UJobe 15

₂“Ohlakaniphileyo uyakuphendula

ngokwazi okungumoya nje,

agcwalise isisu ngomoya wasempumalanga, na?

₃Aphikisane ngamazwi angasizi

lutho nangezinkulumo ezingenalusizo na?

₄Yebo, uyachitha ukwesaba,

unciphisa ukuzindla phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

₅Ngokuba ububi bakho buyafundisa umlomo wakho;

ukhetha ulimi lwabanobuqili.

₆Ngumlomo wakho okulahlayo,

akusimi;

izindebe zakho ziyafakaza ngawe.

₇Ungumuntu wokuqala owazalwayo na?

Wavela ngaphambi kwezintaba na?

₈Uzwile imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu,

wazigodlela wedwa ukuhlakanipha na?

₉Wazini esingayazi thina na?

Uqonda ntoni engekho kithina na?

₁₀Kithina kukhona izimpunga namakhehla

amadala kunoyihlo.

₁₁Zincane yini kuwe izinduduzo zikaNkulunkulu,

nezwi elikhulunywa kahle kuwe na?

₁₂Umukiselwani yinhliziyo yakho na?

Kungani ukuba amehlo akho aphayizele,

₁₃uphendulele kuNkulunkulu ukufutheka kwakho,

ukhiphe amazwi emlonyeni wakho na?

₁₄Uyini umuntu ukuba abe ngohlambulukileyo,

nozelwe ngowesifazane ukuba alungisiswe, na?

₁₅Bheka, nabangcwele bakhe akabethembi,

nezulu alihlambulukile emehlweni akhe;

₁₆kakhulu kangakanani onengekayo nowonakeleyo,

umuntu ophuza ukona njengamanzi, na?

₁₇“Ngiyakukwazisa, ungilalele;

ngiyakukulandisa engikubonileyo

₁₈lokho izihlakaniphi ezikubonakalisile,

zikuthathe koyise, zingakufihlanga,

₁₉zona ezaphiwa zodwa izwe,

kungadabulanga kuzo umfokazi ngokuthi:

₂₀Umuntu omubi uyazibinya imihla yonke,

umumo weminyaka othukuselwe isidlwangudlwangu.

₂₁Izwi lengebhe lisezindlebeni zakhe;

lapho ehlezi kahle,

uyakufikelwa ngumphangi.

₂₂Akethembi ukuthi uyakubuya ebumnyameni;

uyalindelwa yinkemba.

₂₃Uyazulazulela ukudla: kuphi na?

Uyazi ukuthi usuku lobumnyama selungasesandleni sakhe.

₂₄Ukuhlupheka nosizi kuyamethusa;

kuyamahlula njengenkosi ezilungiselele impi,

₂₅ngokuba waselulela isandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu,

wazigabisa kuSomandla.

₂₆Wamdumela ngentamo elukhuni,

nangamaqhubu adumbileyo amahawu akhe,

₂₇ngokuba wasibekela ubuso bakhe ngamafutha akhe,

wenza umvingqi okhalweni lwakhe.

₂₈Wahlala emizini ebiyakuchithwa,

nasezindlini ebezingahlalwa,

ezaziyakuba ngamanxiwa nje.

₂₉Akayikuceba, nemfuyo yakhe ayiyikuma,

nokudla kwakhe akuyikukhothamela phansi.

₃₀Akayikusuka ebumnyameni;

ilangabi liyakushisa amagatsha akhe,

amuke ngokuphefumula komlomo kaNkulunkulu.

₃₁Makangethembi ezeni, ezikhohlisa,

ngokuba ize liyakuba ngumvuzo wakhe.

₃₂Kuyakufezwa kungakabi yisikhathi,

negatsha lakhe alisayikuba luhlaza.

₃₃Uyakuvuthulula igwanya lakhe njengomvini,

alahle imbali yakhe njengomnqumo.

₃₄Ngokuba ibandla labangenaNkulunkulu liyakuba

yinyumba,

umlilo uqede amatende abathengwa ngemivuzo.

₃₅Bakhulelwe ingozi, bazala ukona;

isisu sabo silungisela inkohliso.”