UJobe
33 “Khathesi-ke Jobe ngicela ulalele amazwi ami,
Lalelisisa konke engizakutsho.
2 Khathesi lami sekumele ngiphose elami,
Sekumele ngikhulume.
3 Amazwi ami atshengisa ukuthi ngiqotho enhliziyweni,+
Lomlomo wami ukhuluma lonke iqiniso engilaziyo.
5 Ungangiphendula nxa usenelisa,
Lungiselela ukuzivikela, utsho okucabangayo.
6 KuNkulunkulu weqiniso mina lawe siyafanana,
Lami ngabunjwa ngomhlabathi.+
7 Yikho ngicela ungangesabi,
Amazwi ami awasoze akuqede amandla.
8 Mina ngikuzwile ukhuluma,
Kudala ngikuzwa ulokhu usithi,
9 ‘Ngimsulwa angilacala,+
Ngihlanzekile angilasono.+
10 Kodwa uNkulunkulu ulokhe engihlasela,
Engenza isitha sakhe.+
12 Kodwa lokho okutshoyo akuqondanga, yikho ngizakuphendula.
UNkulunkulu mkhulu kakhulu kulabantu.+
13 Manje kungani umsola?+
Umsolela ukuthi kakuphendulanga yini?+
14 UNkulunkulu ukhuluma aphindaphinde,
Kodwa akulamuntu omlalelayo.
15 Ukhuluma labantu ngamaphupho langemibono ebusuku,+
Ngesikhathi belele nya,
Bebubhuqa ubuthongo emibhedeni yabo.
16 Uvula indlebe zabo,+
Abatshele imilayo yakhe,
17 Ukuze abakhuze batshiye ukwenza okubi,+
Abasize bayekele ukuzigqaja.+
18 UNkulunkulu uyamnqanda umuntu ukuze angacini esesegodini,*+
Amvikele ukuze angabulawa yinkemba.
19 Umuntu ukhuzwa yibuhlungu abuzwa elele embhedeni wakhe,
Langamathambo akhe ahlala eqaqamba.
20 Inhliziyo yakhe isimnyama,
Usesala lokudla izibiliboco.+
21 Usephelile ngokucaka,
Umzimba wakhe usumathambothambo.
22 Impilo yakhe ilengele egodini,*
Abamfuna ephansi bayamzingela.
23 Nxa sikhona isithunywa esithunywe emuntwini,
Esisodwa nje esimsekelayo phakathi kweziyinkulungwane,
Ukuze simtshele okulungileyo,
24 UNkulunkulu uzakuba lomusa kuye athi,
Sengimtholele inhlawulo!+
25 Ijwabu lakhe kalibe* butshelezi ukwedlula elomntwana,+
Kabe lamandla njengasensukwini zobutsha bakhe.’+
26 Uzamncenga uNkulunkulu+ amlalele,
Uzambona amemeze ngentokozo,
UNkulunkulu uzaphinda amenze abe ngolungileyo.
27 Umuntu lo uzakuthi ebantwini,
‘Ngonile,+ ngenze okungalunganga,
Kodwa angizange ngithole lokho okungifaneleyo.
28 Usindise ukuphila kwami ukuze ngingayi engcwabeni,*+
Ngizaqhubeka ngikubona ukukhanya.’
29 UNkulunkulu uyamenzela konke lokhu umuntu,
Umenzela kabili loba kathathu,
30 Ukuze amkhiphe egodini,*
Aqhubeke ephila.+
31 Ngicela ungilalele Jobe, uzwe ukuthi ngithini!
Ngicela uthule ngikhulume.
32 Kodwa nxa ufuna ukungiphendula ukhululeke ukhulume,
Ngoba ngifuna kukhanye ukuthi awulacala.
33 Nxa ungela okokutsho thula ulalele,
Mina ngizakufundisa ukuhlakanipha.”