Jobe

30 “Nyalo bantfu labancane kunami

Sebayangihleka,+

Bobabe babo bengingeke ngibavumele

Kutsi basite tinja letigadza timvu tami.

 3 Sebaphelelwe ngemandla ngenca yekweswela kanye nendlala;

Bahlafuna umhlabatsi lowomile

Lobesewuvele wonakele futsi ungasenalutfo.

 4 Bakha emacembe laneluswayi emahlatsini;

Badle netimphandze letibabako tetihlahla.

 5 Bayacoshwa emimangweni;+

Bantfu babagijimisa shengatsi bagijimisa sigebengu.

 6 Bahlala etihosheni,*

Emigodzini lesemhlabatsini kanye nasemadvwaleni.

 7 Bakhala bamemete emahlatsini

Futsi babutsane emkhatsini wetihlahla tembabatane.

 8 Njengobe bangemadvodzana ebantfu labangenangcondvo nalabangasiti ngalutfo,

Bacoshiwe* eveni.

 9 Kodvwa nyalo bangiphukuta ngisho nasetingomeni tabo;+

Sengiyinhlekisa kubo.+

10 Bayangenyanya futsi abasasondzeli kimi;+

Abesabi kungikhafulela ebusweni.+

11 Ngobe Nkulunkulu ungente ngaba butsakatsaka* futsi ngaphelelwa ngemandla,

Bangiphatsa kabi kakhulu* ngibukile.

12 Ngesekudla sami bamelana nami njengesicumbi sebantfu lesitongihlasela;

Futsi bayangicosha

Babeka tingibe endleleni kute bangibulale.

13 Bavimba indlela yami

Bangenta ngihlupheke kakhulu,+

Kube kute nalotawubavimba.*

14 Bangena kube shengatsi bangene ngembobo lenkhulu leselubondzeni;

Batitsele endzaweni lebhidlikile.

15 Kwesaba kuyangihlasela;

Kuhlonipheka kwami kususiwe kimi kwaba shengatsi kupheshulwe ngumoya,

Futsi litsemba lami lekutfola lusito lishabalala njengelifu.

16 Nyalo sengitawufa,+

Futsi onkhe malanga ngiva buhlungu.+

17 Ebusuku, ematsambo ami ayacacamba;*+

Buhlungu lobungiphetse abupheli.+

18 Imphahla yami idvonswa ngemandla;*

Ingekhama njengesembatfo lesinesiphika lesibambanako.

19 Awu Nkulunkulu, ungijike eludzakeni;

Ngaze ngafanana nelutfuli kanye nemlotsa.

20 Ngikhalela lusito kuwe, kodvwa awungiphendvuli;+

Ngiyasukuma, kodvwa wena umane nje ungibuke.

21 Sewungilahle kabuhlungu;+

Ungishaya ngesandla sakho lesinemandla.

22 Ungitsatsa ungiphonsele lena ngipheshulwe ngumoya;

Bese ungijika lena nalena esivunguvungwini.*

23 Ngobe ngiyati kutsi utangehlisela ekufeni,

Endlini lapho bonkhe labaphilako baya khona.

24 Kodvwa kute longahlasela umuntfu longenamandla*+

Nakakhalela lusito ngesikhatsi senhlekelele.

26 Bengitsi ngifuna lokuhle, kwefika lokubi;

Bengitsi ngifuna kukhanya, kodvwa kwavela bumnyama.

27 Ngachubeka ngikhatsatekile;

Emalanga ekuhlupheka nawo achubeka angihlasela.

29 Sengigucuke ngaba ngumnakabojakalazi

Futsi sengingumngani wetinshi.*+

30 Sikhumba sami sesigucuke saba mnyama futsi siyalitsika;+

Ematsambo ami ayavutsa ngenca yekushisa.*

31 Lihabhu lami selisetjentiswa kuphela nakulilwa,

Futsi umntjingo wami sewudlalwa nakukhalwa.