Jobho
32 Nje-ke amadoda amathathu lawo alisa ukuphendulana noJobho ngombana uJobho bekazibona alunge khulu.+ 2 Kodwana u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi+ womndeni kaRamu wasilingeka khulu ngebanga lakaJobho ngombana ulinge ukuzenza olungileko kunoZimu.+ 3 Wasilingeka ngebanga labangani bakaJobho abathathu ngombana babhalelwe kumphendula kuhle kunalokho basola uZimu.+ 4 Ngebanga lokuthi amadoda la bewamakhulu kunaye, u-Elihu walinda ngaphambi kobana aphendule uJobho.+ 5 Kuthe nakabona ukuthi amadoda amathathu la akunanto enetlha angayitjho kuJobho, kwathi akafe ngokusilingeka. 6 U-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, wathi:
Nje-ke ngehlonipho ngizibambile,+
Akhenge nginitjele engikwaziko.
7 Ngacabanga ngathi, ‘Akukhulume abantu abadala,
Begodu labo abaphile isikhathi eside abaveze ukuhlakanipha kwabo.’
8 Kwamambala nguZimu onikela abantu ummoya ocwengileko,
Begodu kuphefumula koMninimandla Woke okubenza bazwisise.+
9 Ubudala abumenzi umuntu ahlakaniphe,
Begodu akusibabantu abadala kwaphela abazwisisa okulungileko.+
10 Nje-ke ngithi kuwe, ‘Akhungilalele,
Nami ngizokutjela engikwaziko.’
11 Bengisolo ngilindele amezwenu;
Bengisolo ngilalele indlela enicabanga ngayo+
Nanisolo nifunana nezinto eningazitjho.+
12 Bengisolo ngilalelisise enikutjhoko,
Begodu noke nje nibhalelwe kusola uJobho
Namkha niphendule amezwakhe.
13 Yeke ningazitjeli nithi, ‘Sifumene ukuhlakanipha;
Akube nguZimu omlungisako, kungabi mumuntu.’
14 Amezwakhe akhenge awaqalisele kimi,
Nje-ke angekhe ngimphendule ngalokho akutjhwileko.
15 Bararekile, abasakghoni ukuphendula;
Akusekho okhunye abangakutjho.
16 Bengisolo ngilindile kodwana abasakghoni ukukhuluma;
Sebajame kwaphela abasenapendulo.
17 Nje-ke nami ngizokuphendula;
Ngizonitjela engikwaziko,
18 Ngombana kunengi engingakutjho;
Ummoya ongaphakathi kwami uyangisunduza.
19 Amathumbami afana newayini elivalelekileko lingafumani umoya,
Afana nemigodla yewayini efuna ukuthuthumba.+
20 Akhe ngikhulume bona ngikghone ukutjhaphuluka!
Ngizokuvula umlomami, ngiphendule.
21 Akunamuntu engizomkhethulula;+
Namkha ngimtshime,
22 Ngombana angikwazi ukutshima;
Ngathana bengikwazi, uMbumbami bekazongisusa khonokho.