Jobho
28 “Kunendawo lapho kufumaneka khona isiliva
Nendawo lapho kufumaneka khona igolide elizokuhlungwa;+
2 Isimbi ikhutjhwa phasi,
Nekhopha yenjiwa emadwaleni.+
3 Umuntu uhlula ubumnyama;
Utjhinga endaweni enzima tshu!
Ayokufuna izinto eziligugu.*
4 Ubethela isimbi kude nalapha kuhlala khona abantu,
Eendaweni ezingasakhunjulwa, kude nalapha kukhamba khona abantu,
Amanye amadoda ehlele ngaphasi begodu alenge ngerobho njengombana asebenza.
5 Ukudla kumila phezulu ehlabathini;
Kodwana ngaphasi kwayo itjhugululwe kwanga iyatjha.*
6 Ematjenapho kunelitje isafire,
Begodu nethuli lakhona linegolide.
7 Ikhozi aliyazi indlela leyo;
Nedlanga akhenge kheliyibone indlela leyo.
8 Akunasibandana esithusako ekhe sakhamba lapho;
Ngitjho nebhubezana akhenge khelikhambakhambe lapho.
9 Umuntu umadlha ilitje;
Iintaba uziphendulela emirajinazo.
10 Imilambo yamanzi uyemba+ edwaleni;
Ilihlo lakhe libona yoke into eligugu.
11 Uvala iindawo lapho imilambo ivela khona
Begodu okufihlekileko ukuletha emkhanyweni.
13 Akunamuntu obona ukuqakatheka kwakho,+
Begodu angeze kwafumaneka ephasini.
14 Amanzi asekuzikeni athi, ‘Akukho kimapha!’
Nelwandle lithi, ‘Akukho kimapha!’+
15 Ukuhlakanipha angeze kwathengwa ngitjho nangegolide lamambala,
Nesiliva angeze lamadaniswa nakho.+
16 Angeze kwathengwa nangegolide le-Ofira+
Nangelitje i-oniksi nesafire.
17 Igolide nerhalasi angeze kwamadaniswa nokuhlakanipha;
Ngitjho nesitja esenziwe ngegolide elihlungiweko angeze samadaniswa nakho.+
18 Iparele nekhristali, zona-ke azisaphathwa nokuphathwa,+
Ngombana ukuhlakanipha kuqakatheke ukudlula amaparele amanengi.
19 Ithopazi+ yeKutjhe angeze yamadaniswa nakho;
Ukuhlakanipha angeze kwathengwa ngitjho nangegolide elihlungiweko.
20 Alo, ukuhlakanipha kubuyaphi,
Ukuzwisisa kukuphi lapha kungafumaneka khona?+
21 Ukuhlakanipha kufihlelwe koke okuphilako ephasini+
Ngitjho neenyoni zifihlelwe ukuhlakanipha.
22 Ithuna nokufa kuthi,
‘Sikuzwela kude ukuhlakanipha.’
23 UZimu nguye ozwisisa indlela yokufumana ukuhlakanipha;
Nguye kwaphela owazi lapha kuhlala khona,+
24 Ngombana ubona nemaphethelweni wephasi,
Begodu ubona koke okwenzeka ephasini.+
25 Lokha nakapha umoya amandla+
Bekalinganise nobukhulu bamanzi,+
26 Nakabeka isikhathi sokuna kwezulu+
Nendlela yomoya namafu wakhona nomdumo,+
27 Kungesikhatheso lapho abona khona ukuhlakanipha ezintweni azenzileko bewakuhlathulula;
Wenza bona ukuhlakanipha kube khona begodu wakuhlahluba.
28 Watjela umuntu wathi kuye: