USomnini uragela phambili ngokuphendula uJobho
1USomnini waragela phambili wathi kuJobho:
2“Ophikisana noSabekako angabuye amkhombise indlela na?
Akuthi loyo osola uZimu amphendule!”
3Yeke uJobho waphendula uSomnini wathi:
4“Qala, ngimncani khulu,
uSomnini ngizamphendula ngithini?
Nje-ke ngivala phetjheya.
5Ngibe nomlomo omude,
angisazokulinga ukuphendula;
ngikhulume okungidlulako,
angeze bengisathoma.”
6Yeke uSomnini waphendula uJobho asesiwuruwurwini godu wathi:
7“Zilungiselele njengendoda:
Ngizakufaka imibuzo
bese uyangiphendula.
8Ufuna ukuphazamisana nelungelo lami na?
Ufuna ukungenza inga ngisikhohlakali
ukuze wena ube msulwa na?
9Unengalo enjengeyakaZimu na?
Ungaduma ngephimbo elinjengelakhe na?
10Nakunjalo-ke,
zihlobise ngedumo nangephazimulo,
uzembathise ngokuhlonitjhwa nangobukhosi.
11Nje-ke thuthumba ngobukhali bakho
phezu kwesinye nesinye isikhohlakali.
Hlolisisa boke abaziphakamisako bese uyabehlisa.
12Iye, hlolisisa boke abaziphakamisako bese uyabathobisa,
uphihlize boke abakhohlakeleko lapha bakhona.
13Bangcwabe ndawonye ethulini,
ubophe abanjalo ngaphakathi kwezindla.
14Yeke mina ngokwami ngizakudumisa,
ngombana isandla sakho sokugoma
sikwenza bona uhlule.
15“Akhese uqale imvubu
engayidala kanye nawe:
Yona idla utjani njengekomo.
16Mbala, amandlayo asedinini,
ubukunzi bayo busemisipheni yesisu sayo.
17Iqinisa umsilayo njengomsedari,
imisipha yesidunu sayo iyararamala.
18Amathambayo amhlanga wekoporo,
iimbambo zayo zimigqala yesimbi.
19Iphuma phambili eendalweni zakaZimu,
isidalwa esiziphathele iinsabula.
20Ilethelwa isibiko seentaba,
zoke iinlwana zommango zidlala phambi kwayo.
21Ilala emthunzini wemithi eseqadi komlambo,
izifihle emgabeni wesitete.
22Imithi leyo iyembesa ngomthunzi,
izombelezwe miyezani esemilanjaneni.
23Lokha umlambo nawuthwala iingodo,
yona ayiphazami,
iyazigedla lokha iJordana nayigobhoza
phezu kwayo.
24Ukhona ongayibamba ngamehlo,
ayihlabe ngesigodo epumulweni na?
