Jobe
34 Ngako Elihu wachubeka watsi:
2 “Lalelani emavi ami, nine lenihlakaniphile;
Ngilaleleni, nine leninelwati lolunyenti.
3 Ngobe indlebe iyawavivinya emavi
Njengobe nje nelulwimi* lukunambitsa kudla.
4 Asitihlolele tsine loko lokulungile;
Asitincumele tsine kutsi yini lenhle.
6 Kufanele ngikhulume emanga yini, ngitsi akukangifaneli kwehlulelwa kahle?
Silondza sami aselapheki, nanobe kute lokubi lengikwentile.’+
7 Ukhona yini umuntfu lofana naJobe,
Longasenandzaba nekwetfukwa?*
8 Utihlanganisa nebantfu labenta lokubi
Futsi ungumngani walababi.+
9 Ngobe yena utsite: ‘Umuntfu akatfoli lutfo
Ngekwetama kujabulisa Nkulunkulu.’+
10 Ngako ngilaleleni nine madvodza lanekucondza:*
Nkulunkulu weliciniso akakucabangi ngisho nekukucabanga kwenta lokubi,+
Futsi Somandla akabenti bubi!+
11 Ngobe umuntfu utamniketa umvuzo waloko lakwentako+
Amente atfole imiphumela yetindlela takhe.
13 Ngubani lotsite akalawule umhlaba,
Futsi ngubani lotsite akaphatse live lonkhe?*
14 Nakangamelana nebantfu,
Abemuke umoya wakhe nekuphefumula kwabo,+
15 Bonkhe bantfu bebangafa,*
Futsi bebangabuyela elutfulini.+
16 Nangabe ninekucondza, kunakisiseni loku;
Lalelisisani loku lengikushoko.
17 Kungenteka yini kutsi umuntfu lowenyanya lokulungile abe ngumbusi,
Nobe ungamsola yini umuntfu lonemandla futsi lolungile?
18 Ungayitjela yini inkhosi utsi: ‘Uyintfo lengenamsebenti,’
Nobe utjele tikhulu utsi: ‘Nine anikalungi’?+
19 Nkulunkulu akatitsatsi tikhulu njengaletincono
Futsi kuye labanjingile abasincono kunalabaphuyile,*+
Ngobe bonkhe bangumsebenti wetandla takhe.+
20 Bafa ngekutumeka lokukhulu,+ ekhatsi nebusuku;+
Bayatfutfumela futsi bafe;
Ngisho nalabanemandla bayasuswa, kodvwa abasuswa sandla semuntfu.+
21 Ngobe emehlo aNkulunkulu abuke tindlela temuntfu,+
Futsi utibona tonkhe tinyatselo takhe.
23 Ngobe Nkulunkulu akakasibeki sikhatsi sekutsi umuntfu
Eme embikwakhe kute amehlulele.
24 Upitjita labanemandla ngaphandle kwekubaphenyisisa
Futsi abeke labanye etikhundleni tabo.+
26 Uyabashaya ngenca yekutsi benta lokubi,
Abashaye embikwabo bonkhe bantfu,+
27 Ngobe bayekele kumlandzela+
Futsi abatinaki tindlela takhe;+
28 Benta kutsi labeswele bakhalele lusito kuye,
Futsi yena uyakuva kukhala kwalabeswele.+
29 Nangabe Nkulunkulu angenti lutfo ngaloku, ngubani longamsola?
Nakafihla buso bakhe, ngubani longambona?
Umphumela uyafana ngisho nobe abufihlela sive nobe umuntfu.
31 Ukhona yini longatsi kuNkulunkulu:
‘Mine ngijeziswe ngingakenti lutfo lolubi;+
32 Nangabe ngonile futsi ngangaboni, ngitjele;
Nangabe kukhona lokubi lengikwentile, ngeke ngisakuphindza’?
33 Ucabanga kutsi kufanele yini akunikete umvuzo ngekutsandza kwakho nawungasemukeli sehlulelo sakhe?
Akube nguwe lowenta sincumo, hhayi mine.
Ngako-ke ngitjele loko lokwatiko.
34 Bantfu labanekucondza,*
Lokubantfu labahlakaniphile labangivako, batawutsi kimi:
35 ‘Jobe ukhulunyiswa kungati,+
Futsi emavi akhe awakhombisi kutsi unekucondza.’
36 Shengatsi Jobe angavivinywa* ngalokugcwele
Ngobe uphendvulisa kwebantfu labenta lokubi!