Jobe
18 Bildadi+ umShuwa waphendvula watsi:
2 “Kutawuze kube ngunini solo ukhuluma ngalendlela?
Khombisa kutsi unekucondza kute natsi sikhulume.
4 Ngisho nobe ungatidzabula ube ticucu ngenca yentfukutselo,
Ucabanga kutsi umhlaba ungasala ungenabantfu yini ngenca yakho,
Nobe ucabanga kutsi lidvwala lingasuka endzaweni yalo, lisukele wena?
5 Sibane salomubi sitawucinywa,
Futsi lilangabi lemlilo wakhe angeke livutse.+
6 Nakanjani kukhanya lokusethendeni lakhe kutawuba bumnyama,
Nesibane lesimkhanyiselako sitawucinywa.
7 Tinyatselo takhe setitawuba timfisha,
Ngisho nemacebo akhe atawumenta awe.+
8 Ngobe utawuhamba enethini,
Futsi tinyawo takhe titawubambeka.
9 Lugibe lutambamba esitsendzeni;
Futsi utawubanjwa nasitsiyo.+
10 Utawutsiywa ngentsambo lefihlwe emhlabatsini,
Abekelwe nelugibe endleleni.
11 Tintfo letesabisako timetfusa ndzawo tonkhe+
Futsi timhleli etitsendzeni tiyamcosha.
13 Sikhumba sakhe siyadleka;
Futsi sifo lesibulalanako* sidla emalunga akhe emtimba.
14 Letinhlekelele titawumenta angasahlali ngekuphepha ethendeni lakhe,+
Futsi titawumenta afe kabuhlungu.*
16 Njengesihlahla, timphandze takhe titawoma,
Nemagala akhe abune.
17 Bantfu batamkhohlwa emhlabeni,
Futsi labasemigwacweni angeke basalati ligama lakhe.*
18 Batamcosha lapho kukhanya khona, bamyise ebumnyameni,
Bamcoshe nasendzaweni levundzile.
19 Utawuba bete bantfwana kanye nebatukulu kubantfu bakubo,
Futsi kutawuba bete umuntfu losaphila endzaweni lahlala kuyo.*
20 Nasekufike lilanga lakhe, bantfu labahlala eNshonalanga batawesaba
Nalabahlala eMphumalanga batawufikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu.
21 Nguloku-ke lokwentekako emathendeni emuntfu lowenta lokubi
Nasendzaweni yemuntfu longamati Nkulunkulu.”