Jobe
15 Elifazi+ umThemani waphendvula watsi:
2 “Umuntfu lohlakaniphile angalikhuluma yini lite,
Angayigcwalisa yini inhlitiyo yakhe ngemicabango lemibi?*
3 Kwekhuta umuntfu ngemavi kuphela akusiti,
Nekukhuluma nje kukodvwa akuzuzisi.
4 Ngobe kwesaba Nkulunkulu akukabaluleki kuwe,
Futsi usenta sinciphe sifiso sebantfu sekucabanga ngaNkulunkulu.
5 Ngobe sono sakho ngiso lesikwenta ukhulume kanjena,*
Futsi usebentisa emavi lanebucili.
6 Awulahlwa ngimi, kodvwa ulahlwa ngumlomo wakho;
Ulahlwa nguloko lokusho ngetindzebe takho.+
7 Nguwe yini lowatalwa kucala,
Futsi waba khona kucala yini kunemagcuma?
8 Nkulunkulu nakakhuluma tintfo letiyimfihlo wena uyeva yini,
Futsi nguwe wedvwa yini lohlakaniphile?
9 Kukhona lokwatiko tsine lesingakwati?+
Kukhona lokucondzako tsine lesingakucondzi?
10 Emkhatsini wetfu kunemadvodza lanetimvu enhloko nalasakhulile,+
Emadvodza lamadzala ngisho nakubabe wakho.
11 Akukwenelisi yini kudvudvutwa nguNkulunkulu,
Futsi awakwenelisi yini emavi lakhulunywa kuwe ngemusa?
12 Uyivumelelani indlela locabanga ngayo kutsi ikulawule,
Futsi kungani emehlo akho agcwele intfukutselo?
13 Ngobe utfukutselele Nkulunkulu,
Kungako nje ukhuluma tintfo letinjena.
14 Kungenteka njani kutsi umuntfu abe msulwa,
Futsi kungenteka njani kutsi umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati abe ngulolungile?+
16 Kakhulu kangakanani-ke ngemuntfu lomubi futsi lokhohlakele,+
Umuntfu lonatsa bubi njengemanti!
17 Lalela; mine ngitakutjela!
Ngitakucocela tintfo lengitibonile,
18 Lokutintfo letikhulunywe ngulabahlakaniphile,
Tintfo labativa kubobabe babo+ futsi labangazange batifihle.
19 Lelive laniketwa bona kuphela,
Futsi kute umuntfu wekuhamba lobekendlula emkhatsini wabo.
20 Kuko konkhe kuphila kwakhe umuntfu lowenta lokubi uyahlupheka,
Ubona tinkinga kuyo yonkhe iminyaka yekuphila kwakhe.
21 Uva imisindvo leyetfusako ngetindlebe takhe;+
Nakusikhatsi sekuthula, uhlaselwa tigebengu.
22 Akakholwa kutsi angabubalekela bumnyama;+
Futsi utawufa ngenkemba.
23 Wehla enyuka afunana nekudla* futsi atsi: “Kukuphi?”
Wati kahle kutsi lilanga lebumnyama selisedvute.
24 Kucindzeteleka kanye nelusizi kuhlale kumchachatelisa;
Kumfikela njengenkhosi lelungele kuhlasela.
25 Uphakamisa sandla kute alwisane naNkulunkulu
Futsi wetama kuphikisana naSomandla;*
26 Umelana naye ngenkhani,
Ngelihawu lelikhulu, nalelicinile;
27 Buso bakhe bukhuluphele,*
Nesisu sakhe sikhulu;
28 Uhlala emadolobheni latawuba tindzala,
Nasetindlini lapho kungeke kuhlale muntfu khona,
Letitawuba yindvundvuma yematje.
29 Angeke anjinge, nemcebo wakhe ngeke wandze,
Ngisho netintfo lanato angeke tigcwale eveni.
30 Angeke abubalekele bumnyama;
Utawufanana nesihlahla lesinemahlumela lashiswe ngumlilo,*
Futsi utawushabalaliswa ngumoya lonemandla lophuma emlonyeni waNkulunkulu.*+
31 Akukafaneli adukiswe futsi etsembe tintfo letingenamsebenti,
Ngobe kute latakutfola ngaloko;
32 Futsi loko kutawenteka kuye ngekushesha,
Utawufanana nesihlahla lesinemagala langakhuli.+
33 Utawuba njengesihlahla semagilebisi lesidzilita emagilebisi langakavutfwa,
Futsi afanane nesihlahla semncumo lesihhohlota timbali taso.
34 Ngobe licembu lebantfu lababi* angeke liphumelele,+
Nemlilo uyawushisa emathende alabo labavuma kudizelwa.
35 Bacabanga tintfo letimbi futsi bahlale benta tintfo letitawulimata labanye,
Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi tinhlitiyo tabo tigaya tiboti.”