Jobho
7 “Kghani ukuphila komuntu* akufani nokukatelelwa bona usebenze budisi,
Amalangakhe awafani na newesisebenzi esiqatjhiweko?+
2 Njengesigqila, ukhanukela umthunzi,
Njengesisebenzi esiqatjhiweko, ulindele umrholwakhe.+
3 Sekudlule iinyanga ezinengi ipilwami ililize
Begodu ngibe seenhlungwini ubusuku obulandelanako.+
4 Nangilalako ngiyazibuza, ‘Kazi ngizokuvuka nini?’+
Kodwana ubusuku nabudosako, ngihlubayela bekube mathathakusa.
8 Ilihlo elingiqalileko nje angekhe lisangibona;
Amehlwakho azongifuna, kodwana ngizabe ngingasekho.+
10 Angekhe asabuyela endlinakhe,
Abantu bendawenakhe bazomkhohlwa.+
11 Nje-ke angekhe ngiwuvale umlomami.
12 Kghani ngililwandle namkha isilwana esikhulu nesisabekako selwandle,
Bona ungibekele unogada?
13 Nangithi, ‘Umbhedami uzongiduduza;
Indawo engilala kiyo izokwehlisa isizi lami,’
14 Wena ungithusa ngamabhudango
Begodu ungithuse nangemibono,
15 Lokho kungenza ngikhethe ukufa ngombana angisakghoni ukuphefumula.
Iye ngikhetha ukufa kunomzimbami lo.+
16 Ngiyakuhloya ukuphila kwami;+ angisafuni ukuphila.
Ngilisa, ngombana amalangami anjengentuthu.*+
17 Kubayini utshwenyeka ngomuntu
Begodu umtjheje kangaka?+
18 Kubayini umhlola qobe ekuseni
Umlinge umzuzu omunye nomunye?+
19 Ngibawa ulise ukungiqala
Ungiphe nesikhatjhana sokuginya amathe.+
20 Nangabe ngisisoni, ngingakulimaza njani, wena okghona ukubona koke okwenziwa babantu?+
Kubayini uqothela mina?
Kghani ngimthwalo kuwe?
21 Kubayini ungalibaleli umtjhaphwami
Ususe nesono sami?
Ngombana kungasikade ngizokuhlongakala ngibuyele ethulini,+
Uzongifuna kodwana angekhe ungifumane.”