Jobho
16 UJobho wathi:
2 “Ngizwe izinto ezinengi ezinjengalezi ngaphambilini.
Nina noke nibaduduzi abangakalungi!+
3 Amezwi angatjho litho la azakhe aphele na?
Elifazi, yini ekwenza uphendule ngendlela le?
4 Nami bengingakhuluma njengani.
Ngathana benisebujamweni bamobu,
Bengingatjho izinto ezinengi ngokujamelene nani
Benginikine ihloko nanginibonako.+
5 Kodwana kunokobana ngenze njalo, bengizoniqinisa ngamezwami,
Induduzo yomlomami beyizokuletha ipumuzo.+
6 Nangikhulumako, ubuhlungu bami abubi ngcono,+
Nangilisa ukukhuluma, ubuhlungu bami buzokuphunguleka kangangani?
7 Kodwana uZimu ungenze ngaphela amandla;+
Utjhabalalise boke abahlala ngendlinami.
8 Ungenze ngatlhaga begodu abantu bayakwazi lokho,
Njengombana ngondile abantu bacabanga bona ngimlandu.
9 Ilaka lakhe lingirathule ngaba ziintokana begodu ufukamele ihloyo ngami.+
Usilingeka khulu nakangibonako.
Inaba lami lingihlaba ngamehlwalo.+
10 Bavule imilomabo bona bangigomojele,+
Begodu bangibethe emihlathini ngokungidelela;
Babuthene bababanengi bona balwe nami.+
11 UZimu unginikele ezandleni zabesanyana,
Begodu ungiphosele ezandleni zabakhohlakeleko.+
12 Bengingatshwenywa lilitho kodwana yena wangihlakaza;+
Wangibamba ngentamo wangipitliza;
Wangiqothela.
13 Abadumuzi bakhe bemisubela bayangibhoda;+
Ungihlaba iziso+ begodu akangirhawukeli;
Uthululela inyongwami ehlabathini.
14 Ungibhoboza njengeboda alibhoboza ngokubuyelelweko;
Ugijimela kimi njengengorho.
16 Ubuso bami bube bomvu ngebanga lokulila,+
Namehlwami abe mnyama,
17 Nanyana izandla zami zingakhenge zenze inturhu
Nomthandazwami umsulwa.
18 Wena phasi, ungafihli iingazi zami!+
Isililo sami asingathuliswa!
19 Ngitjho nanje, ufakazami usezulwini;
Ufakazami useendaweni eziphakemeko.
21 Akube nomlamuli phakathi kwami noZimu,
Njengombana kunomlamuli phakathi komuntu nomuntu wekhabo.+
22 Angekhe ngiphile isikhathi eside,
Ngizokukhamba, angekhe ngibuye.+