Jobe
3 Ngemuva kwaloko Jobe wacala kukhuluma futsi wacalekisa lilanga latalwa ngalo.*+ 2 Watsi:
3 “Kube mane alizange lifike lilanga lengatalwa ngalo,+
Kanye nebusuku lapho lotsite atsi: ‘Kutelwe umfana!’
4 Lelolanga alibe bumnyama.
Nkulunkulu losetulu akangabi nandzaba nalo;
Shengatsi nekukhanya kungete kwakhanya.
5 Shengatsi bumnyama lobukhulu* bungalimbonya.
Shengatsi lingambonywa lifu lelimnyama.
Shengatsi bumnyama lobesabekako bungambonya kukhanya kwalo.
6 Shengatsi lobo busuku bungaba mnyama kakhulu;+
Shengatsi bungete bajabula emkhatsini wemalanga onkhe emnyaka,
Futsi abungabalwa kunobe ngabe nguyiphi inyanga.
7 Bekutawuba ncono kube kute lowatalwa ngalobo busuku;
Shengatsi umsindvo wenjabulo bewungete wevakala.
9 Shengatsi tinkhanyeti tentsatsakusa tingaba mnyama;
Shengatsi lobobusuku bungamela kukhanya lokungeke kufike,
Futsi abungakuboni kukhanya kwentsatsakusa.
10 Ngobe abuzange busivale sibeletfo samake;+
Futsi abuzange bufihle tinkinga kuze ngingatiboni.
11 Angifanga ngani nje nangitalwa?
Kungani ngingazange ngishabalale nangiphuma esiswini samake?+
12 Kungani kwaba nematsanga langigona
Nemabele langimunyisa?
13 Ngobe nje nyalo ngabe ngitilalele ngekuthula;+
Ngabe ngilele, ngitiphumulele+
14 Ngabe ngitiphumulele nemakhosi asemhlabeni kanye nebeluleki bawo,
Labatakhela tindzawo lesetabhidlika,*
15 Nobe nebantfwabenkhosi* lebebaneligolide,
Lebebanetindlu letigcwele lisiliva.
16 Kungani ngingazange ngifane nemntfwana lofele esiswini,
Ngibe njengebantfwana labangazange sebakubone kukhanya?
17 Bantfu lababi abakhatsateki ethuneni;
Futsi labaphelelwe ngemandla bayaphumula.+
18 Ethuneni tonkhe tiboshwa tiyakhululeka;
Atiliva livi lalotiphocelela kutsi tisebente.
19 Labakhulu nalabancane bayafana lapho,+
Nesigcili siyakhululeka kumphatsi waso.
20 Nkulunkulu umnikelani kukhanya umuntfu lohluphekako
Ubaniketelani kuphila labo labacindzeteleke kakhulu?+
21 Kwentiwa yini kutsi labo labafuna kufa bangafi,+
Ngisho nobe bakufunisisa kwendlula umcebo lofihliwe,
22 Labo labangajabula kakhulu
Futsi batfokote nababona kufa?
23 Nkulunkulu umnikelani kukhanya umuntfu lophambukile endleleni,
Umuntfu lovalelwe nguNkulunkulu?+
25 Loko lebengikwesaba kakhulu sekungehlele,
Futsi loko lebengikwesaba sekungifikele.
26 Angikakutfoli kuthula, kukhululeka nekuphumula,
Solo nje ngihlaselwa tinkinga.”