8 Asi ndiwo mweya uri mumunhu, kufema kwaWamasimba Ose, kunomupa kunzwisisa.
9 Havazi vakuru bedzi vakachenjera, kana vatana chete vanganzwisisa zvakanaka.
10 “Naizvozvo ndinoti: Nditeererei; nemiwo ndichakuudzai zvandinoziva.
11 Ndakambomirira pamaitaura, ndakateerera pfungwa dzenyu; pamakanga muchitsvaka mashoko,
12 ndakanyatsokuteererai. Asi hakuna mumwe wenyu akapwisa Jobho; hakuna pamuri akapindura mashoko ake.
13 Regai kuti, ‘Tawana uchenjeri; regai Mwari amukonese, kwete munhu.’
14 Asi Jobho haana kunongedza mashoko ake kwandiri, uye handingamupinduri pakukakavadzana kwenyu.
15 “Vashamiswa uye havachina rokureva; vapererwa namashoko.
16 Ko, zvino ini ndingamirira here ivo zvavangonyarara, zvino zvavangomira ipapo vasina mhinduro?
17 Neniwo ndichava nechokutaura; neniwo ndichareva zvandinoziva.
18 Nokuti ndizere namashoko, uye mweya uri mandiri unondimanikidza;
19 mukati mangu ndafanana newaini iri mubhodhoro rakadzivirwa, sehomwe itsva dzewaini dzoda kuparuka.
20 Ndinofanira kutaura kuti ndisununguke; ndinofanira kushamisa muromo wangu ndigopindura.
21 Handina munhu wandinofanira kutsaura, uye handingabati kumeso munhu upi zvake;
22 nokuti dai ndaiva nyanzvi yokubata kumeso, muiti wangu aizokurumidza kunditora.