UJobe
24 “Kungani uSomandla engabeki usuku lokwahlulela ababi?+
Kungani abamaziyo bengakaliboni lelolanga?
2 Abantu bathatha umhlabathi wabanye,*+
Batshontshe izifuyo bazise emadlelweni abo.
3 Bathatha ubabhemi wentandane,
Bathathe lenkabi yomfelokazi ukuthi ibe yisibambiso salokho akukweledileyo.+
4 Baxotsha abayanga emigwaqweni,
Abadubekayo sebehlala becatshile ngenxa yokucindezelwa.+
5 Abayanga bagcwala indawo yonke bedinga ukudla njengobabhemi weganga,+
Bedingela abantwababo ukudla enkangala.
6 Sekumele badle emasimini abanye,*
Badobhe amagilebisi emasimini ababi.
7 Balala bengagqokanga ubusuku bonke ngoba abalampahla,+
Abalakho okokwembatha nxa kuqanda.
8 Izulu liyabavoxa besezintabeni,
Baze bazame ukucatsha emadwaleni.
9 Ababi bahluthuna intandane ebeleni likanina,+
Bathathe isembatho somyanga sibe yisibambiso salokho akukweledileyo.+
10 Benza abaswelayo bahambe nqunu,
Benza balambe lanxa bethwele izithungo zamabele.
11 Baxathulwa lilanga emaqaqeni besebenza nzima emasimini alemiduli yamatshe,*
Bavoxa amagilebisi besenza iwayini kodwa basale bomile.+
12 Abantu bafa bebubula edolobheni,
Abalimele kakhulu bayakhala becela uncedo,+
Kodwa kuNkulunkulu akuthi thiki.
Sihamba sizivale ubuso.
16 Amasela agqekeza izindlu zabantu ebusuku,
Emini azivalele ezindlini zawo,
Ngoba awakuthandi ukukhanya.+
17 Abenza okubi besaba ukusa ngendlela abanye abesaba ngayo ubusuku,
Kodwa bona kabethuki lutho nxa behamba ebusuku.
18 Amanzi abakhukhula masinyane,
Lomhlabathi wabo uzathukwa,+
Bangaphindi babuyele emasimini abo amagilebisi.
19 Ingcwaba lizabaginya libaqede bonke abonileyo,+
Njengoba nje lelanga liqeda ungqwaqwane ngesikhathi sendlala.
20 Omubi uzakhohlwa langunina, adliwe zimpethu aphele,
Angaphindi akhunjulwe,+
Labangalunganga bazaqunywa njengesihlahla.
21 Omubi uqilibezela owesifazana oyinyumba,
Ahlukuluze umfelokazi.
22 UNkulunkulu uzabaqeda abayizikhulu ngoba ulamandla,
Lanxa bengaphakanyiswa abalathemba lokuthi bazaphila.
24 Bayaphakanyiswa okwesikhatshana besebetshabalala.+
Banjengezikhwebu zamabele eziqunywa zibuthelelwe ndawonye;
Bazakwehliswa ezikhundleni zabo+ njalo bafe njengabantu bonke.
25 Ukhona yini ongathi ngilamanga?
Ukhona yini ongangiphikisa?”