Jobho
22 U-Elifazi+ umTemani waphendula wathi:
2 “Kghani umuntu angaba lisizo kuZimu na?
Kghani umuntu onelemuko angaba lisizo kuZimu?+
3 Kghani uMninimandla Woke* unendaba nokuthi wena ulungile,
Namkha uzuza okuthileko ngebanga lokuthi uthembekile?+
4 Uzokujezisa na
Begodu akwahlulele ngebanga lokumhlonipha kwakho?
5 Inga-kghani lokhu kwenzeka ngebanga lokukhohlakala kwakho okukhulu
Nokuthi imitjhaphwakho ayipheli?+
6 Ngombana uthatha isibambiso kubafowenu ngaphandle kwesizathu,
Begodu uhlubulisa abantu izambatho zabo, ubatjhiye babulanzi.+
7 Awubaphi abadiniweko amanzi wokusela,
Begodu ubadima ukudla abalambileko.+
8 Inarha ngeyomuntu onamandla,+
Begodu kiyo kuhlala abathandwako.
9 Kodwana wena uqothe abahlolokazi badududu,
Walimaza iintandani.
10 Kungebangelo ubhodwe ziinthiyo,+
Neengozi ezingakalindeleki zikuthusa;
11 Kungebangelo kumnyama ungakghoni ukubona,
Namanzi weenkhukhula akugubuzesile.
12 UZimu uphakeme ezulwini, kghani akusinjalo?
Nazo zoke iinkwekwezi ezulwini ziphakeme.
13 Kodwana wena uthe: ‘UZimu wazini?
Angahlulela na ebumnyameni obunzima tshu?
14 Amafu amsithile bona angaboni
Njengombana akhambakhamba engcenyeni ephakamileko yezulwini.’
15 Kghani uzokukhamba endleleni yekadeni
Leyo abantu abakhohlakeleko abakhambe kiyo,
16 Abantu abahlongakele msinyana basesebatjha,
Labo isisekelo sabo esarhurhulwa ziinkhukhula?+
17 Bebathi kuZimu weqiniso: ‘Akhusilise!’
Begodu bathi, ‘Yini uMninimandla Woke angayenza kithi?’
18 Nanyana kunjalo, uZimu nguye ozalisa izindlu zabo ngezinto ezihle.
(Ukucabanga kwami akufani nokucabanga kwabo okukhohlakeleko.)
19 Olungileko uzokubona ukutjhatjalaliswa kwabo bese athabe,
Nomsulwa uzobahleka ubudlhadlha athi:
20 ‘Amanabethu atjhatjalalisiwe,
Nomlilo uzokutjhisa uqede okuseleko kwabo.’
21 Zinikele isikhathi sokumazi, uzokuba nokuthula;
Izinto ezihle zizokuza kuwe.
22 Lalela umthethwakhe,
Ufake amezwakhe ehliziywenakho.+
23 Nawubuyela kuMninimandla Woke, uzokuvuselelwa;+
Nawususa ukungalungi etendenakho,
24 Nawulahlela igolide lakho ehlabathini
Begodu ulahlela igolide le-Ofira+ emrhobeni,
25 UMninimandla Woke uzokuba ligolide lakho,
Begodu uzokuba lisiliva lakho elikhethekileko.
26 Ithabo lakho lizokuba kuMninimandla Woke,
Begodu wena uzokuphakamisela ubuso bakho kuye.
27 Uzomncenga begodu uzokuzwa;
Uzokufeza iimfungo zakho.
28 Nanyana yini oqunta ukuyenza izokuphumelela,
Nokukhanya kuzokukhanyisa indlelakho.
29 Ngombana uzokuhlaziseka nawuzikhakhazisako,
Kodwana yena uzokusindisa othobekileko.
30 Uzokusindisa abamsulwa;
Nje-ke nangabe izandla zakho zihlwengile, kwamambala uzokusindisa.”