Jobe
28 “Kunendzawo lapho kumbiwa khona lisiliva
Futsi kunendzawo lapho kucwengwa khona ligolide;+
2 Insimbi imbiwa emhlabatsini,
3 Umuntfu wenta kukhanye endzaweni lemnyama;
Uya endzaweni lemnyama kakhulu
Kute afune ematje laligugu.
4 Umba umgodzi loshonako, khashane nalapho kuhlala khona bantfu,
Etindzaweni letingasatiwa, letikhashane nalapho bantfu bahamba khona;
Labanye bantfu behlela phansi ngetintsambo futsi balenge emoyeni.
5 Kudla kumila ngetulu emhlabeni;
Kodvwa ngaphansi kwawo kwenteka umonakalo kube shengatsi wentiwe ngumlilo.*
6 Lapho, kunematje lanesafire
Futsi elutfulini kunetinhlayiya teligolide.
7 Kute lingce lelati indlela leya khona;
Neliso lalohheya alikayiboni.
8 Kute tilwane letesabekako letike tahamba khona;
Nelibhubesi leliselincane alikake linyenyele ngakhona.
9 Umuntfu ubhidlita lidvwala lelicinile ngesandla sakhe;
Ugumbucelisa tintsaba etisekelweni tato.
10 Uvula imisele yemanti+ edvwaleni;
Emehlo akhe abona konkhe lokuligugu.
11 Umba emadamu etiyalwini
Tintfo letifihliwe utibeka ebaleni.
13 Kute umuntfu lobonako kutsi kubalulekile,+
Futsi angeke kutfolakale ngisho nasemhlabeni.
14 Emanti lasekujuleni atsi: ‘Akukho kimi!’
Nelwandle lutsi: ‘Akukho lapha kimi!’+
15 Kungeke kutsengwe ngeligolide lelicwengisisiwe;
Futsi ngeke kutsengwe nganome ngusiphi sisindvo selisiliva.+
16 Kungeke kutsengwe ngeligolide lase-Ofiri+
Nange-oniksi lelitje leliligugu nobe ngesafire.
17 Ligolide nengilazi angeke kucatsaniswe nako;
Futsi ngeke kutsengwe ngisho nangesitja lesakhiwe ngeligolide lelicwengisisiwe.+
18 Ematje laligugu aselwandle* kanye nekristalu angeke acatsaniswe nako,+
Ngobe kuhlakanipha kubaluleke kwendlula sikhwama lesigcwele emapharele.
19 Ithophazi+ yaseKushe ngeke icatsaniswe nako;
Futsi ngeke kuze kutsengwe ngisho nangeligolide lelicwengisisiwe.
20 Kodvwa kuhlakanipha kuvela kuphi,
Futsi ukuphi umtfombo wekucondza?+
21 Kufihlakele emehlweni ato tonkhe tintfo letiphilako+
Kwafihlelwa ngisho netinyoni tasemazulwini.
22 Imbhubhiso nekufa kutsi:
‘Tindlebe tetfu tive nje emahemuhemu ngako.’
23 Nkulunkulu uyati kutsi kutfolakala njani;
Nguye yedvwa lowati kutsi kuhlala kuphi,+
24 Ngobe ubuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba
Futsi abone konkhe lokungephansi kwemazulu.+
25 Ngesikhatsi anika umoya emandla awo*+
Futsi akala onkhe emanti,+
26 Nangesikhatsi ashayela imvula umtsetfo+
Futsi entela imvula lenkhulu lehambisana nekudvuma indlela,+
27 Nkulunkulu wakubona kuhlakanipha futsi wakuchaza;
Wakumisa kwacina futsi wakuvivinya.
28 Wabese utsi kumuntfu: