Jobho
8 Ngemva kwalokho uBhilidadi+ umTjhurhi+ waphendula wathi:
2 “Kuzabe kube nini usolo ukhuluma ngendlela le?+
Amezwakho ayikulumo engatjho litho!*
3 Kghani uZimu uzokusebenzisa ubulungiswa ngendlela engasiyo,
Namkha uMninimandla Woke uzokusebenzisa ukulunga ngendlela engasiyo?
4 Nangabe amadodanakho onile kuye,
UZimu uwajezise ngebanga lokuvukela kwawo;
5 Kodwana wena nawungafuna uZimu+
Ubawe uMninimandla Woke bona akurhawukele,
6 Nawumsulwa begodu ulungile,+
Uzokutjheja*
Uzokubuyisela indlwakho, abuyisele koke esigeni.
7 Ngitjho nanyana isithomo sakho besisincani,
Ingomuso lakho lizokuba likhulu.+
8 Ngibawa ubuze isizukulwana saphambilini,
Utjhejisise izinto ezafunyanwa boyise baso.+
9 Ngombana thina sibelethwe izolo, asazi litho,
Amalangethu ephasini asithunzi.
10 Isizukulwanesi angeze na sakufundisa
Sakutjela esikwaziko?*
11 Kghani isitjalo sephaphirasi singakhula sibe side na, lapha kunganamanzi khona?
Umhlanga ungakhula ube mude ngaphandle kwamanzi?
12 Kuzakuthi sesitlhurhile begodu singakavunwa sitjhwabe,
Sizokomelela msinyana ngaphambi kwezinye iintjalo.
13 Lo kuzokuba mphumela* wabo boke abalibala uZimu,
Ngombana ithemba laloyo ongasabi uZimu* lizokutjhabalala,
14 Akasanathemba
Ngombana izinto ebekathembele kizo zibe njengendlu yesiswebu etjhatjalalisiweko.
15 Uzokusama ngendlwakhe kodwana angekhe isolo ijamile;
Uzokulinga ukubambelela kiyo kodwana angekhe ijame unomphela.
16 Usitjalo esigcwele amanzi esiselangeni,
Iimpande zaso zinabela esivandeni.+
17 Imirabhaso, irarela esiqorhweni samatje;
Sifuna indlu hlangana namatje.
18 Kodwana nasiruthulwa endawenaso,
Indawo leyo izosiphika ithi, ‘Angikwazi.’+
19 Sizokunyamalala njalo;+
Bese kuvele ezinye iintjalo esikhundleni saso.
Begodu urhuwelele ngethabo godu.
22 Labo abakuhloyako bazokwembathiswa iinhloni,
Netende labantu abambi angekhe lisaba khona.”