UJobe 34:1-37
34 U-Elihu waqhubeka wathi:
2 “Zwanini amazwi ami lina elihlakaniphileyo.
Ngilalelani lina elikwazi konke,
3 Ngoba indlebe iyawahlola amazwi,Njengoba nje lolimi lunambitha ukudla.
4 Ngakho asihloleni sibone ukuthi yikuphi okuqondileyo,Sizikhethele ukuthi yikuphi okuhle.
5 Ngoba uJobe uthe, ‘Mina ngiqondile,+Kodwa uNkulunkulu ungahlulele kubi.+
6 Kambe ngingaqamba amanga ngithi isigwebo sami singifanele?
Isilonda sami aselapheki lanxa ngingonanga lutho.’+
7 Ukhona yini umuntu onjengoJobe,Okwamukelayo ukuthethiswa angathi wamukela amanzi okunatha?
8 Phela usefanana labantu abangalunganga,Usengumngane wabenza okubi,+
9 Ngoba uthe, ‘Kumnceda ngani umuntu
Ukuzama ukuthokozisa uNkulunkulu?’+
10 Ngakho zwanini lina madoda ahlakaniphileyo.
UNkulunkulu weqiniso ngeke enze okubi,+USomandla kakwenzi okungalunganga!+
11 Unika umuntu umvuzo walokho akwenzileyo,+Amehlisele lokho okufanele izenzo zakhe.
12 UNkulunkulu kenzi okubi loba sekutheni,+USomandla kahluleli kubi.+
13 Ngubani owathi abuse umhlaba?
Ngubani owamfaka esikhundleni sokukhangela umhlaba wonke?
14 Nxa engabaphendukela abantu,Asuse umoya wakhe kubo,+
15 Bonke bayafa baphele,Babuyele othulini.+
16 Ngakho nxa lizwisisa lalelani ukuthi ngithini,Lalelani engikutshoyo.
17 Umuntu ozonda ukwahlulela kuhle angenelisa ukubusa yini?
Ungamsola yini umbusi owenza okulungileyo?
18 Kambe ungathi enkosini, ‘Wena awulancedo,’
Kumbe uthi ezikhulwini, ‘Lina libabi’?+
19 Ukhona ongelandaba lokuthi umuntu uyisiphathamandla,Ongaqakathekisi abanothileyo ukwedlula abayanga,+Ngoba bonke benziwe nguye.+
20 Ukufa kuyabajuma+ phakathi kobusuku,+Besabe bathuthumele besebesifa.
Labalamandla bayaphela kodwa bengaqedwa ngabantu.+
21 UNkulunkulu uyazibona zonke izindlela zomuntu,+Uyakubona konke akwenzayo.
22 Akulandawo emnyama kakhulu,Lapho abenza okubi abangacatsha khona angababoni,+
23 Ngoba akulasikhathi uNkulunkulu asibekele abantu
Ukuze abathonisise phambi kwakhe.
24 Uyabacobodisa abalamandla njalo kadingi ukuqala abathonisise,Abesefaka abanye ezindaweni zabo,+
25 Ngoba uyakwazi abakwenzayo.+
Uyabanqoba ebusuku bahle batshabalale.+
26 Uyabatshaya ngenxa yokuthi benza okubi,Ubatshaya phambi kwabantu bonke,+
27 Ngoba baphambukile bayekela ukumlandela,+Abalandaba laloba yini ayenzayo.+
28 Benza abayanga bakhale kuye,Usehlala esizwa ukukhala kwabantukazana.+
29 Nxa uNkulunkulu angakhetha ukuzithulela ngubani ongamsola?
Angafihla ubuso bakhe ngubani ongambona?
Lanxa engacatshela isizwe sonke loba umuntu oyedwa, konke kuyafanana.
30 Umuntu owenza okubi* kasoze abuse+
Loba afakele abantu imijibila.
31 Kambe kulomuntu ongathi kuNkulunkulu,‘Ngijezisiwe lanxa ngingonanga lutho,+
32 Ngitshengisa lokho engingakubonanga.
Nxa kukhona okubi engikwenzileyo, kangisoze ngikuphinde’?
33 Kambe angakunika lokho okufunayo wena usala ukuthi akwahlulele?
Mina angisoze ngikukhethele.
Ngitshela wena okwaziyo.
34 Abantu abazwisisayo
Labo bonke abahlakaniphileyo abangizwayo bazathi kimi,
35 ‘UJobe ukhuluma into angayaziyo,+Lamazwi akhe atshengisa ukuthi kahlakaniphanga.’
36 UJobe kalingwe okuzwayo
Ngoba impendulo zakhe zifana lezabantu abenza okubi!
37 Phezu kokona kwakhe uphinda ahlamuke,+Uqakeza izandla zakhe phambi kwethu eseyisa,Akhulume izinto ezinengi esola uNkulunkulu weqiniso!”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ohlamukayo.”
