UJobe 33

₁“Kepha manje, Jobe mawuzwe amazwi ami,

₂Bheka-ke, sengivula umlomo wami;

ulimi lwami lukhuluma emlonyeni wami.

₃Amazwi ami avela enhliziyweni yami eqotho;

okwaziwa yizindebe zami ziyakukhuluma ngesiminya.

₄Umoya kaNkulunkulu ungenzile,

nokuphefumula kukaSomandla kunginika ukuphila.

₅Uma ukwazi, ngiphendule;

zihlele phambi kwami, ume.

₆Bheka, nginjengawe maqondana noNkulunkulu:

ngibunjiwe nami ngebumba.

₇Bheka, ingebhe ngami ayiyikukugebhezisa,

nesandla sami esiphezu kwakho asiyikukusinda.

₈“Impela wakhuluma ezindlebeni zami,

ngezwa izwi lokukhuluma kwakho ukuthi:

₉Ngimsulwa, anginasiphambeko;

ngimhlophe, akukho okubi kimi.

₁₀Bheka, uthola amathuba ngami,

ungishaya isitha sakhe.

₁₁Ufaka izinyawo zami ezingongolweni,

aqaphele zonke izindlela zami.

₁₂“Bheka, ngiyakuphendula ukuthi awuthethanga kahle lokho,

ngokuba uNkulunkulu mkhulu kunomuntu.

₁₃Umphikiselani ngokuthi:

Akaphenduli nelilodwa lamazwi ami.

₁₄Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ukhuluma kanye,

yebo, nakabili, umuntu engakunaki.

₁₅Ephusheni nasembonweni wasebusuku,

lapho abantu behlelwe ngubuthongo obunzima,

bozela emacansini,

₁₆khona uyavula izindlebe zabantu,

abeke uphawu ekufundisweni kwabo,

₁₇ukuze aphambukise umuntu ekwenzeni kwakhe,

anqume ukuzidla kumuntu;

₁₈unqanda umphefumulo wakhe ekubhujisweni,

nokuphila kwakhe ukuba kungachithwa ngomkhonto.

₁₉Uyajeziswa ngobuhlungu nasecansini lakhe,

nangokulwa okungapheliyo emathanjeni akhe.

₂₀Inhliziyo iyanengwa ngukudla,

nomphefumulo wakhe uzonda ukudla okade ukufisa.

₂₁Inyama yakhe iyadliwa,

ingabe isabonwa;

amathambo akhe akade engabonakali aseqhamukile.

₂₂Umphefumulo wakhe uyasondela egodini,

nokuphila kwakhe kubabulali.

₂₃“Uma kukhona ingelosi kuye,

nehumusha noma yiliphi enkulungwaneni

lokuba litshele umuntu okumlungeleyo,

₂₄uNkulunkulu abeseba nomusa kuye, athi:

‘Mkhulule ukuba angehleli egodini,

sengitholile ihlawulo,’

₂₅inyama yakhe ibe ntsha kuneyomntwana,

abuyele emihleni yobusha bakhe,

₂₆khona uyakunxusa uNkulunkulu ukuba abe nomusa kuye,

abone ubuso bakhe ngokujabula,

abesebuyisela kumuntu ukulunga kwakhe.

₂₇Usehlabelela phambi kwabantu, uthi:

‘Ngonile, ngahlanekezela ukulunga,

kepha akwenziwanga kimi njengokufaneleyo:

₂₈uhlengile umphefumulo wami ukuba ungadluleli egodini;

ngiyakubona ukukhanya ngiphila.’

₂₉“Bhekani, konke lokhu uNkulunkulu uyakwenza

kabili, yebo, kathathu kumuntu

₃₀ukuba abuyise umphefumulo wakhe egodini,

akhanyiselwe ngokukhanya kwabaphilayo.

₃₁Yizwa, Jobe, ungilalele;

thula, mina ngizakukhuluma.

₃₂Uma unamazwi, ngiphendule;

khuluma, ngokuba ngifisa ukukuthethelela.

₃₃Uma ungenawo, ngilalele wena;

thula, ngiyakukufundisa ukuhlakanipha.”