Jobe
9 Jobe waphendvula watsi:
2 “Ngiyati kutsi loku kuliciniso.
Kodvwa umuntfu angaba njani ngulolungile embikwaNkulunkulu?+
3 Nangabe umuntfu afuna kuphikisana naye,*+
Angeke akhone kuphendvula ngisho namunye umbuto waNkulunkulu kuleyinkhulungwane.
4 Uhlakaniphile* futsi unemandla lamakhulu.+
Ngubani longamelana naye futsi angalimali?+
5 Ukhweshisa* tintsaba kube bete nalowatiko;
Atidzilite nakatfukutsele.
6 Unyakatisa umhlaba awususe endzaweni yawo,
Kangangekutsi tisekelo tawo tize tinyikanyike.+
7 Utjela lilanga kutsi lingakhanyi
Ambonye nekukhanya kwetinkhanyeti;+
8 Yena yedvwa wendlala emazulu,+
Anyatsele emagagasi lamakhulu aselwandle.+
9 Wenta ticumbi tetinkhanyeti+ lokutsiwa nguMlotsa,* yiKhesili,* neKhimahi*
Neticumbi tetinkhanyeti letiseningizimu yesibhakabhaka;
10 Wenta tintfo letinkhulu naletingaphenyeki,+
Tintfo letimangalisako letingeke tibalwe.+
11 Nakengca eceleni kwami, angimboni;
Nakendlula eceleni kwami, angimuva.
12 Nakahlutfula lokutsite, ngubani longamelana naye?
Ngubani longatsi kuye: ‘Wentani?’+
14 Ngingamphendvula ngitsini nje,
Ngingawakhetsa njani emagama kute ngiphikisane naye?
15 Ngisho nobe ngente lokulungile, angeke ngimphendvule.+
Ngingamane nje ngicele umusa kumehluleli wami.*
16 Nangabe ngimbita, utawusabela yini?
Angetsembi kutsi utangilalela nangikhuluma naye,
17 Ngobe ungihlisibeta ngetinhlekelele
Futsi wengeta tilondza tami ngaphandle kwesizatfu.+
18 Akangivumeli nekutsi ngidvonse umoya;
Uchubeka nekungengetela tinhlekelele.
19 Nangabe kukhulunywa ngemandla, nguye lonemandla kakhulu.+
Nangabe kukhulunywa ngemtsetfo, yena utsi: ‘Ngubani longangitekisa licala?’*
20 Nobe ngabe ngente lokulungile, umlomo wami bewutangilahla;
Ngisho nobe bengigcine bucotfo bami,* bekatawutsi nginelicala.*
21 Ngisho nobe ngingagcina bucotfo bami,* angati kutsi kutawentekani kimi;
Ngiyayenyanya* lemphilo lengiyiphilako.
22 Konkhe kuyangifananela nje. Kungako ngitsi:
‘Ubabhubhisa ngendlela lefanako labalungile* nalabangakalungi.’
23 Nangabe inhlekelele ingabangela kufa lokungakalindzeleki,
Utawubahleka labalungile nabaphelelwa litsemba.
Futsi nguye kuphela longenta loku.
25 Emalanga ami agijima kwendlula sitfunywa;+
Ayaphela ngingakakuboni lokuhle.
26 Antjweza njengesikebhe lesakhiwe ngemhlanga,
Afanana nelusweti nalwehla luyotsatsa kudla kwalo.
27 Nangitsi: ‘Ngitabukhohlwa buhlungu bami,
Ngitawushintja nasebusweni futsi ngijabule,’
28 Ngitawuchubeka ngesaba ngenca yabo bonkhe buhlungu bami,+
Futsi ngiyati kutsi angeke ungibone ngimsulwa.
29 Ngitawutfolwa nginelicala.*
Ngako kungani nje ngingayekeli kukhombisa kutsi ngimsulwa?+
30 Nangingatigeza emantini lancibilike echweni,
Futsi ngigeze tandla tami emantini lanemlotsa,+
31 Yena utangijikijela emgodzini,
Kuze netimphahla tami titangenyanya.
32 Ngobe akasuye umuntfu njengami kutsi ngingamphendvula,
Nekutsi singaze siye enkantolo.+
33 Kute umuntfu longaba ngumlamuli emkhatsini wetfu,
Nalongaba ngumehluleli wetfu.*
34 Nakangayekela kungishaya*
Futsi angavumeli kwesabisa kwakhe kungetfuse,+
35 Ngitawukhuluma naye ngingesabi,
Ngobe vele mine angesabi.