Jobe
24 “Kungani Somandla angalibeki lilanga lakhe lekwehlulela?+
Kungani labo labamatiko bangalati lelilanga?
2 Bantfu bayatikhweshisa tikhonkwane etindzaweni talabanye bantfu;+
Beba timvu batiyise emadlelweni abo.
3 Batsatsa timbongolo tetintsandzane
Batsatse nenkhomo yemfelokati bayente sibambiso.+
4 Bakhweshisa labeswele endleleni;
Labaphuyile labasemhlabeni kufanele bababhacele.+
5 Labaphuyile bayazulazula bafune kudla njengetimbongolo*+ ehlane;
Bafunela bantfwana babo kudla elugwadvule.
6 Kufanele bavune ensimini yalomunye umuntfu*
Futsi babutse lokusele ensimini yemagilebisi yebantfu lababi.
7 Busuku bonkhe balala bangcunu, bangakagcoki lutfo;+
Kute labangakwembatsa nakumakhata.
8 Banetfwa timvula letina etintsabeni babe manti nte;
Babambelela emadvwaleni ngobe bete indzawo yekuhlala.
9 Umntfwana lote babe ususwa ebeleni lamake wakhe;+
Netimphahla taloweswele titsatfwa tentiwe sibambiso,+
10 Batikhandze bahamba ngcunu, bangakagcoki lutfo,
Futsi betfwale lokuvuniwe babe balambile.
11 Basebenta kamatima emaweni langasetindvongeni tematje kube kushisa lilanga;*
Bagcobagcoba emagilebisi etjeni lekuhlutela, kepha babulawe koma.+
12 Bantfu labafako bayachubeka bacuma edolobheni;
Labalimele kakhulu bakhalela lusito,+
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu akanendzaba naloko.*
Futsi ambonye buso bakhe.
16 Nakumnyama bayagcekeza* etindlini;
Bese kutsi emini bativalele etindlini.
Abevani nekukhanya.+
17 Kusa bakwesaba ngendlela bantfu labesaba ngayo bumnyama;
Kodvwa batetayele tintfo letetfusako tasebusuku.
18 Nobe kunjalo, emanti abakhukhula ngekushesha.*
Indzawo yabo itawucalekiswa.+
Ngeke babuyele emasimini abo emagilebisi.
19 Njengobe nje somiso nekushisa komisa sitfwatfwa lesincibilikile,
20 Make wabo* utawubakhohlwa; timphetfu titawutitika ngabo.
Ngeke baphindze bakhunjulwe.+
Futsi bantfu labangakalungi batawujutjwa njengesihlahla.
21 Balimata umfati longabatfoli bantfwana,
Bahluphe nemfelokati.
22 Nkulunkulu* utawusebentisa emandla akhe kute abhubhise labanemandla;
Ngisho nobe bangaba netikhundla letisetulu, abaciniseki kutsi batawuphila yini nobe cha.
24 Bayaphakanyiswa sikhashana, bese bayanyamalala.+
Bayehliswa+ futsi bafe njengabo bonkhe bantfu;
Bayajutjwa njengematimba akolo.
25 Manje ngubani longatsi nginemanga
Nobe aphikise loko lengikushoko?”