uJobe
32 Ngakho la madoda amathathu ayeka ukuzama ukuphendula uJobe, ngoba wayeqiniseka ngokuthi ulungile. *+ 2 Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBuzi + womndeni kaRamu wayethukuthele kakhulu. Intukuthelo yakhe yamvuthela uJobe ngokuzama ukuzibonakalisa elungile kunokuba athi nguNkulunkulu olungile. + 3 Wayebathukuthelele kakhulu nabangani bakaJobe abathathu ngoba bahluleka ukuthola impendulo kodwa bathi uNkulunkulu mubi. + 4 U-Elihu wayelokhu elinde ukuphendula uJobe, ngoba babebadala kunaye. + 5 Lapho u-Elihu ebona ukuthi la madoda amathathu ayengenayo impendulo, wathukuthela nakakhulu. 6 Ngakho u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBuzi waqala ukukhuluma, wathi:
Ngenxa yalokho nginihloniphile ngazibamba, +
Futhi angizange ngilokothe nginitshele engikwaziyo.
7 Ngacabanga, ‘Abantu abadala* mabakhulume,
Labo abanesikhathi eside bephila mabenze ukuhlakanipha kwaziwe.’
9 Iminyaka nje iyodwa ayimenzi* umuntu ahlakaniphe,
Futhi akubona abantu abadala kuphela abaqonda ukuthi yini elungile. +
10 Ngakho ngithi, ‘Ngilaleleni,
Ngizonitshela engikwaziyo.’
11 Bhekani! Ngiwalindile amazwi enu;
Bengilokhu ngikulalele ebenikusho, +
Njengoba benifuna izinto enizozisho. +
12 Nginilalelisisile,
Kodwa akekho kini okwazile ukuveza ukuthi uJobe usephutheni*
Noma okwazile ukumphendula.
13 Ngakho ningasho ukuthi, ‘Sikutholile ukuhlakanipha;
NguNkulunkulu omsolayo, akuyena umuntu.’
14 Akazange amelane nami ngamazwi,
Ngakho ngeke ngimphendule ngamazwi enu.
15 Sebephele amandla, abasenazo izimpendulo;
Sebephelelwe amagama.
16 Ngilindile, kodwa abasaqhubeki nokukhuluma;
Bamile nje, abanampendulo.
17 Ngakho nami ngizophendula;
Nami ngizokusho engikwaziyo,
18 Ngoba ngigcwele amazwi;
Umoya ongaphakathi kimi uyangiphoqa.
19 Ingaphakathi lami lifana newayini elisesigujini esivalwe ngci,
20 Mangikhulume ukuze ngikhululeke!
Ngizovula izindebe zami ngiphendule.
21 Ngeke ngiphathe abanye ngendlela ebonisa ukukhetha; +
Futhi ngeke ngikhohlise muntu,*
22 Ngoba angazi ukuthi umuntu ukhohliswa kanjani;
Ukube bengazi, uMenzi wami ubeyongibhubhisa ngokushesha.