Jobho
11 UTsofara+ umNama wathi:
2 “Kghani amezwi amanengi la akazukuphendulwa,
Namkha ukukhuluma khulu kuzokwenza umuntu abe ngolungileko?
3 Ucabanga bona ikulumakho engatjho litho le ingathulisa abantu?
Ucabanga ukuthi uzasolo uhleka ubudlhadlha kungabi nomuntu okukhalimako?+
5 Kodwana uZimu nakangakhuluma
Begodu avule umlomakhe akhulume nawe!+
6 Uzokwambulela iimfihlo zokuhlakanipha,
Ngombana ukuhlakanipha kwamambala akusilula.
Yeke wena uzokulemuka bona uZimu uvumela bona eminye yemitjhaphwakho ilibaleke.
7 Ungakghona na ukufumana ukuhlakanipha kwakaZimu
Namkha ungakghona na ukufumana yoke into* ngoMninimandla Woke?
8 Ukuhlakanipha kwakhe kuphakeme kunezulu. Ungakufikelela njani?
Kutjhingela khulu kuneThuna.* Ungakwazi njani?
9 Kukhulu kunephasi
Begodu kubanzi kunelwandle.
10 Nakadlulako, abambe umuntu begodu amuse ekhotho,
Ngubani ongalwa naye?
11 Ngombana ubazi kuhle abantu abangakathembeki.
Nakabona okumbi, angekhe atjheja na?
12 Kodwana indoda enganangqondo izokuzwisisa
Kwaphela lokha udumbana wommango nakangazala umuntu.
13 Kwaphela nawungalungiselela ihliziywakho
Ululele izandla zakho kuye.
14 Nangabe isandla sakho senza okungakalungi, sibekele kude,
Begodu ungavumeli ukungalungi kuhlale ematendenakho.
15 Ngombana uzokukghona ukuphakamisela ihlokwakho phezulu ngaphandle kokusaba;
Uzokudzimelela ngaphandle kokusaba.
16 Ngombana uzoyilibala imirarwakho ngesikhatheso;
Uzoyikhumbula njengamanzi ageleze adlula.
17 Ukuphila kwakho kuzokukhanya ukudlula imini;
Ngitjho nobumnyama bokuphila kwakho buzokuba njengekuseni.
18 Uzokuba nesibindi ngombana kunethemba,
Uzokuqala mahlangothi woke, ulale uvikelekile.
19 Uzokulala kungabi nomuntu okuthusako,
Abantu abanengi bazozincengela kuwe.
20 Kodwana amehlo wabakhohlakeleko azokufifiyela;
Begodu angekhe bafumane indawo yokubalekela,
Ithemba labo kuzokuba kukufa.”+