UJobe 4 - IsiZulu 2020

Inkulumo Yokuqala Ka-ElifaziUmuntu Angalunga Yini KunoNkulunkulu Na?

1U-Elifazi umThemani, waphendula, wathi:

2 “Uma umuntu ezama ukukhuluma nawe,

uzokhathazeka yini na?

Ngubani ongazibamba angasho lutho na?

3 Yebo, ubafundisile abaningi,

waqinisa izandla ezintekenteke.

4Amazwi akho aphakamisa okhubekayo,

aqinisa amadolo antekenteke naxegayo.

5 “Uma sekufike kuwe, awusenasineke.

Uma sekuthinta wena uyadangala.

6Ukwesaba kwakho uNkulunkulu

akusilo yini ithemba lakho,

nokwethembeka kwezindlela zakho,

akusiso yini isisekelo sakho na?

7 Ake ukhumbule ukuthi

ngubani owake

wabhujiswa engenacala na?

Babhujiswa kuphi abalungileyo na?

8 Ngibabonile abahlwanyela inkohlakalo,

nabalima inkathazo, bavuna inhlupheko.

9 Ngokuphephetha kukaNkulunkulu bayabhubha,

ngomoya wentukuthelo yakhe, bayashabalala.

10 Ukubhodla kwengonyama,

nomsindo webhubesi, kuyathula,

namazinyo amabhongo amabhubesi ayephuka.

11 Ibhubesi elinamandla liyafa

ngenxa yokweswela impango,

amawundlu ebhubesi ayahlakazeka.

12 “Izwi lafika isinyenyela kimi,

indlebe yami yezwa ukunyenyeza kwalo.

13Phakathi kwemicabango yemibono yasebusuku,

lapho abantu sebehlelwe ngubuthongo obunzima,

14ngafikelwa yingebhe nokuthuthumela

okwaqhaqhazelisa wonke amathambo ami.

15Kwedlula umoya ebusweni bami,

waqubula uhlevane esikhumbeni sami.

16Kwema kwathi phuhle,

kodwa angikwazanga

ukubona isimo sakho.

Kwakumi okuthile phambi kwami,

ngezwa ukunyenyeza nezwi, lithi:

17 ‘Umuntu angalunga yini kunoNkulunkulu na?

Umuntu uhlambulukile yini kunoMenzi wakhe na?

18 Bheka, akethembi

ngisho izinceku zakhe,

nezingelosi zakhe uzibeka icala.

19 Kakhulu kangakanani-ke

labo abahlezi ezindlini zodaka,

abasisekelo sabo sisothulini,

abachotshozwa njengenundu na?

20 Kusukela ekuseni

kuze kube kusihlwa bayagxotshwa,

bayabhubha kuze kube phakade

kungekho nonake utho ngabo.

21 Intambo yethende labo

ayibhonculiwe yini kubo,

futhi bafe bengenakho ukuhlakanipha na?’ ”