Jobho 4:1-21
4 Ngemva kwalokho u-Elifazi+ umTemani wathi:
2 “Umuntu nakangalinga ukukhuluma nawe, uzomphelela ihliziyo na?
Kodwana ngubani ongazibamba angakhulumi?
3 Wena ufundise abanengi,Bewujayele ukuqinisa abantu abatlhoga isizo.
4 Amezwakho bewaqinisa nanyana ngubani ophelelwa mamandla,Bewuqinisa namadolo walabo abaphelelwa mamandla.
5 Kodwana nje nasekwenzeka kuwe, uphelelwa mamandla;Nawuthintekako, uyadana.
6 Kghani ukuhlonipha kwakho uZimu akukunikeli isibindi?
Kghani ukuthembeka kwakho+ akukunikeli ithemba?
7 Ngibawa ucabangisise: Ngubani omsulwa okhe watjhabalala?
Kunini lapho olungileko atjhatjalaliswa khona?
8 Ngokwalokhu engikubonileko, labo abalima okulimazako
Nalabo abatjala isizi bazokuvuna abakutjalileko.
9 UZimu nakaphefumulako bayatjhabalala,Nakavuthela ilaka lakhe bayatjhabalala.
10 Ibhubezi liyabhodla, ibhubezana lenze itjhada,Kodwana ngitjho namazinyo wamabhubezi anamandla* aphukile.
11 Ibhubezi liyatjhabalala nalingabambi inyamazana,Nabantwana balo bayaphadlhalala.
12 Ngithunyelwe ilizwi ngemsitheleni,Indlebami yezwa amahlebezanalo.
13 Ebusuku abantu nabaye ngobuthongo,Ngafikelwa mibono etshwenya umcabangwami,
14 Ngehlelwa kusaba okukhulu,Amathambami woke ahlengezela.
15 Okuthileko* kwadlula ebusweni bami;Uboya bomzimbami badoseka.
16 Okuthilekokho kwajama rwe,Akhenge ngibone ukuthi khuyini.
Bekunesithunzi phambi kwamehlwami;Kwathula du, ngemva kwalokho ngezwa ilizwi lithi:
17 ‘Kghani umuntu angalunga ukudlula uZimu?
Kghani umuntu angaba msulwa ukudlula uMbumbakhe na?’
18 Qala! Akazithembi iinceku zakhe,Ufumana imitjhapho eengilozini* zakhe.
19 Kangangani-ke ngalabo abahlala eendlini zomdaka,Isisekelo sazo sisethulini,+Abapitjizeka lula njengomuhlwa!
20 Batjhatjalaliswa ngokupheleleko kusukela ekuseni bekube sebusuku;Batjhabalala ngokungapheliko, akekho obonako.
21 Banjengetende intambalo ekhutjhelwe ngaphandle.
Bafa ngaphandle kokuhlakanipha.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “amabhubezi amancani anoboya obukhulu entanyeni.”
^ Namkha “Isibunjwa sommoya.”
^ Namkha “eenthunyweni.”
