UJobe 14:1-22
14 “Umuntu ozelwe ngowesifazana
Uphila isikhathi esifitshane+ futhi impilo yakhe igcwele inhlupho.+
2 Uyavela njengeluba aphinde abune,+Uyadlula njengomthunzi anyamalale.+
3 Kodwa wena uwathe nhlo amehlo akho kuye,Umletha emthethwandaba ukuze ummangalele.+
4 Kambe umuntu olesono* angazala umuntu ongelasono?*+
Lokho ngeke kwenzakale!
5 Nxa kuyikuthi insuku zakhe zibaliwe,Inani lezinyanga zakhe lisesandleni sakho.
Umbekele umngcele angasoze aweqe.+
6 Ake umyekele ukuze laye aphumule,Umtshiye aqede umsebenzi wakhe walolosuku.+
7 Phela isihlahla laso silethemba.
Nxa singaganyulwa siyaphinda sihlume,Lengatsha zaso ziqhubeke zikhula.
8 Lanxa impande zaso zingaguga
Lesidindi saso sitshe emhlabathini,
9 Singezwa amanzi siyahluma
Sibe lengatsha njengesihlahla esitsha.
10 Kodwa umuntu angafa amandla akhe ayaphela.
Nxa esefile uyabe engaphi?+
11 Amanzi olwandle ayaphela anyamalale,Lomfula uyatsha wome qha.
12 Umuntu laye uyalala angavuki.+
Kasoze avuke amazulu aze atshabalale,Kakho ozamvusa ebuthongweni bakhe.+
13 Aluba ubungangifihla engcwabeni,+Ungithukuze ulaka lwakho luze lwehle,Ubeke isikhathi sokungikhumbula.+
14 Nxa umuntu angafa angaphinda aphile yini?+
Ngizalinda zize ziphele zonke insuku zami zokuba yisigqili,*Isikhathi sokukhululwa kwami size sifike.+
15 Wena uzangibiza, mina ngisabele.+
Uzafisa ukuphinda ungibone ngoba wangenza ngezandla zakho.
16 Kodwa khathesi ulandelela yonke into engiyenzayo,Okukhangeleyo yikona kwami kuphela.
17 Isiphambeko sami sivalelwe esikhwameni,Lesono sami usinamathisele ngengcino.
18 Njengentaba ebhidlikayo
Ledwala eligiqikayo lisuka endaweni yalo,
19 Lanjengamanzi agubha amadwala
Lezimpophoma ezikhukhula umhlabathi,Ulitshabalalisile ithemba lomuntu.
20 Uyamehlula kokuphela aze ayengena egodini,+Uguqule isimo sakhe ubusumxotshela engcwabeni.
21 Abantwabakhe banikwa udumo kodwa yena kakuboni,Bayehliswa kodwa yena kakunanzeleli.+
22 Ubuhlungu ubuzwa nxa esaphefumula,Njalo ukhala ngesikhathi esaphila.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ongcolileyo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ohlanzekileyo.”
^ Lapha utsho ukuthi uzalinda engcwabeni.
