Jobe
12 Ngemuva kwaloko Jobe waphendvula watsi:
2 “Vele ngini bantfu labatiko,
Futsi kuhlakanipha kuyawushabalala nani nanifa!
3 Kodvwa nami nginekucondza* njengani.
Kute lenincono ngako kimi.
Ngubani longatati letintfo?
Bantfu bayamhleka umuntfu lolungile nalongasoleki njengami.
5 Umuntfu lophila kahle uyitsatsela phansi inhlekelele,
Ucabanga kutsi yehlela kuphela bantfu lababutsakatsaka.
6 Kute lokuphatamisa emathende etigebengu,+
Nalabo labachukuluta Nkulunkulu baphephile,+
Etandleni baphetse tithico labatikhontako.
7 Kodvwa ngicela ubute tilwane, titakufundzisa;
Ubute netinyoni telizulu, titakutjela.
8 Bukisisa tintfo* letisemhlabeni, titakufundzisa;
Ubukisise netinhlanti taselwandle, futsi utawubona kutsi Nkulunkulu uhlakaniphile.
9 Ngukuphi emkhatsini wako konkhe loku lokungati
Kutsi letintfo tentiwe sandla saJehova?
12 Kuhlakanipha akutfolakali yini kulasebakhulile,+
Futsi kucondza akutfolakali yini kulabo lasebaphile sikhatsi lesidze?
13 Kodvwa nguNkulunkulu lonekuhlakanipha nemandla;+
Nguye lonekucondza futsi utayifeza injongo yakhe.+
14 Nakabhidlita lokutsite, ngeke kuphindze kwakhiwe;+
Lokuvalwe nguye, kute umuntfu longakuvula.
16 Yena unemandla nekuhlakanipha;+
Esandleni sakhe kunemuntfu lodukako kanye nemuntfu lodukisako;
17 Wenta kutsi labahlakaniphile bemukwe konkhe labanako,
Ente nekutsi behluleli babe tilima.+
18 Wemuka emakhosi ligunya lawo,+
Awente abe tigcili.
19 Wenta baphristi bahambe bangakafaki lutfo etinyaweni kuze bahlazeke,+
Asuse bantfu lesebatintile etikhundleni tabo;+
20 Beluleki labetsenjwako ubenta babindze
Emadvodza lakhulile uwemuka kuhlakanipha;
21 Wenta kutsi tikhulu tingahlonishwa,+
Ente nebantfu labanemandla babe butsakatsaka;*
22 Wembula tintfo letijulile letisebumnyameni,+
Futsi lapho kukhanya khona, uletsa bumnyama lobukhulu;
23 Wenta tive tibe nemandla kute atibhubhise;
Wandzisa tive, kute tiyewutfunjwa.