UJobe 7:1-21
7 “Impilo yomuntu ibuhlungu njengomsebenzi onzima,Lensuku zakhe zifanana lezesisebenzi.+
2 Umuntu unjengesigqili esifisa ukuphumula emthunzini,Ufanana lesisebenzi esilindele ukuthola iholo laso.+
3 Sengilezinyanga ngiphilela ize,Lensuku ezinengi ngilala ngiphakathi kosizi.+
4 Nxa sengilala ngiyazibuza ukuthi kuzakusa nini,+Kodwa ubusuku buba bude, ngitshibilika kokuphela kuze kuse.
5 Umzimba wami ulezilonda eziphihlika impethu futhi ugcwele inhlabathi;+Ugcwele izikhwekhwe njalo ujuluka ubomvu.+
6 Insuku zami zigijima ukwedlula umtshina wokweluka,+Ziphele ngisale ngingela lona ithemba.+
7 Khumbula ukuthi impilo yami ingumoya nje,+Lokuthi amehlo ami awasoze aphinde ayibone intokozo.*
8 Amehlo angibonayo khathesi awasoze aphinde angibone,Uzangidinga ungiswele ngoba ngiyabe ngingasekho.+
9 Njengeyezi elichithekayo liphelele emoyeni,Unjalo umuntu ongena engcwabeni, ngeke aphinde abonakale futhi.+
10 Kasoze aphinde abuyele endlini yakhe,Njalo abasoze baphinde bamkhumbule endaweni yakhe.+
11 Ngakho angisoze ngilubambe ulimi lwami.
Ngizakhuluma ngiveze ubuhlungu obusenhliziyweni yami;Ngizakhonona ngoba ngisebuhlungwini!+
12 Ngilulwandle yini kumbe ngiyisilo solwandle,Ukuthi usungaze uthume umuntu ukuthi angilinde?
13 Nxa ngizitshela ukuthi ngizakuzwa ngcono ngingalala,Umbheda wami upholise ubuhlungu engibuzwayo,
14 Wena ungehlisela amaphupho ayesabisayo,Ungitshengise imibono eyethusayo.
15 Sengize ngibona kungcono ukuthi bangiklinye ngizifele,Kulokuthi umzimba wami uqhubeke unje.+
16 Sengidiniwe ngempilo yami,+ angisafuni ukuphila.
Ngiyekela ngoba insuku zami zifanana lomoya nje.*+
17 Uyini umuntu ukuthi usungaze uzihluphe ngaye
Njalo ubeke inhliziyo yakho kuye?+
18 Kungani umhlolisisa ekuseni nsuku zonke,Umlinga ngazo zonke izikhathi?+
19 Kungani ungakhangeli eceleni,Ungitshiye okwesikhatshana nje ngike ngibethwe ngumoya?+
20 Lanxa ngingabe ngonile, kambe ngingakwenzani wena obona bonke abantu?+
Kungani ukhethe ukuhlasela mina?
Sengingumthwalo yini kuwe?
21 Pho kungani ungangixoleli lapho engiphambanise khona,Ungithethelele icala lami?
Ngoba khathesi nje ngizalala othulini,+Uzangidinga ungiswele ngoba ngiyabe ngingasekho.”
