Jobe
22 Elifazi+ umThemani waphendvula watsi:
2 “Umuntfu angaba lusito yini kuNkulunkulu?
Umuntfu lohlakaniphile angamsita yini?+
3 Somandla unendzaba yini nekutsi* ulungile,
Futsi kukhona yini lakutfolako ngekutsi wena uhlale ucotfo?+
4 Angakujezisa yini
Futsi akuyise enkantolo ngenca yekutsi uyamhlonipha?
5 Akusiko yini kutsi tintfo letimbi lotentako setinyenti kakhulu
Nekutsi tono takho atipheli?+
6 Ngobe utsatsa sibambiso kubomnakenu ngaphandle kwesizatfu,
7 Lodziniwe awumuphi emanti ekunatsa,
Nalolambile awumuphi kudla.+
8 Umuntfu lonemandla njengawe utitsatsela indzawo lenkhulu,+
Futsi ngulabatsandvwako labahlala kuyo.
9 Bafelokati ubajikisa balengisa tandla,
Futsi ulimate nebantfwana labatintsandzane.
10 Kungako utungeletwe titsiyo,*+
Futsi wesatjiswa tinkinga letikwehlela ungakatilindzeli;
11 Ngiko nje kumnyama kangaka uze ungaboni lutfo,
Futsi ngiko umbonywe sikhukhula.
12 Nkulunkulu akahlali yini etulu ezulwini?
Ase ubuke nje kutsi tonkhe tinkhanyeti tisetulu kangakanani.
13 Kodvwa wena utsite: ‘Kukhona yini Nkulunkulu lakwatiko?
Angehlulela yini abe asitfwe bumnyama lobukhulu?
14 Emafu ayamsitsa angaboni lutfo
Njengobe ahambahamba ezulwini.’*
15 Wena utawuhamba ngendlela yakadzeni yini,
Lebebahamba kuyo bantfu labebenta lokubi?
17 Bebatsi kuNkulunkulu weliciniso: ‘Ase usiyekele!’
Baphindze batsi: ‘Somandla angasentani nje?’
18 Kodvwa nguNkulunkulu lowabapha letintfo letinhle letisetindlini tabo.
(Mine angiticabangi tintfo letimbi njengaleti.)
19 Labalungile batakubona kubhujiswa kwalababi futsi bajabule,
Nalabamsulwa batabaphukuta batsi:
20 ‘Titsa tetfu setibhujisiwe,
Netintfo tato titawushiswa ngemlilo.’
21 Yati Nkulunkulu futsi utawuba nekuthula;
Netintfo letinhle titakulandzela.
22 Yemukela umtsetfo lophuma emlonyeni wakhe,
Ugcine nemavi akhe enhlitiyweni yakho.+
23 Nawubuyela kuSomandla, utawuvuseleleka;+
Nawuyekela kwenta lokungakalungi ethendeni lakho,
24 Nanawulahla ligolide* lakho elutfulini
Ulahle neligolide lase-Ofiri+ etihosheni* letinemadvwala,
25 Somandla utawufana neligolide* kuwe,
Futsi afane nelisiliva lelikhetselo kuwe.
26 Wena utawubese uyajabula ngaSomandla,
Futsi utawetsembela kuye.
27 Utawumncenga, yena akulalele;
Bese wena ugcwalisa tifungo takho.
28 Nobe yini loncuma kuyenta, itawuphumelela,
Nendlela yakho itawukhanya.
29 Ngobe nawukhuluma ngekutigcabha utawehliswa,
Kodvwa yena utamsindzisa lotfobekile.*
30 Utabasindzisa labamsulwa;
Ngako nangabe tandla takho tihlantekile, nakanjani utakusindzisa.”