UJobe
30 “Khathesi sebengihleka,+
Sengihlekwa ngamadoda angabantwana kimi,
Alaboyise ababengasilutho kimi,
Engangingeke ngibavumele lokulinda umhlambi owawulindwa yizinja zami.
2 Lanxa babelamandla abazange bangisize ngalutho.
Khathesi amandla abo asephelile.
3 Sebecakile ngenxa yendlala lokuswela.
Bahlafuna loba yini abayidobha ezikwakweni,
Endaweni ewomileyo futhi engelalutho.
4 Baqunta amahlamvu amunyu egangeni.
Baphila ngokudla impande ezibaba gamu.
5 Bayaxotshwa ebantwini bakibo,+
Bathethiswe angathi kuthethiswa isela.
6 Bahlala emaweni lasezihotsheni,
Emilindini lasezimbalwini.
7 Bayakhala besezinangeni,
Babuthane becatshe phakathi kwembabazane.
8 Baxotshiwe elizweni
Ngoba bangamadodana abantu abangelangqondo labangelancedo.
9 Kodwa khathesi yibo asebehlabela izingoma bengichothoza.+
Sebehlekisana ngami.+
11 Bazenzela umathanda phezu kwami,
Ngoba uNkulunkulu ungithathele izikhali zami* ngasala ngingelamandla.
12 Ngasesandleni sami sokudla bayangivukela belixuku,
Bangixotshanise,
Bavimbe indlela yami ukuze bangitshabalalise.
13 Badiliza imigwaqo yami,
Bangezelele inhlupho zami+
Kodwa akulamuntu obakhuzayo.*
14 Beza angathi bafohle esikhaleni somduli,
Batheleke endaweni esiyinqwaba yamatshe.
15 Sengihlala ngisesaba,
Angiselasithunzi ngitsho.
Ithemba lokuthi ngizakhululwa seledlule njengeyezi.
18 Isembatho* sami sidonswa ngamandla,
Siyangikhama entanyeni.
19 UNkulunkulu ungiphosele edakeni,
Sengingumlotha lothuli nje kuphela.
20 Ngiyakhala kuwe ngicela uncedo kodwa wena awungiphenduli.+
Ngiyasukuma ngikuncenge kodwa ungithapha ngamehlo nje kuphela.
22 Uyangiphakamisa ungithwale ngomoya wakho,
Ubusungilahlela phakathi kwesiphepho singiphosele le lale.
23 Ngiyakwazi ukuthi uzaze ungitshiye engcwabeni,
Lapho wonke umuntu azaphelela khona.
24 Kakho ongatshaya umuntu ohluphekileyo,+
Okhalela uncedo ephakathi kobunzima.
25 Bengingabakhaleli yini abasekuhluphekeni?
Bengingabalileli na abayanga?+
26 Bengilindele okuhle kodwa ngehlelwa ngokubi,
Bengimelele ukukhanya kodwa kwaba mnyama.
27 Ukukhathazeka okusemoyeni wami akuzange kuphele,
Ngifikelwe zinsuku ezinzima.
28 Sengihamba ngibunile,+ lelanga alisakhanyisi,
Ngiyasukuma enkundleni ngicele uncedo.
29 Sengingumfowabo wamakhanka,
Lomngane wezintshe.+
30 Sengimnyama khaca lesikhumba sami siyaxathuka,+
Amathambo ami ayavutha ngaphakathi.
31 Ihabhu* lami selitshaywa nxa kulilwa kuphela,
Lefluthi yami isitshaywa nxa abantu bekhala.