Jobe
40 Jehova wachubeka wakhuluma naJobe watsi:
2 “Lofuna liphutsa kuSomandla angamelana yini naye?+
Loyo lofuna kusola Nkulunkulu akamphendvule.”+
3 Jobe waphendvula Jehova watsi:
4 “Mine angisilutfo.+
Ngingakuphendvula ngitsini?
Ngibeka sandla sami emlonyeni wami.+
5 Ngikhulume kanye, ngaphindze ngakhuluma kwesibili, kodvwa angeke ngisaphendvula;
Sekute lengitakusho.”
6 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova waphendvula Jobe asesivunguvungwini+ watsi:
7 “Ngicela utilungiselele njengendvodza;
Ngitakubuta, wena ungiphendvule.+
8 Ungakusola yini kulunga kwami?
Ungangilahla yini ngelicala, kute wena ubonakale ulungile?+
9 Unawo yini umkhono lonemandla njengewaNkulunkulu weliciniso,+
Nobe livi lakho lingadvuma yini njengelakhe?+
10 Ngicela ukhombise bukhatikhati bakho nemandla akho lamakhulu.
Khombisa kuhlonipheka kwakho kanye nebukhulu bakho.
11 Tfulula intfukutselo yakho lenkhulu;
Buka bonkhe bantfu labatiphakamisako futsi ubehlise.
12 Buka bonkhe bantfu labatiphakamisako futsi ubatfobise,
Ufihlite nalababi lapho bakhona khona.
13 Bafihle bonkhe elutfulini;
Ubabophele* endzaweni lesitsekile,
14 Ngisho nami ngitawuvuma kuwe*
Kutsi sandla sakho sangesekudla singakusindzisa.
15 Manje nayi imvubu,* lengayidala ngendlela nawe lengakudala ngayo.
Idla tjani njengenkunzi.
16 Buka emandla lasemilenteni yayo
Kanye nemandla lasemamaseleni esisu sayo!
17 Umsila wayo ucine njengemsedari;
Imisipha yematsanga ayo itfungelene.
18 Ematsambo ayo akhiwe ngelitfusi
Imilente yayo yakhiwe ngensimbi.
19 Ngiyo lehamba embili* emisebentini yaNkulunkulu;
NguMenti wayo kuphela longayihlasela ngenkemba.
20 Ngobe tintsaba tiyivetela kudla,
Lapho tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tidlala khona.
21 Ilala ngephansi kwesihlahla semanyeva,
Emtfuntini wemhlanga loseteteni.
23 Nangabe umfula unemandla, ayesabi.
Inesibindzi ngisho nobe iJordane+ iyishaya umlomo wayo.
24 Ukhona yini longayibamba ibukile,
Nobe abhobose likhala layo ngelihhuka?*