Jobho
12 Ngemva kwalokho, uJobho wathi:
2 “Kwamambala nina nibabantu abanelwazi,
Begodu ukuhlakanipha kuzokufa nani!
3 Kodwana nami nginelwazi njengani.
Angisingaphasi kwenu.
Ngubani-ke ongazaziko izinto enizikhulumileko?
Umuntu olungileko nomsulwa sekayihlekisa.
5 Umuntu izinto ezimkhambela kuhle udelela labo abaqalene nehlekelele,
Ucabanga ukuthi ihlekelele yehlela labo abaqalene nemiraro kwaphela.*
6 Amasela ahlala ngokuthula ngeendlini zawo,+
Nalabo abadelela uZimu bavikelekile,+
Labo abanozimabo ezandleni zabo.
7 Yeke ngibawa ubuze iinlwana zizokufundisa;
Neenyoni zomkayi zizokutjela.
8 Namkha bukela iimbunjwa zephasi* zizokufundisa;
Neenhlambi zelwandle zizokutjela.
9 Ngisiphi hlangana nazo zoke lezi esingaziko
Ukuthi sibunjwe ngesandla sakaJehova?
10 Esandleni sakhe kunepilo yakho koke okuphilako
Namandla wokuphila wabo boke abantu.+
11 Kghani indlebe ayilalelisisi amezwi
Njengombana nelimi linambitha ukudla?+
12 Kghani ukuhlakanipha akufunyanwa na ebantwini abadala,+
Nokuzwisisa akufunyanwa na ngokuphila isikhathi eside?
14 Nakagiriza okuthileko, angekhe kwakhiwe godu;+
Nakavalileko akunamuntu ongavula.
16 Kuye kunamandla nokuhlakanipha;+
Kuye kunodurhako nodurhisako;
17 Uhlazisa abahlakaniphileko;
Ahlekise nangabahluleli.+
18 Utjhaphulula okubotjhwe makhosi,+
Awembathise izambatho zesigqila.
19 Uhlazisa abaphristi,+
Aketule nalabo abanamandla;+
20 Uvala imilomo yabathembekileko
Asuse nokuhlakanipha kwabantu abadala;
21 Uhlazisa ababusi,+
Begodu abanamandla ubenza babogaboge;
22 Wembula izinto ezifihlwe ebumnyameni,+
Begodu uletha ukukhanya ebumnyameni obunzima tshu!
23 Wenza iintjhaba zande khulu bona azitjhabalalise;
Ukhulisa iintjhaba bona azithumele ekudingisweni.
24 Wenza abadosiphambili babantu bona bangazwisisi
Abenze bakhambakhambe emmangweni onganandlela.+