UJobe
17 “Ngidabukile emoyeni, insuku zami sezisolobele,
Sengimelelwe lingcwaba.+
2 Ngihanqwe ngabantu abangihlekayo,
Sengitshona ngibukele+ izenzo zabo ezimbi.
3 Ngicela ungithembise ukuthi uzangincedisa.
Kambe ngubani omunye ongavuma ukunginceda?+
4 Ubancitshile ukuhlakanipha,+
Yikho ungabaphakamisi.
5 Bakhetha ukwabelana labangane babo impahla yabo,
Ngapha amehlo abantwababo ewele ngenxa yendlala.
7 Amehlo ami awasaboni kuhle ngenxa yobuhlungu engibuzwayo,+
Wonke nje umzimba wami usuphelile.
8 Abalungileyo bayangikhangela babambe owangaphansi,
Labangelacala bayabacaphukela abantu ababi.*
9 Olungileyo uqhubeka esenza okulungileyo,+
Lalowo olezandla ezihlanzekileyo uqhubeka esiba lamandla.+
10 Ake libuye lonke lizongisola futhi,
Ngoba akula loyedwa ohlakaniphileyo phakathi kwenu.+
12 Baqhubeka besenza ubusuku bube yimini,
Besithi, ‘Njengoba sekumnyama kutsho ukuthi sekuzakhanya.’
14 Ngizabiza igodi*+ ngithi, ‘Baba,’
Ngibize impethu ngithi, ‘Mama kumbe dadewethu.’
15 Pho lingaphi ithemba lami?+
Ukhona yini obona angathi ngiseselethemba?
16 Ithemba lami lizakwehlela engcwabeni,
Ngizakuyangena lalo emhlabathini.”+