UJobe
12 UJobe waphendula wathi:
2 “Lina yini elikwazi konke,*
Kungafa lina ukuhlakanipha kuzahle kuphele!
3 Kodwa lami ngihlakaniphile.
Kalingcono kulami.
Kanti ngubani ongakwaziyo konke elikutshoyo?
4 Abangane bami bayangihleka,+
Mina engibiza uNkulunkulu ngifuna angiphendule,+
Bahleka umuntu olungileyo lomsulwa.
5 Umuntu ohlezi kuhle uyalweyisa uhlupho,
Ucabanga ukuthi lwehlela abantu abazidubekelayo kuphela.
6 Emizini yezigebenga* kulokuthula,+
Abeyisa uNkulunkulu bavikelekile,+
Bahlezi kuhle labo abathwala onkulunkulu babo ngezandla.
7 Kodwa ngicela ubuze izinyamazana zizakufundisa,
Ubuze lezinyoni zizakutshela.
8 Kumbe ukhangelisise umhlaba* uzakufundisa,
Lenhlanzi zolwandle zizakutshela.
9 Yikuphi phakathi kwezinto lezi okungaziyo
Ukuthi kwenziwa yisandla sikaJehova?
10 Impilo yazo zonke izinto isesandleni sakhe,
Lempilo yomuntu isesandleni sakhe.+
11 Indlebe ayiwahloli yini amazwi,
Njengolimi lunambitha ukudla?+
12 Kanti ukuhlakanipha akutholakali ebantwini abadala yini?+
Asebephile iminyaka eminengi ayisibo yini abalokuzwisisa?
14 Nxa angadiliza ulutho kakho ongalwakha,+
Lapho avale khona akulamuntu ongavula.
16 Ulamandla amakhulu njalo uhlakaniphile.+
Odukayo lodukisayo basesandleni sakhe.
17 Uyangisa abeluleki,
Enze abahluleli babe yizithutha.+
18 Uqamula amaketane abotshwe ngamakhosi,+
Abophe amakhosi ngebhanti ekhalweni.
20 Wenza abeluleki abathenjiweyo baswele okokutsho,
Aqede ukuhlakanipha kwabantu abadala.
22 Izinto ezijulileyo ezisemnyameni uziveza egcekeni,+
Akhanyise lapho okumnyama kakhulu.
23 Wenza izizwe zibe lamandla ukuze azibhubhise,
Enze izizwe zikhule ukuze azisuse endaweni yazo.
24 Uqeda ukuhlakanipha kwabakhokheli babantu,
Abenze bazulazule enkangala engelandlela,+
25 Baphumputhe emnyameni+ ongela ngitsho ukukhanya.
Ubenza badiyazele njengabantu abadakiweyo.+