UJobe 11

₂“Awayikuphendulwa amazwi amaningi kangaka na?

Umuntu oliphoshophosho angathethelelwa na?

₃Ukugavuza kwakho kuthulisa abantu na?

Nalapho ukloloda,

akakho ongakuhlaza na?

₄Ngokuba uthi:

‘Ukufundisa kwami kulungile;

ngimhlophe emehlweni akho.’

₅Sengathi uNkulunkulu angakhuluma,

akuvulele izindebe zakhe,

₆akwazise izimfihlakalo zokuhlakanipha,

ngokuba ukuqonda kwakhe kuninginingi,

uze wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu,

ukuba kube kuhle kuwe,

wenza ukuba ikhohlakale inxenye yecala lakho.

₇“Ungathola imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu na?

Ungamfumana uSomandla kuze kube sekupheleleni kwakhe na?

₈Kuphakeme njengezulu – ungenzani na?

Kujulile kunendawo yabafileyo – ungazini na?

₉Isilinganiso sakho side kunomhlaba,

sibanzi kunolwandle.

₁₀Uma edlula, avalele,

abizele ekwahluleleni,

ngubani ongamkhalima na?

₁₁Ngokuba uyabazi abantu ababi;

lapho ebona ukona, akayikukunaka na?

₁₂Umuntu oyize uyakuba nengqondo,

nxa ithole lembongolo yasendle lizalwa libe ngumuntu.

₁₃“Uma ulungisa inhliziyo yakho,

welulele izandla zakho kuye;

₁₄uma udedisele kude ukona okusesandleni sakho,

ungahlalisi ububi ematendeni akho,

₁₅khona uyakuphakamisa ubuso bakho ungenamahloni,

uqine, ungesabi.

₁₆Ngokuba uyakukhohlwa ukuhlupheka kwakho,

ukukhumbule kunjengamanzi adlulileyo.

₁₇Ukuphila kwakho kuyakusa kunemini;

noma kuhlwa, kuyakuba njengokusa nje.

₁₈Uyakuba nokwethemba,

ngokuba ithemba likhona;

uyakuphendla,

ulale ngokulondeka.

₁₉Uyakulala, ungethuswa muntu;

abaningi bayakuzincengela kuwe.

₂₀Kepha amehlo ababi ayakufiphala;

abayikuba nandawo yokuphephela;

ithemba labo liyakuba ngukuphuma komphefumulo.”