Jobe
32 Ngako lamadvodza lamatsatfu ayekela kwetama kuphendvula Jobe, ngobe Jobe abeciniseka kutsi ulungile.*+ 2 Kodvwa Elihu indvodzana yaBarakheli umBuzi+ lovela emndenini waRamu watfukutsela kakhulu. Watfukutseliswa kutsi Jobe abetama kutiveta alungile kunaNkulunkulu.+ 3 Wabatfukutselela kakhulu nebangani baJobe labatsatfu ngobe bebangakaphendvuli ngendlela lefanele kodvwa bebatsi Nkulunkulu wenta lokubi.+ 4 Njengobe bekamncane kunabo, Elihu bekasolo amele kuphendvula Jobe.+ 5 Ngesikhatsi Elihu abona kutsi lamadvodza lamatsatfu sekaphelelwe ngulangakusho, watfukutsela kakhulu kunakucala. 6 Ngako Elihu indvodzana yaBarakheli umBuzi wacala kukhuluma, watsi:
Ngako nginihloniphile, ngatibamba ngangakhulumi,+
Nganganitjeli loko lengikwatiko.
7 Ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Akukhulume bantfu labadzala,*
Futsi labo lasebaphile iminyaka leminyenti abakhulume emavi lahlakaniphile.’
8 Kodvwa umoya lokubantfu,
Lokukuphefumula kwaSomandla, ngiko lokunika bantfu kucondza.+
9 Kukhula kukodvwa akumenti* umuntfu ahlakaniphe,
Futsi bantfu labakhulile akusibo bodvwa labati lokulungile.+
10 Ngako ngitsi: ‘Ngilaleleni,
Mine ngitanitjela lengikwatiko.’
11 Lalelani la! Bengisolo ngimele kutsi nikhulume;
Futsi bengisolo ngilalele imibono yenu+
Njengobe benicabanga emagama leningawasho.+
12 Bengisolo nginilalelisisa,
Kodvwa kute ngisho namunye kini lokhonile kuvetela Jobe kutsi uneliphutsa*
Nome lokhone kuphendvula emavi akhe.
13 Ngako ningakhulumi nitsi: ‘Tsine sihlakaniphile;
NguNkulunkulu lowekhuta Jobe, hhayi umuntfu.’
14 Jobe akawacondzisi kimi emavi akhe,
Ngako angeke ngimphendvule njengani.
15 Lamadvodza ayesaba, sekete timphendvulo;
Futsi sekute langakusho.
16 Bengisolo ngilindzile, kodvwa akasasho lutfo;
Emile nje futsi akaphendvuli.
17 Ngako mine ngitawuphendvula;
Ngitawusho loko lengikwatiko,
18 Kunalokunyenti lengingakusho;
Umoya longcwele lokimi uyangichuba.
19 Ngekhatsi kimi nginjengeliwayini lelivalelwe ngci esigujini sesikhumba,
Futsi nginjengetigubhu letinsha tesikhumba tekufaka liwayini letifuna kupamuka.+
20 Asengimane ngikhulume kute ngikhululeke!
Ngitawuvula umlomo wami ngiphendvule.