UJobho uphendula uTsofara
1UJobho waphendula wathi:
2“Ngambala nibabantu bekhethu!
Nanihlongakalako nokuhlakanipha kuzokunyelela!
3Nami nginomkhumbulo njengani;
angisingaphasi kwenu.
Ngubani ongakwaziko okutjhwileko?
4Ngiyihlekisa emnganinami,
uthi, ‘Qala, ubiza uZimu, akamphendule-ke.’
Kunjalo-ke ukunyefula konganamlandu nomsulwa!
5Umbono wozigedlileko lo uthi,
‘Ungatshwenyeki ngehlekelele!
Ilungiselelwe abangakhambi kuhle.’
6Kodwana ngithi,
‘Abarhayilako baphila ngokuthula,
nabatlhorholoja uZimu bavikelekile,
ngitjho labo uZimu abanikele amandla ezandleni zabo!’
7Iye, buzani iinlwana, zizanifundisa,
nibuze neenyoni zomkayi, zizanitjela.
8Yelelani iinunwana zequlwani, zizanifundisa,
neenhlambi zelwandle zinidembele.
9Ngisiphi sazo zoke iinlwanezo esingaziko
bonyana sisandla sakaSomnini esenza lokhu.
10Esandleni sakhe kunepilo yakho koke okuphilako,
kanye nomphefumulo womuntu woke.
11Indlebe izizinya amezwi,
njengelimu linandipha ukugoma.
12Ukuhlakanipha kusebantwini abadala na?
Nokwazi kusekuphileni isikhathi eside na?
13Awa, ukuhlakanipha namandla kukuZimu,
nguye oneseluleko nokwazi.
14Nagirizako, akunamuntu ongavuselela;
navalela umuntu, akakho ongamvulela.
15Lokha nagodla izulu, amanzi ayatjha
nalithumelako, amanzi akhukhula inarha.
16UZimu nguye onamandla nohlosa koke,
ulawula odurhileko nodurhisako.
17Nguye okhambisa abeluleki bahlubule,
enze abakhokheli iindlhadlha.
18Unikela amakhosi ezitheni zawo esangweni
awabophe ngebhande letjhila emadinini.
19Ukhambisa nabaphristi bahlubule;
aphelise iinkhundla zabo zeminyaka neminyaka.
20Uthulisa iseluleko sabathembekileko,
amuke abaphathi umbono.
21Uthela amakhosana ngehlazo,
onamandla amthukulule ibhande.
22Wembula amaqhinga afihlakeleko,
okwenziwe ebumnyameni akulethe ekukhanyeni.
23Wandisa izizwe, abuye azibhubhise,
azinabise, azirholele ekuthunjweni.
24Wemuka amakhosi wephasi ukwazi,
awenze azulazule ebhudwini elinganandlela.
25Aphumbutha ebumnyameni kunganamkhanyo,
awenze atherezele njengesidakwa.
