Jobe
8 Ngemuva kwaloko Bildadi+ umShuwa+ waphendvula watsi:
2 “Kutawuze kube ngunini solo ukhuluma kanjena?+
Emavi lowakhulumako alite nje!
3 Nkulunkulu angehlulela yini ngendlela lengakalungi,
Futsi Somandla angakugucula yini lokulungile?
4 Nangabe emadvodzana akho onile kuye,
Kusho kutsi yena uvumele kutsi ajeziswe ngenca yekungalaleli kwawo;*
5 Kodvwa kube bewungetsembela kuNkulunkulu+
Uncenge Somandla kutsi akwentele umusa,
6 Futsi kube bewumsulwa, ucotfo mbamba+
Yena bekatakunaka*
Aphindze akubuyisele endzaweni yakho lefanele.
7 Ngisho nobe wacala ungumuntfu lophansi,
Likusasa lakho belitawuba lihle kakhulu.+
8 Ngicela ubute esitukulwaneni sakadzeni,
Futsi unakisise tintfo letatfolwa bokhokho baso.+
9 Ngobe sitelwe itolo nje, futsi asati lutfo,
Nekuphila kwetfu emhlabeni kufana nesitfunti.
10 Angeke yini letitukulwane tikufundzise,
Tikutjele naloko letikwatiko?*
11 Sitfombo sephaphira* singakhula yini sibe sidze endzaweni lengasilo litete?
Umhlanga ungakhula yini ube mudze nakute emanti?
12 Utsi usengakaphumi ngisho netimbali, futsi usengakakhiwa,
Ubune wendlule naletinye titfombo.
13 Ngulona-ke umphumela lotfolwa* ngibo bonkhe labakhohlwa Nkulunkulu,
Ngobe litsemba lalowenta lokubi* litawuphela,
14 Nelitsemba lakhe lilite
Futsi naloko lakwetsembako kutsambe njengendlu yebulembu.
15 Utaweyama endlini yakhe, kodvwa ngeke ichubeke imile;
Utawetama kuyibamba, kodvwa itawudzilika.
16 Ufanana nesitjalo lesiniselwa kahle lesiselangeni,
Nemahlumela aso agcwala yonkhe insimu.+
17 Situngeletela timphandze taso endvundvumeni yematje;
Sifuna indzawo emkhatsini walamatje.*
20 Nakanjani Nkulunkulu angeke abalahle labo labachubeka bacotfo;*
Futsi angeke abasekele* bantfu lababi,
21 Nkulunkulu utawukwenta ujabule
Futsi umemete ngenjabulo.
22 Labo labakwenyanyako batawembatsiswa ngelihlazo,
Futsi lithende lalababi angeke liphindze libe khona.”