Jobe
21 Jobe waphendvula watsi:
2 “Lalelisisani loku lengikushoko;
Mane-ke ningidvudvute ngekutsi ningilalele.
3 Ngicela ningibeketelele nangisakhuluma;
Seningabese-ke nihlekisa ngami nasengikhulumile.+
4 Kantsi sikhalo sami ngisicondzise kumuntfu yini?
Kube bekunjalo, bengingeke yini ngihlutfuke?*
5 Ngibukeni! Futsi nitawumangala,
Kute nalenitakusho.
6 Nangicabanga ngalokwenteke kimi, ngivele ngikhatsateke,
Futsi umtimba wami wonkhe uyachachatela.
8 Lababi bahlala banebantfwana babo,
Futsi babona ngisho nebatukulu babo.
9 Tindlu tabo tiphephile, kute nalabakwesabako,+
Futsi Nkulunkulu akabajezisi.
10 Tinkunzi tabo tiyatalisa;
Netinkhomo tabo tiyatala futsi atiphunti.
11 Bafanyana babo bagijima ngephandle njengemhlambi,
Futsi bantfwana babo bagcumagcuma yonkhe indzawo.
12 Batsi nabahlabela badlale ithamborine nelihabhu,
Futsi bajabule nabeva kukhala umntjingo.+
14 Kodvwa batsi kuNkulunkulu weliciniso: ‘Siyekele!
Asifuni kutati tindlela takho.+
15 Ngubani Somandla kutsi singaze simkhonte?+
Sitawutfolani ngekumati?’+
16 Kodvwa ngiyati kutsi angeke bakhone kutiphumelelisa.+
Mine angicabangi ngendlela labacabanga ngayo.+
17 Kuvamile yini kutsi sibane salababi sicinywe?+
Kuke kwenteke yini behlelwe yinhlekelele?
Nkulunkulu uke ababhubhise yini ngelulaka lwakhe?
18 Kuke kwenteke yini bafanane netinhlanga letipheshulwa ngumoya
Futsi bafanane nemakhoba lapheshulwa sivunguvungu?
19 Sijeziso semuntfu Nkulunkulu utasibekela emadvodzana akhe.
Kodvwa shengatsi Nkulunkulu bekangamjezisa kute naye asive.+
20 Shengatsi inhlekelele letamehlela angayibona ngemehlo akhe,
Futsi shengatsi anganatsa endzebeni yentfukutselo yaSomandla.+
21 Angatikhatsata yini ngalokutawenteka emadvodzaneni akhe nasekafile yena,
22 Ukhona yini longafundzisa Nkulunkulu kuhlakanipha,*+
Njengobe kuNguye lowehlulela ngisho nebantfu labakhulu?+
23 Lomunye umuntfu ufa asenemandla+
Ete netinkinga futsi akhululekile,+
24 Ematsanga akhe asuke amakhulu
Futsi ematsambo akhe asuke asecinile.
25 Kodvwa lomunye umuntfu ufa acindzeteleke kakhulu,*
Abe angakake atitfole tintfo letinhle.
28 Ngobe nitsi: ‘Iphi indlu yalendvodza lehlonishwako,
Liphi nelithende lapho bekuhlala khona lomubi?’+
29 Nike nababuta yini bantfu labahambahambako?
Anikuhlolisisi yini loko labakubonile,*
30 Kutsi umuntfu lomubi uyasindza ngelilanga lenhlekelele
Futsi avikeleke ngelilanga lentfukutselo yaNkulunkulu?
31 Ngubani longasola lomubi ngendlela laphila ngayo,
Futsi ngubani lotambuyisela ngaloko lakwentile?
32 Utawungcwatjwa emathuneni,
Futsi lithuna lakhe litawugadvwa.
33 Umhlabatsi losethuneni lakhe uyanongotela kuye,+
Futsi bonkhe bantfu bayamlandzela*+
Njengobe sekunalabanyenti labangcwatjwa kucala kunaye.
34 Kungani-ke ningidvudvuta ngelite?+
Emavi enu agcwele kukhohlisa nje kuphela!”