Jobho
27 UJobho waraga nekulumakhe, wathi:
2 “Ngifunga egameni lakaZimu ophilako, ongakhenge angiphathe ngobulungiswa,+
Ngifunga egameni lakaMninimandla Woke, owenze ukuphila kwami kwaba budisi,+
3 Nangisaphilako,
UZimu asanginikele amandla wokuphila,+
4 Umlomami angekhe ukhulume izinto ezingakalungi;
Namkha ububule ngezinto ezingakathembeki!
5 Nina madoda angekhe ngathi nilungile!
Angekhe ngavumela litho bona lingilahlekisele ukuthembeka kwami bengiyokufa!+
6 Ngizokuhlala ekulungeni kwami begodu angekhe ngivume kungiphunyurhe;+
Ihliziywami angekhe ingisole, ikani nangisaphilako.
7 Kwanga inaba lami lingajeziswa njengokhohlakeleko,
Abangisahlelako kwanga bangaba njengabangakalungi.
8 Ngiliphi ithemba analo umuntu ongamthandiko uZimu* lokha nakatjhatjalaliswako,+
Lokha uZimu nakathatha ukuphila kwakhe?
9 Kghani uZimu uyasizwa isililo sakhe
Lokha nakehlelwa matshwenyeko?+
10 Namkha uMninimandla Woke uzomenza athabe?
Kghani uzokubiza uZimu ngaso soke isikhathi?
11 Ngizonifundisa ngamandla kaZimu;*
Akunanto engizoyifihla ngoMninimandla Woke.
12 Qalani! Nangabe noke nibone imibono,
Kubayini nikhulume izinto ezingatjho litho?
13 Nakhu umphumela ovela kuZimu ngomuntu okhohlakeleko,+
Ilifa elivela kuMninimandla Woke elifunyanwa ngokhohlakeleko.
14 Nangabe amadodanakhe aba manengi, azokubulawa ngesabula,+
Begodu iinzukulwana zakhe angekhe zibe nokudla okwaneleko.
15 Abaseleko bakhe bazokubulungwa ngebanga lesifo esibulalako,
Begodu abahlolokazi babo angekhe babalilele.
16 Ngitjho nanyana angabuthelela isiliva inga lithuli,
Abe nezembatho ezinengi njengendunduma yomdaka,
17 Nanyana angazibuthelela,
Umuntu olungileko uzozimbatha,+
Begodu abamsulwa bazokwabelana isiliva lakhe.
18 Indlu ayakhako ayikaqini ifana nendlu yomvunya,
Njengomthunzi+ owenziwe mlindi.
19 Uzokulala anjingile kodwana akunanto azoyibuthelela;
Uzakuthi nakavula amehlwakhe, kungabi nento ayifumanako.
20 Ukusaba kuzomehlela kwanga sikhukhula;
Aphetjhulwe siwuruwuru ebusuku.+
21 Uzokuphetjhulwa mumoya wepumalanga, angekhe asafumaneka;
Uzomthanyela endawenakhe.+
23 Abantu bawahla izandla ngebanga lokutshwenyeka kwakhe
Begodu bamthuke+ baseendaweni zabo.