UJobe
19 UJobe waphendula wathi:
4 Nxa kukhona engikuphambanisileyo,
Icala ngelami.
5 Nxa liqhubeka lisithi lingcono kulami,
Lisithi ubunzima engikubo bungifanele,
6 Ngicela lazi ukuthi nguNkulunkulu ongidukisileyo,
Wangibamba ngenethi yakhe.
7 Ngiqhubeka ngikhala ngisithi, ‘Maye ngezinto ezimbi ezingehleleyo!’
Kodwa akula ongiphendulayo.+
Ngiqhubeka ngikhalela usizo kodwa akulalutho olwenziwayo.+
8 Indlela yami uyivale ngomduli wamatshe ukuze ngingadluli,
Izindlela zami uzenze zaba mnyama.+
9 Ungithathele lonke udumo lwami,
Wasusa umqhele ekhanda lami.
10 Ungihlasele macele wonke wangibhidliza.
Uquphule ithemba lami angathi uquphula isihlahla.
11 Ungithukuthelele kakhulu,
Wangenza isitha sakhe.+
12 Amabutho akhe aqoqene angivimbezela,
Ahanqe itende lami.
13 Abafowethu ubaxotshele khatshana lami,
Lalabo abangaziyo sebengifulathele.+
15 Izethekeli ezisemzini wami+ lezigqilikazi zami sezingiphatha njengomuntu wemzini,
Kubo sengifanana lomuntu wezizweni.
16 Isisebenzi sami ngiyasibiza kodwa asisabeli,
Sengize ngisincenga ukuthi singizwele.
17 Umkami uthi umlomo wami usumnukela,+
Sengilephunga elibi kubafowethu.
18 Sengidelelwa langabantwana abancane,
Lapho abangibona khona* bayangihleka.
20 Sengimathambothambo,+
Kusele kancane ukuthi ngife.
21 Awu bakithi ngicela libe lesihawu kimi,
Ngoba isandla sikaNkulunkulu singitshayile.+
23 Aluba nje amazwi ami ebengabhalwa phansi!
Aluba ebengalotshwa ebhukwini!
24 Aluba ebengabhalwa edwaleni ahlale kuze kube nini lanini,
Abhalwe ngensimbi langomnuso!
25 Ngikwazi mhlophe ukuthi umhlengi wami+ ukhona,
Uzafika ame phezu komhlaba.
26 Lanxa isikhumba sami singadleka siphele,
Ngizambona uNkulunkulu ngisaphila.
27 Ngizambona ngamehlo ami,
Ngizambona ngawami la, angisoze ngimbonelwe ngomunye.+
Kodwa umoya wami ubuhlungu!*
28 Liyabuzana lithi, ‘Kanti kungani esithi siyamhlupha?’+
Ngoba lithi yimi engizidalele uhlupho.
29 Lani kumele liyesabe inkemba,+
Ngoba inkemba ijezisa labo abonayo.
Kumele lihlale likwazi ukuthi umahluleli ukhona.”+