Jobe
8 UBhilidadi umShuhi+ waphendula wathi:
2 “Kuyoze kube nini ulokhu ukhuluma lezi zinto,+
Lapho amazwi omlomo wakho emane nje ewumoya onamandla?+
3 Ingabe uNkulunkulu uqobo uyosiphendukezela isahlulelo,+
Noma ingabe uMninimandla onke uqobo uyokuphendukezela ukulunga?+
4 Uma amadodana akho siqu onile kuye,
Abe esewayeka angene esandleni sokuvukela kwawo,
5 Uma wena uyomfuna uNkulunkulu,+
Futhi uma uyonxusa umusa kuMninimandla onke,
6 Uma uhlanzekile futhi uqotho,+
Njengamanje ubezovuka ngenxa yakho
Ngokuqinisekile abuyisele indawo yakho yokuhlala elungile.
7 Futhi, ukuqala kwakho ngabe kubé yinto encane,
Kodwa ukugcina kwakho kamuva bekuyokhula kube kukhulu kakhulu.+
8 Siza impela ubuze isizukulwane sangaphambili,+
Futhi uqondise ukunaka kwakho ezintweni ezaphenywa oyise baso.+
10 Ngeke yini sona ngokwaso sikufundise, sikutshele,
Futhi ngeke yini sikhiphe amazwi enhliziyweni yaso?
11 Isitshalo sebungu+ singakhula yini sibe side lungekho ubhuku?
Umhlanga ungakhula yini ngaphandle kwamanzi?
13 Zinjalo izindlela zabo bonke labo abakhohlwa uNkulunkulu,+
Nalo kanye ithemba lesihlubuki liyoshabalala,+
14 Abakuqiniseka kwabo kuyanqunywa,
Nabathemba labo liyindlu yesicabucabu.+
15 Uyoncika ngendlu yakhe, kodwa ngeke iqhubeke imile;
Uyoyibamba kodwa ngeke ime.
17 Izimpande zakhe ziyathandeleka enqwabeni yamatshe,
Ubona indlu yamatshe.