UJobe 3:1-26
3 Ngemva kwalokho uJobe waqalisa ukukhuluma eqalekisa ilanga azalwa ngalo.*+
2 Wathi:
3 “Kalitshabalale ilanga engazalwa ngalo,+Butshabalale lobusuku lapho okwathiwa khona: ‘Kuzelwe umfana!’
4 Kaluguquke usuku lolo lube mnyama,UNkulunkulu ophezulu angalukhumbuli,Njalo kalungabi lokukhanya.
5 Kaluphinde lwembeswe yibumnyama obukhulu,*Lugubuzelwe liyezi lezulu,Ukukhanya kwalo akusibekelwe ngumnyama owesabekayo.
6 Ubusuku balo abube mnyama tshu,+Kungabi lentokozo ngalelolanga,Kalingabalwa phakathi kwezinyanga zomnyaka.
7 Ubusuku lobo abube yinyumba,Kungazwakali umsindo wabathokozayo.
8 Abaqalekisa izinsuku kababuqalekise,Labo abenelisa ukuvusa uLeviyathani.*+
9 Izinkanyezi zobusuku lobo kazifiphale zibe mnyama,Kabulindele ukukhanya kodwa kungasi,Njalo bungakuboni ukuphuma kwelanga,
10 Ngoba abuzange busivale isibeletho sikamama,+Kumbe bususe inhlupho phambi kwamehlo ami.
11 Kungani ngingafanga ngizalwa?
Kungani ngingafanga ngiphuma esibelethweni sikamama?+
12 Kungani umama wangemukela wangiphatha emathangazini akhe?
Kungani wangimunyisa emabeleni akhe?
13 Khathesi ngabe ngizilalele kungelalutho olungihluphayo;+Ngabe ngisebuthongweni ngiziphumulela,+
14 Ngilababusi bomhlaba labeluleki babo,Ababezakhele indawo zabo esezingamanxiwa.*
15 Mhlawumbe ngabe ngilamakhosana ayelegolide,*Ayegcwalise isiliva ezindlini zawo.
16 Kungani isisu sikamama singachithekanga engakangibelethi,Ngaba njengosane olungazange lukubone ukukhanya?
17 Phela lababi abesabi lutho nxa sebesethuneni,Labadiniweyo bayaphumula engcwabeni.+
18 Nxa izibotshwa zilapho ziyajabula,Ngoba kazisalizwa ilizwi lalowo ozisebenzisa nzima.
19 Ethuneni kakho omkhulu loba omncinyane,+Lesigqili sikhululiwe enkosini yaso.
20 Kungani uNkulunkulu enika ohluphekayo ukukhanya?
Kungani ebanika ukuphila labo abasosizini?+
21 Kungani ukufa kungabafici lanxa bekufisa,+Bekugebha ukwedlula amagugu afihliweyo?
22 Laba yibo abathokoza kakhulu,Bajabule nxa ukufa sekubaficile.
23 Kungani uNkulunkulu emupha ukukhanya umuntu oselahlekile,Lowo ambiyele ngothango?+
24 Sengisidla ngibubula,+Ukububula kwami kuzwakala khatshana njengomsindo wokuhuba kwamanzi,+
25 Ngoba ebengikwesaba sekuze kwangifica,Obekungethusa sekungehlele.
26 Kangihlalisekanga, kangiphumuli njalo angilakho ukuthula,Kodwa inhlupho zilokhu zibuya zelekene.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “eqalekisa ilanga lakhe.”
^ Kumbe, “yibumnyama lethunzi lokufa.”
^ Lapha kungabe kutshiwo ingwenya.
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “Abavusa amanxiwa.”
^ Kumbe, “ngileziphathamandla ezazilegolide.”
