Jobho
20 UTsofara+ umNama waphendula wathi:
2 “Ngitshwenyekile kangangokuthi angikghoni nokuzibamba
Kungebangelo kufanele ngikhulume.
3 Ngikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakho;
Nje-ke ngizokuphendula ngombana ngihlakaniphile.
4 Angeze wahlala ungakwazi lokhu engizokutjho,
Ngombana bekunjalo kusukela ngesikhathi umuntu* aba khona ngaso ephasini,+
5 Ukuthaba kokhohlakeleko kufitjhani
Begodu isihlubuki sithaba kwesikhatjhana.+
6 Ngitjho nanyana ukuzikhakhazisa kwaso kufika ezulwini
Nehlokwaso ifika emafini,
7 Sizokutjhabalala ngokungapheliko njengobuthuvi baso;
Ebebajayele ukusibona bazokuthi, ‘Siyephi?’
8 Isihlubuki sizokunyamalala njengebhudango, akakho osazasibona godu;
Sizokunyamalala njengombono webusuku.
9 Ilihlo ekhelasibona angeze lisasibona,
Begodu angeze sisabonakala endlinaso.+
10 Abantwabaso bazokubawa abatlhagileko bona babasize,
Izinto isihlubuki esazebako sizozibuyisela.+
11 Amathambaso bewanamandla wobutjha,
Kodwana amandla lawo sizokutjhinga nawo ethulini.
12 Nangabe okumbi kuzwakala kusudu emlonyenaso,
Nangabe sikufihla ngaphasi kwelimu laso,
13 Nangabe siyakunambitha singakukhafuli
Sikumumathe emlonyenaso,
14 Ukudla kwaso kuzakuba siri nakufika ngendeni;
Kuzakuba njengetjhefu yenyoka.
15 Siginye izinto zabantu kodwana sizozihlanza;
Ngombana uZimu uzozikhupha ngendeninaso.
16 Sizokumunya itjhefu yenyoka;
Inyoka izosiluma beyisibulale.
17 Angeze sisathabela ibisi
Neliju eligeleza njengamanzi.
19 Sitjhabalalisa abatlhagileko, sibatjhiye banganasizo;
Sithatha indlu esingakhenge siyakhe.
20 Kodwana angeze sibe nokuthula kwangaphakathi;
Noburego baso angeze busisindise.
21 Akunalitho eliseleko elizosirhiribidela;
Kungebangelo ukuphumelela kwaso kuzokuba ngokwesikhatjhana.
22 Sizokuthi nasele sinjinge khulu sitshwenyeke;
Zoke izinto ezimbi zizosehlela.
23 Sizokuthi nasisadlako njalo,
UZimu athumele ilaka lakhe libe phezu kwaso
Uzokwenza ilakelo line, liwulukele ngezitjeni zesihlubuki.
24 Sizokuthi nasibalekela iinkhali zesimbi,
Sihlatjwe misebe yomsubela wekhopha.
25 Sisusa umsebe osihlabe ngemva,
Okusikhali esimanyazelako esihlabe isihlubukesi enyongweni,
Begodu sizokuba nevalo.+
26 Izinto zaso eziligugu zizokuphoselwa ebumnyameni;
Emlilweni ongaphembethwa mumuntu;
Begodu nanyana ngubani osindileko etendenaso ihlekelele imlindile.
27 Izulu lizokwambula ubutjhapho baso;
Nephasi lizokujamelana naso.
28 Iinkhukhula zizokuthanyela indlwaso;
Kuzabe kumlambo ogeleza ngamandla ngelanga lelaka lakaZimu.
29 Lo-ke mvuzo uZimu awupha umuntu okhohlakeleko,
Lilifa uZimu amupha lona.”