UJobe
32 Ngakho amadoda la amathathu ayekela ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayezibona elungile.+ 2 U-Elihu indodana kaBharakheli umBhuzi+ ovela emulini kaRamu wayesezondile ngoba uJobe wayesithi yena ulungile kulokuthi athi uNkulunkulu nguye olungileyo.+ 3 Wayezondele labangane bakaJobe abathathu ngoba kwasekubehlule ukuphendula uJobe njalo babesithi uNkulunkulu kalunganga.+ 4 U-Elihu wayelokhu ethule elindele ukuthi bona baqale bakhulume ngoba babebadala kulaye.+ 5 Wathi ebona ukuthi amadoda la womathathu awaselakho okokutsho wazonda wabila. 6 Ngakho u-Elihu indodana kaBharakheli umBhuzi waqalisa ukukhuluma wathi:
“Mina ngimncane,
Lina libadala.+
Ngakho ngilihloniphile ngathula,+
Ngesaba ukulitshela engikwaziyo.
7 Bengisithi, ‘Akukhulume abantu abadala,
Asebeleminyaka eminengi kabaveze ukuhlakanipha kwabo.’
8 Kodwa ngumoya kaSomandla owenza abantu bahlakaniphe,+
Ngumoya kaNkulunkulu awupha abantu.
9 Ukuba mdala akutsho ukuthi umuntu usehlakaniphile,
Njalo abantu abadala ayisibo bodwa abakwaziyo okulungileyo.+
10 Ngakho ngithi, ‘Ngilalelani,
Ngilitshele engikwaziyo.’
11 Phela bengiwalindele amazwi enu,
Bengilokhu ngilalele lisitsho elikucabangayo,+
Lidinga ukuthi likhulume lithini.+
12 Bengithiye indlebe likhuluma,
Kodwa akula loyedwa owenze uJobe wabona ukuthi ulahlekile,*
Kakho owenelise ukumphendula.
13 Ngakho lingazitsheli ukuthi lihlakaniphile,
Njalo lingathi, ‘UNkulunkulu nguye omkhuzayo hatshi umuntu.’
14 Ubengakhulumi lami,
Ngakho angisoze ngimphendule ngamazwi anjengawenu.
15 Sebephelelwe, abaselampendulo,
Abaselakho okunye abangakutsho.
16 Sengilinde ngalinda kodwa sebethule zwi.
Bamile nje laphaya, baswele ukuthi bathini.
17 Ngakho sengizaphendula mina,
Lami ngizakhuluma engikwaziyo,
18 Ngoba kunengi engifuna ukukutsho,
Sekungalela ukuthi ngithule.
19 Ngifuthelene ngaphakathi njengewayini elivalelweyo,
Njengezikhumba zewayini ezintsha esezizadubuka.+
20 Ngiyekelani ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle!
Ngizavula umlomo wami ngiphendule.
21 Angisoze ngibandlulule muntu+
Njalo akulamuntu engizamthabisa ngamanga,
22 Ngoba angikaze ngithabise muntu ngamanga.
Aluba bengikwenza, uMenzi wami ubezangisusela amanqe.