Yobhi 28:1-28
28 “Kukho indawo ekumbiwa kuyo isilivereNendawo ekusulungekiswa kuyo igolide;+
2 Intsimbi yembiwa emhlabeni,Nekopolo inyibilikiswa ematyeni.+
3 Umntu akaboyiki ubumnyama,Ukhangela kwisithokothoko sobumnyamaEfuna ilitye elixabisekileyo.
4 Uyehla angene emgodini, kude nalapho abantu bahlala khona,Kwiindawo ezilityelweyo, ekungahanjwayo kuzo;Amanye amadoda ade ehle ngeentambo aze asebenze ejinga.
5 Ngaphezulu umhlaba uvelisa ukutya;Kodwa uyaphela ngaphantsi ngokungathi uqwengwa ngumlilo.*
6 Kukho amatye anesafire apho,Nothuli olunegolide.
7 Akukho ntaka idla inyama eyaziyo indlela eya apho;Neliso likakhetshe omnyama aliyibonanga.
8 Akukho silwanyana sasendle esoyikekayo sakha sahamba kuyo;Kungekho nangonyama yakha yadlula apho.
9 Abantu baqhekeza amatye,Baqhekeze neziseko zeentaba.
10 Benza imijelo yamanzi+ emaweni;Namehlo abo abhaqa yonke into exabisekileyo.
11 Bavingca imilambo,Baze baveze izinto ebezingabonakali.
12 Kodwa bona ubulumko bunokufunyanwa phi?+Ukuqonda kona kufumaneka phi?+
13 Akukho mntu uyiqondayo indlela obuxabiseke ngayo,+Yaye abufumaneki emhlabeni.
14 Amanzi anzulu athi, ‘Abukho kum!’Nolwandle luthi, ‘Abukho nakum!’+
15 Abunakuthengwa ngegolide esulungekileyo,Bungenakufunyanwa nangesilivere.+
16 Abunakuthengwa ngegolide yaseOfire,+Nangelitye elinqabileyo leanikis nesafire.
17 Igolide neglasi azinakuthelekiswa nabo;Bungenakuthengwa nangesitya segolide yodidi.*+
18 Ikorale nekristale azithathi nto kubo,+Kuba ingxowa egcwele ubulumko ixabiseke nangaphezu kwegcwele ziiperile.
19 Itopazi+ yakwaKushe ayinakuthelekiswa nabo;Abunakuthengwa nangegolide esulungekileyo.
20 Kodwa buvela phi ubulumko?Ukuqonda kona kufumaneka phi?+
21 Bufihliwe emehlweni azo zonke izinto eziphilayo;+
Bufihliwe nakwiintaka zezulu.
22 Intshabalalo nokufa zithi,‘Iindlebe zethu zivile nje kuthethwa ngabo.’
23 UThixo uyazi ukuba bufumaneka njani;Nguye yedwa obaziyo ukuba buhlala phi,+
24 Kuba yena ubona kwezona ndawo zikude zomhlaba,Yaye ubona yonke into ephantsi kwamazulu.+
25 Xa wayenika umoya amandla,+Naxa wayelinganisa amanzi,+
26 Xa wayebekela imvula umthetho,+Esalathisa namafu ahamba neendudumo,+
27 Watsho wabubona ubulumko waza wabenza bacaca;Wabenza waza wabuvavanya.
28 Emva koko wathi emntwini:
‘Jonga! Ukoyika uYehova, bubulumko obo,+Yaye ukusuka ebubini kukuqonda.’”+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Kubonakala ukuba kubhekiselwa ekumbiweni kwemigodi.
^ Okanye “esulungekisiweyo.”
