Jobe

 2 “Kutawuze kube ngunini solo ningicansula,*+

Nisho tintfo letingephula inhlitiyo?+

 3 Sengemahlandla langu-10 nyalo solo ningitsetsisa;*

Nite nemahloni ekungiphatsa kabi.+

 4 Nangabe ngente liphutsa,

Leyo yindzaba yami ngedvwana.

 5 Naniphikelela nitenta labancono kunami,

Nitsi lokuhlupheka lengibhekene nako kulungile,

 6 Nibowati-ke kutsi nguNkulunkulu longibangele tonkhe letintfo,

Futsi ungibambe ngelinethi lakhe lekutingela.

 7 Ngihlale ngikhala ngenca yekuphatfwa kabi, kodvwa kute longiphendvulako;+

Ngichubeka ngicela lusito, kodvwa kute lowenta tintfo ngendlela lelungile.+

 8 Indlela lengihamba kuyo uyivimbe ngelubondza lolwakhiwe ngematje, futsi angikhoni kwendlula;

Umbonye indlela yami ngebumnyama.+

 9 Ungemuke sitfunti

Wasusa umchele enhloko yami.

10 Uhhohlota umtimba wami ngalana nangalana ngize ngishabalale;

Litsemba lami ulizuphuna njengesihlahla.

11 Intfukutselo yakhe iyangivutsela,

Futsi ungitsatsa njengesitsa sakhe.+

12 Emasotja akhe abutsana ndzawonye futsi angivimbetele,

Amisa emathende kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi telithende lami.

13 Ungehlukanise nabomnaketfu,

Nebantfu labangatiko sebangilahlile.+

14 Bangani bami labakhulu abasekho,*

Nebantfu lebengibetayele sebangikhohliwe.+

15 Tivakashi letisendlini yami+ kanye netincekukati tami tingitsatsa njengesihambi;

Sengingumuntfu wekuhamba emehlweni ato.

16 Nangibita sisebenti sami, asisabeli;

Ngisho nobe sengisincenga kutsi singentele umusa.

17 Umoya lengiwuphefumulako sewuyenyanyeka kumfati wami,+

Futsi sengibanukela kabi nabomnaketfu.*

18 Ngisho nebantfwana labancane bangibukela phansi;

Nangisukuma, bavele bangedzelele.

19 Bonkhe bangani bami labakhulu sebayangenyanya,+

Futsi bantfu lebengibatsandza sebangijikele.+

20 Ematsambo ami anamatsele esikhunjeni nasenyameni yami,+

Ngisindze ngekulambisa.

21 Ngihawukeleni bangani bami, ngihawukeleni,

Ngobe sandla saNkulunkulu singishayile.+

22 Kungani nichubeka ningiphatsa kabi njengobe Nkulunkulu enta,+

Ningihlasela ningangiyekeli?*+

23 Kube mane emavi ami abebhalwe phansi,

Kube mane abebhalwe encwadzini!

24 Awu, kube abebhalwe edvwaleni ngendlela lengacimeki,

Abhalwe ngelutsi lwensimbi nangemthofi!

25 Ngobe ngati kahle kutsi umhlengi*+ wami uyaphila;

Utawufika ngemuva kwesikhatsi futsi eme etikwemhlaba.*

26 Ngemuva kwekutsi kugula sekuhhohlote sikhumba sami,

Ngitambona Nkulunkulu yingci nje nangisaphila,

27 Ngitambona mine matfupha,

Ngimbone ngemehlo ami, hhayi alomunye umuntfu.+

29 Kufanele nani niyesabe inkemba,+

Ngobe inkemba iletsa sijeziso kulabo labonako;

Kufanele nati kutsi ukhona umehluleli.”+