Jobho
9 UJobho wathi:
2 “Ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuliqiniso.
Alo umuntu* angaba njani ngolungileko phambi kwakaZimu?+
3 Nange kuba nomuntu ofuna ukuphikisana naye,+
Angeze aphendula ngitjho nombuzo munye emibuzwenakhe eyikulungwana.
4 Uhlakaniphile begodu unamandla.+
Ngubani ongajamelana naye begodu angalimali?+
5 Ususa iintaba begodu abantu abakulemuki lokho;
Ngelaka lakhe ugubuda iintabezo.
6 Wenza iphasi lisikinyeke,
Bona iinsekelo zalo zidengezele.+
7 Utjela ilanga bona lingakhanyi
Usitha nomkhanyo weenkwekwezi;+
8 Wendlala izulu libe njengetjhila,+
Ukhamba phezu kwamagagasi amakhulu welwandle.+
9 Wenze iinkwekwezi ezibizwa ngokuthi yi-Atjhi,* ezibizwa ngokuthi yiKhesili,* ezibizwa ngokuthi yiKhimarha,*+
Neenkwekwezi zesewula;*
10 Wenza izinto ezikulu nezingazwisiseki,+
Nezinto ezinengi khulu ezikarisako.+
11 Udlula phambi kwami kodwana angimboni;
Ukhamba phambi kwami kodwana angimlemuki.
12 Nakathatha into, ngubani ongamvimba?
Ngubani ongambuza athi, ‘Wenzani?+
14 Kangangani-ke nakuzakufuze ngimphendule
Nangizakuphikisana naye kufuze ngikhethe amagamami kuhle!
15 Ngitjho nanyana ngingaba msulwa, angeze ngimphendule.+
Engingakubawa kumahlulelami* mumusa kwaphela.
16 Nange ngingambiza, uzangiphendula na?
Angikholwa nokuthi uzalilalela ilizwi lami,
17 Ngombana ungimadlha ngesiwuruwuru
Wandisa nomtlhagwami ngaphandle kwesizathu.+
18 Akangivumeli bona ngidose umoya;
Begodu uhlala angandisela ubuhlungu.
19 Nakuziwa endabeni yamandla, unguSomandla.+
Nakuziwa endabeni yobulungiswa, uthi: ‘Ngubani ongangibeka umlandu?’
20 Nanyana ngingaba msulwa, umlomami uzangibeka umlandu;
Ngitjho nanyana ngingathembeka, uzakuthi ngimlandu.
21 Ngitjho nanyana ngingathembeka, angazi bona kuzokwenzekani ngami;
Ngiyakunyenya ukuphila kwami.
22 Koke kuyafana, kungebangelo ngithi,
‘Utjhabalalisa olungileko nokhohlakeleko ngendlela efanako.’
23 Nange isirhurhula esifika ngokuphazima kwelihlo sibulala abantu bangakayeleli,
Uzomhleka olungileko nakambona anganathemba.
Nange kungasinguye, alo ngubani?
25 Amalangami agijima ukudlula isithunywa;+
Ayagijima begodu akaboni okuhle.
26 Agijima njengesikepe somhlanga,
Njengekhozi nalehla liyokubamba inyamazana.
27 Nange ngingathi, ‘Ngizokulibala ubuhlungu bami,
Angeze ngisabonakala ukuthi ngidanile kunalokho ngizokuthaba,’
28 Ngisazokuba nevalo ngebanga labo boke ubuhlungu bami,+
Ngiyazi ukuthi angeze wathi ngimsulwa.
29 Ngisazokufunyanwa ngimlandu.
Alo kubayini kufuze ngitlhagele ilize?+
30 Nange ngingahlamba ngamanzi wegabhogo,
Ngihlanze nezandla zami ngamanzi anomlotha,+
31 Uzongiphosela ngemgodini,
Kangangokuthi nezambatho zami zizonginyenya.
32 Bengingamphendula kodwana akasimumuntu njengami,
Engingamusa ekhotho.+
33 Akekho ozakuba mlamuli phakathi kwethu,
Nozaba ngumahlulelethu.