UJobe 15 - IsiZulu 2020

Inkulumo Yesibili Ka-Elifazi

1Kwase kuthatha u-Elifazi, umThemani, wathi:

2 “Ohlakaniphileyo uyakuphendula yini

ngolwazi olungathi shu,

agcwalise isisu ngomoya

wasempumalanga na?

3Aphikisane ngamazwi angasizi lutho

nangezinkulumo ezingenalusizo na?

4Kepha wena uyakuchitha ukwesaba,

uqede ukuzindla phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

5 Ngokuba iziphambeko zakho

zifundisa umlomo wakho;

ukhetha ukukhuluma kwamaqili.

6 Ngumlomo wakho okulahla ngecala,

yizindebe zakho uqobo, hhayi mina,

ezifakaza okumelene nawe.

7 Ngabe ungumuntu wokuqala yini owazalwa na?

Wabakhona zingakabi bikho nezintaba na?

8 Wakuzwa yini okwakhulunywa

emkhandlwini kaNkulunkulu,

wazigodlela wedwa ukuhlakanipha na?

9 Yini oyaziyo thina esingayaziyo na?

Yini oyiqondayo thina esingayiqondiyo na?

10 Izimpunga, nabamnkantshubomvu

abadala kunoyihlo bangakithi.

11 Incane yini kuwe induduzo kaNkulunkulu,

nezwi elikhulunywa kahle kuwe na?

12 Kungani inhliziyo yakho ikumukisa na?

Kungani amehlo akho egcwala intukuthelo,

13bese ubhokela uNkulunkulu ngolaka,

ukhulume amazwi anje ngomlomo wakho na?

14 Uyini umuntu

ukuba angaba ngohlanzekileyo,

nozelwe ngowesifazane

ukuba abe ngolungileyo na?

15 Nabangcwele bakhe akabethembi,

nezulu alihlanzekile emehlweni akhe,

16 kakhulu kangakanani

onengekayo nowonakeleyo,

umuntu ophuza ububi njengamanzi na?

17“Ngizokutshela, ngilalele,

ngizokulandisa engikubonileyo,

18 lokho okwakhulunywa yizihlakaniphi

ezingakufihlanga kokhokho bazo,

19izwe elanikwa zona kuphela,

akukho mfokazi

owadabula phakathi kwabo.

20 Umuntu oyisikhohlakali

ubinyabinyeka ebuhlungwini imihla yonke,

ngayo yonke iminyaka

isidlova esibekelwe yona.

21 Ukunkeneneza okwesabisayo kusezindlebeni zakhe,

uyothi esahlezi enethezekile,

kutheleke umphangi.

22 Akethembi ukuthi uyobuya ebumnyameni,

ulindelwe yinkemba.

23 Uhamba ezulazula,

efuna ukudla,

athi: kuphi na?

Uyazi ukuthi usuku lobumnyama

selusesandleni sakhe.

24Ukuhlupheka nosizi kuyamethusa,

kumkhungatha njengenkosi

ezilungiselele ukuya empini,

25 ngokuba waphonsela uNkulunkulu inselelo,

wazigabisa kuSomandla.

26Wamelana naye ngeqholo,

ethembele emahawini akhe aqinileyo,

27 ngokuba wasibekela ubuso bakhe

ngamafutha akhe,

wenza umvingqi okhalo lwakhe.

28 Wahlala emizini eyincithakalo,

nasezindlini okungahlali muntu kuzo,

ezimiselwe ukuba ngamanxiwa.

29 Akayukuceba, nengcebo yakhe ayiyukuhlala,

nempahla yakhe ayiyukwanda ezweni.

30 Akayukusuka ebumnyameni,

ilangabi liyakubunisa amagatsha akhe,

apheshulwe ngukuphefumula komlomo wakhe.

31 Makangethembi okuyize,

azikhohlise ngokuyize,

ngokuba ize liyakuba ngumvuzo wakhe.

32 Kuyokwenzeka kungakabi yisikhathi,

igatsha lakhe lingakakhuli libe luhlaza.

33 Uyakuvuthulula amagilebhisi akhe

aluhlaza njengomvini,

awohloze imbali yakhe njengomnqumo.

34 Ngokuba umshungu wabangenabunkulunkulu

uyinyumba,

nomlilo uqothula amathende

athengwa ngokufunjathiswa.

35 Bakhulelwa inkathazo,

bazale inkohlakalo,

isisu sabo silungiselela inkohliso.”