1Elifazi, umThemani, waphendvula watsi:
2“Umuntfu lohlakaniphile angaphendvula yini
ngaletimphendvulo letilite,
agcwalise sisu sakhe
ngemoya loshisako wasemphumalanga?
3Kute umuntfu lohlakaniphile
longakhuluma ngalendlela lelite lokhuluma ngayo
nome ativikele ngalamavi laluwangala.
4Kodvwa ukubukela phansi kwesaba Nkulunkulu,
uvimbele kuthandaza kuye.
5Ngulesono sakho lelesenta ukhulume kanje;
sewukhetse lulwimi lwalabanebucili.
6Awulahlwa ngimi,
kodvwa ulahlwa ngumlomo wakho,
ulahlwa nguloko lokukhulunywa nguwe lucobo lwakho.
7 “Ucabanga kutsi nguwe wedvwa yini
umuntfu wekucala lowatalwa?
Wena watalwa tingakabikho yini tintsaba?
8 Uyalalela yini nangabe Nkulunkulu
akhuluma nelibandla lakhe?
Ucabanga kutsi kuhlakanipha
kuphelela lapha kuwe yini?
9Yini loyatiko lesingayati tsine?
Lwati luni lonalo wena lesingenalo tsine?
10 Timphunga nalabadzala bangakitsi,
yebo, emadvodza lamadzala, kwendlula uyihlo.
11Akukwenelisi yini kudvudvutwa nguNkulunkulu,
nemagama lakhulunywe ngebunandzi kuwe?
12Inhlitiyo yakho ikutfumbeleni kangaka,
nemehlo akho aphashateliswa yini,
13kutsi ungaze utfukutselele Nkulunkulu,
ukhiphe emagama lamabi kangaka
ngemlomo wakho?
14 “Umuntfu abeyini kutsi angaba ngulohlantekile,
nome-ke umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati
kutsi angaba ngulolungile?
15 Nangabe Nkulunkulu akabetsembi
labangcwele bakhe,
nangabe ngisho nemazulu akahlanteki
emehlweni akhe,
16mncane kangakanani-ke,
umuntfu lomubi nalowonakele,
nalonatsa bubi njengemanti?
17“Lalela lapha kimi, ngitakuchazela;
ngitakutjela loko lesengikubonile.
18Loko lasebakukhulumile labahlakaniphile
labangatange babafihlele kona boyise,
19labo labanikwa lelive
kwabate wetive labendlula emkhatsini wabo,
ngikutjela kona loko, ngitsi:
20 Imihla yemuntfu lomubi igcwele lusizi netinhlupheko,
uphila kanjalo lowo longenasisa
yonkhe imihla lanikwe yona yekuphila kwakhe.
21 “Tindlebe takhe tigcwele imisindvo lesabisako,
ngesikhatsi konkhe kubukeka shangatsi kuhle,
umbhubhisi ngulapho amhlasela khona.
22Akakholwa kutsi utawubuyela ebumnyameni.
Vele, uyawuphelela enkembeni.
23 Uhamba azulazule afunana nekudla.
Uyati kutsi lilanga lebumnyama selisondzele.
24Buhlungu nelusizi kuyamtfutfumelisa,
kumhlisibete njengenkhosi
lese ihlomele kuhlasela,
25ngobe ugoca sibhakela, agocele Nkulunkulu,
atiphakamise, achoshele Nkulunkulu,
26ngekwedzelela lokukhulu uhlasela Somandla
ngelihawu lelicinile nalelilicinsi.
27 Ngobe uhuce buso bakhe ngemafutsa akhe,
lukhalo lwakhe lubhubuka imitsebe.
28“Uyawuhlala emadolobheni labhidlikile,
etindlini lapho kungasahlali muntfu khona,
tindlu lesetidzilike taba ngemahhinsi.
29Angeke asanjinga,
nalomcebo wakhe ungeke ukhonse,
netimphahla takhe tingeke tandze eveni.
30Angeke abubalekele bumnyama,
lilangabi liyakubunisa emahlumela akhe,
kuphefumula kwemlomo waNkulunkulu
kuyawumtsatsa kumlahle khashane.
31Akangatiyengi ngekwetsemba loko lokulihobosha,
ngobe kute layakukutfola ngaloko.
32 Kuyawutsi sikhatsi sakhe singakefiki,
akhokhelwe ngalokuphelele.
Emagala akhe akayiwucwebetela,
kodvwa ayawubuna.
33Uyawufanana nemvini
lohhohlokelwe ngemagelebisi awo asengakavutfwa,
abe njengesihlahla semncumo
sihhohlokelwa timbali taso.
34Ngobe sishoshomane lesingenaNkulunkulu
siyawuhlala singatseli lutfo,
umlilo uyakudla emathende
alabo labatsandza imidizo.
35 Labo bantfu bemitsa inhlupheko,
bese batala bubi.
Sisu sabo sitilungiselela njalo emacebo.”
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