Jobho
15 U-Elifazi+ umTemani wathi:
2 “Kghani umuntu ohlakaniphileko angaphendula ngepikiswano engatjho litho,*
Namkha angazalisa ihliziywakhe ngemicabango emimbi?
3 Ukusola ngamezwi angatjho litho akusizi ngalitho,
Nokukhuluma kwaphela akuzuzisi ngalitho.
4 Ngombana unyaza ukusaba uZimu,
Begodu wenza abanye bangacabangi ngoZimu.
5 Kungebanga lomtjhaphwakho bona ukhulume ngendlela le,*
Begodu usebenzisa ilimu labanobuqili.
6 Akusingimi okulahlako, kodwana mlomakho loyo;
Okutjhoko kuphikisana nawe.+
7 Kghani umumuntu wokuthoma owabelethwako,
Namkha ubelethwe ngaphambi kweentaba?
8 Kghani ukghona ukuzwa izinto ezihlelwa nguZimu ngemsitheleni?
Namkha uzibona kunguwe kwaphela ohlakaniphileko?
9 Khuyini oyaziko thina esingayaziko?+
Khuyini oyizwisisako thina esingayizwisisiko?
10 Hlangana nathi kunabalupheleko nabadala,+
Okumadoda amadala kunoyihlo.
11 Induduzo evela kuZimu ayikaneli kuwe na,
Namezwi akhulunywa nawe ngesineke awakaneli na?
12 Khuyini eyenza ihliziywakho izikhukhumeze,
Kubayini amehlwakho anelaka?
13 Ngombana usilingekile ngebanga lakaZimu,
Uvumele namezwi la bona aphume ngemlonyenakho.
14 Umuntu angaba msulwa njani?
Umuntu obelethwe mfazi angaba ngolungileko njani?+
15 Qala-ke! UZimu akabathembi abacwengileko bakhe,
Ngitjho nezulu alisimsulwa phambi kwakhe.+
16 Kangangani-ke ngomuntu owenza izinto ezisilapheleko anyenyise uZimu,+
Umuntu osela ukungalungi njengalokha nakasela amanzi!
17 Ngizokutjela; ngilalela!
Ngizokuhlathululela ngalokho engikubonileko,
18 Lokho abantu abahlakaniphileko abakuzwe ngaboyise,+
Izinto abangakhenge bazifihle.
19 Inarha yanikelwa bona kwaphela,
Begodu umuntu ongaziwako akhenge adlule hlangana nabo.
20 Umuntu okhohlakeleko uphilela ukutlhoriswa, ukuphila kwakhe koke,
Ubona isizi kiyo yoke iminyaka yokuphila kwakhe.
21 Ngeendlebe zakhe uzwa amatjhada athusako;+
Ngesikhathi sokuthula abadlelezeli bayamsahlela.
22 Akakholwa bona uzokubalekela ubumnyama;+
Ubekelwe bona afe ngesabula.
23 Uyazulazula afunana nokudliwako* uthi: “Kuphi?”
Wazi kuhle ukuthi ilanga lobumnyama litjhidele.
24 Ukugandeleleka nobuhlungu kuragela phambili nokumthusa;
Koke lokhu kumhlula njengekosi elungele ukusahlela.
25 Uphakamisa isandla sakhe bona ajamelane noZimu
Ulinga ukuhlula uMninimandla Woke;
26 Uphikisana naye ngekani,
Athembe isiviko sakhe esikhulu nesiqinileko;
27 Uyazikhakhazisa
Begodu umnothwakhe umenza anone;
28 Uhlala emadorobheni azokuba marubhi,
Eendlini ezingekhe zihlalwe mumuntu,
Ezizokuba maqubi wamatje.
29 Angekhe abe yinjinga begodu umnothwakhe angekhe wande,
Nepahlakhe angekhe yande enarheni yoke.
30 Angekhe abalekele ubumnyama;
Ilangabi lizokutjhwabisa amahlumelakhe,*
Uzokunyamalala ngokuvuthelwa mlomo kaZimu.+
31 Akukafuzi azikhohlise begodu athembele kilokho okungasizi ngalitho,
Ngombana uzokuzuza okungasizi ngalitho;
32 Lokho kuzomehlela msinyana,
Begodu iimpande zakhe angekhe zitlhurhe.+
33 Uzokuba njengesimu yamadiribe ethintitha amadiribayo angakavuthwa,
Nanjengomuthi we-oliva othintitha amathuthumbawo.
34 Ngombana ihlangano yabakhohlakeleko ililize,+
Begodu umlilo uzokuqeda amatende walabo ababandakanyeka ekufumbathiseni.
35 Bacabanga izinto ezikhohlakeleko begodu bahlala balimaza abanye,
Eenhliziyweni zabo baluka amano wezinto ezikhohlakeleko.”