UJobe 34

₂“Yizwani amazwi ami,

nina zihlakaniphi,

nibeke indlebe kimi nina zazi.

₃Ngokuba indlebe iyavivinya amazwi,

njengokuba ulwanga luzwa ukudla.

₄Masizikhethele okulungileyo,

sazi phakathi kwethu okuhle.

₅Ngokuba uJobe uthe: ‘Ngilungile;

uNkulunkulu ususile ukwahlulelwa kwami.

₆Phezu kokwahlulelwa kwami ngishaywa onamanga;

inxeba lami alinakupholiswa,

noma ngingenasiphambeko.’

₇Ngumuphi umuntu onjengoJobe

ophuza usulu njengamanzi,

₈ohamba ngokwazana nabenza okubi,

ahambisane nabantu ababi, na?

₉Ngokuba uthi: ‘Akunalusizo kumuntu

ukuba azane noNkulunkulu.’

₁₀“Ngalokho ngizweni nina bantu abanokuqonda;

makube kude noNkulunkulu ukuba enze okubi,

nakuSomandla ukuba enze ukona.

₁₁Ngokuba uyabuyisela kumuntu njengokwenza kwakhe,

atholise kube yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe.

₁₂Impela uNkulunkulu akenzi okubi;

uSomandla kahlanekezeli ukwahlulela.

₁₃Ngubani owambeka phezu komhlaba na?

Ngubani owamisa izwe lonke na?

₁₄Uma ebeyakuzibheka yena,

azibuyisele umoya wakhe nomphefumulo wakhe,

₁₅inyama yonke ibiyakufa kanyekanye,

umuntu abuyele othulini.

₁₆“Uma unengqondo, yizwa lokhu,

ulalele izwi lokukhuluma kwami.

₁₇Imbala ozonda ukwahlulela uyakubusa na?

Uyakumlahla olungileyo nonamandla

₁₈oshoyo enkosini ukuthi:

‘Muntu omubi,’

nasezikhulwini: ‘Mashinga,’

₁₉ongakhethi ubuso bezikhulu,

onganaki ocebileyo kunompofu, na?

Ngokuba bonke bangumsebenzi wezandla zakhe.

₂₀Bayafa ngokuphazima kweso;

phakathi kwamabili abantu bayathuthumela,

banyamalale;

amaqhawe ayasuswa,

kepha kungengasandla.

₂₁“Ngokuba amehlo akhe akuzo izindlela zomuntu;

ubona zonke izinyathelo zakhe.

₂₂Abukho ubumnyama,

nethunzi lokufa alikho,

lapho abenza okubi bengacasha khona.

₂₃Ngokuba akadingi ukuba abelokhu ebheka umuntu

ukuba aye kuNkulunkulu ukwahlulelwa.

₂₄Uyaphahlaza abanamandla,

kungahlolwanga,

amise abanye ezikhundleni zabo.

₂₅Ngalokho uyazi imisebenzi yabo;

uyabagumbuqela ebusuku,

bachotshozwe.

₂₆Uyabashaya njengababi

endaweni lapho bebonwa khona,

₂₇ngokuba bachezuka ekumlandeleni,

abanakanga neyodwa yezindlela zakhe,

₂₈baze benza ukuba ukukhala kwabampofu kufike kuye,

wezwa ukukhala kwabahluphekayo.

₂₉Lapho yena ethula,

ngubani ongalahla,

nalapho ethukusa ubuso bakhe,

ngubani ongambona na?

Ubusa ngokufananayo,

noma kuyisizwe noma kungumuntu,

₃₀ukuba kungabusi muntu ongenaNkulunkulu,

abantu bacushwe.

₃₁“Ngokuba ukhona oke wathi kuNkulunkulu:

‘Ngithweswe icala noma ngingonanga, na?

₃₂Lokhu engingakuboni,

ngifundise khona;

uma ngenzile okubi,

angisayikukuphinda.’

₃₃Uyakuphindisela njengokuthanda

kwakho, lokhu ukwenqaba, na?

Ngokuba nguwe ozakukhetha,

akusimina;

khuluma okwaziyo.

₃₄“Abantu abanokuqonda bayakusho kimi,

yebo, nezihlakaniphi,

lapho zingizwa, ziyakuthi:

₃₅‘UJobe ukhuluma engenalwazi;

amazwi akhe awanangqondo.’

₃₆Sengathi uJobe angavivinywa kuze kube sekupheleni,

ngokuba uphendula njengabantu ababi.

₃₇Ngokuba uyenezela ukuhlubuka esonweni sakhe;

ushaya ihlombe phakathi kwethu,

andise amazwi akhe kuNkulunkulu.”