Jobho
36 U-Elihu waraga wathi:
2 “Akhungibekezelele isikhatjhana ngihlathulule,
Ngombana ngisesenamezwi engifuna ukuwakhulumela uZimu.
3 Ngizokukhuluma koke engikwaziko,
Begodu ngizokumemezela ukuthi ukulunga ngekoMbumbami.+
4 Amezwami awasimamala;
Amezwi la avela kiloyo owazi koke.+
5 UZimu unamandla+ begodu akanyazi muntu;
Uzwisisa khulu.
6 Angekhe avumele okhohlakeleko aragele phambili nokuphila,+
Kodwana ubenzela ubulungiswa abagandelelekileko.+
7 Akawasusi amehlwakhe ebantwini abalungileko;+
Ubahlalisa namakhosi+ eenhlalweni zawo begodu baphakanyiswa ngokungapheliko.
8 Kodwana nababotjhwe ngeenketani
Begodu babanjwe ngeenrobho zokugandeleleka,
9 Ubembulela abakwenzileko,
Imitjhaphwabo ebangelwe kuzikhakhazisa kwabo.
10 Uyabakhalima
Bekabatjele bona balise ukwenza okumbi.+
12 Kodwana nabangalaleliko, bazokutjhabalala ngesabula+
Begodu bafe banganalwazi.
13 Abangasabi uZimu bayasilingeka.*
Abalibawi isizo ngitjho nanyana abajezisa.
15 Kodwana uZimu usindisa abagandelelekileko ekugandelelekeni kwabo;
Ukhuluma nabo* lokha nabagandelelekileko.
16 Ukukhupha ekugandelelekeni+
Akuse endaweni ebanzi, enganamibandela,+
Begodu wena uzokududuzeka ngokudla okunothileko etafulenakho.+
17 Ngemva kwalokho uzokubona isahlulelo sakaZimu esifaneleko ngokujamelene nokhohlakeleko,+
Lokha isahlulelo nobulungiswa kusekelana.
18 Kodwana tjheja bona ilaka lingakwenzi ube nomona,+
Ungavumeli ukufunjathiswa kukuphambukise.
19 Kghani ukubawa isizo
Namkha imizamwakho yamandla izokwenza ungagandeleleki?+
20 Ungabukhanukeli ubusuku,
Lapho abantu banyamalala khona eendaweni zabo.
21 Yelela bona ungenzi okumbi,
Kunalokho khetha ukukghodlhelelela ubuhlungu.+
22 UZimu uphakeme ngebanga lamandlakhe;
Ngimuphi umfundisi onjengaye?
25 Boke abantu bawubonile,
Umuntu uwuqalela kude.
27 Wenyusa amathosi wamanzi;+
Ekugcineni amathosi wamanzi la aba lizulu nekungu;
28 Ngemva kwalokho amafu awakghuthulela phasi;+
Anethele abantu.
29 Ukhona na ozwisisa indlela amafu andlaleke ngayo,
Umdumo ovela etendeni lakhe?+
30 Qala indlela andlale ngayo umbani+ phezu kwawo
Begodu wenza bona amanzi afike ekuzikeni kwelwandle.
32 Uvala umbani ngezandla zakhe,
Awunqophise lapha afuna uye khona.+
33 Umdumo umemezela ukuba khona kwakhe
Ngitjho nefuyo yenza kwaziwe ukuthi ngubani ozako.