Jobe
37 “Nyalo inhlitiyo yami ishayela etulu
Futsi iyagcumagcuma endzaweni yayo.
2 Lalelisisa livi lakhe lelibhodlako
Nekudvuma lokuphuma emlonyeni wakhe.
3 Libhodla livakale ngephansi kwemazulu
Futsi utfumela umbane+ wakhe emikhawulweni yemhlaba.
4 Bese kuvakala umsindvo lomkhulu;
Advume ngelivi lakhe lebukhosi,+
Futsi akawugodli umbane naselivakele livi lakhe.
5 Liphimbo laNkulunkulu+ lidvuma ngendlela lemangalisako;
Wenta tintfo letinkhulu lesingeke sikhone kuticondza.+
6 Ngoba ukhuluma nelichwa atsi: ‘Yehlela emhlabeni,’+
Futsi atjele imvula lenkhulu atsi: ‘Tfululeka kakhulu.’+
7 Nkulunkulu umisa yonkhe imisebenti yebantfu*
Kuze bonkhe batoyati imisebenti yaKhe.
8 Tilwane tesiganga tingena emigodzini yato
Futsi tihlale emihumeni yato.
11 Wetfwesa emafu ngemswakama;
Asakate imibane+ emafini;
12 Itungeleta ngekushesha iye lapho ayitfumela khona;
13 Usebentisa emafu kute ajezise,+ kute anise imvula emhlabeni,
Nobe kuze akhombise lutsandvo lolucotfo.+
14 Lalela la Jobe;
Mani futsi ucabangisise ngemisebenti lemangalisako yaNkulunkulu.+
15 Uyati yini kutsi Nkulunkulu uwalawula* njani emafu
Nekutsi uwenta njani umbane umanyate emafini akhe?
16 Uyayati yini indlela emafu lalenga ngayo emoyeni?+
Lena yimisebenti lemangalisako yaLoyo lowati konkhe.+
17 Kungani timphahla takho tishisa
Ube umhlaba uchubeka umile nanobe kunemoya lochamuka eningizimu?+
18 Ungasendlala yini sibhakabhaka njengaye+
Sicine sifanane nesibuko lesakhiwe ngensimbi?
19 Sitjele loko lokufanele sikusho kuye;
Tsine angeke sikhone kuphendvula ngobe sisebumnyameni.
20 Ngingamtjela yini Nkulunkulu kutsi ngifuna kukhuluma naye?
Nobe ukhona yini loshito lokutsite lokufanele atjelwe kona?+
21 Abakuboni ngisho nekukhanya,*
Nanobe kukhanya esibhakabhakeni,
Kuze kube ngulapho umoya ususa emafu.
22 Enyakatfo kuchamuka bukhatikhati beligolide;
Bukhosi baNkulunkulu+ buyesabeka.
23 Angeke size sikwati kumcondza Somandla;+
Unemandla lamakhulu,+
Uhlala enta tintfo ngekulunga,+ futsi kulunga kwakhe kukhulu kakhulu.+
24 Ngako-ke bantfu kufanele bamesabe.+
Ngobe akabatsandzi labo labacabanga kutsi bahlakaniphile.”*+