Jobho
3 Ngemva kwalokho, uJobho wavula umlomakhe waqalekisa ilanga abelethwa ngalo.+ 2 Wathi:
3 “Alitjhabalale ilanga engabelethwa ngalo,+
Nobusuku umuntu othileko athi ngabo: ‘Umfazi uzithwele umntwana womsana!’
4 Alibe mnyama ilangelo.
Kwanga uZimu angalilibala;
Akungabi nomkhanyo kilo.
5 Kwanga ubumnyama bungalembesa.
Kwanga amafu wezulu angahlala phezu kwalo.
Kwanga nanyana yini elenza libe mnyama ingalithusa.
6 Ubusukobo kwanga bungasulwa bumnyama;+
Abungathabi hlangana namalanga womnyaka,
Abungabalwa hlangana neenyanga.
7 Kwamambala bekuzaba ngcono ngathana akukho namunye owabelethwa ngelangelo.
Ukuthaba okukhulu kungafiki kibo.
9 Kwanga iinkwekwezi zamasa zingaba mnyama;
Ubusukobo abulindele ukukhanya kodwana kungabi khona,
Abungayiboni imisebe yamathathakusa.
10 Ngombana akhenge buvale iminyango yesibeletho sakamma;+
Namkha bufihlele amehlwami imiraro.
11 Kubayini ngingakhenge ngihlongakale nangibelethwako?
Kubayini ngingakhenge ngitjhabalale nangiphuma ngesibelethweni?+
12 Kubayini bekunamadolo angamukelako
Namabele angimunyisako?
14 Namakhosi wephasi nabeluleki bawo,
Abazakhela iindawo kwanjesi esele zitjhabalele,*
15 Namkha ngabe ngilele namakhosana egade anegolide,
Izindlu zawo ebezizele isiliva.
16 Kubayini ngingakhenge ngirhuluke njengombungu,
Njengabantwana abangakhenge khebabone umkhanyo?
17 Ngitjho neenkhohlakali zilisile ukutshwenyeka khulu;
Nabaphele amandla baphumulile.+
18 Zoke iimbotjhwa zitjhaphulukile;
Azilizwa nelizwi lomuntu ozikatelela bona zisebenze.
19 Lapho omncani nomkhulu bayafana,+
Nesigqila sitjhaphulukile ekosinaso.
20 Kubayini anikela abatlhagako umkhanyo
Abanikela nokuphila labo abagandelelekileko?+
21 Kubayini bakhanukela ukufa kodwana kungafiki?+
Bakwemba ukudlula indlela abemba ngayo amagugu afihlekileko,
22 Bathaba khulu,
Bayathokoza nabafumana ithuna.
23 Kubayini anikela indoda eneendlela ezingabonakaliko ukukhanya,
Leyo uZimu ayivikeleko?+
25 Ngombana ebengikusaba kungifikele,
Ebengikusaba kungehlele.
26 Akhenge khengibe nokuthula nokuphumula,
Imiraro isolo ingifikela.”