UJobe 21

₂“Yizwani nokuzwa amazwi ami;

lokhu makube yinduduzo evela kini.

₃Ngivumeleni ukuba nami ngikhulume;

nalapho sengikhulumile, klolodani.

₄“Mina-ke, ukukhala kwami kungomuntu na?

Ngingekhathazeke na?

₅Ngibukeni, nimangale,

nibeke izandla emilonyeni yenu.

₆Lapho ngikhumbula nje,

ngishaywa luvalo;

ukwesaba kubamba inyama yami.

₇Ababi baphilelani,

baze babe badala,

yebo, bakhule emandleni, na?

₈Inzalo yabo iyema phambi kwabo kanye nabo,

nabantwana babo phambi kwamehlo abo.

₉Izindlu zabo zinokuthula, azinangebhe;

uswazi lukaNkulunkulu aluphezu kwabo.

₁₀Inkunzi yabo iyakhwela, kayiphuthi;

inkomo yabo iyazala, kayiphunzi.

₁₁Bakhipha izingane zabo njengomhlambi;

abantwana babo bayagida.

₁₂Bahlabelela ngesigubhu nangehabhu,*

bathokoza ngezwi lomtshingo.

₁₃Baqeda imihla yabo ngokuhle,

behlela endaweni yabafileyo ngokuthula.

₁₄Nokho bathi kuNkulunkulu:

‘Suka kithi,

asifuni ukwazi izindlela zakho.

₁₅USomandla uyini ukuba simkhonze na?

Siyakuzuzani, uma sikhuleka kuye, na?’

₁₆Bhekani, inhlanhla yabo ayisesandleni sabo;

icebo lababi malibe kude nami.

₁₇“Kukangaki isibani sababi sicimeka,

nengozi ibehlela,

babelwe izabelo ngentukuthelo, na?

₁₈Babeyakuba njengezibi phambi komoya,

nanjengamakhoba aphephethwa yisiphepho.

₁₉UNkulunkulu ubekela abantwana babo ububi babo;

yebo, kodwa makabuphindisele kubo uqobo ukuba babazi.

₂₀Awabo amehlo mawabone ukuchithwa kwabo,

bona baphuze ukufutheka kukaSomandla.

₂₁Banokujabula kuni endlini yabo emva kwabo,

lapho umumo wezinyanga zabo usunqunyiwe, na?

₂₂UNkulunkulu uyakufundiswa ukwazi,

yena owahlulela abaphakemeyo, na?

₂₃“Omunye ufa esemi kahle kukho konke,

ezinzile, enokuthula.

₂₄Izinhlangothi zakhe zigcwele amafutha;

umnkantsha wamathambo akhe umanzi.

₂₅Omunye ufa enomphefumulo onomunyu,

engazange adle okuhle.

₂₆Balala phansi othulini kanyekanye;

izimpethu ziyabasibekela.

₂₇Bhekani, ngiyazi imicabango yenu,

namacebo enu eniyakungona ngawo.

₂₈Nithi: ‘Iphi indlu yezikhulu,

liphi itende lokuhlala kwababi, na?’

₂₉Anibuzanga abadlula endleleni,

nibazi ubufakazi babo

₃₀bokuthi omubi ugodlelwa usuku lokubhujiswa

nokuthi bayamukiswa ngosuku lwentukuthelo, na?

₃₁Ngubani oyakumtshela indlela yakhe ebusweni bakhe?

Ngubani oyakumphindisela ngalokho akwenzileyo na?

₃₂Uyayiswa ethuneni, kulindwe elibeni.

₃₃Amagabade asesigodini ayakuba mnandi kuye;

bonke abantu bayakudonswa emva kwakhe,

njengokuba bengenakubalwa nababe phambi kwakhe.

₃₄“Pho, ningiduduzelani ngeze,

lokhu ezimpendulweni zenu kusele inkohliso nje, na?”