UYOBI 34

₂“Hoyina, nani nina zilumko;

khanibek' iindlebe, nani zingqondi!

₃Ukutya kungcanyulwa lulwimi,

ke yona intetho iviwa ziindlebe.

₄Makhe sikhethe oko kulungileyo;

ewe, masiphicothe oko kufanelekileyo.

₅“Kaloku uYobi uthi: ‘Ndimsulwa,

kodwa uThixo undivimb' ubulungisa.

₆Nangona ndinyanisekile, ndiphathwa okwexoki;

nangona ndingenatyala, utolo lwakhe lundingxwelerhile.’

₇Wakha wakho phi ofana noYobi lo,

osoloko ehlalele ukuphoxisa,

₈umnt' osoloko ethene mbende nabenzi bobubi,

ohlal' eqhogene nezikhohlakali?

₉Kaloku yena uthi:

‘Akumncedi lutho umntu

ukuzimisela ukukholisa uThixo.’

₁₀“Kambe ke ndiphulaphuleni, zingqondi:

kukude lé kuThixo ukwenza ububi,

kuSomandla ukwenza ubugwenxa.

₁₁Kuye umntu uvuna loo nto ayilimileyo;

umntu umphatha ngokwehambo yakhe.

₁₂Hayi bo, uThixo akayenzi inkohlakalo;

uSomandla akabugqwethi ubulungisa.

₁₃Kakade ngubani owammiselayo ukuba alawule ihlabathi?

Ngubani owambeka ukuba alongamele lonke elimiweyo?

₁₄Xa ebenokusuka azimisele

awunqamle umoya wakhe nempefumlelo yakhe

₁₅konke okuphilayo kungasuka kutshabalale,

noluntu lonke lubuyele kwaseluthulini.

₁₆“Ngaba uyaqiqa na – phulaphula ke!

Bek' iindlebe ndithethe.

₁₇Umchasi-mthetho angalawula njani?

Ke wena ungamgweba njani uThixo

eyingangalala yelungisa nje?

₁₈Kaloku nakukumkani yena unokuthi: ‘Awunto yanto;’

aze kwizidwangube athi: ‘Nizizinto ezikhohlakeleyo.’

₁₉UThixo akakhethi buso nakumatshawe;

nesityebi akasilungiseleli ngaphezu kwehlwempu;

kaloku bonke bangumsebenzi wezandla zakhe.

₂₀Bafa ngephanyazo ezinzulwini zobusuku;

bayagungqiswa abantu, bafe;

kwanezihandiba ziyawa zingawiswanga mntu.

₂₁“Kaloku yena uzijongile iindlela zabantu;

uwabona onke amanyathelo abo.

₂₂Kaloku akukho thunzi nantsunguzi yabumnyama

apho abenzi bobubi bangazifihla khona.

₂₃KuThixo akuyomfuneko ukubancwina ngakumbi abantu

xenikweni ebasa ematyaleni.

₂₄KuThixo akukho mfuneko yaluphando

xa abakhiqayo abasezintanjeni,

aze amisele abanye ezikhundleni zabo.

₂₅Kaloku uyazazi izenzo zabo;

ubabhukuqa ngobusuku babhange.

₂₆Xa sukuba ebohlwaya ngenxa yobugwenxa babo,

loo nto uyenza esidlangalaleni.

₂₇Andithi na kaloku basuke bakreqa,

ababi sazikhathalela iindlela zakhe?

₂₈Ohlelelekileyo bamtsho wazibika kuThixo,

waza ke yena wasiva isikhalo sabasweleyo.

₂₉Xa athe cwaka ngubani ongamgwebayo?

Naxa efihle ubuso bakhe ngubani ongambonayo?

Nguye ngokwakhe olawula uluntu nezizwe,

₃₀ukuze athintele isikhohlakali ekulawuleni,

singababekeli umgibe abantu.

₃₁“Ukuba ngaba umntu ebenokuthi kuThixo:

‘Ndikuvukele, kodwa andiyi kuphinda ndone.

₃₂Ndifundise oko ndingenako ukukubona.

Ukuba ndenze ubugwenxa andisayi kuphinda ndenjenjalo.’

₃₃Ngaba uThixo uthi useza kumohlwaya

ngenxa yokumvukela kwakhe?

Zikhethele ngokwakho, ingabi ndim.

Into oyaziyo yithethe.

₃₄“Kambe ke iingqondi zosuka zithi,

ewe, izilumko zona zingathi:

₃₅‘UYobi uthethiswa kukungazi;

ewe, akathethi, koko uyabhibhidla.’

₃₆Akwaba uYobi ebenokucikidwa ngokupheleleyo,

kuba impendulo yakhe ifana neyendoda ekhohlakeleyo.

₃₇Ewe, esi sono sakhe uyasandisa,

kuba kaloku usuka adlongozele,

aqhwabe ngolunya izandla zakhe phakathi kwethu,

atheth' umlembelele ngoThixo.”