Jobho
4 Ngubani ongabeletha umuntu ohlwengileko yena angakahlwengeki?+
Akakho namunye!
6 Lisa ukumqala bona aphumule,
Bekube kulapho afumana ithabo njengombana kwenza isisebenzi esiqatjhiweko.+
7 Ngombana ngitjho nomuthi unethemba.
Nawuquntwako, uyatlhurha godu,
Namahlumelawo azokuragela phambili akhula.
8 Umrabhawo nawuluphalela ehlabathini
Nesidindi sawo sifela ehlabathini,
9 Nasizwa umnuko wamanzi sizokutlhurha;
Siveze iimpande njengesitjalo esitjha.
10 Kodwana umuntu nakafako uphelelwa mamandla;
Umuntu nakahlongakalako uyaphi?+
11 Amanzi ayanyamalala elwandle,
Nomlambo utjhelwa mamanzi.
12 Kunjalo-ke nangabantu, bayalala kodwana bangavuki.+
Angekhe bavuke bekube kulapho izulu lingasekho,
Namkha bavuswe ebuthongweni babo.+
13 Kwanga ungangifihla eThuneni,*+
Ungifihle bekudlule ilaka lakho,
Kwanga ungangibekela isikhathi sokungikhumbula!+
14 Umuntu nakafako, angaphila godu na?+
Ngizokulinda woke amalanga engibekelwe wona
Bekube kulapho ngifumana ipumuzo.+
15 Uzokubiza, mina ngizokuphendula.+
Uzokukhanukela ukubona umsebenzi wezandla zakho godu.
16 Kodwana nje uqalisise yoke into engiyenzako;
Uqala izono zami kwaphela.
17 Imitjhaphwami ivalelwe ngesikhwanyeni,
Begodu unamathisele umtjhaphwami ngesinamathiselo.
18 Njengentaba nayiwako beyigirike
Nelitje nalisuswa endawenalo,
19 Njengamanzi nakarhubha amatje
Nemilanjana nayirhurhula ihlabathi,
Ulitjhabalalise njalo-ke ithemba lomuntu.
20 Umhlule bekwaba kulapho atjhabalala,+
Utjhugulule indlela aqaleka ngayo, wamthumela ethuneni.
21 Amadodanakhe ayahlonitjhwa kodwana akazi litho ngalokho;
Aba babantu abangakaqakatheki kodwana yena akakulemuki.+
22 Uzwa ubuhlungu nakasaphilako kwaphela;
Uzila kwaphela nakasaphilako.”