uJobe
34 U-Elihu waqhubeka waphendula, wathi:
2 “Lalelani amazwi ami, nina enihlakaniphile;
Ngizweni, nina enazi kakhulu.
4 Masizihlolele thina ukuthi yini elungile;
Masizinqumele thina ukuthi yikuphi okuhle.
6 Ngingawaqamba yini amanga ngesahlulelo okufanele ngisithole?
Inxeba lami alelapheki, nakuba kungekho seqo.’ +
7 Ikhona yini indoda efana noJobe,
Eyamukela ukwenziwa inhlekisa njengokungathi iphuza amanzi?
10 Ngakho ngilaleleni nina madoda anokuqonda:*
UNkulunkulu weqiniso akakucabangi nokukucabanga ukwenza okubi, +
UMninimandla Onke akakucabangi ukwenza okungalungile! +
Uma ebuthela kuye umoya nokuphefumula kwabo, +
15 Bonke abantu bayoshabalala,
Isintu sibuyele othulini. +
16 Ngakho uma unokuqonda, lalela lokhu;
Kulalelisise engikushoyo.
17 Ingabe umuntu ozonda ubulungisa kufanele kube nguye olawulayo,
Noma ingabe uyomlahla umuntu onamandla olungile?
18 Ungasho yini enkosini ukuthi, ‘Awulusizo lwalutho’?
Noma ezicukuthwaneni ukuthi, ‘Nibabi’? +
19 Ukhona Lowo ongakhethi lapho esebenzelana nezikhulu
Nongakhethi abacebile acindezele abampofu, *+
Ngoba bonke bawumsebenzi wezandla zakhe. +
20 Bangase bafe kungazelelwe + phakathi nobusuku; +
Bayadiyazela badlule;
Ngisho nabanamandla bayasuswa, kodwa abasuswa isandla somuntu. +
23 Ngoba akekho umuntu uNkulunkulu ake wambekela isikhathi
Ukuze avele phambi kwakhe azokwahlulelwa.
26 Uyabashaya ngenxa yobubi babo,
Phambi kwabo bonke abantu, +
27 Ngesizathu sokuthi bayekile ukumlandela +
Futhi abanandaba nazo zonke izindlela zakhe; +
28 Benza abampofu ukuba bakhalele kuye,
Ukuze akuzwe ukukhala kwabangakwazi ukuzisiza. +
29 Lapho uNkulunkulu ethula, ubani ongamlahla?
Lapho efihla ubuso bakhe, ubani ongambona?
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukwenza esizweni noma kumuntu, umphumela uyafana,
30 Ukuze umuntu ongamesabi uNkulunkulu* angabusi +
Noma abekele abantu izicupho.
31 Ukhona yini oyothi kuNkulunkulu,
‘Ngijezisiwe, nakuba kungekho cala engilenzile; +
32 Ngifundise lokho engihlulekile ukukubona;
Uma kukhona okungalungile engikwenzile, ngeke ngiphinde ngikwenze’?
33 Ingabe kufanele akuvuze ngemibandela yakho lapho wenqaba isahlulelo sakhe?
Nguwe okufanele unqume, akumina.
Ngakho ngitshele lokho okwazi kahle.