UJobe 38

₂“Ngubani lo owenza mnyama isiluleko

ngamazwi angenalwazi na?

₃Bopha izinkalo zakho njengendoda;

ngizakukubuza, wena ungazise.

₄Wawukuphi,

lapho ngasekela umhlaba, na?

Ngitshele, uma ukwazi ukuqonda.

₅Ngubani owanquma izilinganiso zawo,

ngokuba uyakwazi phela!

Ngubani owelula umucu wokulinganisa phezu kwawo na?

₆Izisekelo zawo zabekwa phezu kwani na?

Ngubani owabeka itshe lawo legumbi,

₇lapho izinkanyezi zokusa zahlabelela kanyekanye,

nawo onke amadodana kaNkulunkulu ajabula, na?

₈“Ngubani owavalela ulwandle ngezicabha,

lapha lwabhoboka kungathi lwaphuma esiswini,

₉lapho ngabeka amafu aba yisambatho salo,

nesigayegaye saba yimbeleko yalo,

₁₀nalapho ngalumisela umncele wami,

ngamisa imigoqo nezicabha,

₁₁ngathi:

‘Uyakufika lapha, kepha ungadluli;

lapha amaza akho aziqhenyayo ayakumiswa,’ na?

₁₂“Emihleni yakho uyalile ukusa,

wazisa umthende wokusa indawo yawo

₁₃ukuba ubambe amagumbi omhlaba,

ababi bathintithwe kuwo, na?

₁₄Uguquka njengebumba lophawu lokunamathelisa;

konke kuqhamuka kungathi kwembesiwe.

₁₅Ababi sebenqatshelwe ukukhanya kwabo,

nengalo ephakemeyo yaphuliwe.

₁₆“Wake wangena emithonjeni yolwandle,

wahamba phansi otweni, na?

₁₇Amasango okufa uwavulelwe,

wabona amasango ethunzi lokufa, na?

₁₈Uqondile ububanzi bomhlaba na?

Yisho, uma ukwazi konke.

₁₉“Iphi indlela eya lapho kuhlala khona ukukhanya,

nobumnyama-ke, iphi indawo yabo,

₂₀ukuze ukuyise emkhawulweni wakho,

uqonde imikhondo yendlu yakho, na?

₂₁Angithi uyakwazi,

ngokuba wawusuzelwe,

nomumo wemihla yakho mkhulu, na?

₂₂“Wake wangena ezinqolobaneni zeqhwa,

wabona izinqwaba zesichotho,

₂₃engiziqongelele isikhathi sokuhlupheka

nosuku lokulwa nolwempi, na?

₂₄Iphi indlela eya lapho ukukhanya

kwahlukaniselwa khona,

nalapho umoya wasempumalanga

uhlakazekela khona emhlabeni, na?

₂₅Ngubani ovulele ukuchichima kwamanzi umsele

nonyazi lokuduma indlela,

₂₆ukunisa imvula emhlabeni

lapho kungekho muntu khona,

nasehlane elingenamuntu,

₂₇ukusuthisa ihlane kwahlongasibi,

nokuhlumisa uhlaza, na?

₂₈Kukhona uyise wemvula na?

Ngubani owazala amathonsi amazolo na?

₂₉Iqhwa lavela esiswini sikabani,

nesithwathwa sazalwa ngubani, na?

₃₀Amanzi ayacasha kungathi ayitshe;

ubuso botwa buhlangene.

₃₁“Ungabopha amaketanga esiLimela,

uthukulule izintambo zeMpambano, na?

₃₂Ungakhipha izinkanyezi ngesikhathi sazo,

uhole iBhere* nabantwana balo, na?

₃₃Uyazazi izimiso zasezulwini,

umise ukumisa kwazo emhlabeni, na?

₃₄“Ungaphakamisela izwi lakho emafwini,

ukuze amanzi amaningi akusibekele, na?

₃₅Ungathuma imibani ukuba ihambe,

isho kuwe, ithi: ‘Bheka, silapha’?

₃₆Ngubani obeke ukuhlakanipha phakathi komuntu,

ngubani onika ukuqonda enhliziyweni na?

₃₇Ngubani ongabala amafu ngokuhlakanipha,

ngubani ongathulula izimvaba zasezulwini,

₃₈lapho uthuli luphenduka isigaxa,

namagabade anamathelane, na?

₃₉“Uyazingelela ibhubesikazi impango,

usuthise iphango lamabhongo,

₄₀lapho elala emihumeni yawo,

ehlezi esikhundleni eqamekele, na?

₄₁Ngubani olungisela igwababa ukudla kwalo,

lapho amaphuphu alo ekhala kuNkulunkulu,

ezulazula ngokuswela ukudla, na?