Jobho
38 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova asesiwuruwurwini waphendula uJobho wathi:+
2 “Ngubani ositha iseluleko sami
Begodu akhulunyiswe kungabi nelwazi?+
3 Ngibawa uzilungiselele njengendoda;
Ngizokubuza, wena ungiphendule.
4 Bewukuphi nangibumba iphasi?+
Ngitjela nakube uyazi.
5 Ngubani owabeka ubukhulu balo, ngitjela nakube uyazi,
Namkha ngubani obeke umuda wokulinganisa kilo?
6 Lisekelwe phezu kwani,
Namkha ngubani obeke ilitje lalo elisisekelo,+
7 Lokha iinkwekwezi zekuseni+ nazirhuwelela kanyekanye zithabile,
8 Ngubani obekele ilwandle umkhawulo+
Lokha naligijimako livela emthonjenalo,
9 Lokha nangilimbathisa ngamafu
Begodu ngiliphuthele ngobumnyama obunzima tshu,
10 Lokha nangilibekela umkhawulo
Begodu ngifaka iinsimbi neminyango kilo,+
11 Bengathi, ‘Nakhu lapha uzokuphelela khona, ungadluleli phambili;
Amagagasakho aphakamileko azokuphelela lapha’?+
12 Solo wabelethwako, ukhe wayala isikhathi sekuseni
Namkha wenza amathathakusa azi bona kufuze avele kuphi,+
13 Kghani nguwe na owatjela ukukhanya kwekuseni bona kutjhinge emaphethelweni wephasi
Kususe nabakhohlakeleko kilo?+
14 Iphasi litjhuguluka njengomdaka* nalingaphakathi kwento yokutshwaya,
Begodu umtlamwalo ubonakala njengomhlobiso wesambatho.
15 Kodwana abakhohlakeleko bafihlelwa ukukhanya kwabo,
Begodu abakghoni ukulimaza abantu.
16 Ukhewafika lapho ilwandle lithoma khona
Namkha wakhambakhamba ebutjhingelweni bamanzi?+
18 Uyayizwisisa na indlela iphaseli elilikhulu ngayo?+
Ngitjela nakube uyakwazi koke lokhu.
19 Umkhanyo uhlala ngakiliphi ihlangothi?+
Ubumnyama bona buvela kuphi,
20 Ungabubuyisela endawenabo
Uzwisise neendlela ezitjhinga endawenabo?
21 Kghani lokhu ukwazi ngombana besele ubelethiwe
Begodu sekade uphila na?
23 Engizibekele isikhathi sesizi,
Isikhathi sepi?+
24 Ngiyiphi indlela etjhinga lapha ukukhanya kukunengi khona,*
Begodu umoya wepumalanga uthoma ukuvuthela kuphi ephasini?+
25 Ngubani ovule indlela yeenrhurhula
Begodu wenza nendlela yomoya namafu nomdumo wakhona,+
26 Ngubani owenze izulu line eendaweni ezingahlalwa babantu,
Emmangweni lapha kunganabantu khona,+
27 Bona anelise iindawo ezingahlalwa mumuntu
Bekenze notjani bumile?+
29 Irhwaba livela esibelethweni sakabani,
Begodu ngubani owenze igabhogo elivela ezulwini+
30 Ngubani owenza amanzi welwandle bona abe njengelitje,
Ngubani owenze amanzi asekuzikeni aba lirhwaba?+
31 Ungazibopha na iinrobho zeenkwekwezi ezibizwa ngokuthi yiKhimarha*
Namkha utjhaphulule iintambo zeenkwekwezi ezibizwa ngokuthi yiKhesili?*+
32 Ungakghona na ukunqophisa iinkwekwezi* ngeenkhathi zazo
Namkha unqophise iinkwekwezi ezibizwa ngokuthi yi-Atjhi* namadodanazo?
33 Uyayazi na imithetho enqophisa ezulwini,+
Namkha ungayikatelela bona ilawule ephasini?
34 Ungakghona na ukuyala amafu
Ubangele iinrhurhula bona zikugubuzese?+
35 Ungakghona na ukuthumela imibani?
Ingeza kuwe ithi, ‘Ngithi laba!’
37 Ngubani ohlakaniphe khulu bona angabala amafu,
Namkha ngubani ongathulula amanzi wezulwini+
38 Bona ithuli liphenduke idaka
Begodu ihlabathi eyomileko ibe lidaka?
39 Ungakghona ukuzumela ibhubezi inyamazana
Namkha usuthise amabhubezana alambileko+
40 Lokha nawakhokhoba endawenawo
Namkha nawakhukhutha endawenawo?
41 Ngubani olungiselela igubulu ukudla+
Lokha abantwabalo nabalilela isizo kuZimu
Begodu bazulazule ngombana abakufumani okudliwako?