Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 167

Job 28–33

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

UJobe 28

Inkulumo kaJobe isaqhubeka: umthapho wokuhlakanipha

1“Impela ukhona umthapho wesiliva,

nendawo yegolide abalicwengayo.

2Insimbi iyakhishwa emhlabathini;

amatshe ayancibilikiswa abe yithusi.

3Ubumnyama bubekelwa umkhawulo;

kuyacingwa kuze kube sekupheleni konke

amatshe esigayegaye nethunzi lokufa.

4Baqhekeza umgodi kude nalapho behlala khona abantu,

lapho bekhohlakele khona lunyawo;

bayalenga, bajikajika kude nabantu.

5Umhlaba-ke, kuwona kuvela ukudla,

kepha ngaphansi kwawo uyaphendukezelwa njengangomlilo.

6Amatshe awo ayindawo yamasafire;*

inothuli lwegolide.

7Lowo mgudu awaziwa yinqe,

neso loheshe aliwubonanga.

8Izilwane ezinkulu azihambanga ngawo,

nengonyama ayidlulanga ngawo.

9Uyelulela isandla sakhe etsheni lensengetsha,

agumbuqele izintaba kwasezimpandeni zazo.

10Uqhekeza imihohoba emadwaleni;

iso lakhe liyabona konke okuyigugu.

11Uyavimba imifula ukuba ingaconsi;

imfihlakalo uyayikhiphela ekukhanyeni.

12“Kepha ukuhlakanipha kufumanisekaphi?

Iphi indawo yokuqonda na?

13Umuntu kalazi inani lakho;

akutholakali ezweni labaphilayo.

14Utwa luthi: ‘Akukho kimi;’

ulwandle luthi: ‘Akukho kimi.’

15Akunakuzuzwa ngegolide;

intengo yakho ayinakulinganiswa nesiliva.

16Kungelingane negolide lase-Ofiri,

neshohamu* eliyigugu, nesafire.*

17Igolide nengilazi kungelingane nakho;

akunakwenaniswa ngezinto zegolide elicwengekileyo.

18Akunakukhulunywa ngekorali* nangekristalu;*

intengo yakho iphezu kwamarubi.*

19Itopazi* laseKushe alinakulinganiswa nakho,

kungelingane negolide elicwengekileyo.

20“Ukuhlakanipha kuvelaphi na?

Indawo yokuqonda iphi na?

21Kusithekile emehlweni abo bonke abaphilayo,

kufihliwe ezinyonini zezulu.

22Ukubhujiswa nokufa kuthi:

‘Ngezindlebe zethu sizwile amahemuhemu akho.’

23UNkulunkulu uyaqonda indlela yakho;

yena uyazi indawo yakho.

24Ngokuba uyabeka imikhawulo yomhlaba,

abone konke okuphansi kwezulu.

25Lapho emisela umoya ukusinda kwawo,

elinganisa amanzi ngezilinganiso,

26lapho enzela imvula isimiso,

nonyazi lokuduma indlela,

27khona wakubona, walanda ngakho,

wakuhlela, wakuphenya.

28Wathi kubantu: ‘Bhekani, ukwesaba

iNkosi lokhu kungukuhlakanipha;

ukusuka ebubini kungukuqonda.’ ”

UJobe 29

UJobe ukhumbula inhlalo yakhe yakuqala

1UJobe wabuye waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wathi:

2“Sengathi nga

nginjengasezinyangeni zakuqala,

njengasemihleni uNkulunkulu angigcina ngayo,

3lapho isibani sakhe sasikhanya phezu kwekhanda lami,

ngihamba ebumnyameni ngokukhanya kwakhe,

4yebo, njengasezinsukwini zokuvuthwa kwami,

lapho ubuhlobo bukaNkulunkulu babuphezu kwetende lami;

5lapho uSomandla wabe esenami,

nabantwana bami babe besangizungeza;

6lapho izinyathelo zami zagezwa ngamangqanga,

nedwala elalingakimi langithelela imifula yamafutha.

7“Lapho ngaphuma ngaya esangweni ngasemzini,

ngalungisa isihlalo sami esigcawini,

8izinsizwa zangibona, zacasha,

nezimpunga zasuka zema,

9izikhulu zayeka ukukhuluma,

zabeka izandla emilonyeni yazo;

10izwi labakhulu lathuliswa;

izilimi zabo zanamathela olwangeni lwabo.

11Lapho indlebe yangizwa, yangibusisa,

nalapho iso langibona, langifakazela.

12Ngokuba ngakhulula abampofu abakhalayo

kanye nentandane engenamsizi.

13Isibusiso sobezakubhubha safika phezu kwami;

ngenza inhliziyo yomfelokazi ukuba ihube ngokujabula.

14Ngembatha ukulunga,

kwaba yisambatho kimi;

ukwahlulelwa kwami kwakunjengengubo nomqhele kimi.

15Ngaba ngamehlo ezimpumputhe nezinyawo zezinyonga.

16Nganginguyise wabampofu;

indaba yengingamaziyo ngayiphenya.

17Ngaphula imihlathi yowonayo,

ngahlwitha impango emazinyweni akhe.

18“Ngase ngithi:

‘Ngiyakufa esidlekeni sami,

ngandise izinsuku zami zibe ngangesihlabathi.

19Impande yami iyazivulela amanzi;

amazolo alala ubusuku bonke egatsheni lami;

20udumo lwami lusha njalo kimi,

umnsalo wami wenziwa musha esandleni sami.’

21“Abantu bangilalela belinda;

bathula ngesiluleko sami.

22Emva kwamazwi ami ababe besakhuluma;

amazwi ami aconsela phezu kwabo.

23Bangilindela njengemvula;

bangikhamisela imilomo yabo

njengokukhamisela imvula yamuva.

24Ngabahleka bengenakukholwa;

ukukhanya kobuso bami kabakufiphazanga.

25Uma ngangikhethile izindlela zabo,

ngangiyakuhlala emqoka,

ngahlalisa okwenkosi empini,

njengoduduza abalilayo.

UJobe 30

UJobe ukhala ngokudelelwa kwakhe. NoNkulunkulu uqobo uyisitha sakhe

1“Kepha manje abancane

ngeminyaka kunami bayangihleka,

oyise babo engangibadelela

ukuba ngingababeki naphakathi kwezinja zezimvu zami.

2Yebo, namandla ezandla zabo angangisiza kanjani,

abantu abaphelile iziphika, na?

3Bondile ngokuswela nangendlala;

baququda ugwadule oluyize, olwaluyilohle nakuqala.

4Bayakha imifino kasawoti ezihlahleni;

izimpande zezinwele zingukudla kwabo.

5Bayaxoshwa phakathi kwabantu;

bamemeza emva kwabo njengasemva kwamasela.

6Bahlala ezigodini ezesabekayo,

nesemihumeni yomhlaba, naseziweni.

7Bayakhonya phakathi kwezihlahla;

phansi kwezimbabazane bayabuthana,

8bengabantwana beziwula,

abantwana babangenamagama,

beshaywa, bexoshwa ezweni.

9“Manje sengihaywa yibo,

yebo, sengiyisaga sabo.

10Bayanengwa yimi, bemi kude nami;

abayeki ukungikhafulela ngamathe.

11Bakhululile imichilo yabo,

bangithobisa;

balahlile itomu phambi kwami.

12Ngakwesokunene kuvuka amachwensa;

agudlumeza izinyawo zami,

anginqwabelela izindlela zokubhubhisa.

13Achitha umkhondo wami;

asebenzela ukubhujiswa kwami engazibambi.

14Angena kungathi ngesikhala esibanzi;

phakathi kwencithakalo atheleka phezu kwami.

15Ingebhe ithululwa phezu kwami;

njengomoya luyaxoshwa udumo lwami;

inhlalakahle yami iyadlula njengefu.

16“Manje umphefumulo wami uthululiwe phakathi kwami;

izinsuku zosizi zingibambile.

17Ebusuku amathambo ami ayabhotshozwa, asuke kimi;

ubuhlungu obungigedlayo abuphumuli.

18Ngamandla amakhulu umzimba wami wonakele;

unamathela kimi njengentamo yesambatho sami.

19Ungiphonsile odakeni;

sengifana nothuli nomlotha.

20“Ngikhala kuwe,

kepha awungiphenduli;

ngimi lapha, uyangibuka nje.

21Uyaguquka ukuze ungiphathe ngonya;

ngamandla esandla sakho uyangizingela.

22Uyangiphakamisela emoyeni, ungikhwelisa kuwo,

wenze ukuba ngincibilike ngokuhlokoma kwesivunguvungu.

23Ngokuba ngiyazi ukuthi ungiyisa ekufeni

nasendlini yokubuthana kwabaphilayo bonke.

24“Kepha umuntu angelule isandla sakhe encithakalweni,

akhale uma esengozini, na?

25Angimkhalelanga yini ozinsuku zakhe zazilukhuni na?

Umphefumulo wami awuhawukelanga abampofu na?

26Lapho ngabheka okuhle,

kwafika okubi;

ngalindela ukukhanya,

kwafika ubumnyama.

27Izibilini zami ziyaxhuxhuzela,

aziphumuli;

izinsuku zosizi zingehlele.

28Ngihamba ngimnyama,

kungenziwanga yilanga;

ngisukuma ebandleni ngikhala.

29Ngingumfowabo wamakhanka,

nomngane wezintshe.

30Isikhumba sami simnyama,

siyebuza kimi;

amathambo ami ashile ngokushisa.

31Ihabhu* lami seliphenduke isililo,

nomtshingo wami uyizwi labakhalayo.

UJobe 31

UJobe uqinisa ukuthi ukuhamba kwakhe kwakulungile njalo

1“Ngenza isivumelwano namehlo ami:

ngingabuka kanjani intombi na?

2Ngokuba siyini isabelo ebesiyakuvela

kuNkulunkulu phezulu,

nefa likaSomandla ebeliyakuvela ekuphakameni, na?

3Akusikho ukubhubha kwabangalungile

nengozi kwabenza okubi na?

4Yena akaboni izindlela zami,

abale izinyathelo zami zonke, na?

5“Uma ngihambile ngamanga,

nonyawo lwami luphuthume enkohlisweni,

6mangilinganiswe ngesilinganiso esilungileyo,

ukuze uNkulunkulu azi ukuphelela kwami.

7Uma izinyathelo zami zichezukile endleleni,

inhliziyo yami yalandela amehlo ami,

uma kunamathela isisihla ezandleni zami,

8mangihlwanyele, kudle omunye,

yebo, zisishulwe izithelo zami.

9“Uma inhliziyo yami iyengwe ngowesifazane,

ngaqamekela ngasemnyango womakhelwane wami,

10umkami makasilele omunye,

kuguqe abanye phezu kwakhe.

11Ngokuba lokho ngabe kuyicala,

ngabe kungububi bokujeziswa.

12Ngokuba kungumlilo odlayo kuze kube sekubhujisweni,

kusishulwe yonke inzuzo yami.

13“Uma ngidelele ukwahlulelwa kwenceku yami

noma okwencekukazi yami,

lapho bephikisana nami,

14ngiyakwenze njani,

lapho uNkulunkulu evuka,

nalapho engiphenya,

ngingaphendula ngokuthini na?

15Owangenza mina esiswini,

wabenza nabo;

owasibumba esizalweni munye.

16“Uma nginqabele abampofu abakufisayo,

ngenza amehlo omfelokazi ukuba afiphale,

17ngadla ucezu lwami lwesinkwa ngingedwa,

ingaludlanga nentandane

18hhayi, ikhulele kimi kwasebusheni bami njengakuyise;

kwasesizalweni sikamame ngangingumholi wabafelokazi

19uma ngibone obhubhile ngokuswela isambatho,

kungekho okokuzimboza kompofu;

20uma ukhalo lwakhe lungangibusisanga,

uma engafudunyezwanga nguboya bezimvu zami;

21uma ngiphakamisele intandane isandla sami,

ngokuba ngabona usizo lwami esangweni,

22maliwe ihlombe lami esiphangeni,

nengalo yami yaphulwe enkothweni yayo.

23Ngokuba ngesaba ukubhujiswa nguNkulunkulu;

ngenxa yokuphakama kwakhe bengingenakwenza lutho.

24“Uma ngibeke igolide libe yithemba lami,

ngathi egolideni elihle:

‘Ngithemba wena;’

25uma ngithokozile, ngokuba imfuyo yami inkulu

nangokuba isandla sami sithole okuningi;

26uma ngibone ukukhanya ukuthi kuyakhazimula,

nenyanga ukuthi ihamba ngencwazimulo,

27kwayengwa inhliziyo yami esitha,

nomlomo wanga isandla sami,

28nalokho kwakungububi bokujeziswa,

ngokuba ngangimphikile uNkulunkulu phezulu.

29“Uma ngithokozile ngengozi yongizondayo,

ngaxhuma lapho eficwa ngokubi

30kepha angivumelanga ulimi lwami ukuba lone

ngokucela ukuphila kwakhe ngesifungo

31uma abantu betende lami bengashongo ukuthi:

‘Ngubani ongathola umuntu ongasuthanga ngenyama yakhe na?’ –

32abafokazi kabalalanga phandle,

ngavulela izihambi iminyango yami –

33uma ngisibekele iziphambeko zami njengo-Adamu

ngokufihla ububi bami esifubeni sami,

34ngokuba ngesaba isixuku esikhulu,

ngaba novalo lokudelelwa ngabomndeni,

ngaze ngathula, angaphuma emnyango –

35sengathi angaba khona ongizwayo

nantu uphawu lwami, makangiphendule uSomandla –

ngibe nencwadi ayilobileyo omelana nami!

36Ngangiyakuyithwala emahlombe ami,

ngiyibophe ibe ngumqhele kimi,

37ngimlandise ngomumo wezinyathelo zami,

ngisondele kuye njengesikhulu.

38“Uma umhlaba wami ukhalile ngami,

nemisele yawo ililile kanyekanye;

39uma ngidlile izithelo zawo ngingenamali,

ngenza ukuba bafe abaniniwo,

40makuhlume ikhakhasi esikhundleni sikakolweni,

kuvele ukhula endaweni yebhali.”*

Amazwi kaJobe asephelile.

UJobe 32

U-Elihu uyaqhamuka

1Lawo madoda amathathu ayeseyeka ukumphendula uJobe, ngokuba wayelungile emehlweni akhe. 2Lwase luvutha ulaka luka-Elihu, indodana kaBarakeli, umBuzi womndeni kaRamu; ulaka lwakhe lwavuthela uJobe, ngokuba wazithetha yena kunoNkulunkulu. 3Ulaka lwakhe lwavuthela nabangane bakhe abathathu, ngokuba noma bengafumananga impendulo, bamlahla nokho uJobe. 4U-Elihu wayelindele ukukhuluma kuJobe, ngokuba bona babebadala kunaye. 5Lapho u-Elihu esebona ukuthi ayikho impendulo emilonyeni yalawo madoda amathathu, lwavutha ulaka lwakhe.

6U-Elihu, indodana kaBarakeli, umBuzi, wayesethatha-ke, wathi:

“Mina ngisemusha ngeminyaka,

nina nibadala;

ngalokho nganginamahloni,

ngesaba ukunitshela umqondo wami.

7Ngathi: ‘Makukhulume izinsuku,

ubuningi beminyaka bazise ukuhlakanipha.’

8Nokho kukhona umoya kumuntu;

ukuphefumula kukaSomandla kuyabaqondisa.

9Abakhulu abahlakaniphile,

nabadala abaqondi ukwahlulela.

10“Ngalokho ngithi: Ngizweni;

nami ngiyakusho umqondo wami.

11Bhekani, ngilindele amazwi enu,

ngabeka indlebe emiqondweni yenu,

nisaphenya eniyakukusho.

12Nganilalela nina;

bhekani, kwakungekho noyedwa owamahlula uJobe

nowaphendula amazwi akhe phakathi kwenu.

13Maningasho ukuthi:

‘Sifumene ukuhlakanipha;

uNkulunkulu angamphengulula,

hhayi umuntu.’

14Akahlelelanga mina amazwi akhe;

angiyikumphendula ngezinkulumo zenu.

15“Bayakhungatheka, abasaphenduli;

baphelelwa ngamazwi.

16Ngibalindele yini,

uma bengakhulumi, na?

Ngokuba bemi bengasaphenduli.

17Nami ngiyakuphendula okwami,

ngitshengise nami umqondo wami.

18Ngokuba ngigcwele amazwi;

umoya phakathi kwami uyangiqhubezela.

19Bhekani, okuphakathi kwami kunjengewayini elingenambobo;

kucishe ukuqhuma njengezimvaba ezintsha.

20Ngiyakukhuluma ukuba ngikhululeke;

ngiyakuvula izindebe zami ukuba ngiphendule.

21Mangingakhethi ubuso bamuntu,

ngingathophi nobani.

22Ngokuba angikwazi ukuthopha;

uma kunjalo, uMenzi wami angangisusa masinyane.

UJobe 33

U-Elihu ukhuza uJobe ngokusola kwakhe uNkulunkulu

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.”

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