Yobhi 7:1-21
7 “Ngaba umntu ofayo akanamsebenzi usisinyanzelo+ na emhlabeni,Yaye ngaba iintsuku zakhe azifani neentsuku zomqeshwa?+
2 Njengekhoboka ulangazelela umthunzi,+Yaye njengomqeshwa ulindela umvuzo wakhe.+
3 Ngaloo ndlela ndenziwe ndadla ilifa iinyanga ezingento yanto,+Yaye babalele kum ubusuku beenkathazo.+
4 Ndakulala ndithi, ‘Ndiya kuvuka nini na?’+Yaye xa okunene ukuhlwa kuhambe umlinganiselo wako, ndiba ndidikiwe kukugushuza de kube sekuzeni kokusa.
5 Inyama yam yambeswe ziimpethu+ namagada;+Ulusu lwam lwenze izikhoko yaye luyayucuka.+
6 Iintsuku zam zikhawuleza+ ngaphezu kwesilukiso somluki,Yaye ziphela kungekho themba.+
7 Khumbula ukuba ubomi bam bungumoya;+Yaye iliso lam aliyi kubona kulunga kwakhona.
8 Iliso lalowo undibonayo aliyi kundibona;Amehlo akho aya kuba phezu kwam, kodwa andiyi kubakho.+
9 Ngokuqinisekileyo ilifu liyaphela lize limke;Ngoko ke lowo uhlela eShiyol akayi kunyuka aphume.+
10 Akayi kubuyela endlwini yakhe kwakhona,Yaye indawo yakhe ayisayi kumqonda kwakhona.+
11 Nam, andisayi kuwunqanda umlomo wam.Ndiza kuthetha ekubandezelekeni komoya wam;Ndiza kuxhalaba ngobukrakra bomphefumlo wam!+
12 Ngaba ndilulwandle okanye ndisisilo esikhulu saselwandle,Ukuba undimisele umlindi?+
13 Xa ndathi, ‘Umandlalo wam uya kundithuthuzela,Umandlalo wam uya kundinceda uthwale ukuxhalaba kwam,’
14 Undinkwantyise ngamaphupha,Yaye ngemibono undenza ndixhume kukothuka,
15 Kangangokuba umphefumlo wam unyula ukufuthaniseleka,Ukufa+ endaweni yamathambo am.
16 Ndibugatyile;+ andiyi kuphila ukusa kwixesha elingenammiselo.Ndiyeke, ngokuba imihla yam ingumphunga.+
17 Uyintoni na umntu ofayo+ le nto umkhulisayo,Ukuba ubhekise intliziyo yakho kuye,
18 Ukuba unikele ingqalelo kuye iintsasa zonke,Ukuba umvavanye umzuzu ngamnye?+
19 Kutheni ungayeki ukundondela,+Ungandiyeki de ndiginye amathe?
20 Ukuba ndonile, ndinokufeza ntoni na nxamnye nawe, wena uQwalasela uluntu?+Kutheni undimise ndaba yinto ojolisa kuyo, ukuze ndibe ngumthwalo kuwe?
21 Yaye kutheni ungakuxoleli ukunxaxha kwam+Uze ungasinanzi isiphoso sam?Kuba ngoku ndiya kulala eluthulini;+Yaye ngokuqinisekileyo uya kundifuna, ndize ndingabikho.”
