Jobe
17 “Umoya wami wephukile, emalanga ami asanciphile;
Lithuna lingilindzile.+
2 Bantfu labaphukutako bangitungeletile,+
Futsi emehlo ami kufanele ahlalele kubuka kwedzelela kwabo.
3 Ngicela ungetsembise kutsi utangisekela.
Ngubani nje lomunye longangisita?+
4 Ngobe tingcondvo tabo utivalile, watenta tangacondzi;+
Kungako ungabaphakamisi.
5 Umuntfu angapha bangani bakhe tintfo lanato,
Abe emehlo ebantfwana bakhe amnyama ngenca yendlala.
7 Lusizi lubonakala emehlweni ami,+
Futsi ngondze ngiyesabeka.
8 Bantfu labenta lokuhle bayamangala nababona loku,
Futsi lolungile ucansulwa bantfu lababi.*
9 Umuntfu lolungile uchubeka abambelele endleleni yakhe,+
Nemuntfu lomsulwa utawuba nemandla ekwenta lokulungile.+
10 Nanobe kunjalo, nonkhe ningeta futsi nichubeke naloku benikusho,
Ngobe kute umuntfu lohlakaniphile lengimbonile emkhatsini wenu.+
11 Sengisalelwe sikhatsi lesincane ngiphila;+
Tinhloso tami, lokutifiso tenhlitiyo yami setishabalele.+
12 Lamadvodza solo agucula busuku abente imini,
Atsi: ‘Njengobe kumnyama kusho kutsi sekutawukhanya.’
13 Ngitawulindza nje kancane, futsi liThuna* litawuba likhaya lami;+
Umbhedze wami ngitawendlala ebumnyameni.+
14 Ngitawumemeta umgodzi*+ ngitsi: ‘Wena ungubabe wami!’
Emphetfwini ngitsi: ‘Wena ungumake wami nadzadzewetfu!’
15 Likuphi-ke litsemba lami?+
Ukhona yini locabanga kutsi ngisengaba nalo?