Jobe
33 “Manje-ke Jobe, ngicela ulalele emavi ami;
Ukulalele konkhe lengikushoko.
2 Ngicela ungilalele! Mine ngitawukhuluma;
Umlomo wami kufanele ukhulume.*
3 Emavi ami akhombisa kutsi ngicotfo enhlitiyweni,+
Futsi tindzebe tami tikhuluma kona kanye loko lengikwatiko.
5 Ngiphendvule nawungakhona;
Beka umbono wakho embikwami; tilungiselele kungiphendvula.
6 Ngifanana nawe phambi kwaNkulunkulu weliciniso;
Nami ngabunjwa ngelubumba.+
7 Ngako kute sidzingo sekutsi ungesabe,
Emavi ami ngeke abe matima etikwakho.
8 Ngikuvile nawukhuluma,
Bengisolo ngiweva emavi akho nawutsi:
10 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu uhlale anesizatfu sekumelana nami;
Ungitsatsa njengesitsa sakhe.+
12 Kodvwa awukhulumi liciniso nawusho njalo, ngako ngitakuphendvula:
Nkulunkulu mkhulu kakhulu kunemuntfu.+
13 Kungani ukhonona ngaye?+
Ngulokutsi akawaphendvuli yini onkhe emavi akho?+
14 Ngobe Nkulunkulu ukhuluma kanye aphindze akhulume kwesibili,
Nanobe kute lolalelako,
15 Ukhuluma ngeliphupho, ngembono ebusuku,+
Ngesikhatsi bantfu babanjwe butfongo lobukhulu
Baselele emibhedzeni yabo.
16 Ngemuva kwaloko uvula tindlebe tabo+
Afake imiyalo yakhe etingcondvweni tabo,*
17 Kute akhweshise umuntfu ekwenteni lokubi+
Futsi amvimbe kutsi angatishayi sifuba.+
19 Umuntfu ujeziswa buhlungu nakalele embhedzeni wakhe
Ajeziswe nabuhlungu bematsambo lobungapheli,
20 Kangangekutsi uze akwenyanye* kudla,
21 Wondza kakhulu,
Kangangekutsi ematsambo akhe aze abonakale.*
23 Nangabe kufika sitfunywa* kuye,
Umkhulumeli munye kulabayinkhulungwane,
Simtjele kutsi yini lelungile,
24 Bese Nkulunkulu umentela umusa futsi atsi:
‘Mvikele angehleli emgodzini!*+
Sengiyitfolile inhlawulo!+
26 Utawuthantaza kuNkulunkulu+ futsi Nkulunkulu utamemukela,
Utawujabula kakhulu nakabona buso baNkulunkulu,
NaNkulunkulu utawuphindze amtsatse njengemuntfu lolungile.
27 Loyo muntfu utawutjela* bantfu atsi:
29 Ecinisweni Nkulunkulu wenta tonkhe letintfo
Atentele umuntfu emahlandla lamanyenti,
30 Kuze amkhulule* ethuneni,
Khona atewujabulela kuphila.+
31 Ngilalele Jobe! Ngilalelisise!
Bindza, khona ngitewuchubeka ngikhuluma.
32 Nakukhona lofuna kukusho, kusho kimi.
Khuluma, ngobe ngiyafisa kuveta kutsi umsulwa.
33 Nakute longakusho, kufanele ulalele mine;
Bindza, futsi mine ngitakufundzisa kuhlakanipha.”