Jobho
37 “Lokhu kwenza ihliziywami ibethe msinya
Begodu yeqayeqe isendawenayo.
2 Akhe nilalelisise ilizwi lakaZimu elinamandla
Ilizwi lakhe lizwakala njengomdumo wombani.
3 Ukuduma kwalo kuzwakala ezulwini
Begodu uthumela umbanakhe+ nemaphethelweni wephasi.
4 Ngemva kwalokho, kuzwakala umdumo othusako;
Ilizwi lakaZimu elinamandla linjengomdumo wombani,+
Nakakhulumako umbani uyamanyaza.
6 Ngombana utjela igabhogo athi, ‘Khithikela ephasini,’+
Begodu atjele nezulu athi, ‘Wuluka ngamandla.’+
7 UZimu ujamisa yoke imisebenzi yabantu
Bona abantu bazokwazi umsebenzakhe.
8 Iimbandana zibalekela eendlwaneni zazo,
Zihlale lapho.
11 Uthwesa amafu umswakama;
Begodu umbanakhe+ uwusabalalisa emafini;
12 Atjhinga lapha afuna aye khona;
Enze lokho awalayele bona akwenze+ ephasini.
14 Akhulalele nakhu Jobho;
Jama ucabangisise ngemisebenzi kaZimu ebabazekako.+
15 Kghani uyazi ukuthi uZimu uwalawula njani amafu?
Kghani uyazi ukuthi uwenza njani umbani bona umanyaze emafinakhe?
16 Uyazi na ukuthi amafu akhamba njani?+
Le misebenzi ebabazekako yaloyo owazi koke.+
17 Kubayini izembatho zakho zifuthumala
Kukulapho iphasi lithulile ngebanga lomoya wesewula?+
18 Wendlala izulu, alenze liqine njengesimbi+
Kghani nawe ungakwenza lokho?
19 Akhusitjele bona kufuze sithini kuye;
Asikghoni ukuphendula ngombana sisebumnyameni.
20 Kghani uZimu kufuze ngimtjele na ukuthi ngifuna ukukhuluma naye?
Namkha kufuze atjelwe na ukuthi ngifuna ukukhuluma naye?+
21 Abakghoni ukubona umkhanyo,*
Ngitjho nanyana kukhanya emkayini,
Bekube kulapho kufika khona umoya uphembethe amafu.
22 Ngetlhagwini kuvela iphazimulo emanyazela njengegolide;
Ubukhosi bakaZimu+ buyababazeka.
23 Ukuzwisisa uMninimandla Woke yinto ekude nathi;+
Unamandla khulu,+
Akathomi enze into engakhambisani nobulungiswa bakhe+ begodu ulunge khulu.+
24 Nje-ke abantu kufuze bamsabe.+
Ngombana akabathandi abantu abacabanga bona bahlakaniphile.”+