Jobho
6 Ngemva kwalokho uJobho wathi:
2 “Ngathana isizi lami+ belingakaleka
Libekwe esikaleni nehlekelelami!
3 Ngombana kwanjesi libudisi ukudlula ihlabathi yelwandle.
Kungebangelo-ke amezwami abe yikulumo engatjho litho.+
4 Imicibitjholo yoMninimandla Woke ingihlabile,
Begodu ummoyami usela itjhefayo;+
UZimu uyangisahlela begodu ngizizwa ngisaba.
5 Udumbana wommango+ angalila na nakunotjani,
Namkha ikunzi ingalila na nakunefuru?
6 Ukudla okuduma kungadleka na ngaphandle kwetswayi,
Namkha ijuzi yesithelo esiduma ingaseleka na?
7 Ngalile ukuthinta izinto ezinjalo.
Zinjengetjhefu ekudleni kwami.
8 Kwanga isibawo sami singenzeka
Kwanga uZimu anganginikela engikufisako!
9 Kwanga uZimu angangipitliza,
Begodu kwanga angalula isandla sakhe angitjhabalalise!+
10 Ngombana lokho kungangiduduza;
Ngithabe nanyana ngihlala ngisebuhlungwini,
Ngombana akhenge ngale amezwi woCwengileko.+
11 Kghani ngisesenamandla wokulinda?+
Kusesenokuhle na engikulindeleko, okungangenza ngiragele phambili nokuphila?
12 Kghani amandlami anjengelitje?
Namkha inyamami yenziwe ngekhopha?
13 Ikhona na enye indlela engingazisiza ngayo
Lokha zoke iindlela zami zokuzisekela sezithethwe kimi?
15 Abangani* bami akhenge bathembeke,+ bafana nomlanjana webusika,
Nanjengamanzi wemilanjana yebusika eyomileko.
16 Imilanjana le imnyama ngebanga lerhwaba,
Begodu igabhogo lizifihla kiyo.
17 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi iphelelwa mamanzi bese kuyaphela ngayo;
Nakutjhisako, iyoma.
18 Indlelayo iphambukisiwe;
Igelezela erhalawumbeni bese inyamalale.
19 Isiqhema sabantu beTema,+ abakhamba iindawo ngeendawo sifuna imilanjana le;
Abantu beTjheba+ abakhamba iindawo ngeendawo bayilindile.
20 Baphathwa ziinhloni ngombana bebanethemba lokobana bazokufumana amanzi;
Beza lapho bafika badana.
22 Kghani khengathi, ‘Ngiphani okuthileko,’
Namkha ngibawe isipho emnothwenenu?
23 Khengabawa na ukusindiswa esandleni senaba
Namkha ngabawa ukusindiswa kilabo abangigandelelako?
24 Ngifundisani, ngizakuthula ngilalele;+
Ngisizani ngibone umtjhaphwami.
25 Iqiniso alilimazi!+
Kodwana kungisiza ngani ukusola kwenu?+
26 Inga-kghani nihlele ukusola amezwami,
Kukulapho amezwi womuntu odanileko+ aphetjhulwa mumoya?
28 Nje-ke akhenijike ningiqale,
Ngombana angeze ngaleya amala phambi kwenu.
29 Ngibawa nicabangisise kuhle, ningangahluleli
Nicabangisise kuhle ngombana ukulunga kwami kusaphelele.
30 Nicabanga ukuthi ngikhuluma ngendlela engakalungi?
Nicabanga ukuthi angikghoni na ukubona umraro?