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Ukulingwa kukaJobe lokubekezela kwakhe

1Kwakukhona indoda elizweni leUzia, ibizo layo lalinguJobeb. Leyondoda yayiphelele-ke, iqondilec, imesaba uNkulunkulud, ixwaya okubie.

2 Yasizalelwa amadodana ayisikhombisa lamadodakazi amathathu.

3 Lemfuyo yayo yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, lamakamela ayizinkulungwane ezintathu, lezipane zenkabi ezingamakhulu amahlanu, labobabhemi abasikazi abangamakhulu amahlanu, lenceku ezinengi kakhulu. Ngakho lowomuntu wayemkhulu okwedlula bonke abantu bempumalanga.

4 Njalo amadodana akhe ahamba enza idili endlini yaleyo laleyo ngosuku lwayof; athuma abiza odadewabo abathathu ukuze badle banathe lawog.

5 Kwakusithi lapho esephelile amazopha ensuku zedili, uJobe athume, awangcwelise, avuke ekuseni kakhulu, anikele iminikelo yokutshiswa ngokwenani lawo wonkeh, ngoba uJobe wathi: Mhlawumbe amadodana ami onile, amthuka1 uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yawoi. Wenza njalo uJobe zonke izinsuku.

6 Kwasekusiba losukuj lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu eza ukuzimisa phambi kweNkosi, loSathane laye wafika phakathi kwawok.

7 INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Uvela ngaphi? USathane wasephendula iNkosi wathi: Ekuzulazuleni emhlabeni lekuhambahambeni kuwol.

8 INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Ubekile yini inhliziyo yakho encekwini yami uJobe, ngoba kakho onjengayo emhlabeni, umuntu opheleleyo loqondileyo, owesaba uNkulunkulu loxwaya ububim?

9 USathane wasephendula iNkosi wathi: UJobe umesabela ize uNkulunkulu yini?

10 Kawumbiyelanga yini yena lendlu yakhe lakho konke alakho inhlangothi zonken? Ubusisile umsebenzi wezandla zakheo, lezifuyo zakhe zanda kakhulu elizwenip.

11 Kodwa isibili yelula isandla sakho khathesi, uthinte konke alakhoq; sibili uzakuthuka2 ebusweni bakhor.

12 INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Khangela konke alakho kusesandleni sakho; kuphela kuye ungeluleli isandla sakho. Wasephuma uSathane phambi kweNkosi.

13 Kwasekusiba losukus lapho amadodana lamadodakazi akhe ayesidla enatha iwayini endlini yomfowabo olizibulot.

14 Kwasekufika isithunywa kuJobe sathi: Inkabi bezilima labobabhemi besidla emaceleni azo;

15 kwasekutheleka amaShebha, akuthatha, atshaya izinceku ngobukhali benkemba, njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikeleu.

16 Lesi sisakhuluma, kwafika lesinye, sathi: Umlilo kaNkulunkulu uwile uvela emazulwini, watshisa izimvu lezinceku, waziqeda; njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikele.

17 Lesi sisakhuluma, kwafika lesinye, sathi: AmaKhaladiyav amise amaxukuw amathathux atheleka phezu kwamakamela, awathatha, atshaya izinceku ngobukhali benkemba, njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikele.

18 Lesi sisakhuluma, kwafika lesinye, sathi: Amadodana akho lamadodakazi akho bebesidla benatha iwayini endlini yomfowabo, izibuloy.

19 Khangela-ke, umoya omkhulu wafika uvela ngaphetsheya kwenkangala, watshaya amagumbi womane endlu, yawela phezu kwamajaha, afa; njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikelez.

20 UJobe wasesukumaa, wadabula ibhatshi lakheb, waphuca ikhanda lakhe, wawa emhlabathini, wakhonzac;

21 wasesithi: Ngaphuma ngize esiswini sikamama, njalo ngizabuyela khona ngized; iNkosie yaphaf, iNkosi ithethe; kalibusiswe ibizo leNkosig.

22 Kukho konke lokhu uJobe konanga, kambalelanga ubuwula uNkulunkuluh.

2Kwakulosuku futhi lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu afika ukuzimisa phambi kweNkosi, uSathane laye wafika phakathi kwawo ukuzimisa phambi kweNkosi.

2 INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Uvela ngaphi? USathane wasephendula iNkosi wathi: Ekuzulazuleni emhlabeni lekuhambahambeni kuwo.

3 INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Ubekile yini inhliziyo yakho encekwini yami uJobe? Ngoba kakho onjengaye emhlabeni, umuntu opheleleyo loqondileyo, owesaba uNkulunkulu, loxwaya ububi? Usabambelele kubo ubuqotho bakhe, lanxa ungivuse ukuze ngimchithe1 kungelasizatho.

4 USathane wasephendula iNkosi wathi: Isikhumba ngesikhumba, yebo, konke umuntu alakho uzakunikelela impilo yakhe.

5 Kodwa khathesi yelula isandla sakho, uthinte ithambo lakhe lenyama yakhea; isibili uzakuthuka2 ebusweni bakhob.

6 INkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Khangela, usesandleni sakho; kodwa gcina impilo yakhec.

7 USathane wasephuma phambi kweNkosi, wamtshaya uJobe ngamathumba amabid, kusukela ngaphansi konyawo lwakhe kuze kube enkanda yakhee.

8 Wasezithathela udengezi ukuziphala ngalo, wahlala phakathi kwesilothaf.

9 Umkakhe wasesithi kuye: Usabambelele yinig kubuqotho bakhoh? Thuka uNkulunkulu, ufei.

10 Kodwa wathi kuye: Ukhuluma njengokukhuluma komunye wabesifazana abayiziwulaj. Kambe, sizakwemukela okuhle kuNkulunkulu, singemukeli lokubi yinik? Kukho konke lokhul uJobe konanga ngendebe zakhem.

11 Abangane abathathu bakaJobe sebezwile ngakho konke lokhu okubi okumehleleyo, beza, lowo lalowo evela endaweni yakhe, uElifazi umThemanin, loBilidadi umShuhio, loZofari umNahama; bavumelana ndawonyep ukuthi beze bamkhalele bamduduzeq.

12 Lapho bephakamisa amehlo abo bekhatshana, kabamazanga, baphakamisa ilizwi labo, bakhala inyembezi, badabula ngulowo ibhatshi lakher, bavuvuzela uthuli emakhanda abo ngasemazulwinis.

13 Basebehlala laye emhlabathini insuku eziyisikhombisa lobusuku obuyisikhombisa, njalo kakho owakhuluma ilizwi kuye, ngoba babona ukuthi ubuhlungu bukhulu kakhulut.

UJobe uthuka usuku lokuzalwa kwakhe

3Emva kwalokho uJobe wavula umlomo wakhe, waqalekisa usuku lwakhe.

2 UJobe wasephendula wathi:

3 Kalubhubhe usuku engazalwa ngalo, lobusuku okwathiwa ngalo: Kukhulelwe umntwana wesilisaa.

4 Lolosuku kalube ngumnyama, uNkulunkulu angalunanzi ephezulu, lokukhanya kungalukhanyisib.

5 Umnyama lethunzi lokufac kakuluhlenged, iyezi lihlale phezu kwalo, umnyama welanga ulesabise.

6 Lobobusuku, umnyama ububambe, lungathokozi ensukwini zomnyaka, lungezi kunani lezinyanga.

7 Khangela, lobobusuku kabube yinyumbae, umsindo wentokozo ungangeni kubof.

8 Kababuqalekise abaqalekisi bosuku, abalungele ukuvusa uLeviyathani*.

9 Zibe mnyama inkanyezi zokusa kwabo, bulindele ukukhanya, kodwa kungabi khona, bungaboni inkophe zokusa.

10 Ngoba bungavalanga iminyango yesisu sikamama wami, bungafihlanga usizi emehlweni ami.

11 Kungani ngingafanga kusukela esizalwenig, ngiphele ekuphumeni kwami esiswinih?

12 Kungani amadolo angandulela? Kungani lamabele ukuthi ngimunyei?

13 Ngoba khathesi ngabe ngacambalala ngathula, ngalala, khona ngaba lokuphumula,

14 kanye lamakhosi labeluleki bomhlaba abazakhela amanxiwa,

15 kumbe kanye leziphathamandla ezazilegolide ezagcwalisa izindlu zazo ngesiliva.

16 Kumbe njengomphunzo ofihliweyo ngingabi khona, njengensane ezingabonanga ukukhanyaj.

17 Lapho ababi bayekela ukuhlupha, lapho abakhathele ngamandla bephumula.

18 Izibotshwa ziyaphumula ndawonyek, kazizwa ilizwi lomcindezelil.

19 Omncinyane lomkhulu balapho, lesigqili sikhululekile enkosini yaso.

20 Kungani enika ukukhanya kohluphekayo, lempilo kwabalokubaba komphefumulom;

21 abalindele ukufa, kodwa kungekhon, bekugebha kulenotho efihliweyoo,

22 abathabayo kakhulu ngentokozo1, bajabule lapho bethola ingcwabap?

23 Emuntwini yiniq, ondlela yakhe ifihliwer, uNkulunkulu ambiyeleyos?

24 Ngoba ukububula kwami kuza phambi kokudla kwami, lokubhonga kwami kuthululeka njengamanzi.

25 Ngoba engikwesabayo ngokwesaba2 sekungehlele, lengilovalo ngakho kufikile kimi.

26 Ngangingahlalisekanga, ngingaphumuli, ngingelakuthula, lohlupho lweza.

Inkulumo yokuqala kaElifazi. Uthi uNkulunkulu ulungile

4UElifazi umThemani wasephendula wathia:

2 Uba sizama ilizwi kuwe, uzadabuka yinib? Kodwa ngubani ongazibamba emazwini?

3 Khangela, uqondisile abanengi, waqinisa izandla ezibuthakathakac.

4 Amazwi akho amvusile okhubekayod, waqinisa amadolo axegayoe.

5 Kodwa khathesi kufikile kuwe, uyadinwa; kuyakuthinta wena, utshaywa luvalof.

6 Ukwesaba kwakho uNkulunkulug kakusiso isibindi sakho yinih, lobuqotho bendlela zakho ithemba lakhoi?

7 Akukhumbule, ngubani owake wachithwa engelacala? Kumbe abalungileyo bake baqunywa ngaphi?

8 Njengengikubonileyo, abalima ububij behlanyela udubo, bavuna khonak.

9 Ngokuphephetha kukaNkulunkulu bayabhubha, langokuphefumula kwamakhala akhe bayaphela.

10 Ukubhonga kwesilwane, lelizwi lesilwane esesabekayol, lamazinyo amabhongo esilwane, kwephukilem.

11 Isilwane esidala siyabhubha ngokuswela impangon, lemidlwane yesilwanekazi isabalaleo.

12 Ngasenginyenyezelwa ilizwi, lendlebe yami yemukela okuncinyane kwalop.

13 Phakathi kwemicabango yemibono yebusukuq, lapho ubuthongo obukhulu busehlela abantur,

14 ukwesaba kwangifikela lokuthuthumela okwenza ubunengi bamathambo ami baqhaqhazelas.

15 Kwasekusedlula umoya ebusweni bamit, loboya benyama yami bavukau.

16 Wema, kodwa angikuqondanga ukubonakala kwawo; isimo sasiphambi kwamehlo amiv; kwathula, ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi:

17 Kambe umuntu angalunga okwedlula uNkulunkulu? Umuntu angahlambuluka okwedlula uMenzi wakhe yiniw?

18 Khangela, kazithembi inceku zakhex, lengilosi zakhe uthi zingabaphosisiy.

19 Kangakanani abahlalaz endlini zebumbaa, abasisekelo sabo sisethulinib, abachotshozwa phambi kwenunduc.

20 Bakhandwa kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwad, kungelakunanzwa bayabhubha kuze kube ninininie.

21 Ubuhle babo kabususwa labo yinif? Bayafa kodwa bengalanhlakaniphog.

5Ake umemeze, ukhona ongakuphendula yini? Uzaphendukela kuwuphi wabangcwelea?

2 Ngoba ulaka luyasibulala isiwula, lomhawu ubulale isiphukuphukub.

3 Mina ngibone isiwula sigxila, kodwa ngahle ngaqalekisa indawo yaso yokuhlalac.

4 Abantwana baso bakhatshana losindisod, bachothozwa esangwenie, njalo kungekho umkhululif.

5 Osivuno saso olambileyo uyasidla, esithatha lemevenig, lomphangi uginya inotho yasoh.

6 Ngoba usizi kaluveli ethulini, lenhlupheko kayihlumi emhlabathini.

7 Kube kanti umuntu uzalelwe inhlupheko njengoba inhlansi ziqhatshela phezului.

8 Kodwa mina bengizadinga uNkulunkulu, lakuNkulunkulu bengizabeka udaba lwami.

9 Owenza izinto ezinkulu lezingelakuhlolwa, imimangaliso engelakubalwaj.

10 Onika izulu ebusweni bomhlaba, athumele amanzi ebusweni bamaphandlek,

11 ukuze abamise phezulu abaphansil, ukuze abalilayo baphakanyiselwe ekuvikelekenim.

12 Uchitha amacebo abalobuqili, ukuze izandla zabo zingenzi cebon.

13 Ubamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini baboo, ukuze icebo labangaqondanga liwiselwe phansip.

14 Bahlangana lomnyama emini, baphumputhe phakathi kwemini njengebusukuq.

15 Kodwa ukhulula umyanga enkembeni, emlonyeni wabo, lesandleni solamandlar.

16 Ngakho umyanga ulethemba, lobubi buzavala umlomo wabos.

17 Khangela, ubusisiwe lowomuntu uNkulunkulu amlayayot; ngakho ungadeleliu ukukhuza kukaSomandlav.

18 Ngoba yena uzwisa ubuhlungu, abuye abophe; uyalimaza, lezandla zakhe ziyapholisaw.

19 Uzakukhululax enhluphekweni eziyisithuphay, lakweziyisikhombisaz ububi kabuyikukuthintaa.

20 Endlaleni uzakuhlenga ekufeni, lempini emandleni enkembab.

21 Uzafihlelwa isiswepu solimi, njalo kawuyikwesaba incithakalo lapho ifikac.

22 Uzahlekad incithakalo lendlalae, njalo kawuyikwesaba izilo zomhlabaf.

23 Ngoba uzakuba lesivumelwano lamatshe egangag, lezilo zeganga zizakuba lokuthula laweh.

24 Njalo uzakwazi ukuthi ithente lakho lilokuthula, uzakwethekela indawo yakho yokuhlala ungasweli lutho.

25 Uzakwazi futhi ukuthi inzalo yakho izakuba nengi, lembewu yakho njengotshani bomhlaba.

26 Uzafika engcwabeni lakho usuluphele, njengenqumbi zamabele zisenyuka ngesikhathi sawo.

27 Khangela lokhu, sesikuhlolile; kunjalo. Kuzwe, uzazele wena.

Impendulo kaJobe. Usola abangane bakhe

6UJobe wasephendula wathi:

2 Kungathi ukudabuka kwami bekungalinganiswa lokulinganiswa, lenhlupheko yami ibekwe ndawonye esikalini!

3 Ngoba khathesi kungaba nzima kuletshebetshebe lolwandle. Ngenxa yalokho amazwi ami angawamawala.

4 Ngoba imitshoko kaSomandla iphakathi kwami, obuhlungu bayo umoya wami uyabunatha; izesabiso zikaNkulunkulu ziyazihlela zimelene lami.

5 Ubabhemi weganga uyakhala yini esohlazeni, kumbe inkabi iyakhonya yini ekudleni kwayo?

6 Kambe okuduma kungadliwa kungelatshwayi? Kulokuhlabusa kokumhlophe kweqanda yini?

7 Umphefumulo wami uyala ukukuthinta, kunjengokudla kwami okunengekayo.

8 Kungathi isicelo sami singafikaa, njalo uNkulunkulu anginike ithemba lami,

9 ukuthi kumthokozise uNkulunkulub ukungichobozac, ayekele isandla sakhe, angiqumed.

10 Khona kungahlala kube yinduduzo yami, bengingajabula ebuhlungwini obungayekeliyoe; ngoba kangiwafihlangaf amazwig oNgcweleh.

11 Ayini amandla ami ukuze ngithembe? Lokuphela kwami kuyini ukuze ngelule impilo yamii?

12 Amandla ami angamandla amatshe yini? Inyama yami ilithusi yini?

13 Usizo lwami kalukimi yini? Lenhlakanipho iyaxotshwa kimi yinij?

14 Ohluphekayo nga ehawukelwa ngumngane wakhe, kodwa udela ukwesabeka kukaSomandla.

15 Abafowethu kabenzanga ngokuthembeka njengesifula, njengempophoma yezifula bayedlula,

16 ezimnyama ngenxa yongqwaqwane, okucatsha kizo iliqhwa elikhithikileyo.

17 Ngesikhathi sokufudumala kwazo ziyanyamalala, sekutshisa zicitshe endaweni yazo.

18 Imikhondo yendlela yazo iyajikak, yenyukele enkangala ibhubhel.

19 Izihambi zeTema zakhangelam, indwendwe zezihambi zeShebha zalindela kuyon.

20 Zaba lenhloni ngoba zazithembileo, zafika kuyo zayangekap.

21 Ngoba khathesi kalisilutho; liyabona isesabiso, liyesaba.

22 Ngitshilo yini ukuthi: Lethani kimi? Kumbe: Phanini isipho ngenxa yami empahleni yenuq?

23 Kumbe: Ngikhululani esandleni sesitha? Kumbe: Lingihlenge esandleni sabalesihlukur?

24 Ngifundisani, khona mina ngizathula; lingenze ngiqedisise engiduhe khona.

25 Alamandla angakanani amazwi aqotho; kodwa ukusola okuvela kini kusolanis?

26 Likhumbula amazwi okusola yini, lezinkulumo zophelelwe lithemba zingumoyat?

27 Yebo, liziwisela phezu kwentandane, ligebhele umngane wenu umgodiu.

28 Ngakho-ke, vumani lingikhangele, ngoba kuphambi kobuso benu nxa ngiqamba amangav.

29 Ake liphenduke, kungabi lobubi, yebo, libuye liphenduke, ukulunga kwami kukukhow.

30 Kambe kukhona ububi olimini lwami? Ukunambitha kwami bekungehlukanise yini izinto ezimbix?

UJobe ukhala kuNkulunkulu ngobunzima bokuhamba komuntu

7Kakukho yini imfazo kumuntu emhlabeni, lensuku zakhe kazinjengensuku zoqatshiweyo yinia?

2 Njengesigqili sikhefuzelela umthunzib, lanjengesiqatshwa silindele iholo lasoc,

3 ngokunjalo mina ngidliswe ilifa lenyangad zezee, lobusuku bezinhlupheko bubalelwe mina.

4 Lapho ngilala phansi ngithi: Ngizavuka nini? Ngoba ubusuku1 bude, njalo ngigcwele ukutshukuma kuze kusef.

5 Inyama yami yembethe impethu lamagade othulig; isikhumba sami siyadabuka siyenyanyekah.

6 Insuku zami ziyaphangisa kuleselukiso someluki, ziphele kungelathembai.

7 Khumbula ukuthi impilo yami ingumoya; ilihlo lami kaliyikuphinda libone okuhlej.

8 Ilihlo longibonayo kaliyikungibona futhi; amehlo akho aphezu kwami, kodwa ngizakuba ngingasekhok.

9 Iyezi liyaphela linyamalale; ngokunjalo owehlela engcwabeni kayikwenyukal.

10 Kaphindi abuyele emzini wakhem, lendawo yakhen kayisayikumazio.

11 Ngakho mina kangiyikubamba umlomo wami; ngizakhuluma ekucindezelweni komoya wami, ngisolep ekubabeni komphefumulo wamiq.

12 Ngilulwandle yini, kumbe isilo solwandle, ukuze lingibekele abalindi?

13 Lapho ngisithi: Umbheda wami uzangiduduzar, icansi lami liphungules ukusola kwamit;

14 ubusungiqhaqhazelisa ngamaphupho, angethuse ngemibonou;

15 ukuze umphefumulo wami ukhethe ukuklinywa, ukufa kulamathambo ami.

16 Ngiyanengwa yikho, kangiyikuphila njalonjalov; ngiyekelew, ngoba insuku zami ziyizex.

17 Uyini umuntu ukuthi umkhulisey, lokuthi ubeke inhliziyo yakho kuyez,

18 lokuthi umhambele ikuseni yonkea, umlinge sonke isikhathib?

19 Koze kube nini ungayekeli ukungiqaphela, ungangiyekeli ngize ngiginye amathe ami yinic?

20 Ngonile, ngizakwenzani kuwe, wena mlindi wabantud? Ungimiseleni ngibe yinto yakho yokunenjwa, ngize ngibe ngumthwalo kimie?

21 Njalo kawuthetheleli ngani isiphambeko sami, ususe isono sami? Ngoba sengizalala phansi othulini; uzangidinga ngovivi, kodwa kangiyikuba khonaf.

Inkulumo yokuqala kaBilidadi: Uthi uNkulunkulu uphatha abantu ngokufaneleyo

8Wasephendula uBilidadi umShuhi wathia:

2 Koze kube nini ukhuluma lezizinto, lamazwi omlomo wakho abe ngumoya olamandlab?

3 UNkulunkulu uyahlanekela isahlulelo yinic? Kumbe uSomandla uyahlanekela ukulunga yinid?

4 Uba abantwana bakho bonile kuye, yena usebalahlile emandleni esiphambeko saboe;

5 uba wenaf umdinga uNkulunkulu ngovivi, uncenge kuSomandlag;

6 uba uhlambulukile, uqotho; isibili khathesi ubezavuka ngenxa yakho, aphumelelise indawo yokuhlala yokulunga kwakho.

7 Lanxa ukuqala kwakho bekukuncinyane, kube kanti isiphetho sakho sizakwanda kakhulu.

8 Ngoba ake ubuze esizukulwaneni sakuqala, uzilungisele isidingo saboyiseh.

9 Ngoba singabezolo, njalo kasazii, ngoba insuku zethu emhlabeni ziyisithunzij.

10 Kabayikukufundisa yini, bakutshele, bakhuphe amazwi enhliziyweni yabo?

11 Imihlanga ingakhula lapho okungelaxhaphozi khona yinik? Ibhuma likhule lapho okungelamanzi khonal?

12 Nxa lisebuluhlazeni balo lingakakhiwa, kube kanti libuna kuqala kwazo zonke izihlahlakazanam.

13 Zinjalo indlela zabo bonke abamkhohlwayo uNkulunkulu, lethemba lomzenzisi lizabhubhan.

14 Othemba lakhe lizaqunywa, lokuthemba kwakhe kuyibulembu1 besayobe.

15 Uyeyama endlini yakhe, kodwa kayimi; ubambelela kiyo, kodwa kayihlalio.

16 Uluhlaza phambi kwelangap, lamahlumela akhe aphuma esivandeni sakheq.

17 Impande zakhe zithandele enqunjini; ubona indawo yamatsher.

18 Uba emchitha endaweni yakhes, izamphika ithi: Kangizange ngikubonet.

19 Khangela, le yintokozo yendlela yakhe; njalo kuzakhula abanye emhlabathiniu.

20 Khangela, uNkulunkulu kayikumlahla opheleleyo, kabambi isandla sabenzi bobubi.

21 Aze agcwalise umlomo wakho ngohleko, lezindebe zakho ngokumemeza kwentokozov.

22 Abakuzondayo bazakwembeswa ngenhloniw, lethente lababi lingabi khonax.

Impendulo kaJobe. Wehluleka ukumphendula uNkulunkulu

9UJobe wasephendula wathi:

2 Ngeqinisoa ngiyazi ukuthi kunjalob. Kodwa umuntu angalunga njani kuNkulunkuluc?

3 Uba efisa ukuphikisana laye, kayikumphendula okukodwa phakathi kwenkulungwane.

4 Uhlakaniphile enhliziyweni, uqinile emandlenid: Ngubani oziqinisileyo wamelana laye waphumelelae?

5 Osusa izintaba njalo zingazi, ozigenqula entukuthelweni yakhe.

6 Onyikinya umhlaba awususe endaweni yawof, lensika zawo zizamazameg.

7 Olaya ilanga ukuthi lingaphumi, avalele inkanyezi ngophawu.

8 Owendlala amazulu eyedwa, anyathele phezu kwezingqonga zolwandleh.

9 Owenzai iBherej, iziNjak, lesiLimela, lamakamelo eningizimul.

10 Owenza izinto ezinkulu ezingelakuhlolwa, lezimangalisayo ezingelakubalwam.

11 Khangela, uyedlula phansi kwami ngingambonin, edlulele phambili ngingamuzwao.

12 Khangela, uyahluthuna, ngubani ongamnqanda1? Ngubani ongathi kuye: Wenzanip?

13 UNkulunkulu kayinqandi intukuthelo yakhe. Abasizi bakaRahabi2 bayakhothama phansi kwakhe.

14 Pho-ke, mina ngingamphendula ngithiniq, ngikhethe amazwi ami okuqondana layer?

15 Ebengingeke ngamphendula loba bengilungile; ngizacela isihawu kumahluleli wamis.

16 Uba bengibizile, wangiphendula, bengingayikukholwa ukuthi ubekile indlebe elizwini lami.

17 Ngoba uyangihlifiza ngesiphephot, andise amanxeba ami kungelasizathou.

18 Kangivumeli ukukhokha umoya, kodwa engigcwalisa ngezinto ezibabayov.

19 Uba kungamandla, khangela, ulamandlaw. Njalo uba kungesahlulelo, ngubani ozangibizax?

20 Aluba ngilungile, umlomo wami uzangilahla; uba ngiphelele, uzakuthi ngonakeley.

21 Ngiphelele, angikhathaleli umphefumulo wami, ngidelela impilo yamiz.

22 Kunye lokho, ngenxa yalokho ngithi: Uyabhubhisa olungileyo lomubia.

23 Lapho isiswepu sibulala ngokujumayo, uzahleka ukudangala kwabangelacalab.

24 Umhlaba unikelwe esandleni somubi; wembesa ubuso babehluleli bawoc. Uba kungenjalo, pho, ngubanid?

25 Njalo insuku zami zilejubanee kulesigijimif; ziyabaleka, kaziboni okuhleg.

26 Ziyedlula njengezikepe zomhlanga, njengokhozi olutheleka empangwenih.

27 Uba ngisithi: Ngizakhohlwa ukusola kwamii, ngitshiye ukunyukumala kwami, ngithokozej,

28 ngiyesaba zonke insizi zami, ngiyazi ukuthi kawuyikungiphatha njengongelacalak.

29 Ngilecala mina, pho, ngizatshikatshikelelani ize?

30 Uba ngizigezisa ngamanzi eliqhwa elikhithikileyo, ngihlambulule izandla zami ngesepa,

31 khona uzangiphosela emgodini, besengisenyanywa yizigqoko zami.

32 Ngoba kasuye umuntu njengami ukuze ngimphendule, ukuze siye ndawonye kusahlulelol.

33 Kakukho umqamuli phakathi kwethum ongabekan isandla sakhe phezu kwethu sobabilio.

34 Kasusep uswazi lwakhe kimiq, njalo uvalo ngaye lungangethusir.

35 Bengingakhuluma ngingamesabi, kodwa anginjalo ngokwami.

UJobe ukhala ngokuphila kwakhe

10Umphefumulo wami ukhathele yimpilo yamia; ngizatshiya insolo yami phezu kwamib; ngizakhuluma ekubabeni komphefumulo wamic.

2 Ngizakuthi kuNkulunkulu: Ungangilahli; ngazisa ukuthi kungani uphikisana lamid.

3 Kuhle yini kuwe ukuthi ucindezelee, ukuthi udelele umsebenzi wezandla zakho, ukhanye phezu kwecebo lababif?

4 Ulamehlo enyama yinig? Ubonah njengokubona komuntui?

5 Insuku zakho zinjengensuku zomuntu na? Iminyaka yakho injengensuku zomuntu yinij,

6 ukuthi udinge ngobubi bami, uhlolisise ngesono sami?

7 Ngoba usazi ukuthi kangikhohlakalanga, lokuthi kakho ongakhulula esandleni sakho.

8 Izandla zakho zangibumbak zangenza kanyekanye inhlangothi zonke, kanti uyangichithal.

9 Ake ukhumbule ukuthi wangenza njengebumbam. Pho, uzangibuyisela ethulinin?

10 Kawungithululanga njengochago, wangijiyisa njengamasi yinio?

11 Ungigqokise isigogo lenyama, wangihlanganisa ndawonye ngamathambo langemisipha.

12 Ungenzele impilo lomusa, lokunakekela kwakho kulondolozile umoya wami.

13 Kanti lezizinto uzifihlile enhliziyweni yakho; ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kukuwep.

14 Uba ngisona, ungiqapheleq, kawuyikungiyekela ngingelacala esonweni samir.

15 Uba ngimubi, maye kimis! Uba ngilungilet, bengingayikuphakamisa ikhanda lamui. Ngigcwele ihlazo, ngakho bona inhlupheko yamiv.

16 Ngoba kuyaziphakamisa; uyangizingela njengesilwane; ubuye uzenze okumangalisayo kimiw.

17 Uyavuselela abafakazi bakho abamelene lami, wandise ulaka lwakho kimi; izinguquko lempi kulamix.

18 Pho kungani wangikhupha esizalweniy? Kungathi ngabe ngaphela, lelihlo lingangibonanga!

19 Ngangizakuba njengokungathi kangikhoz; ngangizathwalwa ngisuswe esizalweni ngisiwe engcwabenia.

20 Insuku zami kazinlutshwana yinib? Khawula phelac, ungiyekele ukuze ngithokoze kancinyaned,

21 ngingakayi - ngingabuyi e- elizweni lomnyamaf lethunzi lokufag,

22 ilizwe lomnyamah, njengobumnyamai, ithunzi lokufaj, elingelahlelo, lokukhanya kunjengobumnyamak.

Inkulumo yokuqala kaZofari. Uthi uJobe wonile

11Wasephendula uZofari umNahama wathia:

2 Kambe kabuphendulwa yini ubunengi bamazwi? Njalo isilawuli singalungisiswa yinib?

3 Ukulawula kwakho kuzathulisa abantu yini? Lapho ukloloda, kakho ongakuyangisa yini?

4 Ngoba uthec: Imfundiso yami ihlanzekile, ngihlambulukile emehlweni akhod.

5 Kodwa-ke kungathi uNkulunkulu angakhuluma, avule indebe zakhe kuwe,

6 ukuze akwazise imfihlakalo zenhlakanipho, ukuthi ziphindwe kabilie ngenhlakanipho eqothof. Yazi-ke ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubiza kuwe okulutshwana kulecala lakhog.

7 Ungafumana ukujula kukaNkulunkulu nah? Ungamfumana yini uSomandla kuze kube sekuphelelenii?

8 Kuphakeme njengamazulu, ungenzani? Kutshonile kulesihogo, ungazinij?

9 Isilinganiso sakho side kulomhlaba, sibanzi kulolwandle.

10 Uba esedlula avalelek kumbe abuthanisel, ngubani-ke ongamnqanda1?

11 Ngoba yena uyabazi abantu abayize, uyabona ububi; ngakho kayikukuqaphelisa yinim?

12 Ngoba umuntu oyisiphukuphuku angaba lokuqedisisa, lanxa umuntun engazalwa njengethole likababhemi wegangao.

13 Uba wena ulungisa inhliziyo yakhop, welulele izandla zakho kuyeq,

14 uba ububi busesandleni sakho, bubeke khatshana, lobubi kabungahlali emathenteni akhor.

15 Ngoba ng'khona uzaphakamisa ubuso bakho ungelasicis, njalo uqine, ungesabit.

16 Ngoba wena uzakhohlwa usizi lwakho, ulukhumbule njengamanzi asedlulileu.

17 Lobude bempilo yakhov buzakhanya2 kulemini enkulu; loba kulomnyama kuzakuba njengekuseniw.

18 Njalo uzakuba lethemba ngoba kulethemba; uzagebha, uzalala ngokuvikelekax.

19 Uzalala, njalo kakho ozakwethusa, labanengi bazancenga phambi kwakhoy.

20 Kodwa amehlo ababi azafiphalaz, lesiphephelo sizachitheka kubo, lethemba laboa lizakuba yikuphela komphefumulob.

Impendulo kaJobe. Ukhuluma ngamandla langokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu

12Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

2 Ngoba isibilia lingabantub, lenhlakanipho izakufa lani.

3 Lami ngilengqondo njengani, kangiphansi kulani. Njalo ngubani ongelazo izinto ezinje?

4 Ngiyinhlekisa kumngane wamic, obiza kuNkulunkulu amphendule; olungileyo oqondileyo uyinhlekisad.

5 Uyisibane esidelelekayo emnakanweni wowonwabileyoe; ulungele ukutshelela ngonyawof.

6 Amathente abaphangi alokuthula, labamthukuthelisayo uNkulunkulu bavikelekile, kulowo oletha uNkulunkulu esandleni sakheg.

7 Kodwa-ke buza khathesi inyamazana, zizakufundisa, lenyoni zamazulu, zizakutshela.

8 Kumbe khuluma lomhlaba, uzakufundisa, lenhlanzi zolwandle zizakulandisela.

9 Ngubani ongaziyo phakathi kwakho konke lokhu ukuthi isandla sikaJehovah sikwenzile lokhui?

10 Okusesandleni sakhej umphefumulo wakho konke okuphilayok, lomoya wayo yonke inyama yomuntul.

11 Indlebe kayihloli yini amazwi, njengolwanga luzinambithela ukudlam?

12 Kwabadala kakhulu kulenhlakanipho, lebudeni bezinsuku kulokuqedisisan.

13 Kuye kukhona inhlakanipho lamandlao, uleseluleko lokuqedisisap.

14 Khangela, udiliza, kungabe kusakhiwa; uvalela umuntu, kungabe kusavulwaq.

15 Khangela, uvimbela amanzi, atsher; abesewathuma, agenqule umhlabas.

16 Kuye kukhona amandla lenhlakaniphot; okhohlisiweyo lomkhohlisi bangabakhe.

17 Ukhupha abeluleki bahambe behlutshulweu, enze abehluleli babe yizithuthav.

18 Uthukulula isibopho samakhosi, abophe umbhinco enkalweni zawow.

19 Ukhupha abapristix bahambe behlutshulwe, awise abalamandlay.

20 Uphambula inkulumo yabathembekileyoz, asuse ukuqedisisa kwabasebekhulilea.

21 Uthela ukudelela phezu kweziphathamandla, axegise umbhinco wabalamandlab.

22 Wembula izinto ezijulileyo ezisemnyamenic, akhuphele ekukhanyeni ithunzi lokufad.

23 Enze izizwe zibe zinkulu, abesezichithae; andise izizwe, abesezisusa1.

24 Ususa inhliziyo yenhloko zabantu bomhlabaf, aziduhiseg enkangala engelandlelah.

25 Ziphumputhe emnyameni kungelakukhanyai, uzenza zidiyazele njengodakiweyoj.

UJobe ucabanga ukuthi ulungile

13Khangela, konke ilihlo lami likubonile, indlebe yami izwile yakuqedisisa.

2 Njengokolwazi lwenu lami ngiyakwazi; kangiphansi kulania.

3 Kodwa mina ngizakhuluma loSomandlab, ngifisa ukuqondisana loNkulunkuluc.

4 Kodwa lina-ke ligcona ngamangad, lonke lingabelaphie abangelamsebenzif.

5 Kungathi ngabe liyathula lithi zwi; lokhu kube yinhlakanipho kinig!

6 Ake lizwe ukuzivikela kwami, lilalele impikiso zendebe zamih.

7 Lizamkhulumela uNkulunkulu ngokubii, limkhulumele ngenkohliso yinij?

8 Lizakwemukela ubuso bakhek, lizammela yini uNkulunkulul?

9 Kuzakuba kuhle yinim lapho elihlolan? Lizamkhohlisa yini njengokhohlisa umuntuo?

10 Isibili uzalisolap, uba lisemukela ubuso ensithaq.

11 Ubukhulu bakhe kabulethusi yini, lokwesabeka kwakhe kulehleler?

12 Izikhumbuzo zenus ziyizagat zomlothau, izivikelo zenu ziyizivikelo zebumba.

13 Thulani lingiyekele, ukuze ngikhulume mina; kungehlelev loba kuyiniw.

14 Ngizayithathelani inyama yami ngamazinyo ami, ngibeke impilo yami esandleni samix?

15 Lanxa ezangibulalay, ngizathemba kuyez. Kanti ngizazimela indlela zami phambi kwakhea.

16 Njalo uzakuba lusindiso lwami; ngoba umzenzisi kayikuza phambi kwakhe.

17 Zwisisani ilizwi lamib, lengcazelo yami ngendlebe zenuc.

18 Khangelani-ke, sengilubeke kuhle udaba lwami, ngiyazi ukuthi mina ngizalungisiswad.

19 Ngubani lowo ozaphikisana lami? Nxa khathesi ngithula ngizaphelae.

20 Kuphela ungenzi izinto ezimbili kimi; khona ngingayikucatshela ubuso bakhof.

21 Susela khatshana lami isandla sakhog, lokwesabeka kwakho kungangethusih.

22 Ubusungibiza, mina ngizaphendulai; kumbe ngikhulume, ungiphendulej.

23 Zingaki iziphambeko lezono engilazo? Ngazisa isiphambeko sami lesono samik.

24 Ufihlelani ubuso bakhol, ungiphathe njengesitha sakhom?

25 Uzakwethusa yini ihlamvu eliphephethekayon? Njalo uzaxotshana lomule owomileyo yini?

26 Ngoba ubale izinto ezibabayo umelene lamio, wangenza ngadla ilifa leziphambeko zobutsha bamip.

27 Ufake lenyawo zami esigodweniq, waqaphela zonke indlela zami, wazidweba uluphawu empandeni zezinyawo zamir.

28 Yena-ke njengokubolileyo uyagugas, njengesembatho inundu esidlayot.

UJobe ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka komuntu

14Umuntu, ozelwe ngowesifazanaa ulensuku ezimfitshane, ezigcwele inhluphekob.

2 Uyavela njengelubac, abuned, abaleke njengesithunzi, akemie.

3 Kambe onjalo umvulela amehlo akho, ungingenise ekwahlulelweni kanye lawef.

4 Ngubani ongaveza okuhlambulukileyo kokungcolileyog? Kakho loyedwah.

5 Lokhu insuku zakhe zimisiwe, inani lenyanga zakhe likuwe, ummisele imingcele yakhe angeyedlulei;

6 ungamkhangeli, ukuze aphumulej, aze athokozek ngosuku lwakhe njengesiqatshwal.

7 Ngoba kukhona ithemba esihlahleni uba siganyulwam ukuthi sizabuya sihlumen, lokuthi ihlumela laso kaliyikuphelao.

8 Lanxa impande yaso isiba ndala emhlabeni, lesiphunzi saso sifele emhlabathinip,

9 ngephunga lamanzi sizahluma, senze ingatsha njengesithomboq.

10 Kodwa umuntu uyafa alaliswe phansir, yebo, umuntu uyaphela, ungaphi-kes?

11 Amanzi ayemuka elwandlet, lomfula uyoma utsheu,

12 ngokunjalo umuntu uyalala phansi angavuki; kuze kuthi amazulu angabikho, bangavuki, kumbe bangaphatshanyiswa ebuthongweni babov.

13 Kungathi ungangifihla engcwabeniw, ungithukuzex, ize iphenduke intukuthelo yakhoy, ungimisele isikhathi esimisiweyo, ungikhumbulez!

14 Uba umuntu esifa, uzabuya aphile yinia? Zonke insuku zemfazo yamib ngizalindac, kuze kufike ukukhululwa kwamid.

15 Uzabiza, mina-ke ngizasabelae, uzalangatha umsebenzi wezandla zakhof.

16 Kanti khathesi uyazibala izinyathelo zamig; kawuyikuqaphelisa ngesono samih yini?

17 Isiphambeko sami sinanyekwe esikhwamenii, wasusibekela isono samij.

18 Isibili-ke intaba ewayo iyabhidlika, ledwala liyasuswa endaweni yalok.

19 Amanzi ayaguguda amatshel, impophoma zawo ziyakhukhula ubhuqu lomhlaba. Uyachitha-ke ithemba lomuntum.

20 Uyamehlulan phakadeo, adlulep; uyaguqula ubuso bakhe, umxotsheq.

21 Amadodana akhe ayadunyiswar, kodwa engakwazis; kumbe ayehliselwa phansi, kodwa angakunanzelelit.

22 Kodwa inyama yakhe kuye isebuhlungwini, lomphefumulo wakhe kuye uyalila.

Inkulumo yesibili kaElifazi. Uthi uJobe uziphakamisile

15Wasephendula uElifazi umThemani wathia:

2 Ohlakaniphileyo angaphendula yini ulwazi olungumoyab, agcwalise isisu sakhec ngomoya wempumalangad?

3 Aphikise ngamazwi angasizi luthoe, langenkulumo ezingelanzuzo yinif?

4 Yebo, wena uyachitha ukwesabag, uvimbela umkhuleko phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

5 Ngoba umlomo wakho ufundisa ububi bakho, ukhethe ulimi lwamaqili.

6 Umlomo wakho uyakulahla, kayisimih; yebo, indebe zakho ziyafakaza ngawei.

7 Ungumuntu wokuqala owazalwayo yini? Kumbe wazalwa manduloj kwamaqaqa yinik?

8 Uzwile yini icebo langasese likaNkulunkulul? Kumbe uzigodlele inhlakanipho yinim?

9 Kuyini okwaziyo esingakwaziyo? Kuyini okuqedisisayo okungekho kithin?

10 Kukhona phakathi kwethu lempungao lekhehla, omdala ngensuku kuloyihlop.

11 Zincinyane yini kuwe induduzo zikaNkulunkulu, lelizwi elikhulunywa kuhle lawe?

12 Kungani inhliziyo yakho ikumukisa? Njalo kungani amehlo akho ephayiza,

13 ukuthi uphendule umoya wakho umelane loNkulunkulu, ukhuphe amazwi anje emlonyeni wakhoq?

14 Umuntu uyini ukuthi abe ngohlambulukileyor, lozelwe ngowesifazana ukuthi abe ngolungileyos?

15 Khangela, kathembelit kwabangcwele bakheu, lamazulu kawahlambulukanga emehlweni akhe.

16 Kukangakanani umuntu onengekayov lowonakeleyow, onatha ububi njengamanzix!

17 Ngizakutshengisa, ungilalele, lengikubonileyo ngizakulandisa,

18 lokho izihlakaniphiy ezikukhulumileyo kusukela kuboyisez, njalo kazikufihlangaa,

19 okwanikwa kuzo zodwa ilizwe, lokungadlulanga izihambi phakathi kwazob.

20 Insuku zonke zokhohlakeleyo uzizwisa ubuhlungu, lenani leminyaka ebekelelwec umcindezelid.

21 Umsindo wezethuso usendlebeni zakhe; empumelelweni umchithi uzamfikelae.

22 Kakholwa ukuthi uzaphenduka emnyameni, kodwa ukuthi ulindelwe yinkemba.

23 Uzulela ukudlaf. Kungaphig? Uyazi ukuthi usuku lobumnyama lulungisiwe esandleni sakheh.

24 Uhlupho losizi kuyamethusa, kumehlulei njengenkosi elungele impij.

25 Ngoba welule isandla sakhe emelene loNkulunkulu, wenza ngamandla ukumelana loSomandla.

26 Wagijima emelene layek ngentamol, ngohlonzi lwamaqhubu ezihlangu zakhe.

27 Ngoba wamboza ubuso bakhe ngamafutha akhe, wenza ukhalo lwakhukhumala ngamafutham.

28 Uhlala emizini echithekileyo, izindlu abangahlali kuzo, ezilungele ukuba zinqumbi.

29 Kayikunotha, lenotho yakhe kayiyikuma, lenzuzo yakhe kayiyikusabalala emhlabeni.

30 Kayikusuka emnyameni; ilangabi lizakomisa ihlumela lakhen, njalo uzasuka ngokuphefumula komoya wakheo.

31 Oduhisiweyo kangathembeli ezenini, ngoba ize lizakuba ngumvuzo wakhe.

32 Kuzafezwa kungakabi lusuku lwakhep, logatsha lwakhe aluyikuba luhlazaq.

33 Uzawohlozar izithelo zakhe ezingavuthwanga njengevinis, athintithe impoko zakhe njengesihlahla somhlwathit.

34 Ngoba inhlangano yabazenzisiu izakuba ngengelazithelov, lomlilo uzaqothula amathente ezivalamlomow.

35 Bamithax uhluphoy, bazale isonoz, lesizalo sabo silungisa inkohlisoa.

Impendulo kaJobe. Usola ngokuphathwa kwakhe nguNkulunkulu

16Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

2 Ngizwile izinto ezinengi ezinjea; lingabaduduzi abakhathazayo lina lonkeb.

3 Kuzakuba lesiphetho yini emazwini angumoya? Kumbe kuyini okulicunulayo ukuthi liphendulec?

4 Lami bengingakhuluma njengani uba umphefumulo wenu ubusendaweni yomphefumulo wami; bengingabuthelela amazwi phezu kwenu, ngilinikinele ikhanda lamid.

5 Bengingaliqinisa ngomlomo wami, lokunyikinyeka kwendebe zami bekungadedisae ubuhlungu benu.

6 Uba ngikhuluma, ubuhlungu bami kabudedi; uba ngiyekela, kuyini okusuka kimi?

7 Kodwa khathesi ungidinisile yena, wena uchithile yonke inhlangano yamif.

8 Ungitshwabhanisileg, kube yibufakazih, lokucaka kwamii kungivukelej, kuyafakaza ebusweni bami.

9 Ulaka lwakhe luyangidwengulak, njalo uyangizondal; ungigedlela amazinyo akhem; isitha sami singicijisela amehlo ason.

10 Bangikhamisela umlomo waboo, bangiwakala esihlathini ngokuyangisap, bengihlanganyela ndawonye.

11 UNkulunkulu unginikele kokhohlakeleyoq, wangiphosela ezandleni zababir.

12 Ngangonwabile, kodwa wangichobozas, wangidumela ngentamo, wangiphahlazat, wangimisa ngaba yinto yakhe yokunenjwau.

13 Abatshoki bakhe bangigombolozelav; uqhekeze izinso zami, engayekeli, wachithela emhlabathini inyongo yamiw.

14 Wangivodloza ngokuvodlovodloza1, wagijimela kimi njengeqhawex.

15 Ngathunga isakay phezu kwesikhumba samiz, ngathukuza uphondo lwami othulinia.

16 Ubuso bami bubomvu ngokukhalab, lenkotsheni zami kulethunzi lokufac,

17 lanxa kungekho isihluku ezandleni zami, lomkhuleko wami uhlanzekiled.

18 Mhlaba, ungaligqibeli igazi lamie, lokukhala kwami kakungabi landawof.

19 Lakhathesi, khangelani, ubufakazi bami busemazulwini, lomfakazi wami usezindaweni eziphakemeyog.

20 Abangane bami bayangiklolodela; ilihlo lami liyathonta kuNkulunkulu.

21 Kungathi kungaba khona ongamlamulela umuntu kuNkulunkulu, njengendodana yomuntu kumngane wayoh.

22 Ngoba iminyaka emilutshwana izafika, ng'khona ngizahamba ngendlela engingayikubuya ngayo.

17Umoya wami wonakele, insuku zami zicitshiwea, amangcwaba ngawamib.

2 Kabakho lami yini abaklolodayo, lelihlo lami lichitha ubusuku ekuvukeleni kwabo?

3 Akubeke isibambiso sami kuwec; ngubani yena ozatshaya esandleni samid?

4 Ngoba inhliziyo yabo uyifihlele ukuqedisisa; ngenxa yalokhu kawuyikubaphakamisa.

5 Okhuluma ngokuyenga kubangane, lamehlo abantwana bakhe azafiphalae.

6 Njalo ungimise ngaba yisaga sezizwef, ngaze ngaba ngokhafulelwayo phambi kwazo.

7 Njalo ilihlo lami lifiphele ngosizig, lamalunga ami anjengesithunzi wonkeh.

8 Abaqotho bazakwethuswa yikhoi, longelacala uvukela ongamesabiyo uNkulunkuluj.

9 Lolungileyo uzabambelela endleleni yakhe, lolezandla ezihlambulukileyo uzakwengeza amandlak.

10 Kodwa-ke lina lonke, phendukani ake libuye, ngoba kangitholi ohlakaniphileyo phakathi kwenul.

11 Insuku zami zedlulem, lamacebo ami adabuke phakathin, izifiso zenhliziyo yami.

12 Bamisa ubusuku bube yiminio; ukukhanya kuseduzep phambi kobumnyamaq.

13 Uba ngilinda, ingcwaba lizakuba yindlu yamir; ngendlala umbheda wami emnyameni.

14 Ngibiza ingcwaba ngisithi: Wena ungubaba; impethu ngisithi: Umama lodadewethu.

15 Pho-ke ithemba lami lingaphi? Yebo, ithemba lami ngubani ozalibona?

16 Kuzakwehlela kumijabo yengcwabas, laphot sizaphumulau khona ndawonye enhlabathiniv.

Inkulumo yesibili kaBilidadi. Uthi ababi bazachithwa

18Wasephendula uBilidadi umShuhi wathia:

2 Koze kube nini libekela amazwi imigibe? Nanzelelani, lemva kwalokho sikhulumeb.

3 Kungani sithiwa sizinyamazana, singcolile emehlweni enuc?

4 Udwengula umphefumulo wakhe ngokuthukuthela kwakhed. Umhlaba uzatshiywa ngenxa yakho yini, loba idwala lisuswe endaweni yaloe?

5 Yebo, ukukhanya kwabakhohlakeleyo kuzacitshwa, lenhlansi yomlilo wakhe kayiyikukhanyaf.

6 Ukukhanya kuzafiphala ethenteni lakheg, lesibane sakheh ngaphezu kwakhe sizacitshwai.

7 Izinyathelo zamandla akhe zizafinyezwa, lecebo lakhe lizamwisela phansij.

8 Ngoba uzaphoselwak embuleni zinyawo zakhe, ahambe phezu kwembulel.

9 Umjibila uzambamba isithendem, isihitshela sizamkhulelan.

10 Igoda lakhe lifihlwe emhlabathini, lomjibila wakhe endlelenio.

11 Izesabiso zizamethusa inhlangothi zonkep, zixotshane laye enyaweni zakheq.

12 Amandla akhe azaqedwa yindlala, lengozi ilindeler ukukhubeka kwakhes.

13 Kuzakudla ingxenye zesikhumba sakhet; izibulo lokufa lidle ingxenye zakheu.

14 Ithemba lakhev lizahluthunwaw ethenteni lakhex, njalo kumenze aye enkosini yezesabisoy.

15 Kuzahlala ethenteni lakhe elingeyisilo lakhez; isolufa izavuvuzelwa phezu kwendawo yakhe yokuhlalaa.

16 Impande zakhe zizakoma ngaphansib, logatsha lwakhe lubune ngaphezuluc.

17 Ukukhunjulwa kwakhe kuzabhubha emhlabenid, angabi labizo ezitaladenie.

18 Bazamfuqa bamsuse ekukhanyeni bamuse emnyameni, bamxotshe emhlabeni.

19 Kayikuba lenzalof lasizukulwana ebantwini bakibog; kakuyikuba lansalih endaweni zakhe zokuhlalai.

20 Abalandelayo bazakwethuswa lusuku lwakhej, labokuqala bazabanjwa yisesabiso1.

21 Isibili zinjalo indawo zokuhlala zomubi, njalo yiyo le indawo yongamaziyo uNkulunkuluk.

Impendulo kaJobe. Uyazi ukuthi umsizi wakhe uzamsiza

19Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

2 Koze kube nini lihlupha umphefumulo wami, lingiphahlaza ngamazwi?

3 Lezizikhathi ezilitshumi lingithela ngehlazo; kalilanhloni, lingiphatha kubia.

4 Uba-ke kuliqiniso ukuthi ngiduhile, ukuduha kwami kuzahlala lami.

5 Uba isibili lizikhukhumeza phezu kwami, liphikisane lami ngehlazo lamib,

6 yazini-ke ukuthi nguNkulunkulu ongihlanekeleyo, wangigombolozela ngembule lakhec.

7 Khangela, ngiyamemeza ngithi: Okubi! Kodwa kangiphendulwad. Ngicela usizo, kodwa akulasahluleloe.

8 Uyivalile indlela yami ngomduli ukuze ngingedluli, wamisa umnyama emikhondweni yamif.

9 Ungihlubule udumo lwamig, wasusa umqhele wekhanda lamih.

10 Ungibhidlizile inhlangothi zonke, sengihambilei, ulisiphule ithemba lami njengesihlahla.

11 Ulumathisile ulaka lwakhe kimi, ungibale njengezitha kuyej.

12 Amabutho akhe afika kanyekanyek, abuthelela indlela yawo emelene lamil, amisa inkamba agombolozela ithente lamim.

13 Ubeke abafowethu khatshana lamin, labangaziyo isibili sebengabemzini kimio.

14 Izihlobo zami zinyamalelep, labazana lami bangikhohliweq.

15 Abahlala endlini yami lencekukazi zami bangibala njengowezizwe; ngingumfokazi emehlweni abor.

16 Ngabiza inceku yami, kodwa kayiphendulanga; ngayincenga ngomlomo wami.

17 Umoya wami uyenyanyeka kumkami, sengiyisinengiso kumadodana esizalo samis.

18 Labantwana abancinyane bayangidelela; ngasukuma, basebekhuluma bemelene lamit.

19 Bonke abantu besifuba sami banengwa yimi, labo ebengibathanda sebengiphendukeleu.

20 Ithambo lami linamathelana lesikhumba sami lenyama yami, njalo ngiphephe ngesikhumba samazinyo amiv.

21 Ngihawukelani, ngihawukelani, lina bangane bamiw; ngoba isandla sikaNkulunkulu singithintilex.

22 Lingizingelelani njengoNkulunkuluy, lingeneliswa yinyama yamiz?

23 Kungathi ngabe khathesi amazwi ami abhaliwe! Kungathi ngabe acindezelwea egwalwenib!

24 Ngabe abazwe ngepheni yensimbi langomnusoc edwaleni kuze kube ninininid!

25 Ngoba mina ngiyazie ukuthi umhlengi wami uyaphilaf, lekupheleni uzakumag emhlabathinih.

26 Lapho sekutshabalalise lokhu emva kwesikhumba samii, kanti enyameni yami ngizambona uNkulunkuluj,

27 mina engizazibonela yena, lamehlo ami azabona, hatshi omunyek. Izinso zami seziphelile ngaphakathi kwamil.

28 Kodwa lithim: Kungani simzingela? Ngoba impande yendaba itholakala kimin.

29 Lina yesabeni inkembao, ngoba ulaka luletha izijeziso zenkembap, ukuze lazi ukuthi sikhona isahluleloq.

Inkulumo yesibili kaZofari. Uthi intokozo yababi imfitshane

20Wasephendula uZofari umNahama wathia:

2 Ngakho imicabango yami ingenza ngiphenduleb, langenxa yokuphangisa kwami phakathi kwami.

3 Ngizwile isijeziso sehlazo lami, lomoya wokuqedisisa kwami ungenza ngiphendulec.

4 Uyakwazi lokhu yini, kusukela endulod, selokhu kwabekwa umuntu emhlabenie,

5 ukuthif injabulo yababi imfitshane, lentokozo yomzenzisi ngeyesikhatshana njeg?

6 Loba ubukhosi bakhe busenyukela emazulwini, lekhanda lakhe lifinyelela emayezinih,

7 uzabhubha phakadei njengobulongwe bakhej; labo abambonileyo bathi: Ungaphik?

8 Uzaphapha njengephupho, bangabe besamthola; yebo, uzaxotshwa njengombono webusukul.

9 Ilihlo elike lambonam aliyikuphindan, lendawo yakhe kayisayikumbona.

10 Abantwana bakhe bazadinga ukuthokozisa abayanga, lezandla zakhe zibuyisele inotho yakheo.

11 Amathambo akhe ayegcwele ubutsha bakhe, kodwa azalala kanye laye enhlabathinip.

12 Uba ububi bumnandi emlonyeni wakhe, ebufihla ngaphansi kolimi lwakhe,

13 ebugodla, engabuyekeli, kodwa ebugcina phakathi komlomo wakhe,

14 ukudla kwakhe kuzaphenduka esiswini sakhe, kuzakuba yibuhlungu bezinyoka phakathi kwakheq.

15 Uginye inotho, kodwa uzayihlanza; uNkulunkulu uzayikhupha esiswini sakhe.

16 Uzamunya ubuhlungu bezinyokar, lolimi lwebululu luzambulalas.

17 Kayikubona izifulat, imifula, izifudlanau zolujuv lolazaw.

18 Uzabuyisela lokho akusebenzelayox, angakuginyiy; njengokwenotho izakuba njalo inhlawulo, njalo kayikuthokoza.

19 Ngoba ubacindezele wabadela abayanga, waphanga indlu abengayakhanga.

20 Ngoba kakwazi ukuthula esiswini sakhez, kayikusindisa lutho kusifiso sakhea.

21 Kakuyikusala lutho ekudleni kwakhe; ngenxa yalokhu okuhle kwakhe kakuyikuma.

22 Ekugcwaleni kokwanela kwakhe uzakuba lencindezelo; sonke isandla sohluphekayo sizamfikelab.

23 Kuzakuthi lapho egcwalisa isisu sakhe, uNkulunkulu athumele kuye ukuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhec, akunise phezu kwakhe ekudleni kwakhed.

24 Uzabalekela isikhali sensimbie, idandili lethusif lizamhlabag.

25 Uyalihwatsha, liphume emhlanah, lokubenyezelayo kuzaphumai enyongweni yakhej; izesabiso ziphezu kwakhek.

26 Ubumnyama bonke bugcinelwel izinto zakhe ezibekelelweyom; umlilo ongavuthelwayo uzamqedan; kuzakuba kubi kunsali ethenteni lakheo.

27 Amazulu azakwembula ububi bakhep, lomhlaba umvukeleq.

28 Ukwanda kwendlu yakhe kuzanyamalala, kukhukhulwe osukwini lwentukuthelo yakher.

29 Lesis yisabelo somuntu omubi esivela kuNkulunkulut, lelifa alimiselwa nguNkulunkulu.

Impendulo kaJobe. Ubonile ukuthi ababi bayaphumelela

21Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

2 Zwanini lilalele ilizwi lami, lalokho kube zinduduzo zenua.

3 Ngibekezelelani, ukuthi mina ngikhulume; lemva kokukhuluma kwami lingaklolodab.

4 Mina-ke ukusola kwami kusemuntwini yinic? Kodwa uba kunjalo, kungani umoya wami ungekhathazeked1?

5 Ngikhangelani, likhakhamale, libeke isandla phezu komlomoe.

6 Yebo, lapho ngikhumbula, ngitshaywa luvalo, lokuthuthumela kubamba inyama yamif.

7 Ababi baphilelani, babe badala, yebo, bakhule emandleni?

8 Inzalo yabo izinze phambi kwabo kanye labo, lembewu yabo emehlweni abo.

9 Izindlu zabo zilokuthula kungelakwesaba, loswazi lukaNkulunkulu kaluphezu kwabo.

10 Inkunzi yakhe iyakhwela ingaphuthi; inkomokazi yakhe iyazala, ingaphunzi.

11 Bakhupha abantwanyana babo njengomhlambi, labantwana babo bayagida.

12 Baphakamisa ilizwi ngesigujana lechacho, bathokoze ngelizwi lomhlanga.

13 Bachitha insuku zabo ngokuhle, behlele engcwabeni ngokucwayiza kwelihlo.

14 Babesebesithi kuNkulunkulu: Suka kithi; ngoba kasifisi ulwazi lwendlela zakho.

15 Uyini uSomandla ukuthi simkhonze? Sizazuzani uba simncenga?

16 Khangela, okuhle kwabo kakukho esandleni sabo; icebo lababi likhatshana lami.

17 Kukangaki isibane sababi sicitshwag, kusiza ukuchitheka kwabo phezu kwabo! UNkulunkulu ubabela ubuhlungu elakeni lwakheh.

18 Banjengamahlanga phambi komoya, lanjengomule isiphepho esiwuphephulayoi.

19 UNkulunkulu ubekelaj abantwana bakhe usizi lwakhek. Uyamvuza, njalo uzakwazil.

20 Amehlo akhe azabona ukuchitheka kwakhe, anathe okolaka lukaSomandlam.

21 Ngoba iyini intokozo yakhe endlini yakhe emva kwakhen, lapho inani lenyanga zakhe liqunywao?

22 Kukhona ongafundisa uNkulunkulu ulwazi yinip? Ngoba yena wehlulela abaphezuluq.

23 Lo uyafa esemandleni akhe apheleleyo, yena wonke onwabile, elokuthula.

24 Iziphathelo zakhe zigcwele uchago, lomnkantsho wamathambo akhe umanzir.

25 Lomunye ufa elomphefumulo obabayos, engadlanga kokuhlet.

26 Balala ndawonyeu ethuliniv, lempethu zibasibekele.

27 Khangelani, ngiyayazi imicabango yenu, lamacebo eliwaceba limelene lami.

28 Ngoba lithi: Ingaphiw indlu yesiphathamandlax? Njalo lingaphi ithente lendawo zababi zokuhlalay?

29 Kalibabuzanga yini abadlula ngendlela, njalo kalinanzeleli iziboniso zabo?

30 Ukuthi omubi uyekelwa osukwini lokubhujiswaz; bazalethwa osukwini lwezintukuthelo.

31 Ngubani ozamtshela indlela yakhe ebuswenia? Ngubani ozamphindisela ngakwenzileyob?

32 Kanti yena uzasiwa engcwabeni, lilindwe idunduluc.

33 Amagade esihotsha amnandi kuyed, njalo udonsa wonke umuntu emva kwakhe, njengoba bengelakubalwa abaphambi kwakhee.

34 Pho lizangiduduza njani ngeze, ngoba empendulweni zenu kusele inkohliso?

Inkulumo yesithathu kaElifazi: Uthi ububi bukaJobe bukhulu

22Wasephendula uElifazi umThemani wathia:

2 Umuntu angaba losizo kuNkulunkulu yinib, ngoba ohlakaniphileyo elusizo kuye ngokwakhec?

3 Kuyintokozo yini kuSomandla ukuthi ulungile? Kumbe inzuzo kuye ukuthi uphelelise indlela zakhod?

4 Uzakusola yini ngenxa yokwesaba kwakho? Uzangena lawe kusahluleloe.

5 Ububi bakho kabubukhulu yini, lezono zakho kazilakuphela?

6 Ngoba uthethe isibambiso kubafowenu kungelasizathof, wahlubula abanqunu izigqokog.

7 Kawumnathisanga amanzi odiniweyo, lolambileyo umgodlele ukudlah.

8 Kodwa umuntu olengalo, umhlaba ungowakhe, lowemukeleka ebusweni wahlala kuwoi.

9 Uxotshile abafelokazi bengelaluthoj, lengalok zezintandane zichotshoziwel.

10 Ngakho-ke imijibila ikuhanqile, lovalo luhle lwakwesabisam,

11 kumbe ubumnyama ukuze ungaboni, lesikhukhulan samanzi sikusibekeleo.

12 UNkulunkulu kakho yini engqongeni yamazulu? Bona-ke ingqonga yezinkanyezi, ukuthi ziphakemep kangakanani.

13 Kanti uthi: UNkulunkulu waziniq? Angahlulela yini engemuva komnyama onzimar?

14 Amayezi amnyama ayisisibekelo sakhe ukuze angabonis, uhamba esigombolozini samazulut.

15 Usunanzelele indlela endala yini abantu ababi abanyathela kuyou?

16 Abahluthunwav kungakabi yisikhathiw; uzamcolo wathululwa phezu kwesisekelo sabo.

17 Abathi kuNkulunkulu: Suka kithix. LoSomandla wayenzeniy kuboz?

18 Kanti yena wayegcwalise izindlu zabo ngokuhle; kodwa icebo labakhohlakeleyo likhatshana lamia.

19 Abalungileyo bayakubona bathokozeb, lomsulwa ubahleka usuluc.

20 Isibili isitha sethu sichithiwe, lomlilo uqede insali yabod.

21 Ake wejwayelane layee, ube lokuthulaf, ngalokho okuhle kuzakuza kuwe.

22 Ake wemukele umlayo ovela emlonyeni wakhe, ubeke amazwi akhe enhliziyweni yakhog.

23 Uba ubuyela kuSomandlah, uzakwakhiwai, ususe okubij khatshana lamathente akhok.

24 Ubusubeka igolide lakho othulini, legolide leOfiri elitsheni lezifulal.

25 Ngakho uSomandla uzakuba ligolide lakho, lesiliva sakho esinengi.

26 Ngoba ngalesosikhathi uzazithokozisa ngoSomandlam, uphakamisele ubuso bakho kuNkulunkulun.

27 Uzakhuleka kuye, akuzweo, ukhokhe izifungo zakhop.

28 Uzaquma-ke udabaq, luqiniseke kuwer, lokukhanya kukhanye endleleni zakhos.

29 Nxa behliselwe phansi, ubususithi: Phezulut! Abesesindisa othobekileyo ngamehlou.

30 Uzamkhulula ongemsulwa; njalo ukhululwa ngokuhlanzeka kwezandla zakhov.

Impendulo kaJobe: Ufisa ukulandisa udaba lwakhe phambi kukaNkulunkulu

23Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

2 Lalamuhlaa isikhalazo sami silenkanib; isandla sami sinzima phezu kokububula kwami.

3 Kungathi ngabe ngiyazi lapho engingamthola khonac! Bengingeza enkundleni yakhed!

4 Ngibeke kuhle udaba lwami phambi kwakhee, ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngokuphikisaf.

5 Bengingawazi amazwi azangiphendula ngawo, ngiqedisise azakutsho kimi.

6 Uzaphikisana lami ngobukhulu bamandla yini? Hatshi, kodwa uzabeka inhliziyo yakhe kimig.

7 Lapho oqotho angaphikisana laye; ngakho bengizaphepha phakade kumahluleli wami.

8 Khangelanih ngiya phambili, kodwa kakhoi, lemuvaj, kodwa kangimbonik.

9 Ngakwesokhohlo ekusebenzeni kwakhe, kodwa kangimbonil; uyacatsha ngakwesokunenem, kodwa kangimbonin.

10 Kanti uyayazi indlela elamio; kangihlole, ngizaphuma njengegolidep.

11 Unyawo lwami lubambelele enyathelweni lakheq, ngiyigcinile indlela yakhe, kangiphambukangar.

12 Kangisukanga lemlayweni wezindebe zakhe, ngawalondoloza amazwi omlomo wakhe okwedlula isabelo sami.

13 Kodwa yena ukokukodwa, ngubani-ke ongambuyisela emuvas? Lokho umphefumulo wakhe okufisayo uyakwenzat.

14 Ngoba uzaphelelisa engikumiselweyo; lezinto ezinengi ezinjalo zikuyeu.

15 Ngenxa yalokho ngitshaywa luvalo phambi kwakhe; ngicabanga, ngiyamesabav.

16 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wenze inhliziyo yami yaphela amandla, loSomandla ungethusilew.

17 Ngoba kangiqunywanga phambi komnyamax, wagubuzela ubumnyamay ebusweni bamiz.

UJobe usola ukuthi uNkulunkulu kananzi ububi

24Kungani izikhathia zingafihlelwanga uSomandlab, labamaziyo bengabonic insuku zakhed?

2 Bathuthukisa imingcelee, baphange imihlambi bayeluse.

3 Baxotsha ubabhemi wezintandanef, bathathe inkabi yomfelokazi ibe yisibambisog.

4 Baphambula abaswelayo emigwaqwenih; abayanga bomhlabai bacatsha ndawonyej.

5 Khangelani, bangobabhemi beganga enkangalak, baphumela emsebenzini wabol, badinge impangom ngovivin; inkangala ibe yikudla kwakhe lokwabantwana.

6 Emasimini bavuna ukudla kwakhe, bakhothoze esivinini somubi.

7 Balala beze ebusuku bengelasembatho, bengelasigubuzelo emqandweni.

8 Bamanzi ngezihlambo zezintabao, babambelela edwaleni ngoba bengelasiphephelop.

9 Bahluthuna intandane ebeleni, bathathe lesibambiso kumyangaq.

10 Bahamba bezer bengelasigqokos, labalambileyo bathwala isithungot.

11 Phakathi kwemiduli yabo bahluza amafuthau, banyathela izikhamelo zewayini, kodwa bomilev.

12 Abantu bayabubula besemziniw, lomphefumulo wabalimeleyo uyakhalax; kodwa uNkulunkulu kababaleli ukungalungiy.

13 Bona baphakathi kwabavukela ukukhanya; kabazazi indlela zakhe, kabahlali emikhondweni yakhez.

14 Umbulali uyavuka ngovivi, abulale umyanga loswelayo; lebusuku unjengesela.

15 Lelihlo lesiphingi lilindela ukuhlwa, sisithi: Kakulalihlo elizangibona; sifake isimbombozo ebusweni baso.

16 Emnyameni ugebha aphutshele ezindlini abaziphawulele zona emini; kabakwazi ukukhanya.

17 Ngoba ikuseni kanyekanye ilithunzi lokufa kubo; uba besaziwa bakuzesabiso zethunzi lokufa.

18 Ulula phezu kobuso bamanzi; isabelo sabo siqalekisiwe emhlabeni; kaphendukeli endleleni yezivini.

19 Imbalela lokutshisa kuqeda amanzi eliqhwa elikhithikileyo, ngokunjalo ingcwaba abonileyo.

20 Isizalo sizamkhohlwa, impethu izammunya, engabe esakhunjulwa, lenkohlakalo izakwephulwa njengesihlahla.

21 Udla ngokuminza inyumba engazaliyo, kamenzeli okuhle umfelokazi.

22 Njalo udonsa abalamandla ngamandla akhe, uyavuka, njalo kungabi lolethemba lempiloa.

23 Uyamnika ukuze alondolozeke, eseyama kukho, kodwa amehlo akhe aphezu kwendlela zabob.

24 Bayaphakanyiswa okwesikhatshana, babesebengasekho, behliselwa phansi, bavalelwe njengaye wonkec, bayaqunywad njengesihloko sesikhwebue.

25 Uba-ke kungenjalo, ngubani ongangenza umqambimanga, enze inkulumo yami ibe yizef?

Inkulumo yesithathu kaBilidadi: Uthi kakho umuntu ohlambulukileyo kuNkulunkulu

25Wasephendula uBilidadi umShuhi wathia:

2 Ukubusa lokwesabeka kulaye; uyenza ukuthula endaweni zakhe eziphezulub.

3 Kukhona inani yinic lamabutho akhed? Ngubani okungamphumeliyo ukukhanya kwakhee?

4 Pho umuntu angalunga njani kuNkulunkuluf? Kumbe ozelwe ngowesifazanag angahlambuluka njanih?

5 Khangela kuze kube senyangeni, njalo kayikhazimuli, lezinkanyezi kazihlambulukanga emehlweni akhe.

6 Pho kangakanani umuntu oyimpethui, lendodana yomuntuj engumswenyak!

Impendulo kaJobe: Ukhuluma ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu

26Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

2 Umsize njani ongelamandla, wasindisa ingalo engelamandla?

3 Umeluleke njani ongelakuhlakanipha, watshumayela ngobunengia ulwazi oluqotho?

4 Utshele bani amazwi? Njalo ngumoya kabani ophume kuwe?

5 Abafileyob bayathuthumela ngaphansi kwamanzic, labahlali bawo.

6 Isihogo sinqunu phambi kwakhed, lencithakalo kayilasisibekeloe.

7 Welulela inyakathof phezu kwendawo engelalutho, aphanyeke umhlaba phezu kwezeg.

8 Uyabophela amanzi emayezini akhe, kodwa amayezi kawadabuki ngaphansi kwawoh.

9 Uyasibekela ubuso besihlalo sakhe sobukhosi, endlale iyezi phezu kwasoi.

10 Udwebe umngcelej oyisigombolozi phezu kobuso bamanzik, kuze kube sekucineni kokukhanya lomnyama.

11 Insika zamazulu ziyathuthumela, zethuswa yikukhuza kwakhel.

12 Ngamandla akhe uthulisa ulwandle, langenhlakanipho yakhe uphahlaza ukuziqhenyam.

13 Ngomoya wakhe ucecise amazulu; isandla sakhe sagwazan inyoka ebalekayoo.

14 Khangela, lokhu kungamaphethelo ezindlela zakhep; kodwa kuzwakala into encinyaneq kangakanani ngayer! Kanti umdumo wamandla akhe ngubani ongawuqedisisa?

UJobe uthi kalacala

27UJobe wasebuya ephakamisa isaga sakhe wathi:

2 Kuphila kukaNkulunkulua osuse ilungelo lamib, loSomandla owenze umphefumulo wami wababa.

3 Isibili ngaso sonke isikhathi umphefumulo usekimi, lomoya kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni amic,

4 oqotho indebe zami kaziyikukhuluma okubid, lolimi lwami sibili lungakhulumi inkohlisoe.

5 Kakube khatshana lami ukuthi ngithi lilungilef; ngize ngiphele kangiyikususa ubuqotho bami kimig.

6 Ngizabambelela ekulungeni kwamihi ngingakuyekelij; inhliziyo yami kayiyikusola ensukwini zamik.

7 Isitha sami kasibe njengomubi, longivukelayo njengongalungangal.

8 Ngoba liyini ithemba longamesabiyo uNkulunkulum, esequnyiwe, uNkulunkulu esekhuphile umphefumulo wakhen?

9 UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa yini ukukhala kwakhe, ukuhlupheka sekwehlele phezu kwakheo?

10 Uzazithokozisa yini ngoSomandla? Uzabiza uNkulunkulu yini sonke isikhathip?

11 Ngizalifundisa ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu; okukuSomandla kangiyikukufihlaq.

12 Khangela, lina lonke likubonile. Pho, kungani selibe yize lokuba yize ngokunjalo?

13 Lesi yisabelo somuntu omubi kuNkulunkulur, lelifa labalesihluku abalemukela kuSomandlas.

14 Uba abantwana bakhe besandat, kungokwenkembau, lenzalo yakhev kayiyikusutha isinkwaw.

15 Insali zakhe zizangcwatshwa ekufenix, labafelokazi bakhe kabayikukhala inyembeziy.

16 Lanxa ebuthelela isiliva njengothuli, elungisa isigqoko njengodakaz;

17 angalungisa, kodwa olungileyo uzasigqoka, longelacala uzakwaba isilivaa.

18 Wakha indlu yakheb njengenunduc, lanjengedumbad umlindi alenzayo.

19 Ulala enothilee, kodwa kabuthwaf; uvula amehlo akhe, kasekhog.

20 Izesabiso zizambambah njengamanzii; ebusukujk isiphepho sizamebal.

21 Umoya wempumalanga uzamthatha, ahambem, umphephulen asuke endaweni yakheo.

22 Abesephosela phezu kwakhe angayekeli; phambi kwesandla sakhep uzabaleka isibili.

23 Abantu bazatshaya izandla zabo ngayeq, bamncifeler endaweni yakhes.

Mayelana lokuhlakanipha

28Isibili kukhona umthapho wesilivaa, lendawo yegolideb abalicengayoc.

2 Insimbi ithathwa enhlabathini, lethusi lincibilikiswa elitshenid.

3 Umisela umnyama umngcele, udingisisa kuze kube sekupheleleni konkee, amatshe obumnyamaf lethunzi lokufag.

4 Uqhekeza umgodi khatshana lalapho okuhlala khona abantu, lapho abakhohlwe khona lunyawo; bayalenga bejikajika khatshana labantuh.

5 Umhlaba, kuphuma ukudla kuwoi, langaphansi kwawo kuphenduka kwangathi ngumliloj.

6 Amatshe awo ayindawok yesafire*l, njalo ulothuli lwegolide.

7 Inyoni edla inyama kayiyazi indlela, lelihlo lelinqem kaliyibonangan.

8 Imidlwane yokuziqhenyayo kayiyinyathelangao, isilwane kasihambanga kuyop.

9 Uyelula isandla sakhe elitsheni elilukhuni, uyagenqula izintaba ezimpandeni.

10 Aqhekeze imisele emadwaleni, lelihlo lakhe libona konke okuliguguq.

11 Uyabopha izifula zingathontir, lokufihlakeleyo ukukhuphela ekukhanyenis.

12 Kodwa inhlakaniphot ingatholakala ivela ngaphiu? Lendawo yokuqedisisa ingaphiv?

13 Umuntu kalazi ixabiso lakhow, njalo kakutholakali elizweni labaphilayox.

14 Ukujula kuthi: Kakukho kimi. Lolwandle luthi: Kakulamiy.

15 Igolide elihlez lingenikwe endaweni yakhoa, lesiliva singelinganiselwe intengo yakho.

16 Kungelinganeb legolidec leOfirid, le-onikse* eligugue, lesafire*f.

17 Igolide lekristali* kungelingane lakhog, futhi kungenaniswe ngesitsha segolide elicwengekileyo.

18 Ikorali* lekristalih kakuyikukhunjulwai, ngoba intengo yenhlakanipho ingaphezu kwamatshe aliguguj.

19 Itopazi*k leEthiyophiyal lingelinganiswe lakhom, kungelinganen legolide elicwengekileyoo.

20 Pho, inhlakanipho ivela ngaphi? Lendawo yokuqedisisa ingaphip?

21 Ngoba kusithekile emehlweni abo bonke abaphilayo, kwafihlwa ezinyonini zamazuluq.

22 Ukubhujiswa lokufa kuthi: Sizwile ngendlebe zethu umbiko wakhor.

23 UNkulunkulu uyayiqedisisa indlela yakho, njalo yena uyayazi indawo yakhos.

24 Ngoba yena uyakhangela kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba, abone ngaphansi kwawo wonke amazulu.

25 Esenzela umoya isisindo, walinganisa amanzi ngesilinganisot.

26 Lapho esenzelau izulu isimisov, lombane wokuduma indlelaw.

27 Ngalesosikhathi wakubona, walandisa ngakho; wakulungisa, yebo, wakuhlolisisa.

28 Wasesithi emuntwini: Khangela, ukwesaba iNkosi, lokhu kuyinhlakaniphox, lokusuka ebubini kuyikuqedisisay.

UJobe ukhumbula inhlalo yakhe yakuqala

29UJobe wasebuya ephakamisa isaga sakhe wathi:

2 Kungathi ngabe nginjengenyangeni zamandulo, njengensukwini uNkulunkulu angigcine ngazoa,

3 lapho isibane sakhe sakhanya phezu kwekhanda lami; ngahamba emnyameni ngokukhanya kwakheb!

4 Njengoba nganginjalo ensukwini zokuvuthwa kwami, lapho iseluleko sikaNkulunkuluc sasiphezu kwethente lamid,

5 lapho uSomandla wayeseselami, labantwana bami bengiphahlilee,

6 lapho ngagezisa izinyathelo zamif ngolazag, ledwalah langithululelai imifula yamafuthaj!

7 Lapho ngaphuma ngaya esangwenik ngidabula umuzi, ngalungisa isihlalo sami emdangenil;

8 amajaha angibona, acatsha; lamaxhegu asukuma emam;

9 iziphathamandla zayekela ukukhuluma, zabeka isandla phezu komlomo wazon;

10 ilizwi labakhulu lacatsha, lolimi lwabo lwanamathelao elwangeni lwabop.

11 Lapho indlebe isizwa yangibusisa, lelihlo libona langifakazela,

12 ngoba ngakhulula umyanga okhalayo, lentandane, longelamsiziq.

13 Isibusisor sobhubhayo sehlele phezu kwamis, njalo ngenza inhliziyo yomfelokazit ihlabele ngentokozou.

14 Ngembatha ukulunga, kwangembesav; isahlulelo sami saba njengesembatho lomqhelew.

15 Ngangingamehlo koyisiphofu, ngangizinyawo kusiqhulix.

16 Nganginguyise wabayanga, lendaba engingayaziyo ngayihlolisisay.

17 Ngasengisephula umhlathi womubi, ngamenza alahle impango emazinyweni akhez.

18 Ngasengisithi: Ngizaphelaa lesidleke samib, ngandise insuku njengetshebetshebec.

19 Impande zami zinabeled emanzinie, lamazolo alale ubusuku ogatsheni lwamifg.

20 Udumo lwami lutsha kimi, ledandili lami laguquka esandleni samih.

21 Bangilalela, belindele, bathulela iseluleko sami.

22 Emva kwelizwi lami kabaphendulanga, lelizwi lami lathontela phezu kwaboi.

23 Bangilindela njengezulu, lomlomo wabo bawukhamiselaj izulu lokucinak.

24 Lapho ngibahlekela, kabakholwangal, lokukhanyam kobuso bami kabakuwiselanga phansin.

25 Ngakhetha indlela yabo ngahlala ngiyinhloko, ngahlala njengenkosio phakathi kweviyop, njengoduduza abalilayo.

UJobe ukhala ngokuhlupheka kwakhe okukhulu

30Kodwa khathesi abatsha kulami ngensuku bayangihleka, oyise babo engangingabadelela ukubafaka lezinja zomhlambi wami.

2 Yebo, amandla ezandla zabo ayengaba yini kimi, ukuvuthwa kwabo sekuphelile?

3 Ngenswelo langendlala bajujukile, bangqathuze elizweni elomileyo, elalikade liyinkangala legwadule.

4 Abakha imibhida yetshwayi enkotheni, lempande yesihlahla serotemu* iyikudla kwabo.

5 Baxotshwa phakathi kwabantu; bamemeza ngabo kungathi lisela;

6 ukuthi bahlale eliweni lezihotsha, imigodi yenhlabathi, lamadwala.

7 Bayakhonya phakathi kwenkotha, babuthane phansi kokhula.

8 Bangabantwana beziphukuphuku, yebo abantwana abangelabizo; betshaywa, bexotshwa emhlabeni.

9 Khathesia sengiyingoma yabob, sengiyisiga saboc.

10 Banengwa yimi, bamela khatshana lamid; kabayekeli ukungikhafulela ebusweni ngamathee.

11 Ngoba ukhulule intambo yamif, wangicindezelag, ngakho balahle itomu phambi kwamih.

12 Ngakwesokunene abatsha bayasukumai, bafuqa inyawo zamij, bangivusela indlela zabo zokubhubhisak.

13 Badiliza indlela yami, bancedisa ukuqhubela phambili incithakalo yami, kabalamncedisil.

14 Beza kungathi bafohlela esikhaleni esibanzim; phakathi kwencithakalo bathelekan.

15 Izesabiso ziphendukele phezu kwamio; baxotshana lodumo lwami njengomoya, lempumelelo yami yedlula njengeyezip.

16 Khathesi-ke umphefumulo wami uyazithululaq phezu kwamir; insuku zosizi zingibambile.

17 Ubusuku bugwaza amathambo ami phakathi kwamis, lokungingqathuzayo kakuphumulit.

18 Ngobunengi bamandla akhe isembatho samiu siyaguqulwav; uyangibhincaw njengesiphika sebhatshi lamix.

19 Ungiphosele odakeniy, senginjengothuliz lomlothaa.

20 Ngiyakhala kuwe, kodwa kawungiphenduli; ngiyasukuma, unginanzelele nje.

21 Usuphenduke waba lesihluku kimi; ngamandla esandla sakho umelana lamib.

22 Ungiphakamisela emoyeni, ungigadise kuwo, ungincibilikisele kusiphephoc.

23 Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi uzangibuyisela ekufenid, lendlini emiselwe bonke abaphilayoe.

24 Kodwa umuntu kayikwelulela isandla engcwabeni, kumbe encithakalweni yakhef akhalele usizog.

25 Kangimkhalelanga inyembezi yini owayelensuku ezilukhuni, umphefumulo wami wadabuka ngongumyangah?

26 Lapho ngilindele okuhle, kweza okubii; lapho ngilindele ukukhanya, kweza umnyamaj.

27 Imibilini yami yabila, kayithulangak, lensuku zosizi zingandulelel.

28 Ngahamba ngililam, kungelalangan; ngasukuma ebandleni ngakhalela usizoo.

29 Ngingumfowabo wemigobhop, lomngane wezintshe.

30 Isikhumba sami simnyama phezu kwamiq, lamathambo amir atshile ngokutshisas.

31 Ichacho lamit selibe yisililou, lomhlanga wami uyilizwi labakhala inyembeziv.

UJobe ucabanga ukuthi ulungile

31Ngenza isivumelwanoa lamehlo amib; pho ngingananzelela njanic intombid?

2 Ngoba siyini isabelo sikaNkulunkulu esivela phezulue, lelifa likaSomandlaf elivela endaweni eziphezulug?

3 Incithakalo kayisiyomubi yini, lengozi yabenzi bobubih?

4 Yena kaziboni yini indlela zamii, abale zonke izinyathelo zamij?

5 Uba ngihambe ngokuyize, kumbe unyawo lwami luphuthumele enkohlisweni,

6 kangilinganise ngesilinganiso esilungileyo, ukuze uNkulunkulu azi ubuqotho bami.

7 Uba inyathelo lami liphambukile endleleni, lenhliziyo yami yalandela amehlo amik, kumbe kunamathele isici ezandleni zamil;

8 kangihlanyele, kodwa kudle omunyem, lezilimo zami zisitshulwen.

9 Uba inhliziyo yami iyengwe ngowesifazanao, kumbe ngacathama emnyango kamakhelwane wamip,

10 umkami kacholele omunyeq, labanye kabaguqe phezu kwakher.

11 Ngoba lokho kuyinkohlakalos, njalo kuyisonot ngabahluleliu.

12 Ngoba ngumlilo odlav kuze kube yincithakalo, usiphule sonke isivuno samiw.

13 Uba ngalile udaba lwenceku yami loba olwencekukazi yami, lapho ziphikisana lami,

14 pho ngizakwenzani lapho uNkulunkulu esukumax? Lalapho esethekelay, ngizaphendulani kuyez?

15 Lowo owangenza esiswini kamenzanga yena yini, lowasibumba esiswini munyea?

16 Uba ngigodlele umyanga isifisob, kumbe ngifiphaze amehlo omfelokazic,

17 kumbe ngadla ucezu lwami ngedwa, ukuze intandane ingadli kulod

18 (ngoba kwasebutsheni bami yakhula lami nginjengoyise, ngamqondisa kusukela esizalweni sikamama)e,

19 uba ngabona obhubhaf ngenxa yokuswela isigqokog, loba umyanga engelasembathoh,

20 uba inkalo zakhe zingangibusisanga, ngoba ekhudunyezwe yiboya bezimvu zamii,

21 uba ngaphakamisa isandla samij ngimelene lentandanek, lapho ngabona usizo lwami esangwenil,

22 kaliwe ihlombe lami esiphangeni sami, lengalo yami iqamuke ethanjeni layo.

23 Ngoba incithakalo kaNkulunkulum yayiyisesabiso kimin, ngingenelisi ngenxa yobukhulu bakheo.

24 Uba ngenzile igolidep laba lithemba lamiq, ngathi kugolide elihle: Themba lamir.

25 Uba ngithokozile ngoba inotho yami inengis, langoba isandla sami sithole okunengit;

26 uba ngikhangeleuv ilanga lapho libenyezelaw, loba inyanga ehamba enkazimulweni,

27 lenhliziyo yami yayengwa ensithax, kumbe isandla sami sange umlomo wami,

28 lalokho yisiphambekoy phambi kwabehluleliz, ngoba ngabe ngimphikile uNkulunkulu waphezulua.

29 Uba ngithokozileb ngokuchitheka kongizondayoc, kumbe ngajabulad lapho ububi bumtholae;

30 njalo ngingavumelanga umlomo wami ukuthi wone, ngokucela umphefumulo wakhe ngesiqalekisof;

31 uba abantu bethente lami bebengatshongo ukuthig: Hawu, aluba besilokwenyama yakhe, ngabe kasisuthangah.

32 Owemzini kazanga alale esitaladeni; iminyango yami ngayivulela isihambii.

33 Uba ngasibekela iziphambeko zamij njengoAdamu, ngokufihla isono sami esifubeni samik.

34 Ngoba ngethuswa lixuku elikhulu, lokudelelwa ngabensendo kwangesabisa, ngakho ngathula, kangaze ngaphuma emnyango.

35 Kungathi ngabe ngilongangizwal! Khangelani uphawu lwami. Kungathi uSomandla angangiphendulam, lokuthi ophikisana lami ngabe ubhale ugwalon!

36 Isibili, bengingaluthwala ehlombe lamio, ngilubophep lube ngumqhele kimiq.

37 Ngimtshele inani lezinyathelo zami, ngisondele kuye njengesiphathamandla.

38 Uba umhlaba wami ukhalile ngami, lemifolo yawo ililile ndawonye,

39 uba ngidlile amandla awo kungelamali, kumbe ngenza umphefumulo wabaniniwo upheler,

40 kakuhlume ukhula oluhlabayo endaweni yengqoloyi, lokhula olunukayo endaweni yebhalis.

Amazwi kaJobe asephelilet.

UElihu uyaqhamuka. Uqala ukumphendula uJobe

32Lawomadoda amathathu aseyekela ukumphendula uJobe, ngoba wayelungile emehlweni akhea.

2 Lwaseluvutha ulaka lukaElihu indodana kaBarakeli umBuzib, owosendo lukaRamuc. Ulaka lwakhe lwavuthela uJobe ngoba wazilungisisa yena kuloNkulunkulud.

3 Ulaka lwakhe lwabavuthela labo abangane bakhe abathathu, ngoba bengatholanga impendulo, kube kanti bamlahla uJobee.

4 Kodwa UElihu wayelindele uJobe ekhuluma, ngoba babebadala ngensuku kulaye.

5 UElihu esebonile ukuthi kwakungelampendulo emlonyeni walamadoda amathathu, ulaka lwakhe lwaseluvutha.

6 Ngakho uElihu indodana kaBarakeli umBuzi waphendula wathi:

Mina ngingomncinyane ngezinsuku, lina-ke libadalaf. Ngenxa yalokhu bengithikaza, ngesaba ukulitshelag umcabango wamih.

7 Ngathi: Kakukhulume izinsuku, lobunengi beminyaka bazise inhlakanipho.

8 Isibili umoya ukhona emuntwinii, lokuphefumulela kukaSomandlaj kuyabanika ukuqedisisak.

9 Abakhulu kabahlakaniphil ngezikhathi zonke, labalupheleyo kabaqedisisi isahlulelom.

10 Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi; lami ngizatshengisa umcabango wamin.

11 Khangelani, bengiwalindele amazwi enu, ngabeka indlebe ekukhulumeni kwenu okuhlakaniphileyo, lisadinga amazwi.

12 Yebo, ngalilalela, khangelani-ke, kakho phakathi kwenu omvumisileyo uJobe, owaphenduleyo amazwi akheo.

13 Hlezi lithi: Sitholile inhlakanipho; nguNkulunkulu ozamxotsha, hatshi umuntup.

14 Kodwa kangihlelelanga amazwi, langamazwi enu kangiyikumphendula.

15 Badideka, kabasaphendulanga, basusa amazwi kubo.

16 Ngasengilinda, kodwa kabakhulumanga, ngoba bema, kabasaphendulanga.

17 Lami ngizaphendula ingxenye yamiq, lami ngitshengiser umcabango wamis.

18 Ngoba ngigcwele amazwi, umoya wesisu sami uyangiqhubezela.

19 Khangelani, isisu sami sinjengewayini engavulwanga, njengemigodla emitsha sizadabukat.

20 Ngizakhuluma ukuze ngiphefumule; ngivule indebe zami, ngiphendule.

21 Ake ngingaphakamisi ubuso bomuntuu, ngingabizi umuntu ngebizo lokubamba amehlov.

22 Ngoba kangikwazi ukunika amabizo okubamba amehlo; masinyane umenzi wami angangisusaw.

UElihu ukhuza uJobe ngokusola kwakhe uNkulunkulu

33Kube kanti-ke, Jobe, ake uzwe inkulumo zami, ubeke indlebe kuwo wonke amazwi ami.

2 Khangelani, sengivule umlomo wami, ulimi lwami lukhuluma emlonyeni wamia.

3 Amazwi ami angawokuqonda kwenhliziyo yami, azakhuluma ulwazi lwendebe zami ngokuhlanzekab.

4 UMoya kaNkulunkulu wangenza, lokuphefumula kukaSomandla kwanginika impiloc.

5 Uba ulakho ngiphendulad; zihlele phambi kwami, uzimisee.

6 Khangela, nginjengawe kuNkulunkulu, lami ngathatshwa ebumbenif.

7 Khangela, ukwethusa kwami kungakwethusig, lesandla sami singabi nzima phezu kwakhoh.

8 Isibili ukhulume endlebeni zami, ngezwa ilizwi lamazwi, uthi:

9 Ngimsulwai, kangilasiphambekoj, ngihlanzekile, njalo kakulabubi kimi.

10 Khangela, uthola amathuba okumelana lamik, ungibala njengesitha sakhel.

11 Ufaka inyawo zami esigodwenim, aqaphele zonke indlela zamino.

12 Khangela, kulokhu kawulunganga; ngizakuphendula, ngoba uNkulunkulu mkhulu kulomuntu.

13 Umphikiselani? Ngoba engaphenduli leyodwa yezindaba zakhep.

14 Ngoba uNkulunkulu ukhuluma kanye, yebo, kabili, engekho onanzayoq.

15 Ephutshenir, kumbono webusukus, lapho ubuthongo obunzima busehlela abantu, ekuwozeleni embhedenit;

16 abesesembula indlebe yabantu, aphawule ukuqondiswa kwabou;

17 ukuze aphambule umuntu ekwenzeni kwakhe, afihle ukuzigqaja emuntwiniv,

18 anqande umphefumulo wakhe egodini, lempilo yakhe ekwedluleni ngenkembaw.

19 Njalo ujeziswa ngobuhlungu embhedeni wakhe, langokuqaqamba kwamathambo akhe okungapheliyo,

20 ize impilo yakhe inengwe yisinkwa, lomphefumulo wakhe yikudla okuloyisekayox.

21 Inyama yakhe iyaphela, ingabonakali, lamathambo akhe abekade engabonakali aveley.

22 Lomphefumulo wakhe useduze legodiz, lempilo yakhe kubabulalia.

23 Uba kulesithunywa kanye layeb, umlamulic, oyedwad phakathi kwenkulungwanee, ukutshela umuntu ukuqonda kwakhef,

24 uzakuba lomusa kuye athi: Mkhulule ekwehleleni egodini, sengithole inhlawulog.

25 Inyama yakhe izakuba ntsha okwedlula ubutshah; abuyele ensukwini zobutsha bakhei.

26 Akhuleke kuNkulunkulu, ozakuba lesisa kuyej, abone ubuso bakhek ngentokozol; ngoba uzabuyisela emuntwini ukulunga kwakhe.

27 Ukhangela ebantwinim athin: Ngonileo, ngahlanekela okulungileyo, kodwa kakungisizangap.

28 Uhlengile umphefumulo wami ekwedluleni egodiniq, lempilo yami izabona ukukhanyar.

29 Khangelani, lezizinto uNkulunkulu uyazenza ngomuntu kabili kumbe kathathu,

30 ukuze abuyise umphefumulo wakhe egodinis, ukuze akhanyiswe ngokukhanya kwabaphilayot.

31 Zwana, Jobe, ungilalele, uthule, njalo mina ngikhulume.

32 Uba kulamazwi, ungiphenduleu; khuluma, ngoba ngifisa ukutshengisa ukuthi ulungilev.

33 Uba kungenjalo, wena ngilalela; thula, njalo ngizakufundisa inhlakaniphow.

UElihu uvikela ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu

34Wasephendula uElihu wathia:

2 Zwanini amazwi ami, zihlakaniphi, lani zazi, libeke indlebe kimi.

3 Ngoba indlebe ihlola amazwi, njengolwanga lunambitha ukudlab.

4 Asizikhetheleni isahlulelo; sazi phakathi kwethu okuhlec.

5 Ngoba uJobe uthe: Ngilungiled, kodwa uNkulunkulu ususe isahlulelo samie;

6 ngiqamba amanga ngimelene lelungelo lamif; umtshoko wami kawelapheki, ngaphandle kwesiphambekog.

7 Nguwuphi umuntu onjengoJobe? Unatha ukuklolodelwa njengamanzih,

8 ahambahambe exukwini labenzi bobubi, ahambe labantu benkohlakalo.

9 Ngoba uthei: Kakumsizi umuntu nxa ethokoza ngoNkulunkuluj.

10 Ngakho, bantu bengqondo, ngilalelani: Kakube khatshana loNkulunkuluk ukwenza inkohlakalol, loSomandla ukwenza isiphambekom.

11 Ngoba umsebenzi womuntu uzawubuyisela kuyen, amenze athole njengendlela yalowo lalowoo.

12 Yebo, isibili uNkulunkulu kenzi okubi, njalo uSomandla kagobisi isehlulelop.

13 Ngubani owambeka phezu komhlabaq? Kumbe ngubani owamisa umhlaba wonker?

14 Uba ebeka inhliziyo yakhe phezu kwakhes, uzabuthelat umoya wakhe lomphefumulo wakhe kuyeu.

15 Inyama yonke ibizaphela kanyekanyev, lomuntu abuyele ethuliniwx.

16 Uba kulokuqedisisa-ke, zwana lokhu, ubeke indlebe elizwini lamazwi amiy.

17 Kambe, ozonda isehlulelo ubengabusa yini? Kambe uzamlahla yini olungileyo kakhuluz?

18 Angatsho yini enkosinia: Mkhohlisi; kuziphathamandla: Lina abangelaNkulunkulub?

19 Kuye ongemukeli ubuso beziphathamandlac, engananzi isinothi phambi komyangad? Ngoba bonke bangumsebenzi wezandla zakhee.

20 Bayafa ngesikhatshanaf; laphakathi kobusuku abantu bayaqhuqhiswa, bedluleg; kuzasuswa olamandla kungelasandlah.

21 Ngoba amehlo akhe aphezu kwendlela zomuntui, uyabona zonke izinyathelo zakhej.

22 Kakulamnyamak njalo kakulathunzi lokufa lapho abenzi bobubi abangacatsha khonal.

23 Ngoba kabi lokhu enaka umuntu, ukuthi aye kuNkulunkulu esahlulelweni.

24 Uyaphahlaza abalamandla kungahlolwanga, amise abanye endaweni zabom.

25 Ngakho uyayazi imisebenzi yabo, uyabagenqulan ebusuku, bachotshozweo.

26 Uyabatshaya njengababi endaweni yababukelayop.

27 Ngenxa yokuthi bephambukile ekumlandeleni, bengananzanga leyodwa yezindlela zakheq,

28 baze benza ukukhala komyanga kufike kuyer, njalo wakuzwa ukukhala kwabahluphekayos.

29 Lapho yena ethulisa, ngubani-ke ongaziphatha ngenkohlisot? Lapho efihla ubuso, ngubani-ke ongambonau? Loba esizweni loba emuntwini eyedwa.

30 Ukuze abantu abangabazenzisi bangabusi, ukuze bangabi yimijibila ebantwiniv.

31 Isibili uthe kuNkulunkulu: Ngithwele isijezisow, kangiyikonax.

32 Lokhu engingakuboniyo ngifundise wena; uba ngenze okubi kangisayikukwenza futhiy.

33 Uzaphindisela yini njengokuthanda kwakho, loba uyala, loba wena ukhetha, njalo kungesimi? Wazini-ke? Khulumaz.

34 Abantu abalokuqedisisa bazakhuluma kimi, lomuntu ohlakaniphileyo uzangizwa.

35 UJobe ukhulume engelalwazi, lamazwi akhe kawalanhlakaniphoa.

36 Kungathi ngabe uJobe uyahlolwa kuze kube sekupheleni, ngenxa yempendulo zakhe njengabantu ababi.

37 Ngoba esonweni sakhe wengezelela ububi, etshaya izandla phakathi kwethu, esandisa amazwi akhe emelene loNkulunkulub.

35UElihu wasephendula wathia:

2 Ukhumbula ukuthi lokhu kuqondile yini? Uthe: Ukulunga kwami kwedlula okukaNkulunkulub.

3 Ngoba uthe kusizani kuwec, kungisizani okwedlula isono samid?

4 Mina ngizakuphendula, labangane bakho kanye lawee.

5 Khangela amazulu ubone; ukhangele amayezi, aphakeme kulawef.

6 Uba usona, wenzani kuye? Uba iziphambeko zakho zizinengi, wenzani kuyeg?

7 Uba ulungile, umnikani, kumbe wemukelani esandleni sakhoh?

8 Ububi bakho buthinta umuntu onjengawei, lokulunga kwakho indodana yomuntuj.

9 Ngenxa yobunengi bencindezelok babenza bakhalel; bayakhala ngenxa yengalo yabalamandlam.

10 Kodwa kakho othi: Ungaphi uNkulunkulu umenzi wamin, onika amahuboo ebusukup,

11 osifundisa okwedlula inyamazana zomhlaba, asenze sihlakaniphe okwedlula inyoni zamazulu?

12 Lapho bayakhala, kodwa kaphenduli, ngenxa yokuzigqaja kwababiq.

13 Isibili uNkulunkulu kayikuzwa ize, loSomandla kayikukunanzar.

14 Yebo, lanxa usithi: Kawumbonis, kanti isahlulelo siphambi kwakhe; ngakho umlindelet.

15 Kodwa khathesi, ngoba intukuthelo yakhe ingajezisangau, laye kayikwejwayela kakhulu yini ukuziphakamisa?

16 Ngakho uJobe uvule umlomo wakhev ngezew, wandisa amazwix engelalwaziy.

UElihu ukhuluma ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu

36UElihu waseqhubeka wathi:

2 Ngibekezelela kancinyane, ngizakubonisa ukuthi kuseselamazwi ngoNkulunkulu.

3 Ngizathatha ulwazi lwami luvela khatshanaa, nginike ukulunga kuMenzi wamib.

4 Ngoba isibili amazwi ami kawayisiwo amanga; opheleleyo elwazini ulawec.

5 Khangela, uNkulunkulu ulamandla, njalo keyisid; mkhulu emandleni okuqedisisae.

6 Kayekeli omubi aphile, kodwa unika abayanga okulungileyo.

7 Kasusi amehlo akhe kolungileyof, kodwa balamakhosi esihlalweni sobukhosig; yebo, uyawahlalisa phakade, abesephakamah.

8 Njalo uba bebotshiweij ngezibophok, bethunjwe ngezintambo zenhluphekol,

9 ng'khona ezabatshela isenzo sabom, leziphambeko zabo, ukuthi zazilamandlan.

10 Uyavula indlebe yabo ekulayweni, alaye baphenduke ebubinio.

11 Uba belalelap, bamkhonzeq, bazachitha insuku zabo kokuhler, leminyaka yabo ezintokozwenis.

12 Kodwa uba bengalaleli, bazadlula ngomkhontot, baphele bengelalwaziu.

13 Labangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo babuthelela intukuthelov; kabakhali esebabophilew.

14 Umphefumulo wabo uzafela ebutsheni, lempilo yabo phakathi kwezinkotshanax.

15 Uzakhulula ohluphekayo ekuhluphekeni kwakhe, avule indlebe yabo ecindezelweniy.

16 Yebo, lawe wakuhuga ukuthi uphume emlonyeni wocindezeloz uye endaweni ebanziab, okungelacindezelo kuyoc, lokuphezud kwetafula lakhoe kuzagcwala amanonof.

17 Kodwa ugcwalise isigwebo somubi; isigwebo lokulunga kukubambile.

18 Qaphela ulaka lungakuhugeli ekuklolodenig, lobukhulu benhlawulo bungakuphambulih.

19 Ubengalinganisa inotho yakhoi, ukuthi ubungebe ecindezelweni, lemizamo yonke elamandlaj?

20 Ungakhefuzelelik lobobusukul bokususwa kwabantum endaweni yabon.

21 Qaphela, ungaphendukeli ebubinio, ngoba ukhethe lokho kulokuhluphekap.

22 Khangela, uNkulunkulu uziphakamisa ngamandla akhe; ngubani ongumfundisi njengayeq?

23 Ngubani ommisele indlela yakhe? Kumbe ngubani othe: Wenze ububir?

24 Khumbula ukuthi ukhulise umsebenzi wakhe, abahlabela ngawos abantut.

25 Bonke abantu bayawubona; umuntu uyawukhangela ekhatshana.

26 Khangela, uNkulunkulu uphakeme, njalo kasimaziu, lenani leminyaka yakhev kayilakuhlolwaw.

27 Ngoba wenyusa amathonsi amanzix, ahlambulule izulu njengenkungu yawoy;

28 amayezi alithululela phansiz, lithonte kakhulu phezu komuntua.

29 Yebo, kukhona yini ongaqedisisa ukwendlaleka kwamayezib, umsindo wedumba lakhec?

30 Khangela, wendlala ukukhanya kwakhe phezu kwawod, agubuzele impande zolwandlee.

31 Ngoba ngawo uyehlulela abantuf, anike ukudlag ngobunengih.

32 Ngezandla usibekela ukukhanyai, abesekulaya ngalelo elingena phakathij.

33 Umdumo wakhe ubika ngakho, lenkomo ngenkungu eyenyukayok.

37Langenxa yalokho inhliziyo yami iyathuthumela, yeqe endaweni yayo.

2 Zwana lokuzwa umdumo welizwi lakhe, lomsindo ophuma emlonyeni wakhe.

3 Uyakukhulula ngaphansi kwamazulu wonke, lokukhanya kwakhe kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

4 Emva kwalokho kubhonga ilizwi, uyaduma ngelizwi lokuphakama kwakhe, angakunqandi lapho kuzwakala ilizwi lakhe.

5 UNkulunkulu uyaduma ngelizwi lakhe ngokumangalisayo kakhulu, wenza izinto ezinkulu, esingeziqedisise.

6 Ngoba kuliqhwa elikhithikileyo uthi: Woba semhlabeni; lakuzihlambo zezulu, lakuzihlambo zezulu elikhulu lamandla akhe.

7 Uyanamathelisa isandla somuntu wonke, ukuze bazi bonke abantu bomsebenzi wakhe.

8 Inyamazana ziyangena emihomeni yazo, zihlale ezikhundleni zazo.

9 Isivunguzane siphuma ekamelweni leningizimu, lomqando emimoyeni yenyakatho.

10 Ngomoya kaNkulunkulu kunikwa ungqwaqwane, lamanzi abanzi abe yilitshe.

11 Njalo uthwalisa amayezi ngobumanzi, ahlakaze iyezi lokukhanya kwakhe.

12 Njalo lona liyajikajika liphenduka ngokuqondisa kwakhea, ukuze enze konke awalaye khonab, ebusweni bomhlaba emhlabathinic.

13 Loba ngoswazid, loba ngomhlaba wakhee, loba ngomusa, uyakufikisaf.

14 Beka indlebe kukho, Jobe; mana, unanzelele imisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulug.

15 Uyazi yini ukuthi uNkulunkulu uwalungisa nini, enze ukukhanya kwamayezi akhe kukhanyeh?

16 Uyazi yini ukulengiswa kwamayezi, izimangaliso zopheleleyoi elwazini lonkej?

17 Ukuthi izigqoko zakho zikhudumala njani, ekuthuliseni umhlaba ngomoya weningizimuk?

18 Uwendlalile yini amayezi kanye layel, aqine njengesibuko esibunjiweyo ngokuncibilikisam?

19 Sifundise ukuthi sizakuthini kuye; singeke silungise lutho ngenxan yomnyamao.

20 Kungalandiswa kuye yini ukuthi ngiyakhuluma? Uba umuntu engakhuluma, isibili uzaginywap.

21 Khathesi-ke kabakuboni ukukhanya okubenyezelayo okusemayezini, lapho umoya udlula uwahlambululaq.

22 Igolide livela enyakatho. KuNkulunkulu kulobukhosi obesabekayor.

23 USomandla singemfumanes; uphakeme ngamandlat, langokwahlulela, njalo mkhulu ngokulunga; kacindezeliu.

24 Ngakho abantuv bayamesabaw; kanaki wonkex owabahlakaniphileyoy ngenhliziyoz.

INkosi iyamphendula uJobe

38INkosi yasimphendula uJobea isesivunguzaneni yathib:

2 Ngubani lo ofiphaza iseluleko ngamazwi angelalwazic?

3 Bopha-ke ukhalo lwakho njengendodad, njalo ngizakubuza, njalo ungenze ngazie.

4 Wawungaphif lapho ngimisa izisekelo zomhlabag? Tshono uba usazi ukuqedisisa.

5 Ngubani owabeka izilinganiso zawoh, uba ukwazi? Kumbe ngubani owelulela intambo yokulinganisa phezu kwawoi?

6 Izisekelo zawo zamiswa phezu kwani? Kumbe ngubani owabeka ilitshe lawo lengonsij,

7 lapho inkanyezi zokusak zahlabela kanyekanyel, lamadodana wonke kaNkulunkulum amemeza ngenjabulon?

8 Kumbe ngubani owavalela ulwandle ngezivaloo, lapho lufohla luphuma esiswinip,

9 lapho ngimisa iyezi laba yisembatho saloq, lomnyama onzima waba yimbeleko yalor?

10 Njalo ngaluqumela isimisos, ngamisa imigoqo lezivalot,

11 ngathi: Uzafika kuze kube lapha, kodwa ungedluli, lalapha kuzamelana lokuzigqaja kwamagagasi akhou.

12 Kusukela ensukwini zakho walawula ukusa yini, wenza ukudabuka kokusa ukuthi kwazi indawo yakhov,

13 ukuthi kubambe imiphetho yomhlaba, ukuze kuthintithe ababi kuwow?

14 Kuyaguquka njengebumba lophawu lokunamathisela, kuzimisa njengesembatho.

15 Lakwababi ukukhanya kwabo kuyagodlwax, lengalo ephakemeyo iyephulway.

16 Usungenile emithonjeni yolwandle yini, wahamba usiya le lale ekudingeni inziki?

17 Amasango okufa wawembulelwa yiniz, wawabona amasango ethunzi lokufaa?

18 Uqedisisile yini kuze kube sebubanzini bomhlaba? Tshono uba ukwazi konkeb.

19 Ingaphi indlela lapho okuhlala khona ukukhanya? Lomnyama, ingaphi indawo yawo,

20 ukuze ukuse emngceleni wakho, lokuthi uqedisise izindlela zomuzi wakho?

21 Uyazi, ngoba wawusuzelwe, lenani lensuku zakho likhulu.

22 Usungenile eziphaleni zeliqhwa elikhithikileyo yini, wabona iziphala zesiqhotho,

23 engizigodle kuze kube yisikhathi sokuhlupheka, kuze kube lusuku lokulwa lolwempi?

24 Ingaphi indlela lapho ukukhanya okwabiwa khona, umoya wempumalanga ohlakazeka khona emhlabeni?

25 Ngubani owehlukanisela impophoma indlela yamanzi, lendlela yombane wemidumo,

26 ukuthi line emhlabeni lapho okungelamuntu khona, enkangala okungelamuntu kuyo,

27 ukusuthisa inkangala legwadule, lokuhlumisa ukuphuma kotshani?

28 Izulu liloyise yini, kumbe ngubani owazala amathonsi amazolo?

29 Ungqwaqwane waphuma esiswini sikabani? Njalo ngubani owazala iliqhwa lamazulu?

30 Amanzi afihlakele njengelitshe, lobuso bokujula bujiyile.

31 Ungazibopha yini izibophoc zesiLimelad, kumbe uthukulule intamboe zeziNjaf?

32 Ungakhupha yini izinkanyezi ngesikhathi sazo? Ungakhokhela yini iBhere kanye labantwana balog?

33 Uyazazi yini izimiso zamazulu, kumbe ungamisa umbuso wazo emhlabenih?

34 Ungaphakamisela yini ilizwi lakho emayezini, ukuthi ubunengi bamanzi bukusibekelei?

35 Ungathuma yini imibane ukuthi ihambe, ithi kuwe: Khangela, silapha?

36 Ngubani owabeka inhlakaniphoj emibilinik? Kumbe ngubani onike ukuqedisisa engqondwenil?

37 Ngubani ongabala amayezi ngenhlakanipho? Njalo ngubani ongalalisa imbodlela zamazulu,

38 lapho uthuli luqina lube yizigaqa, lamagade anamathelane?

39 Ungasizingelela yini isilwane ukudla, kumbe usuthise ukulamba kwezilwane ezintsha,

40 lapho zicathame emihomeni, zihlala esikhundleni ukuthi zicathame?

41 Ngubani olungisela iwabayi ukudla kwalo, lapho amaphuphu alo ekhala kuNkulunkulu, ezulazula ngoba kungelakudla?

39Uyasazi yini isikhathi sokuzala kwamagogo edwalaa? Uyananzelela yini ukuhelelwa kwezimpalab?

2 Ungazibala yini inyanga ezizigcwalisayo? Njalo uyasazi yini isikhathi sokuzala kwazoc?

3 Zigoba, zizale abantwana bazo, zikhuphe imihelo yazod.

4 Amazinyane azo aqine akhule egangeni; asuke ahambe, angabuyi kuzo.

5 Ngubani owakhuphae ubabhemi weganga ekhululekilef? Njalo ngubani othukulule izibopho zikababhemi wegangagh,

6 engimmisele inkangala ibe ngumuzi wakhe, lesimunyu sibe zindawo zakhe zokuhlalai?

7 Uhleka umsindo womuzi, angezwa imisindo yomtshayeli.

8 Udinga izintaba ezilidlelo lakhe, edinga elandela konke okuluhlaza.

9 Inyathi iyavuma yini ukukusebenzelaj? Izalala yini esibayeni sakho ebusukuk?

10 Ungayibophela inyathi yini ngentambo yayo emfolwenil? Ingabhuqa yini izihotsha emva kwakhom?

11 Ungathembela kuyo yini ngoba amandla ayo makhulu? Ungayiyekelela yini umtshikatshika wakho?

12 Ungayikholwa yini ukuthi izabuyisa inhlanyelo yakho, njalo iyibuthele ebaleni lokubhulela lakho?

13 Impiko zezintshe ziyaphaphazela ngentokozo; kodwa zizimpiko lezinsiba zengabuzane yini?

14 Ngoba itshiya amaqanda ayo emhlabathini, iwakhudumeze othulini,

15 iyakhohlwa ukuthi unyawo lungawachoboza, lokuthi isilo seganga singawanyathela.

16 Iwaphatha kalukhuni amaphuphu ayo, kungathi kawayisiwo awayo; umtshikatshika wayo uyize, ingelakwesaba.

17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wayithathela inhlakanipho, kayabelanga ukuqedisisa.

18 Lapho sekuyisikhathi iyaziphakamisela phezulu, ihleke ibhiza lomgadi walo.

19 Uzanika yini ibhiza amandla? Uyayigqokisa yini intamo yalo ngomhlonga oyephuzelayo?

20 Uyalenza leqe yini njengentethen? Ubukhosi bokukhala kwalo buyesabekao.

21 Liyaphanda esihotsheni, lithokoze ngamandla alo, liphume ukuhlangabeza izikhalip.

22 Liyakuhleka ukwesaba, kalesabi, kaliphenduki phambi kwenkembaq.

23 Phezu kwalo isamba semitshoko siyakhehlezela, umkhonto ophazimayor lomdikadikas.

24 Ngokuqhuqha lokufutheka liginye umhlaba; kalikholwa ukuthi ngumsindo wophondot.

25 Ekukhaleni kophondo lithi: Aha! Linuke impi ikhatshana, umdumo wezinduna, lokumemeza.

26 Ukhozi luyaphapha yini ngokuqedisisa kwakho, luselulela impiko zalo eningizimu?

27 Ilinqe liyaqonga ngokulaya kwakho, lakhe isidleke salo engqongeni yini?

28 Lihlala lilale ebusuku edwaleni, engqongeni yedwala leyenqaba.

29 Lisuka lapho lidinga ukudla; amehlo alo abonela khatshana.

30 Lamaphuphu alo azitika ngegazi; lalapho okukhona ababuleweyo likhona.

Impendulo kaJobe

40INkosi yasiphendula uJobe yathia:

2 Ophikisana loSomandla uzamqondisa yini? Osola uNkulunkulu kakuphenduleb.

3 UJobe waseyiphendula iNkosi wathi:

4 Khangela, ngiphansi; ngingakuphendula ngithinic? Ngibeka isandla sami emlonyeni wamid.

5 Ngikhulumile kanye, kodwa kangiyikuphendulae; kumbe kabili, kodwa kangiyikuqhubekaf.

INkosi ibonakalisa amandla ayo

6 INkosi yasimphendula uJobe isesivunguzaneni yathig:

7 Bopha khathesi ukhalo lwakho njengendodah; ngizakubuza, ubusungazisai.

8 Isibili, uzachitha isahlulelo sami yinij? Ungilahle, ukuze ube ngolungileyo yinik?

9 Njalo ulengalo yini njengoNkulunkulu? Kumbe ungaduma yini ngelizwi njengayel?

10 Khathesi zicecise ngobukhosi lokuphakama, uzembese ngodumo lenkazimulom.

11 Usabalalise intukuthelo zolaka lwakhon, ukhangele wonke ozigqajayo, umthobiseo.

12 Khangela wonke ozigqajayop, umehlisele phansiq, unyathelele phansi ababi endaweni yabor.

13 Ubafihle bonkes ethulinitu, ubophe ubuso babo ngasese.

14 Khona lami ngizavuma kuwe, ukuthi isandla sakho sokunene singakusindisav.

15 Ake ukhangele imvubu engayenza kanye lawe; idla utshani njengenkabiw.

16 Ake ukhangele, amandla ayo asekhalweni lwayo, lokuqina kwayo kusemisipheni yesisu sayo.

17 Iyagobisa umsila wayo njengomsedari; imisipha yemilenze yayo yelukenex.

18 Amathambo ayo anjengempompi zethusi, amathambo ayo anjengemigoqo yensimbi.

19 Ingeyokuqalay yezindlela zikaNkulunkuluz; owayenzayo wasondeza inkemba yayo.

20 Ngoba intaba ziyayivezela ukudla, lapho okudlala khona inyamazana zonke zeganga.

21 Ilala phansi kwesihlahla esiluhlaza, ekusithekeni kwemihlanga lamaxhaphozia.

22 Izihlahla eziluhlaza ziyayisibekela ngomthunzi wazo; imidubu yesifula iyayiphahlab.

23 Khangela, umfula uyayicindezela, kayiphangisic; ilesibindi lanxa iJodani ingaphuphumela emlonyeni wayod.

24 Ongayibamba yini ngamehlo ayo? Ongahlaba yini amakhala ayo ngemijibila?

41Ungamhudula yini uLeviyathani ngengwegwea, kumbe ulimi lwakhe ngentambo oyenza itshone?

2 Ungafaka yinib umhlanga ekhaleni lakhec, kumbe ubhoboze umhlathi wakhe ngamevad?

3 Uzakuncenga kanengi yini? Uzakhuluma lawe ngathambileyo yini?

4 Uzakwenza isivumelwano lawe yinie? Uzamthatha abe yinceku kokuphela yinif?

5 Uzadlala laye yini njengenyoni? Kumbe uzambophela amantombazana akho yinig?

6 Abathengih bazathengiselana ngaye yinii? Bazakwehlukaniselana ngaye yinij phakathi kwabathengisayok?

7 Uzagcwalisa yini isikhumba sakhe ngezinhlendla, lekhanda lakhe ngemikhonto yenhlanzi?

8 Beka isandla sakho phezu kwakhe, khumbula impi, ungakwenzi futhi.

9 Khangela, ithemba lakhe lizakuba ngamangal. Laye uzaphoselwam phansi yini ngokumbonan?

10 Kakho olesihluku sokuthi amvuse. Ngubani-ke yena ongazimisa phambi kwamio?

11 Ngubanip onganduleleyo ukuthi ngimbhadaleq? Okungaphansi kwamazulu wonke ngokwamir.

12 Kangiyikuthula mayelana lezitho zakhe, lendaba yamandla akhe, lobuhle besimo sakhes.

13 Ngubani ongabonakalisa ubuso besembatho sakhe? Ngubani ongeza lamatomu akhe aphindwe kabilit?

14 Ngubani ongavula iminyango yobuso bakhe? Amazinyo akhe ayesabeka inhlangothi zonkeu.

15 Imizila yamahawu akhe ilokuziqhenya, ivalelwe ngophawu oluqinisiweyo.

16 Elinye lisondele kwelinye, ukuze kungangeni umoya phakathi kwawo.

17 Ahlangene, abambanav, ukuze angehlukaniswaw.

18 Ukuthimula kwakhe kuphazima ukukhanyax, lamehlo akhe anjengenkophe zemadabukakusay.

19 Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma izihlanti, ziqhatshe ziphume inhlansi zomlilo.

20 Emakhaleni akhe kuphuma intuthu, njengembiza ebilayoz lemihlangaa.

21 Umoya wakhe uvuthela amalahle, lelangabi liphume emlonyeni wakheb.

22 Entanyeni yakhe kuhlala amandla, laphambi kwakhe kugiya usizi.

23 Amavinqo enyama yakhe anamathelene, aqinile kuye, kawanyikinyekic.

24 Inhliziyo yakhe iqinile njengelitshe, yebo, ilukhuni njengelitshe lokuchola elingaphansid.

25 Ekuvukeni kwakhe amaqhawe ayesaba, ngenxa yokwephulwa bayazihlambululae.

26 Ofinyelela kuye ngenkemba angeme, umkhonto, umtshoko, lomdikadika.

27 Uthatha insimbi njengotshani, ithusi njengogodo olubolileyo.

28 Umtshoko kawumenzi abaleke; amatshe esavutha aphendulwa nguye abe yizibif.

29 Isagila sitshaywa njengezibi; uhleka ukugenqeza komdikadikag.

30 Ngaphansi kwakhe kulendengezi ezibukhali; wendlala izinto ezibukhali odakenih.

31 Wenza inzikii zibile njengembizaj, enze ulwandle lube njengembiza yamafutha.

32 Ngemva kwakhe wenza indlela ikhanye; inziki zingathiwa ziyimpungak.

33 Kakukho emhlabenil okufanana layem, owenziwa angabi lokwesaba.

34 Ukhangela konke okuphakemeyo; uyinkosi phezu kwabo bonke abantwana bokuzigqajan.

UJobe uyazithoba

42UJobe waseyiphendula iNkosi wathi:

2 Ngiyazi ukuthi ungakwenza konkea, lokuthi kakulacebob elingavinjelwa kuwec.

3 Ngubani lo ofiphaza iseluleko engelalwazid? Ngakho ngikhulumile lokho ebengingakuqedisisi, izinto ezimangalisayo kakhulu kimi, ebengingazazie.

4 Ake uzwe, ngizakhuluma mina. Ngizakubuza, njalo wenze ngazif.

5 Ngokuzwa kwendlebe ngikuzwile, kodwa khathesi ilihlo lami liyakubonag.

6 Ngakho-keh ngiyazinengai, ngiyaphenduka ethulinij lemlothenikl.

7 Kwasekusithi iNkosi isikhulume lamazwi kuJobe, iNkosi yathi kuElifazi umThemanim: Ulaka lwami luyavutha kuwe lakubangane bakho ababili, ngoba kalikhulumanga ngami okuqondileyo njengenceku yami uJoben.

8 Ngakho-ke zithatheleni amajongosi ayisikhombisa lenqama eziyisikhombisa, liye encekwini yami uJobeo, lizinikelele umnikelo wokutshiswap, njalo uJobe inceku yami uzalikhulekela; ngoba isibili ngizakwemukela ubuso bakheq, ukuze ngingenzi kini njengobuthutha benu; ngoba kalikhulumanga ngami okuqondileyo njengenceku yami uJober.

9 Ngakho bahamba oElifazi umThemani loBilidadi umShuhi loZofari umNahama, benza njengokutsho kweNkosi kubo; njalo iNkosi yemukela ubuso bukaJobes.

Ukubusiswa kukaJobe

10 INkosi yasiphendula ukuthunjwa kukaJobe esekhulekele abangane bakhet; njalo iNkosi yengezelela konke uJobe ayelakho kuze kuphindwe kabiliu.

11 Kwasekufika kuye bonke abafowabo labo bonke odadewabov, labo bonke ababemazi mandulo, badla isinkwa laye endlini yakhew, bamkhalelax, bamduduza ngakho konke okubi iNkosi eyayimehlisele khonay; bamnika ngulowo lalowo uhlamvu lwemaliz, langulowo lalowo isongo legolidea.

12 INkosi yasibusisa isiphetho sikaJobe okwedlula ukuqala kwakheb; ngoba waba lezimvu ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi lane, lamakamela azinkulungwane eziyisithupha, lezipane zenkabi eziyinkulungwane, labobabhemi abasikazi abayinkulungwanec.

13 Wasesiba lamadodana ayisikhombisa lamadodakazi amathathud.

14 Wasebiza ibizo leyokuqala wathi nguJemima, lebizo leyesibili wathi nguKeziya, lebizo leyesithathu wathi nguKereni-Hapuki.

15 Njalo kakutholakalanga abesifazana abahle njengamadodakazi kaJobe elizweni lonke; loyise wawanika ilifa phakathi kwabanewaboe.

16 Lemva kwalokho uJobe waphila iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amane; wabona amadodana akhe, lamadodana amadodana akhe, kwaze kwaba yizizukulwana ezinef.

17 UJobe wasesifa, emdala, enele ngezinsukug.