UJobe 20

₂“Ngalokho imicabango yami iyangiphendula

ngenxa yokushesha okuphakathi kwami.

₃Ngiyezwa insolo engihlazisayo,

kepha umoya wasengqondweni yami uyangiphendula.

₄“Awukwazi yini ukuba lokhu kungokwasendulo,

selokhu abantu babekwa emhlabeni,

₅ukuthi ukujabula kwababi kufushane,

nokuthokoza kwabangenaNkulunkulu

kungokokuphazima kweso nje, na?

₆Noma ubukhulu bakhe bukhuphukela ezulwini,

nekhanda lakhe lifinyelela emafwini,

₇uyakubhubha kuze kube phakade njengamasimba akhe;

abambonayo bayakuthi: ‘Uphi na?’

₈Uyakundiza njengephupho,

angabe esafunyanwa;

uyakuxoshwa njengombono wasebusuku.

₉Iso elalimgqolozela alisamboni,

nendawo yakhe ayisamboni.

₁₀Abantwana bakhe bayakuzincengela kwabampofu,

izandla zakhe zibuyise impahla yakhe.

₁₁Amathambo akhe agcwele ubusha,

kepha buyakulala phansi kanye naye othulini.

₁₂“Noma ububi bumnandi emlonyeni wakhe,

noma ebufihla phansi kolimi lwakhe,

₁₃noma ebugodla engabushiyi,

kepha ebugcina emlonyeni wakhe,

₁₄kuyaguquka nokho ukudla kwakhe phakathi kwakhe,

kube yinyongo yamabululu ezibilinini zakhe.

₁₅Ugwinyile ingcebo;

uyakubuye ayihlanze;

uNkulunkulu uyakuyikhipha esiswini sakhe.

₁₆Uyakumunca isihlungu samabululu;

ulimi lwenyoka luyakumbulala.

₁₇Akayikubuka imifula,

iminonjana nemifudlana yezinyosi namangqanga.

₁₈Lokho owakukhandlekelayo uyakukubuyisa, angakugwinyi;

ngempahla ayitholileyo akayikujabula.

₁₉Ngokuba ucindezele,

washiya abampofu;

uhlwithile indlu, angabuye ayakhe.

₂₀“Ngokuba wayengazi ukuthula esiswini sakhe;

kayikuphepha nalutho kulokho akufisayo.

₂₁Akusalanga lutho angaludlanga;

ngalokho inhlanhla yakhe ayiyikuma.

₂₂Ekusutheni kokuvama kwakhe uyaminywa;

izandla zakho konke ukuhlupheka ziyakumfikela.

₂₃Kuyakuthi lapho eyakugcwalisa isisu sakhe,

uNkulunkulu aphonse kuye ukuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe,

akunise phezu kwakhe esekudleni.

₂₄Uyabalekela isikhali sensimbi,

kepha ubhotshozwa ngumnsalo wethusi.

₂₅Uyawukhipha uphume emzimbeni wakhe;

nxa uphuma unyampuza enyongweni,

abesehlelwa yingebhe.

₂₆Ubumnyama bonke bubekelelwe ingcebo yakhe;

umlilo ongavuthelwanga uyakuyidla,

uchithe okusele etendeni lakhe.

₂₇Izulu liyakwambula ububi bakhe,

umhlaba umvukele.

₂₈Imfuyo yendlu yakhe iyakumuka,

inyamalale ngomuhla wentukuthelo.

₂₉Lesi siyisabelo somuntu omubi esivela kuNkulunkulu,

nefa alinqunyelweyo nguNkulunkulu.”