UJobe 24

₁“Kungani ukuba uSomandla

angazibekeleli izikhathi zokwahlulela,

abamaziyo babone imihla yakhe, na?

₂Imincele iyasuswa;

bahlwitha imihlambi, bayiklabise.

₃Bamukisa imbongolo yezintandane,

nenkomo yomfelokazi bayayithatha ibe yisibambiso.

₄Bafuzula abaswelayo endleleni;

abampofu bomhlaba bacasha ndawonye.

₅Bheka, njengezimbongolo ehlane

bayaphumela emisebenzini yabo befunisisa ukudla;

ihlane lingukudla kwabo abakunika abantwana babo.

₆Emasimini bavuna ifoliji;*

bakhothoza esivinini somubi.

₇Ebusuku balala nqunu bengenangubo,

bengenanto yokuzisibekela emakhazeni.

₈Bamanzi ngezihlambi zasezintabeni;

basingatha idwala bengenasiphephelo.

₉Intandane ihlwithwa ebeleni,

nengane yompofu ithathwa ibe yisibambiso,

₁₀bahambe nqunu bengenangubo,

bethwele izithungu, belambile.

₁₁Benza amafutha phakathi kwezingange zabahluphi;

banyathela izikhamo zewayini,

kepha bayoma.

₁₂Bexoshwe emzini abafayo bayabubula;

imiphefumulo yabalimeleyo iyakhala,

kepha uNkulunkulu akanaki lokho okubi.

₁₃“Bakhona abakuhlubukile ukukhanya;

abazi indlela yakho,

abanamatheli emikhondweni yakho.

₁₄Umbulali uvuka ekuseni,

abulale ompofu noswelayo;

ebusuku unjengesela.

₁₅Iso lesiphingi libheka ukuhlwa

ngokuthi: ‘Malingangiboni iso,’

sisithe ubuso baso.

₁₆Bafohla izindlu sekumnyama;

emini bayazivalela;

ukukhanya abakwazi.

₁₇Ngokuba ithunzi lokufa kubo bonke labo linjengokusa,

lokhu beyazi ingebhe yethunzi lokufa.

₁₈“Banejubane ebusweni bamanzi;

izabelo zabo ziqalekisiwe emhlabeni;

abasayikuphendukela endleleni yezivini.

₁₉Ukoma nokushisa kuyaqeda amanzi eqhwa;

kanjalo indawo yabafileyo labo abonileyo.

₂₀Isizalo siyamkhohlwa;

izimpethu ziyamsobozela;

akasayikukhunjulwa;

ukungalungi kuyaphulwa njengomuthi.

₂₁Uyayidla inyumba engazaliyo;

akenzeli umfelokazi okuhle.

₂₂Uyadonsa namaqhawe ngamandla akhe;

uyavuka; akakho osenethemba lokuphila.

₂₃UNkulunkulu uyamnika ukuba alondeke, asekelwe;

kepha amehlo akhe aphezu kwezindlela zabo.

₂₄Bayaphakanyiswa;

emva kwesikhashana abasekho;

bayaphela njengabanye, bafe;

babuna njengezihloko zezikhwebu.

₂₅“Uma kungenjalo,

ngubani ongangenza onamanga,

awenze ize amazwi ami, na?”