UJobe 21:1-34
21 UJobe waphendula wathi:
2 “Ngicela lilalelisise engikutshoyo;Lingenza njalo ngizaduduzeka.
3 Ngicela lingibekezelele ngikhulume;Nxa sengiqedile selingakhuluma elikufunayo.+
4 Libona angathi ngisola umuntu yini?
Aluba bekunjalo ngabe kudala ngikhalele.
5 Ngikhangelani limangale;Lizithulele zwi!
6 Nxa ngingakhumbula inhlupho zami ngiyakhathazeka,Umzimba wami uqhaqhazele.
7 Kungani abantu ababi bephila isikhathi eside?+
Kungani benotha* futhi bekhula baze bakhokhobe?+
8 Abantwababo bahlala belabo,Njalo baphila baze babone lezizukulwane zabo.
9 Imizi yabo ivikelekile, abesabi lutho.+
UNkulunkulu kabatshayi ngentonga yakhe.
10 Inkunzi zabo ziyazala,Lamankomokazi abo kawaphunzi.
11 Abantwababo bazihambela bechelesile njengomhlambi,Bayadlala bazikholisele.
12 Bayahlabela betshaya amathamborini lamahabhu,*Bajabule nxa besizwa ifluthi.+
13 Bayathokoza nsuku zonke,Behlele engcwabeni bengazange bahlupheke.
14 Kodwa bathi kuNkulunkulu weqiniso, ‘Akutshiyane lathi!
Kasiyifuni imithetho yakho.+
15 Ungubani uSomandla ukuthi sesingaze simkhonze?+
Sizatholani nxa singathandaza kuye?’+
16 Ngiyakwazi ukuthi inotho yababi ayikho ezandleni zabo.+
Angifuni ukucabanga njengabo.*+
17 Kunini lapho isibane sabaxhwalileyo esake sacitshwa khona?+
Bayake behlelwe yingozi yini?
UNkulunkulu uyake abathukuthelele yini kumbe abajezise?
18 Bayake babe njengamahlanga aphetshulwa ngumoya yini,Lanjengomule othathwa ngumoya olamandla?
19 UNkulunkulu uzajezisa abantwana ngenxa yamacala aboyise.
Aluba labo oyise uyabajezisa ukuze babuzwe ubuhlungu,+
20 Bawubone umonakalo ubehlela,Baluzwe* ulaka lukaSomandla,+
21 Ngoba nxa impilo yabo ingaqunywa,+Abasoze bakubone okuzasala kusenzakala kubantwababo.
22 Ukhona yini ongafundisa uNkulunkulu,+Njengoba kunguye owahlulela ngitsho labaphezulu?+
23 Omunye umuntu ufa esaqinile,+Ehlezi kuhle futhi kungelalutho olumkhathazayo.+
24 Ufa ezimukile
Lamathambo akhe eqinile.
25 Kodwa omunye uhlupheka aze ayekufa
Engazange ayikholise impilo.
26 Bonke bazabuyela othulini,+Badliwe zimpethu.+
27 Ngikwazi mhlophe elikucabangayo
Lakho konke elifuna ukungenza khona.+
28 Ngoba lithi, ‘Ingaphi indlu yesikhulu lesiyana?
Lingaphi itende elalihlala umuntu owenza okubi?’+
29 Like lazibuza yini izihambi,Lacela ukuthi zilitshele ezikubonileyo,
30 Ukuthi umuntu omubi uyaphunyuka yini engozini,Akhululwe ngosuku lolaka?
31 Ngubani ozamkhuza ngezenzo zakhe,Amjezise ngenxa yalokho akwenzileyo?
32 Bazamthwala bayemngcwaba,Ithuna lakhe beselilindwa.
33 Uzalala emhlabathini aziphumulele,+Bonke abantu bazamlandela,+Lapho okwaya khona abanengi.
34 Pho lingangiduduza njani lina likhuluma kanje?+
Lonke liqamba amanga!”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “besiba lamandla.”
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Kumbe, “Angiwafuni amacebo abo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Banathe.”
