Jobe
11 Sofari+ umNama waphendvula watsi:
2 “Onkhe lamavi akho kufanele angaphendvulwa yini,
Futsi kukhuluma kakhulu* kutakwenta ube ngumuntfu lolungile yini?
3 Inkhulumo yakho lelite ingabathulisa yini bantfu?
Kute yini lokufanele akwekhute nawukhuluma emavi ekuphukuta?+
5 Kube mane Nkulunkulu bekangakhuluma
Avule umlomo wakhe akuphendvule,+
6 Bekangembula timfihlo letikwenta uhlakaniphe,
Ngobe umuntfu lohlakaniphile angacondza tintfo letinyenti.
Ngako bewutawubona kutsi Nkulunkulu ukhetsa kungatikhumbuli letinye tetono takho.
7 Ungakucondza yini kujula kwekuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu
Futsi ungaticondza yini tonkhe tintfo letimayelana naSomandla?*
8 Kuhlakanipha kuphakeme kunelizulu. Yini nje longayenta?
Kujulile kuneliThuna.* Yini nje loyatiko?
9 Kukhulu kunemhlaba
Futsi kubanti kunelwandle.
10 Nangabe Nkulunkulu endlula futsi abophe lotsite bese umletsa enkantolo,
Ngubani longamvimba?
11 Ngobe uyabati bantfu labangaketsembeki.
Nakabona lokubi, angeke yini akunakisise?
13 Kube mane bewungalungisa inhlitiyo yakho
Futsi uphakamise tandla takho uthantaze kuNkulunkulu.
14 Nangabe kukhona lokubi lokwentako, kuyekele,
Futsi ungavumi kutsi kwentiwe tintfo letingakalungi emathendeni akho.
15 Ngobe nawenta njalo ungaphakamisa inhloko yakho umsulwa;
Ungema ucine, ungesabi lutfo.
16 Utawubese uyatikhohlwa tinkinga takho;
Utikhohlwe kube shengatsi tingemanti lake ageleta embikwakho.
17 Kuphila kwakho kutawukhanya kakhulu kunemini;
Ngisho nebumnyama butawufana nekukhanya kwasekuseni.
18 Utawuba nesibindzi ngobe likhona litsemba,
Futsi utawucalata emaceleni, ulale uphephile.
19 Utawulala futsi kube bete lokwesabisako,
Bantfu labanyenti batawucela kutsi ubentele umusa.