UJobe 39

₁“Uyazi yini isikhathi sokuzala kwamagogo,

uqaphela ukuzala kwezindluzelekazi, na?

₂Ungazibala izinyanga eziziqedayo,

uyasazi isikhathi ezizala ngaso, na?

₃Ziyakhonkobala, zizala amazinyane azo,

zikhiphe okwemihlelo yazo.

₄Amazinyane azo aqina,

akhulela endle;

ayahamba,

angabe esabuyela kuzo futhi.

₅“Ngubani ovumele imbongolo yasendle ukuba ihambe;

ngubani owathukulula izintambo zayo,

₆engenza ihlane libe yindlu yayo,

nezwe likasawoti libe yindawo yayo yokuhlala, na?

₇Ihleka umsindo wedolobha,

ingezwa ukumemeza komshayeli.

₈Okufunyanwa ezintabeni kuyidlelo layo:

ifuna zonke izinto eziluhlaza.

₉“Inyathi iyakuthanda ukukhonza,

ihlale ebusuku emkhombeni wakho, na?

₁₀Ungayibophela inyathi ngentambo emseleni,

ibhuqe izigodi emva kwakho, na?

₁₁Ungayethemba, ngokuba amandla ayo makhulu,

ushiye umshikashika wakho kuyo, na?

₁₂Ungakholwa yiyo ukuba ibuyise imbewu yakho,

iyibuthele esibuyeni sakho, na?

₁₃“Amaphiko entshe ayaphaphaza,

kepha angamakhombe nezimpaphe zothando na?

₁₄Ngokuba iyashiya amaqanda ayo emhlabathini,

iwafudumeze othulini.

₁₅Iyakhohlwa ukuthi unyawo lungawachoboza

nokuthi isilwane sasendle singawanyathela.

₁₆Iphatha kalukhuni amazinyane ayo,

kungathi awasiwo awayo;

ayinangebhe yokuthi umshikashika wayo ungaba yize.

₁₇Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayenza ukuba ikhohlwe ukuhlakanipha,

akayabelanga ukuqonda.

₁₈Lapho indizela phezulu,

ihleka amahhashi nabagibeli bawo.

₁₉“Nguwe onika ihhashi amandla alo,

wembathisile intamo yalo umhlwenga oyephuzelayo, na?

₂₀Ulenze ukuba lixhume njengenkumbi na?

Indumo yokuthimula kwalo iyesabeka.

₂₁Liyaphanda ezigodini,

liyesasa ngamandla alo,

liyaphuma ukuhlangana nezimpi.

₂₂Liyahleka ingebhe, alesabi,

alibuyi phambi kwenkemba.

₂₃Isambo siyalikhehlezela

nomkhonto okhazimulayo, nengcula.

₂₄Ngolaka lwalo nangokufutheka kwalo liyagwinya umhlabathi;

alimi ngokukhala kwecilongo.

₂₅Ekuzwakaleni kwecilongo lithi:

‘Nakho-ke;’

lihogela ukulwa kusekude,

nendumo yezinduna nokumemeza kwazo.

₂₆“Uklebe uyandiza ngokuqonda kwakho,

awelulele ngaseningizimu amaphiko akhe, na?

₂₇Ukhozi lwenyukela phezulu ngezwi lakho,

lwakhe isidleke salo phezulu, na?

₂₈Luhlala esiweni, lwakha khona,

eweni ledwala eliyinqaba yalo.

₂₉Lulapho luhlola ukudla kwalo;

amehlo alo akubona kusekude.

₃₀Amazinyane alo amunca igazi;

lapho kukhona abagwaziweyo,

lukhona nalo.”