UJobe
21 UJobe waphendula wathi:
2 “Ngicela lilalelisise engikutshoyo;
Lingenza njalo ngizaduduzeka.
3 Ngicela lingibekezelele ngikhulume;
Nxa sengiqedile selingakhuluma elikufunayo.+
4 Libona angathi ngisola umuntu yini?
Aluba bekunjalo ngabe kudala ngikhalele.
5 Ngikhangelani limangale;
Lizithulele zwi!
6 Nxa ngingakhumbula inhlupho zami ngiyakhathazeka,
Umzimba wami uqhaqhazele.
7 Kungani abantu ababi bephila isikhathi eside?+
Kungani benotha* futhi bekhula baze bakhokhobe?+
8 Abantwababo bahlala belabo,
Njalo baphila baze babone lezizukulwane zabo.
9 Imizi yabo ivikelekile, abesabi lutho.+
UNkulunkulu kabatshayi ngentonga yakhe.
10 Inkunzi zabo ziyazala,
Lamankomokazi abo kawaphunzi.
11 Abantwababo bazihambela bechelesile njengomhlambi,
Bayadlala bazikholisele.
13 Bayathokoza nsuku zonke,
Behlele engcwabeni bengazange bahlupheke.
14 Kodwa bathi kuNkulunkulu weqiniso, ‘Akutshiyane lathi!
Kasiyifuni imithetho yakho.+
15 Ungubani uSomandla ukuthi sesingaze simkhonze?+
Sizatholani nxa singathandaza kuye?’+
16 Ngiyakwazi ukuthi inotho yababi ayikho ezandleni zabo.+
Angifuni ukucabanga njengabo.*+
17 Kunini lapho isibane sabaxhwalileyo esake sacitshwa khona?+
Bayake behlelwe yingozi yini?
UNkulunkulu uyake abathukuthelele yini kumbe abajezise?
18 Bayake babe njengamahlanga aphetshulwa ngumoya yini,
Lanjengomule othathwa ngumoya olamandla?
19 UNkulunkulu uzajezisa abantwana ngenxa yamacala aboyise.
Aluba labo oyise uyabajezisa ukuze babuzwe ubuhlungu,+
20 Bawubone umonakalo ubehlela,
21 Ngoba nxa impilo yabo ingaqunywa,+
Abasoze bakubone okuzasala kusenzakala kubantwababo.
24 Ufa ezimukile
Lamathambo akhe eqinile.
25 Kodwa omunye uhlupheka aze ayekufa
Engazange ayikholise impilo.
27 Ngikwazi mhlophe elikucabangayo
Lakho konke elifuna ukungenza khona.+
28 Ngoba lithi, ‘Ingaphi indlu yesikhulu lesiyana?
Lingaphi itende elalihlala umuntu owenza okubi?’+
29 Like lazibuza yini izihambi,
Lacela ukuthi zilitshele ezikubonileyo,
30 Ukuthi umuntu omubi uyaphunyuka yini engozini,
Akhululwe ngosuku lolaka?
31 Ngubani ozamkhuza ngezenzo zakhe,
Amjezise ngenxa yalokho akwenzileyo?
32 Bazamthwala bayemngcwaba,
Ithuna lakhe beselilindwa.
34 Pho lingangiduduza njani lina likhuluma kanje?+
Lonke liqamba amanga!”