UJobe 29:1-25
29 UJobe waqhubeka ekhuluma esithi:
2 “Sengize ngikhumbula izinyanga leziyana ezedlulayo,Ngensuku uNkulunkulu esangivikela,
3 Engikhanyisela ngesibane sakhe phezu kwekhanda lami,Ngihamba emnyameni ngikhanyiselwe nguye.+
4 Ngangiseselamandla,UNkulunkulu esesengumngane wami futhi ehlala etendeni lami,+
5 USomandla wayeseselami,Labantwabami besesekhona,*
6 Ngangihamba ezindleleni ezigeleza uchago,Emadwaleni kugeleza amafutha ami ama-oliva.+
7 Ngangijayele ukuya egedini ledolobho+
Ngifike ngihlale egcekeni ledolobho.+
8 Amajaha ayesithi angangibona amele eceleni,*Lamadoda amadala ayengisukumela.+
9 Iziphathamandla zazithula zingatsho lutho,Zivale imilomo yazo ngezandla.
10 Izikhulu zaziphelelwa ngamazwi,Zithule zwi.*
11 Loba ngubani owayengizwa ngikhuluma wayengincoma,Lalabo ababengibona babengifakazela,
12 Ngoba ngangisiza umyanga owayekhalela uncedo,+Ngisize lentandane laloba ngubani owayengelamuntu ongamnceda.+
13 Owayesezakufa wayengibonga,+Ngangisenza umfelokazi athokoze.+
14 Ngangigqoka ukulunga kube yisembatho sami,Lokwahlulela kuhle kube lijazi lami leqhiye yami.
15 Ngangingamehlo eziphofu
Lenyawo zezigoga.
16 Nganginguyise wabayanga,+Ngimela* indaba zabantu engingabaziyo enkundleni.+
17 Ngangisephula umhlathi womuntu owenza okubi,+Ngikhulule labo ayebacindezela.
18 Ngangihlala ngisithi, ‘Ngizafela emzini wami,+Lensuku zami zizakuba zinengi njengetshebetshebe.
19 Impande zami zizanaba ziyefika emanzini,Lengatsha zami zibe lamazolo ubusuku bonke.
20 Udumo lwami alusoze luphele,Ngizaqhubeka ngiphosa imitshoko ngedandili* lami.’
21 Abantu babethula zwi bangilalele,Bathiye indlebe befuna ukuzwa ukuthi ngizabeluleka ngisithini.+
22 Ngangisithi ngingakhuluma bangabi lokunye abangakutsho,Amazwi ami ayemnandi ezindlebeni zabo.
23 Babengilindela angathi balindele izulu,Bamelele ukuzwa amazwi ami angathi balindele izulu lokucina.+
24 Ngangisithi ngingabobotheka babone angathi bayaphupha,Ngithi ngingahlekelela baduduzeke.
25 Ngangingumkhokheli wabo ngibaqondisa,Ngihlala njengenkosi ephakathi kwamabutho ayo,+Ngiduduza abalilayo.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “Lezinceku zami zisesekhona.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “acatshe.”
^ Kumbe, “Ulimi lwazo lunamathele elwangeni.”
^ Kumbe, “Ngihlolisisa.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
