1Jobe waphendvula, watsi:
2“Lalelisisani lamavi ami,
nimane ningidvudvute ngaloko.
3 Ngibeketeleleni nangikhuluma,
ngitsi ngingakhuluma, bese niyachubeka nekuphukuta.
4“Kusola kwami kucondzene nemuntfu yini?
Kwentiwa yini kutsi ngingakhoni kubeketela?
5Bukani mine nimangale,
nibambe wangentasi.
6Nangicabanga ngaloko,
ngifikelwa kwesaba,
kutfutfumela kubambe umtimba wami.
7 Kwentiwa yini kutsi lababi
baphile sikhatsi lesidze,
bakhule baze baguge, baphindze babe nemandla lamakhulu?
8Babona bantfwababo baphumelela,
babone ngisho nebatukulu babo.
9Emakhaya abo avikelekile, akanako kwesaba.
Indvuku yaNkulunkulu ayikho etikwabo.
10Tinkhomati tabo atilatelwa,
ngobe tinkunzi tabo tiyatalisa.
11 Bakhipha bantfwana babo njengemhlambi.
Bantfwana babo bayajabula bagidze.
12Bahlabelela ngekuhambisana nemafahlawane, nemahabhu,
batijabulise ngekudlala imintjingozi.
13 Timphilo tabo baticitsa ngekunaka umcebo,
behlela endzaweni yalabafile ngekuthula.
14 Noko bakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, batsi:
‘Ase uyekele tsine!
Site sifiso sekwati tindlela takho.
15 Ngubani yena loSomandla kutsi singakhonta yena?
Yini nje lesingayitfola ngekuthandaza kuye?’
16 Kodvwa umnotfo wabo awukho etandleni tabo,
ngako ngiyatecwaya teluleko talababi.
17“Kukangakhi nje sibane salababi sicinywa?
Ngukangakhi kona lababi behlelwa sehlakalo?
Nkulunkulu uke abajezise ngentfukutselo yini?
18 Kukangakhi bafanana netinhlanga emoyeni,
babe njengemakhoba lapheshulwa sivunguvungu?
19 Kutsiwa: ‘Nkulunkulu ujezisa bantfwana
ngenca yetono letentiwa nguyise.’
Cha! Nkulunkulu akajezise toni cobo lwato,
kuze titewukwati kahle.
20 Lomubi akatibonele ngemehlo akhe kubhujiswa kwakhe,
atinatsele yena lulaka lwaSomandla.
21Ngobe unandzabani nemndeni lawushiya ngemuva,
nakufika kuphela kwetinsuku tekuphila kwakhe?
22 “Ukhona yini umuntfu longafundzisa Nkulunkulu lwati?
Ngobe yena wehlulela
ngisho nalabangetulu kwabo bonkhe.
23Lomunye ufa asacine kahle kakhulu,
aphephe waze watinta ngalokuphelele,
kantsi futsi ukhululekile,
24umtimba wakhe uphatseke kahle,
nematsambo akhe agcwele umnkantja.
25Lomunye ufa anelusizi emphefumulweni,
angazange sekativele nome ngabe yini lemnandzi.
26 Bobabili balala kanyekanye elutfulini,
netimphetfu tibahlasela ngalokufananako bobabili.
27“Ngati kahle kutsi nicabangani,
ngisho nemacebo lebeningahle ningone ngawo.
28Nitsi: ‘Iphi-ke manje lendlu yalomuntfu lomkhulu,
aphi emathende lapho lababi bebahlala khona?’
29Nake nababuta yini labatihambi?
Anizange niyinake yini imibiko lababuya nayo,
30yekutsi lomubi uyacolelwa ngelilanga lenhlekelele
nekutsi uyakhululeka ngelilanga lelulaka?
31Ngubani longasola simo sakhe embikwakhe?
Ngubani lomkhokhelako ngaloko lakwentile?
32Uyetfwalwa ayiswe edlizeni,
lithuna lakhe lihlala ligadziwe.
33Lenhlabatsi yesigodzi iyanongotela kuye,
bonkhe bantfu balandzela yena,
sicumbi lesikhulu sihamba embikwakhe.
34 “Ngako-ke ningangidvudvuta kanjani
ngalenkhulumo yenu lengumbhedvo?
Kute nakunye kwetimphendvulo tenu lokusasele
ngaphandle kwemacebo odvwa nje.”
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