Jobho
34 Nje-ke u-Elihu waraga nokukhuluma wathi:
2 “Akhe ningilaleleni, nina enihlakaniphileko;
Akhe ningizweni nina eninelwazi.
3 Ngombana indlebe ilalelisisa amezwi
Njengalokha ilimu nalinambitha ukudla.
4 Akhe sizihloleleni ngokwethu, sibone ukuthi khuyini emsulwa;
Sizikhethele ngokwethu, ukuthi khuyini elungileko.
6 Kghani kufuze ngileye amala, ngithi akukafaneli ngahlulelwe ngendlela elungileko?
Inceba lami alilapheki, ngitjho nanyana ngingakenzi isono.’+
7 Ngimuphi umuntu ofana noJobho,
Osela iinhlamba kwanga usela amanzi?
8 Umngani weenkhohlakali
Begodu uqhema nabantu abakhohlakeleko.+
9 Ngombana wathi, ‘Umuntu akunalitho alifumanako
Ngokulinga ukuthabisa uZimu.’+
10 Akhe ningilaleleni, nina madoda azwisisako:
11 Ngombana uZimu upha umuntu umvuzo ngokwalokho akwenzileko+
Begodu umupha okumfaneleko.
13 Alo-ke, ngubani ophe uZimu umsebenzi wokubusa iphasi,
Ngubani ombeke bona atlhogomele iphasi loke?
14 Nange angajamelana nabantu,
Begodu abuthelele imimoyabo nokuphefumula kwabo kuye,+
15 Boke abantu bebazokuhlongakala,
Babuyele ethulini.+
16 Nje-ke nangabe uyazwisisa, akhutjheje nakhu;
Ulalelisise engizokutjho.
17 Umuntu ohloye ubulungiswa angabusa na,
Namkha ungamsola umuntu onamandla kodwana alungile?
18 Ungatjho na ekosini uthi, ‘Awunabubhadekelo,’
Namkha utjele amakhosana uthi, ‘Niziinkhohlakali’?+
19 Munye kwaphela ongaboni amakhosana angcono kunabanye
Akabandlululi abatlhagileko kwabanjingileko,+
Ngombana boke bamsebenzi wezandla zakhe.+
21 Ngombana amehlo kaZimu aqale izenzo zomuntu,+
Ubona yoke into ayenzako.
22 Abenza izinto ezikhohlakeleko angeze bazifihla kuye
Ngitjho nanyana bangaba sendaweni enzima tshu!+
23 UZimu akunamuntu ambekele isikhathi
Sokobana eze phambi kwakhe azokwahlulelwa.
24 Utjhabalalisa abanamandla ngaphandle kokuthi aphenyisise
Afake abanye abantu eendaweni zabo.+
26 Ngebanga lokukhohlakala kwabo,
Ubamadlha phambi kwabo boke abantu,+
27 Ngombana balisile ukumlandela+
Begodu abayihloniphi imiyalwakhe;+
28 Ngombana benza abatlhagileko bamlilele,
Begodu uyabezwa nabamlilela banganasizo.+
29 UZimu nakangathula, ngubani ongamsola?
Nakafihla ubuso bakhe, ngubani ongambona?
Lokha nakabufihlela isitjhaba nalokha nakabufihlela umuntu, umphumela uyafana,
30 Bona umuntu okhohlakeleko* angabusi+
Namkha abekele abantu isithiyo.
31 Ukhona na ongathi kuZimu,
‘Ngihlunguphaziwe, ngitjho nanyana ngingakoni;+
32 Ngitjengisa engingakwaziko;
Bona nakunento embi engiyenzileko, ngingasayibuyelela.’
33 Ngombonwakho ucabanga ukuthi uZimu kufuze akunikele umvuzo ngebanga lokuthi awuvumelani naye?
Nguwe okufuze uqunte, ingasi mina.
Nje-ke ngitjela okwaziko.
34 Amadoda azwisisako nahlakaniphileko,
Nakangizwako azokuthi,
35 ‘UJobho ukhulunyiswa kungazi,+
Begodu amezwakhe awakahlakaniphi.’
36 UJobho akahlolwe*
Ngombana iimpendulo zakhe zifana nezomuntu okhohlakeleko!