Jobe
31 “Ngente sivumelwane nemehlo ami.+
Ngako ngingayibuka njani ngenkhanuko intfombi?+
2 Nangabe bengingenta njalo, bengitawutfola siphi sabelo kuNkulunkulu,
Yini lebengitayitfola levela kuSomandla?
3 Lowenta lokubi akakalindzelwa yini yinhlekelele
Naloyo lowenta lokulimatako akakalindzelwa yini kuhlupheka?+
4 Nkulunkulu akatiboni yini tindlela tami+
Futsi akatibali yini tonkhe tinyatselo tami?
5 Ngike ngawakhuluma yini emanga?*
Ngike ngamyenga yini umuntfu?+
7 Nangabe tinyawo tami tiphambuka endleleni+
Nobe inhlitiyo yami ilandzela emehlo ami+
Nobe tandla tami tiba nguletingcolile,
8 Nakunjalo-ke, ngibotsi nangihlanyela kudle lomunye umuntfu,+
Futsi lengikulimile akusiphulwe.*
9 Nangabe inhlitiyo yami ihungwa ngulomunye umfati+
Futsi nangabe ngike ngabhaca ngilindzele+ umfati wamakhelwane wami,
10 Umfati wami akasilele lenye indvodza kolo,
11 Ngobe bengitawube ngente sento lesilihlazo
Lokulicala lelifanelwe sijeziso lesivela kubehluleli.+
13 Nangabe bengingatilaleli tinceku netincekukati tami
Natikhonona ngami,*
14 Ngitakwenta njani lapho Nkulunkulu asabhekene nami?
Ngitamphendvula ngitsini nasekangibuta?+
15 Loyo lowangibumba esiswini samake akababumbanga yini nabo?+
Akusuye yini lowasibumba etiswini tabomake betfu?*+
16 Nangabe labeswele bengingabaniki tintfo labaticelako+
Nobe nangabe bengenta bafelokati baphelelwe litsemba;*+
17 Nangabe kudla kwami bengikudla ngedvwa
Ngingatiphi tintsandzane;+
18 (Ngobe kusukela ngisemusha tintsandzane betingitsatsa njengababe wato,
Futsi kusukela ngisemncane* bengibasita bafelokati.)
19 Nangabe ngake ngabona lotsite abulawa ngemakhata ngenca yekweswela kwekwembatsa
Nobe ngabona umuntfu loweswele lote kwekugcoka;+
20 Nangabe ngingamnikanga boya betimvu tami kuze afutfumale
Bese uyangibonga;+
21 Nangabe bengiticindzetela tintsandzane+
Natidzinga lusito lwami esangweni lelidolobha;*+
22 Shengatsi umkhono wami ungakhumuka* ehlombe,
Futsi wephuke engcoseni.*
23 Ngobe bengesaba inhlekelele levela kuNkulunkulu
Futsi inkhatimulo yakhe ingetfusa.
24 Nangabe bengetsembe ligolide
Nobe nangabe ngakhuluma neligolide lelicwengisisiwe ngatsi, ‘Wena usivikelo sami!’+
25 Nangabe bengijatjuliswa ngumcebo wami lomnyenti+
Netintfo letinyenti lenginato;+
26 Nangabe ngabona lilanga likhanya
Nobe inyeti icwebetela ngebuhle bayo;+
27 Futsi inhlitiyo yami yase iyangikhohlisa,
Ngase ngicabuza sandla sami ngikhonta letintfo;*+
28 Bengitawube ngente sono lesifanelwe sijeziso sebehluleli,
Ngobe loko bekutawusho kutsi ngimphikile Nkulunkulu weliciniso.
31 Bantfu labasethendeni lami abakakhulumi yini batsi:
‘Ukhona yini umuntfu longakesutsiswa kudla kwaJobe?’*+
33 Ngike ngetama yini kufihla tono tami, njengobe kwenta labanye bantfu,+
Ngekutsi ngifihle licala lami emphahleni yami?
34 Ngike ngesaba yini kutsi linyenti lebantfu litawutsini,
Futsi ngike ngesatjiswa yini kutsi leminye imindeni ngeke ingihloniphe,
Bese ngiyabindza futsi ngesabe kuphumela ngephandle?
35 Kube mane kunemuntfu lobekangangilalela!+
Bengingafunga kutsi konkhe lesengikushito kuliciniso.*
Somandla akangiphendvule!+
Kube mane loyo longibeka licala bekakubhale phansi loko langimangalela ngako!
36 Bengingakutjatsa ehlombe,
Futsi ngikubophele enhloko njengemchele.
37 Bengingachubeka ngilandzisela Nkulunkulu ngako konkhe lengikwentako;
Bengingaya kuye ngesibindzi kube shengatsi ngingumbusi.
38 Nangabe umhlaba wami ukhala ngenca yami
Nemisele yawo ikhala kanye kanye;
39 Nangabe ngidle titselo tawo ngingakatibhadali,+
Futsi bantfu bakhala ngobe ngitsetse umhlaba wabo;+
40 Nakunjalo-ke akuvumbuke emanyeva esikhundleni sakolo
Futsi kumile lukhula lolunuka kabi esikhundleni sebhali.”
Aphela lapha-ke emavi aJobe.