UJobe 4

₂“Uma umuntu ezama ukukhuluma nawe,

uzokhathazeka yini na?

Ngubani ongazibamba angasho lutho na?

₃Yebo, ubafundisile abaningi,

waqinisa izandla ezintekenteke.

₄Amazwi akho aphakamisa okhubekayo,

aqinisa amadolo antekenteke naxegayo.

₅“Uma sekufike kuwe, awusenasineke.

Uma sekuthinta wena uyadangala.

₆Ukwesaba kwakho uNkulunkulu

akusilo yini ithemba lakho,

nokwethembeka kwezindlela zakho,

akusiso yini isisekelo sakho na?

₇Ake ukhumbule ukuthi

ngubani owake

wabhujiswa engenacala na?

Babhujiswa kuphi abalungileyo na?

₈Ngibabonile abahlwanyela inkohlakalo,

nabalima inkathazo, bavuna inhlupheko.

₉Ngokuphephetha kukaNkulunkulu bayabhubha,

ngomoya wentukuthelo yakhe, bayashabalala.

₁₀Ukubhodla kwengonyama,

nomsindo webhubesi, kuyathula,

namazinyo amabhongo amabhubesi ayephuka.

₁₁Ibhubesi elinamandla liyafa

ngenxa yokweswela impango,

amawundlu ebhubesi ayahlakazeka.

₁₂“Izwi lafika isinyenyela kimi,

indlebe yami yezwa ukunyenyeza kwalo.

₁₃Phakathi kwemicabango yemibono yasebusuku,

lapho abantu sebehlelwe ngubuthongo obunzima,

₁₄ngafikelwa yingebhe nokuthuthumela

okwaqhaqhazelisa wonke amathambo ami.

₁₅Kwedlula umoya ebusweni bami,

waqubula uhlevane esikhumbeni sami.

₁₆Kwema kwathi phuhle,

kodwa angikwazanga

ukubona isimo sakho.

Kwakumi okuthile phambi kwami,

ngezwa ukunyenyeza nezwi, lithi:

₁₇‘Umuntu angalunga yini kunoNkulunkulu na?

Umuntu uhlambulukile yini kunoMenzi wakhe na?

₁₈Bheka, akethembi

ngisho izinceku zakhe,

nezingelosi zakhe uzibeka icala.

₁₉Kakhulu kangakanani-ke

labo abahlezi ezindlini zodaka,

abasisekelo sabo sisothulini,

abachotshozwa njengenundu na?

₂₀Kusukela ekuseni

kuze kube kusihlwa bayagxotshwa,

bayabhubha kuze kube phakade

kungekho nonake utho ngabo.

₂₁Intambo yethende labo

ayibhonculiwe yini kubo,

futhi bafe bengenakho ukuhlakanipha na?’ ”