1 Eveni lase-Usi kwakunendvodza, libito layo kunguJobe. Lendvodza yayimsulwa, ilungile, futsi imesaba Nkulunkulu, ikubalekela konkhe lokubi.
2 Jobe abenemadvodzana lasikhombisa nemadvodzakati lamatsatfu,
3 abefuye timvu letatiti-7 000, nemakamela lati-3 000, netinkhabi letiboshelwako letiyinkhulungwane, netimbongolo letinsikati letatingema-500 kanye netisebenti letinyenti kakhulu. Lendvodza yayidvume ngebunjinga lobukhulu, yendlula onkhe emadvodza asemphumalanga.
4 Emadvodzana akhe abevamise kwenta emadzili ngemagema emakhaya awo: abeyaye ameme bodzadzewabo labatsatfu kutsi bete batewudla banatse nawo.
5 Bekutsi kungendlula lesikhatsi semadzili, bese Jobe utfumela kubantfwabakhe abahlambulule. Abevuka ekuseni ngetingweti abentele bonkhe umnikelo wekushiswa ngekwelinani labo, acabanga atsi: “Mhlawumbe bantfwabami bonile bacalekisa Nkulunkulu etinhlitiyweni tabo.” Lona bekungumkhuba waJobe, labewenta njalo nje.
6 Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga emadvodzana aNkulunkulu atsatsa tindzawo tawo embikwaSimakadze, naSathane watfolakala asemkhatsini wawo.
7 Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uphumaphi?” Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Ngiphuma kuyawuhlamahlama emhlabeni lapho bengihambahamba khona ngehla ngenyuka.”
8 Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uyibonile yini inceku yami Jobe? Kute namunye umuntfu longamtfola emhlabeni lofanana naye; umsulwa, ucotfo ngenhlitiyo, ungumuntfu lowesaba Nkulunkulu nalokubalekelako lokubi.”
9 Sathane waphendvula, watsi: “Usho kutsi Jobe abengakukhonta yini, kube abengatfoli lutfo kuwe?
10 Awukambiyeli ngelutsango yini Jobe kanye nemndeni wakhe nako konkhe lanako? Uwubusisile umsebenti wakhe wetandla, waze wamupha ngisho nemihlambi yetifuyo lesetigcwele kulo lonkhe lelive.
11 Kodvwa ase welulele sandla sakho kuko konkhe lanako, ubone kutsi angeke yini akwetfuke.”
12 Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile, konkhe lanako kusetandleni takho, kodvwa ungasibeki sandla sakho emtimbeni wakhe.” Ngako Sathane wahamba, wesuka kuSimakadze.
13 Ngalelinye lilanga atsi emadvodzana nemadvodzakati aJobe adla lidzili anatsa neliwayini endlini yemnakabo lomkhulu,
14 kwefika sigijimi kuJobe, satsi: “Sitsite sisalima ngetinkhabi ensimini, timbongolo tidla lapha eceleni kwato,
15 kwefika emaSabi asihlasela, atitfumba. Tinceku takho atibulele tonkhe ngenkemba; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
16 Satsi sisakhuluma lesigijimi, kwefika lesinye, satsi: “Umlilo waNkulunkulu wehle esibhakabhakeni washisa tonkhe timvu takho kanye nato tonkhe tinceku takho; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
17 Satsi sisakhuluma leso sigijimi, kwefika lesinye, satsi: “EmaKhaledi ente ticheme letintsatfu awatfumba onkhe emakamela akho ahamba nawo. Abulele tonkhe tinceku takho ngenkemba; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
18 Naleso satsi sisakhuluma, kwefika lesinye, satsi: “Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho abedla lidzili anatsa liwayini endlini yemnakabo lomkhulu,
19 kwefika umoya lomkhulu uchamuka ngasehlane, wabhidlita lendlu, onkhe emakona ayo lamane. Ivele yawela etikwabo, bafa bonkhe; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
20 Watsi kube akuve loko Jobe, wasukuma waklebhula timphahla takhe, wahhula inhloko yakhe. Wesuka lapho watilahla phansi emhlabatsini wakhotsama,
21 watsi: “Ngaphuma esiswini samake ngingcunu, kanjalo futsi ngiyawubuyela ngingcunu. Simakadze uphile, Simakadze utsatsile. Alidvunyiswe libito laSimakadze.”
22 Kuko konkhe loku Jobe akazange one ngekutsi asole Nkulunkulu.
1 Kwaphindza futsi kwatsi nangalelinye lilanga emadvodzana aNkulunkulu eta atsatsa tindzawo tawo embikwaSimakadze, naSathane watfolakala asasemkhatsini wawo.
2 Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uphumaphi?” Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Ngiphuma kuyawuhlamahlama emhlabeni, lapho bengihambahamba khona ngehla ngenyuka.”
3 Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uyibonile yini inceku yami Jobe? Kute namunye umuntfu longamtfola emhlabeni lofanana naye; umsulwa, ucotfo ngenhlitiyo, ungumuntfu lowesaba Nkulunkulu nalokubalekelako lokubi. Seloku usabambelele ekwetsembekeni kwakhe, nome wena bewungichukulusha ngekutsi ngimbhubhise ngaphandle kwesizatfu.”
4 Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Sikhumba esikhunjeni! Umuntfu angalahlekelwa nguko konkhe lanako ngenca yemphilo yakhe.
5 Kodvwa ase welule sandla sakho utsintse inyama yakhe nematsambo akhe, ubone kutsi angeke yini akwetfuke.”
6 Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile phela, usetandleni takho; kodvwa ungambulali.”
7 Ngako Sathane wesuka embikwaSimakadze, wesukela Jobe, wamhlasela ngematfumba labutfukako, kusukela ngaphansi kwelunyawo lwakhe kuze kuyewufika etulu elunweleni lwakhe.
8 Jobe watsatsa lucetu lweludzengelo watenwaya ngalo ahleti emlotseni etaleni.
9 UmkaJobe wakhuluma kuJobe, watsi: “Namanje solomane usabambelele yini kulokwetsembeka kwakho? Yetfuka loNkulunkulu wakho, ufe lokungenani!”
10 Jobe wamphendvula, watsi: “Wena ukhulumisa kwemfati losilima. Kantsi sesitakwemukela lokuhle kodvwa yini kuNkulunkulu, singasakwemukeli lokubuhlungu nalokubi?” Kuko konkhe loku Jobe akazange one ngekukhuluma kwakhe.
11 Kwatsi kube bakuve konkhe loko lobekumehlele Jobe, bangani bakhe labatsatfu bo-Elifazi, umThemani, naBildadi, umShuhi, kanye naSofari, umNama, besuka emakhaya abo bahlangana bacondza kuJobe, bayakumlilela nekumdvudvuta.
12 Batsi nabambona basesekhashane, bangete bambona kutsi nguye; bacala bakhala kakhulu, baklebhula imijiva yabo, batitsela ngelutfuli etinhloko tabo.
13 Bahlala naye phansi emhlabatsini emalanga lasikhombisa nebusuku bakhona. Kute nome munye lowase wakhuluma lutfo kuye, ngobe babebona buhlungu lobukhulu labekubo.
1 Emvakwaloko Jobe wakhuluma acalekisa lilanga latalwa ngalo,
2 watsi:
3 “Shangatsi lilanga lengatalwa ngalo lingabhubha, lisuswe nebusuku lekwabikwa ngabo kwatsiwa: ‘Kutelwe umfana!’
4 Shangatsi lelo langa lingaba mnyama, shangatsi naNkulunkulu losezulwini angete alinaka, shangatsi nekukhanya kungete kwakhanya kulo.
5 Shangatsi bumnyama nelitfunti lekufa kungatfumba lelo langa, shangatsi lingambonywa lifu, shangatsi bumnyama bungasibekela kukhanya kwalo.
6 Shangatsi lobo busuku bungabanjwa bumnyama lobukhulu, shangatsi bungete babalwa kanye nalamanye emalanga emnyaka, bungete bafakwa ngisho nakuyinye inyanga.
7 Shangatsi lobo busuku bungabate namunye umuntfu lowemitfwa ngabo, nekujabula kungevakali kubo.
8 Shangatsi labo labacalekisa emalanga bangacalekisa lelo langa, tingcweti letingavusa Leviyathani.
9 Shangatsi tinkhanyeti talo tentsatsakusa tingaba mnyama; shangatsi busuku balo bungemela kukhanya lokungeke kufike, bungaboni ngisho nemisebe yentsatsakusa,
10 ngobe abuzange buyivale iminyango yesisu samake lowangitala, kutewufihla inhlupheko emehlweni ami.
11 “Kodvwa kwentiwa yini kutsi ngingafi mhlazana ngitalwa? Angifanga ngani mhlazana ngiphuma esiswini?
12 Angemukelelani lawo madvolo? Wona lawo mabele angimunyiselani?
13 Ngobe manje ngabe ngitilalele ngekuthula; yebo, ngabe ngitilalele ekuphumuleni.
14 Ngabe ngitiphumulele nemakhosi netindvuna temhlaba labatakhela tindzawo tabo lesetabhidlika.
15 Ngabe ngitiphumulele nebabusi lababenegolide, bagcwalisa tindlu tabo ngesiliva.
16 Nome lokungenani-ke angifihlwanga ngani emhlabatsini njengeluswane lolutelwe lufile, ngibe njengeluswane lolungazange selukubone kukhanya kwelilanga?
17 Lapho-ke ngulapho lababi bayekela khona budlova, nalabakhatsatekile lapho bayaphumula.
18 Lapho netiboshwa titfola kuthula, atisaliva ngisho neliphimbo lalabacindzetelako.
19 Labancane nalabakhulu bakhona lapho, bafanana bonkhe, nesigcili sikhululekile kumphatsi waso.
20 “Kukhanya kunikelwani bantfu labaselusizini? Kona kuphila kunikelwani umuntfu lomphefumulo wakhe udzabukile?
21 Kunikelwani bantfu labakulangatelelako kufa, kodvwa kungefiki, bakuphenyisise kwendlula umcebo lofihliwe?
22 Kunikelwani bantfu labakujabulelako kufika ethuneni, batsakase nabafinyelela emadlizeni?
23 Unikelwani imphilo umuntfu londlela yakhe ifihlakele, umuntfu lovinjetelwe nguNkulunkulu?
24 Sibibitfwane sesikudla kwami, kububula kwami kugeleta njengemanti.
25 Loko bengikwesaba kakhulu sekungehlele, lebengikwesabisa inyoka sekwenteke kimi.
26 Angisenakuthula, nakuphola, nakuphumula. Anginakuphumula, ngiphetfwe kukhatsateka kodvwa.”
1 Elifazi, umThemani, waphendvula watsi:
2 “Nangabe umuntfu atimisele kukhuluma nawe, wena utambeketelela yini? Ngubani nje longake athule angakhulumi?
3 Ase ucabange kutsi banyenti kangakanani bantfu bewubafundzisa, nalababutsakatsaka bewubakhutsata.
4 Emavi akho abesimisa labakhubatelako, acinise nemadvolo lagedletelako.
5 Kodvwa nyalo kuhlupheka sekuhlasele wena, nawe sewujabhile, kuhlupheka sekukusukele, nawe sewuphelelwa ngemandla.
6 Kantsi lokukhonta kwakho Nkulunkulu akukudvudvuti ngani? Bona lobucotfo bakho abukuniki ngani litsemba?
7 “Ase ucabange naku: Wase wambona yini longenacala abhubha? Ngukuphi lapho labalungile bake babulawa khona?
8 Njengobe sengike ngabona kutsi labo labalima bubi bahlanyele kuhlupheka, bavele bavune kona loko.
9 Ngekuphefumula kwaNkulunkulu bayabhubha; ngekuvunguta kwentfukutselo yakhe bayaphela.
10 Emabhubesi angabhodla ahhonge, noko ematinyo alawo mabhubesi lamakhulu ahhumukile.
11 Libhubesi libulawa kweswela kudla, emawundlu elibhubesi abaleke asabalale.
12 “Kwanyenyiselwa livi kimi, tindlebe tami takubamba loko lokwakuhletjwa.
13 Kwatsi emkhatsini wekuvinjetelwa kwami ngemaphupho ebusuku, ngesikhatsi bantfu behlelwa ngulobukhulu butfongo,
14 kwesaba nekutfutfumela kwangigagadlela, kwatfutfumelisa onkhe ematsambo ami.
15 Umoya wantjuza wendlula embikwami, kwasikitela tinwele emtimbeni wami.
16 Wema; kodvwa angizange ngati kutsi kuyini. Kwema intfo embikwemehlo ami, ngase ngiva liphimbo lelihlebako, litsi:
17 ‘Kungenteka yini lobhubhako alunge kakhulu kunaNkulunkulu? Kungenteka yini umuntfu abe msulwa kakhulu kuneMdali wakhe?
18 Nangabe Nkulunkulu angatetsembi tinceku takhe, nangabe tingilosi takhe atibeka licala,
19 kakhulu kangakanani-ke labo labahlala etindlini letakhiwe ngeludzaka, letitisekelo tato tiselutfulini, labo labapitjiteka kalula njengemiyiyane.
20 Babhujiswa emkhatsini wekusa nekuhwalala, babhubha kokuphela kubete nalokunakako loko.
21 Atikadvonswa yini tindophi temathende abo, badzimate bafe bangenakuhlakanipha nje?’ ”
1 “Memeta nawutsandzako, sibone kutsi ngubani lotakuphendvula! Ngubani nje emkhatsini wabo bonkhe labangcwele longajikela ngakuye?
2 Silima siyafa sibulawe tinhlungu tekutfukutsela kwaso, nemona uyababulala labanengcondvo yebuntfwana.
3 Mine ngitibonele ngekwami, silima lesibukeka shangatsi sivikelekile, kodvwa sicalekiso sehlela etikwemuti waso masinyane nje.
4 Bantfwabaso bakhashane kabi nekuphepha, kute namunye lobemelelako emacaleni asetinkhundleni.
5 Sivuno saso sidliwa ngulabalambile, basikhosholote ngisho lesisekhatsi kulamnyama emacobhe. Labomile bahahela umcebo waso kutsi bawufuhlute bawucedze.
6 Bulukhuni abumane bumile phansi nje, yebo, nenhlupheko ayivumbukisi kwemakhowe nje.
7 Kodvwa umuntfu utalelwe kuhlupheka, njengaloku netinhlase tisuka tiye etulu.
8 “Kodvwa kube bekungimi, ngabe ngiyatincengela kuNkulunkulu, ngabe ngibeka yonkhe indzaba yami embikwakhe.
9 Yena wenta timangaliso letingeke tichazwe ngumuntfu, ente nemigilingwane lengeke ibalwe ngumuntfu.
10 Unisa imvula etikwemhlaba, ehlisele emanti etikwematsafa.
11 Uphakamisa labaphansi abayise etulu, labalilako baphakanyiselwe endzaweni lephephile.
12 Ucitsa emacebo emacili, kuze labakwenta ngetandla tabo kungaphumeleli.
13 Ubamba labahlakaniphile kuwo onkhe emacebo abo, nemachinga alabangemacili uwaphambanisa onkhe.
14 Behlelwa bumnyama lobukhasa phansi emini, litsi libalele lise nga, bona bahambe baphumphutsa njengasebusuku.
15 Usindzisa labeswele emlonyeni wekufa, abasindzise nasetidladleni talabo labanemandla sebababambile.
16 Ngako labamphofu ubanika litsemba, bese kutsi kungetsembeki kuvalwe umlomo.
17 “Maye, ubusisiwe umuntfu locondziswa nguNkulunkulu! Ngako ungakwedzeleli kuyalwa nguSomandla.
18 Ngobe yena nome angamilisa tilondza, uphindze atipholise, uyalimata aphindze aphilise ngetandla takhe.
19 Nome ungehlelwa tehlakalo letisitfupha, uyakukusindzisa kuto tonkhe; nome nguletisikhombisa kute lokuyakukulimata.
20 Ngesikhatsi sendlala uyakukusindzisa ekufeni, nasemphini akusindzise enkembeni.
21 Uyawuvikeleka ekushayweni ngemagama, ungesabi nome kufika imbhubhiso.
22 Uyawuyihleka lusulu indlala nembhubhiso, nayifika ngakuwe; awuyikwesatjiswa tilwane temhlaba.
23 Ngobe uyakuba nesivumelwane nematje asematsafeni, netilwane tesiganga tiyawuhlalisana nawe ngekuthula.
24 Uyawukwati kutsi likhaya lakho livikelekile, uyawubala kahle tonkhe timphahla takho utikhandze tiphelele.
25 Uyawukwati kutsi bantfwabakho bayawuba banyenti, nebatukulu bakho bayawuba ngangetjani besiganga.
26 Uyawuya ethuneni ugcwele emandla, wenelisekile ngebudzala njengetitfungo letibutfwa ngesikhatsi sato lesifanele.
27 “Sikuphenyisisile-ke loku, sakukhandza kuliciniso lodvwa. Ngako-ke kuve kahle utibute ukusebentisa kuwe.”
1 Jobe waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Kube tinhlungu tami betingafakwa esikalini tikalwe, nalo lonkhe lusizi lwami lubekwe esilinganisweni;
3 ngempela betingaba matima kwendlula sihlabatsi saselwandle, ngako-ke akumangalisi kutsi emavi ami ashube kangaka.
4 Imicibisholo yaSomandla ingekhatsi, ingihlabile, umoya wami sewunatse shevu wayo. Tesabiso taNkulunkulu ticondzane nami ngco.
5 Imbongolo yesiganga iyakhonya yini nayiseluhlateni? Yona inkhomo iyabhonsa yini nayiseluhlateni?
6 Kudla lokudvuma kuyadliwa yini nakute luswayi? Kona nje bukhona yini bunandzi kulokumhlophe kwelicandza?
7 Kudla lokungabe kondla umtimba wami kusuke kunginamatsele emphinjeni, nasematfunjini kufike kungigulukunye kwente umdvumacolo.
8 “Awu, shangatsi kucela kwami kungevakala, Nkulunkulu amane angiphe loko lengikufunako.
9 Kutsi Nkulunkulu amane asale angisila, angihlwitse ngesandla sakhe angijube.
10 Ngobe loko ngukona bekunganginika kuphumula nekutfokota kuleminjunju lengapheli yemahlaba, ngekutsi angikawaphiki emavi aLongcwele.
11 “Mandlana mani mine lenginawo, kutsi ngisengachubeka ngetsembe? Tsemba lini lengisenalo kutsi ngisengabeketela?
12 Nginemandla elitje yini kantsi mine? Wona lomtimba wami ulitfusi yini?
13 Nginawo yini emandla ekutisindzisa ngekwami, njengobe nje sengemukwe konkhe kwami?
14 “Umuntfu losaphelelwa litsemba kufanele akhutsatwe bangani bakhe labetsembekile, nakhona asakufulatsela kwesaba Somandla.
15 Kodvwa bomnaketfu bangimbulutela njengetibhobhodla temanti, yebo, njengetibhobhodla temanti letiphuphumako tiphindze tome,
16 tibuye tidvungeke tibe mnyama ngekuncibilika kwangcocwane, tigcwale lapho sitfwatfwa sifihlakele khona.
17 Kodvwa tiyoma tingete tageleta ebusika, litsi lingashisa tibaleke emivileni yato.
18 Tindvwendvwe letibekelele ngaleyo ndlela yato tiyeduka, tilahleke, tize tiphelele ehlane.
19 Tindvwendvwe tebaseThema titfungatsana nemanti, netihambi tebaseSheba letitsenga titsengise, tilindzele ngelitsemba.
20 Tiyajabha noko, ngobe betetsemba kakhulu, titsi natifika lapho, tijabhe.
21 Ningiyenge kanjalo-ke nani, nitsite kube nibone lenhlupheko yami, nase nikhweshela emuva ngenca yekwesaba.
22 Ngike ngasho yini ngatsi: ‘Nginikeleleni,’ nome ngatsi: ‘Ngicela ningihlenge’?
23 Ngike ngasho yini ngatsi: ‘Ngikhululeni esandleni sesitsa, ningisindzise etidladleni talabanelunya’?
24 “Ngifundziseni-ke, ngitawubindza, ningikhombise lapho ngone khona.
25 Maye, abuhlungu emavi laliciniso! Kodvwa angisita ngani emavi enu ekuhlakanipha?
26 Ngekwenu netama kulungisa loku lengikukhulumako yini? Lamagama emuntfu losaphelelwa litsemba wona niwenta abe ngumoya yini?
27 Nitawuze nente inkatho, nentele longenayise, nitsengise ngekuntjintjiselane ngemngani wenu.
28 “Kodvwa phela, ase nimane nibe nesihawu, ningibuke nje. Ngingawacala yini mine emanga lapha embikwenu?
29 Ase nicabangisise kabusha, ningangiphatsi ngalokungakafaneli. Ase nicabangisise kahle lendzaba, bucotfo bami sebusebucayini.
30 Bukhona yini bubi kuloku lengikushoko? Umlomo wami ungete wabubona yini bubi nabusenhlitiyweni?”
1 “Umuntfu ute yini umsebenti lomatima lapha emhlabeni? Khona emalanga akhe akanjengawo yini emuntfu locashiwe?
2 Njengesigcili silangatelela ematfunti asentsambama, nanjengemuntfu locashiwe lolindzela ngekulangatelela umholo wakhe,
3 kanjalo nami ngabelwe imihla yekuhlupheka kuletinyanga, ngabelwe busuku beminjunju kulamalanga.
4 Nangilala phansi, ngiyaye ngicabange ngitsi: ‘Ingabe ngiyawuvuka nini?’ Busuku nabo bunyonyobe kancane, ngibe mine ngijilajileka kudzimate kudzabuke kusa.
5 Umtimba wami wembetse timphetfu netincwencwe, sikhumba sami sigatuka cedze kubundvuke bovu etilondzeni tami.
6 “Emalanga ami agijima njengembane, efike ekugcineni asangasenalo litsemba.
7 Khumbula, mane ukhumbule, Nkulunkulu, kutsi imphilo yami ayisilo lutfo, kodvwa ngumphefumulo nje, emehlo ami akasayiwuphindza akubone kujabula.
8 Liso lelingibonako nyalo, alisayiwuphindza lingibone futsi. Uyawungifuna, kodvwa ngiyawube ngingasekho.
9 Njengelifu lelinyamalalako ligcina lingasekho, unjalo-ke nemuntfu losaya ethuneni, akaphindzi abuye.
10 Ngeke aphindze abuyele endlini yakhe, indzawo yakhe ayisayiwuphindza imati.
11 “Ngako ngingeke ngithule, ngitawukhuluma ngikuletinhlungu temoya wami, ngikhonone kulobumunyu bemphefumulo wami.
12 Ngilwandle yini mine, nome ngingumkhoma waselwandle yini, kutsi sewungaze uhlale ungigadzile?
13 Nangicabanga ngembhedze wami kutsi utangidvudvuta neluhlaka lwami kutsi lutawupholisa iminjunju,
14 wena ngulapho ungesabisa kakhulu khona ngemaphupho akho, ungetfuse ngemibono yakho,
15 sengize nginconota kwekhanywa ngimane ngife sekunalomtimba wami lengikuwo.
16 Sengiyayeya imphilo yami. Ngingamane ngingete ngaphila iminyaka leminyenti. Ngiyekele ngisale ngedvwa, emalanga ami akasesilo lutfo kimi.
17 “Uyini umuntfu kutsi ungadzimate umnakekele kangaka nekutsi ungaze umnake kangaka,
18 ngekutsi umvakashele onkhe malanga ekuseni, umvivinye ngawo onkhe ematfuba?
19 Ungeke yini sewumane unginike litfutjana ngike ngehlise liphukuphuku?
20 Nangabe ngonile, ngenteni kuwe, wena Mlondvoloti webantfu? Wenteleni kutsi ngibe yinkoyoyo yakho? Wenteleni kutsi ngibe ngumtfwalo kuwe?
21 Awuticoleli ngani tiphambuko tami, utsetselele tono tami? Ngobe mine sengitawulala elutfulini masinyane; maye, utase uphenye sewungifuna mine ngingasekho!”
1 Kwase kuphendvula Bildadi, umShuhi, watsi:
2 “Kutawuze kube ngunini solomane ukhuluma tintfo letinje? Emavi akho atikhatsa nje temoya lohhushako.
3 Nkulunkulu uyawuguculela yini umtsetfo wakhe lolungile? Somandla uyayiguculela yini intfo lelungile?
4 Kungahle kube bantfwabakho kukhona labakonile kuNkulunkulu, wase ubajezisa ngalokufanele sono sabo.
5 Kodvwa wena nawungabuka kuNkulunkulu, utincengele kuSomandla,
6 futsi nangabe wena umsulwa ungcwele, ngisho nanyalo angasukuma yena akumele, akubuyisele endzaweni yakho lefanele wena.
7 Konkhe loku lokukulahlekele bekuyawuba lite kakhulu, nase kucatsaniswa naloku bewungakunikwa nguNkulunkulu kamuva.
8 “Buta titukulwane takucala, uvisise kuto kutsi boyisemkhulu babefundzani,
9 ngobe tsine sitelwe itolo loku, kute lesikwatiko, netinsuku tetfu tekuhamba lapha emhlabeni tisitfunti nje.
10 Tingete takufundzisa yini tikutjele? Tingete tawakhipha yini emavi laphuma ekuhlakanipheni kwato?
11 Sitfombo sephaphira singakhula yini sibe sidze, nasingakamili echaphotini? Umhlanga wona ungakhula yini, nakute emanti?
12 Kutsi kusakhula kahle kungakagawulwa nangumuntfu, bese kusheshe kuyabuna kwendlula ngisho tjani imbala.
13 Sinjalo-ke siphetfo sabo bonkhe labafulatsela Nkulunkulu, liphela kanjalo-ke litsemba lemuntfu longakholwa.
14 Loko lakwetsembako kulihobosha nje, loko labeke kuko litsemba kunjengendlu yebulembu.
15 Utsi nakatsi ubambelela kuko, kuwe kanye naye, nakatsi weyama kuko, akumsimisi.
16 Umuntfu lonjalo ufanana nesitjalo lesiniselwa kahle kantsi siselangeni, senabisela imiliba yaso kuyo yonkhe insimi.
17 Situngeletela timphandze taso encunjini yematje, setame kufuna indzawo lapho emkhatsini walamatje.
18 Sitsi singasishulwa lapha kulamatje, kwawona lamatje, lebeseyeme kuwo, asiphike atsi: ‘Cha, angikwati mine wena.’
19 Ngempela imphilo yaso iyabuna ife, bese kutsi lapho kulomhlabatsi waso kumile lesinye silimo.
20 “Ecinisweni Nkulunkulu akamlahli umuntfu lomsulwa, futsi akaticinisi tandla tebantfu labenta bubi.
21 Noko umlomo wakho uyakuwugcwalisa ngeluhleko, netindzebe temlomo wakho atigcwalise ngekumemeta ngenjabulo.
22 Titsa takho tiyakwembatsiswa ngemahloni. Emakhaya alababi akasayiwubuye abonwe.”
1 Wase uyaphendvula Jobe watsi:
2 “Empeleni ngiyati kutsi loku kuliciniso. Kodvwa umuntfu loludzaka lolubolako angaba ngulolungile kanjani embikwaNkulunkulu?
3 Umuntfu nome abengafisa kuphindzilitana naye, abengeke akhone kuphendvula ngisho munye emibutweni yakhe leyinkhulungwane.
4 Kuhlakanipha kwaNkulunkulu kujulile, emandla akhe abanti kakhulu. Ngubani nje lowake wacinisa inhloko kuye, wachubeka waphumelela angulote sici?
5 Ugudlukisa tintsaba nato tingakwati loko, atigubuncelise ngentfukutselo yakhe.
6 Unyikanyisa umhlaba netisekelo tawo, tinsika tawo tichachatele.
7 Ukhuluma nelilanga kutsi lingakhanyi, lingete laphuma, usibekela kukhanya kwetinkhanyeti.
8 Yena yedvwa wendlala emazulu, anyatsele emagagasi elwandle.
9 Nguye uMdali weliBhele, neweMtsentse, neweSilimela, newetinkhanyeti taseningizimu.
10 Wenta tigemegeme letingaphenyeki, netimangaliso letingeke setibalwe ngumuntfu.
11 Nome endlula ngakimi, ngingeke ngimbone, nakendlula ngendlela yami, ngingeke ngimuve.
12 Nakukhona lamhlwitsako, ngubani longaba nemandla ekummisa? Ngubani kona longambuta atsi: ‘Wentani?’
13 Nkulunkulu akajiki angatfukutsela, ngisho nemabutfo akaRahabi akhotsama etinyaweni takhe.
14 “Mine-ke ngingaphindzilitana kanjani nalonjalo? Ngingawatfolaphi wona emavi ekuncakulisana naye?
15 Nome bengingaba msulwa kangaka, bengiyawubate imphendvulo kuye. Lebengingakwenta nje bengingamane ngitincengele kuye, ngilale tibutsa kuMehluleli wami, ngicele umusa wakhe.
16 Ngisho nome bengingambita avume ete, angiboni kutsi abengangilalela.
17 Abenganginyatsela ngesangcotfo, andzise emanceba ami ngaphandle kwesizatfu.
18 Abengeke angivumele ngiphindze ngitfole umphefumulo wami, kodvwa abeyawungifumbela ngekudzabuka nje.
19 Nangabe kukhulunywa ngetemandla, unemandla! Nangabe kukhulunywa ngetekulunga, ngubani longahle abhejelane naye?
20 Ngisho nome bengimsulwa, umlomo wami bewungangilahla. Nome ngabe bengingenakusoleka, bewutakutsi nginelicala.
21 “Ngisho naloku ngimsulwa nje, ngingenasici, anginandzaba nalomtimba wami. Kwamine ngiyayeya imphilo yami.
22 Mine sekuyangifananela nje, ngiko nje ngitsi: ‘Ubhubhisa labalungile nalababi.’
23 Nangabe inhlupheko iletsa kufa ngekushesha, uyabahleka labamsulwa, nabaphelelwa litsemba.
24 Live naliniketelwe etandleni tebantfu lababi, emehlo ebehluleli balo uyawaphumphutsekisa. Nakungesiye, ngubani-ke?
25 “Emalanga ami agijima ashiye inyosi, andiza abaleke angasakuboni nakancane nje lokujabulisako.
26 Endlula ngelihubo njengemikhumbi yetitfombo tephaphira, nanjengelusweti lusukela kudla kwalo lokuphansi luphatima njengembane.
27 Kube ngitsi: ‘Ngitawukhohlwa ngalokukhonona kwami, ngitawujika nasebusweni ngimandzatele,’
28 nanyalo ngisatfutfumela ngako konkhe lokuhlupheka kwami, ngobe ngiyati kutsi Nkulunkulu ngeke asho kutsi ngimsulwa embikwakhe.
29 Njengobe vele sengitfolakele nginelicala-ke, ngisahluphekelani, ngihluphekele lite?
30 Ngisho nome bengingatigeza ngensipho, netandla tami ngitigeze ngasota wekugeza,
31 Nkulunkulu abetangifaka emgodzini weludzaka lwekungcola, kuze ngisho netimphahla tami tingenyanye.
32 “Nkulunkulu akasiye umuntfu njengami kutsi bengingaze ngiphendvulane naye, nekutsi bengingabukana naye buso nebuso enkhundleni.
33 Kube mane bekungaba nemlamuli emkhatsini wetfu, kube abengabeka sandla sakhe etikwetfu sobabili,
34 umuntfu labengesusa umzaca waNkulunkulu kimi, kuze kwesabisa kwakhe kungabe kusangetfusa.
35 Nami-ke bengingakhuluma ngingasamesabi, kodvwa njengobe kunjena nje kimi, ngingeke.”
1 “Seyiyangicansula yona lemphilo yami. Ngako-ke ngitawusola ngenkhululeko, ngikhulume ngiphumisele bumunyu bemphefumulo wami.
2 Ngitawutsi kuNkulunkulu: Ungangilahli, kodvwa ngitjele kutsi cala lini longibeka lona.
3 Kuyakujabulisa yini wena lokungicindzetela, nekwedzelela umsebenti wetandla takho, ulibale kumamatsekiswa ngemacebo lentiwa ngulababi?
4 Kantsi wena ubuka ngemehlo enyama yini? Kantsi nawe ubuka njengobe kubona umuntfu wemhlaba yini?
5 Emalanga akho anjengewemuntfu wemhlaba yini? Yona leminyaka yakho injengeyemuntfu wemhlaba yini,
6 kutsi ungalibala kutakululana nemaphutsa ami nje, nekutfungatsana netono tami?
7 Nawe wati kahle nje kutsi anginacala, nekutsi kute nalongahle angisindzise esandleni sakho.
8 “Tandla takho tangeluka, tangibumba. Senguwe njalo lotangibhubhisa futsi?
9 Khumbula kutsi nguwe lowangibumba njengelibumba, senguwe njalo lotangibuyisela elutfulini futsi?
10 Akusiwe yini lowangitfulula njengelubisi, wangiphehla njengelibhotela?
11 Akusiwe yini lowangembatsisa ngesikhumba nangetinyama, wangeluka ndzawonye ngematsambo nangemisipha?
12 Wanginika kuphila, wangentela umusa, nangekungilondvolota kwakho welusa umoya wami.
13 “Kodvwa loku wakufihla enhlitiyweni yakho, futsi ngiyati kutsi loku kwakusenhlitiyweni yakho kutsi:
14 Kube ngake ngona, ngabe wawungibukile, futsi bewungeke ungiyekele ungangijezisi.
15 Nako kimi nangabe ngingulomubi! Nome ngabe anginacala, bengingeke ngiyetfwale inhloko yami, ngobe ngigcwele emahloni, kuhlupheka kwami kuyangicwilisa.
16 Nangitsi ngiphakamisa inhloko yami, wena ungihoshobela ungifunise kwelibhubesi, uphindze futsi ungihluphe ngetigemegeme temandla akho lesabekako.
17 Uyabandzisa bofakazi labemelana nami, wandzise nentfukutselo yakho kimi, utfumele emabutfo ngemabutfo lemelana nami.
18 “Wawungikhiphelani kwasesiswini? Kube ngamane ngafa ngisengakabonwa nangulinye liso.
19 Kube ngafane ngangete ngaba khona, nome ngavele ngayiswa emadlizeni.
20 Lamalanga ami lambalwa asengakapheli yini? Ase umane ungishiye ngedvwa, kumbe ngingamane sengitfole litfutjana lekujabula,
21 ngisengakayi eveni lengingasoze ngabuya kulo, lekulive lelusizi nelebumnyama lobuphatsekako,
22 yebo, live lebumnyama lobukhulukati, live lelitfunti lelikhulu nenhlakanhlaka, lapho kukhanya kwakhona kufanana nebumnyama.”
1 Sofari, umNama, waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Onkhe lamavi kufanele angaphendvulwa yini? Lomuntfu lokhuluma kangaka angatsetselelwa yini?
3 Lenkhulumo yakho lelite ingabathulisa yini bantfu bangabe basakhuluma? Kufanele ungabe usekhutwa yini wena nawukhuluma emavi ekuphukuta?
4 Ukhuluma kuNkulunkulu utsi: ‘Timfundziso tami atinasici, futsi ngimsulwa kuwe.’
5 Maye, ngifisa shangatsi Nkulunkulu angakhuluma, avule umlomo wakhe akuphendvule.
6 Shangatsi angembula kuwe timfihlakalo tekuhlakanipha, ngobe kuhlakanipha kweliciniso kukabili. Yati loku: Kutsi Nkulunkulu akakujezisi ngangekona kwakho.
7 “Ungakucondza yini kujula kwetimfihlakalo taNkulunkulu? Ungafinyelela yini emikhawulweni yaSomandla?
8 Kuphakeme kunemazulu; yini nje longayenta? Kujule kwendlula indzawo yalabafile; yini nje longayati?
9 Silinganiso sako sidze kunemhlaba, futsi sibanti kwendlula lwandle.
10 “Nangefika lapha akuhhodlele ejele, akubitele ekugwetjweni, ngubani longamelana naye?
11 Ngempela uyabati bantfu labangemacili, kantsi futsi nakabona lokubi, akakutsatseli yini tinyatselo?
12 Indvodza lesilima iyawucala kuba ngulehlakaniphile, mhlazana imbongolo yesiganga itala umuntfu.
13 “Noko nawunikela inhlitiyo yakho ngalokuphelele kuye, welulele tandla takho, ukhuleke, utinikele kuye,
14 nawulahla sono lesisesandleni sakho, ungavumi nekutsi bubi buhlale ekhaya lakho,
15 uyawuhamba ngetigi, ungabi nemahloni, utakuma, usime, ungesabi lutfo.
16 Nakanjani, kuhlupheka kwakho utakukhohlwa, ukukhumbule njengemanti lake ageleta embikwakho,
17 kuphila kutawukhanya kwendlule imini, bese kutsi bumnyama bufanane nekukhanya kwasekuseni.
18 Uyawuhlala uphephile, ngobe kunelitsemba, uyawutsi nawucalata nasemaceleni akho, utfole kuphumula kwakho.
19 Uyawucambalala phansi kubete lokwesabisako; labanyenti bayawucela lusito kuwe.
20 Kodvwa emehlo alababi ayawukwehluleka kubona, ingabikho ngisho nendlela yekubaleka. Litsemba labo seliyawuba kufa.”
1 Jobe waphendvula watsi:
2 “Vele, kuyabonakala kutsi nine nibantfu, kuhlakanipha kuyakufa nani!
3 Kodvwa nami nginengcondvo njengani, kute lenincono ngako kunami. Ngubani nje longatati tonkhe letintfo?
4 Sengiyinhlekisa ngisho nakubangani bami, lite nome Nkulunkulu angiphendvula nangikhala kuye, ngaba yintfo yekuhlekwa nje, lite nome ngilungile futsi ngingenacala.
5 Bantfu labahleti kahle abamnaki lohluphekile, yena lowo lobisha ekuhluphekeni.
6 Emakhaya etigebengu akaphazanyiswa lutfo, nalabo labacunula Nkulunkulu baphephile, yebo, labo labaphetse nkulunkulu wabo ngetandla tabo.
7 “Kodvwa hamba ubute etilwaneni, titakufundzisa, nome ubute tinyoni telizulu, titakutjela.
8 Khuluma kuwo umhlaba, utakufundzisa; buta nasetinhlantini taselwandle, titakwatisa.
9 Ngukuphi emkhatsini wako konkhe loku lokungati kutsi konkhe loku kwentiwa nguSimakadze?
10 Kuphila kwato tonkhe tidalwa kusesandleni sakhe, kanjalo nemiphefumulo yabo bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba.
11 Indlebe ayikuva yini lokukhulunywako, njengobe nelulwimi lukunambitsa kudla?
12 Kuhlakanipha akutfolakali yini kulabadzala? Imphilo lendze ayikuletsi yini kucondza?
13 “Kuhlakanipha nemandla kwaNkulunkulu, kweluleka nekucondza kwakhe.
14 Loko lokubhidlitwe nguye, kute longaphindze akwakhe kabusha, umuntfu lamfake ejele angeke akhululwe ngumuntfu.
15 Nakabamba imvula kuba nesomiso, utsi angawayekela lamanti, ente umonakalo.
16 Emandla nekuncoba kwaNkulunkulu, umkhohliswa nemkhohlisi, bobabili bakhe.
17 Wenta babusi batiphatsise kwetilima, ente behluleli babe tilima.
18 Ukhumula emakhosi emajiva awo ebukhosi, awegabise tindophi tekubopha tigcili netiboshwa.
19 Wenta baphristi bahambe bate tembatfo, aketule bantfu bebasetikhundleni sikhatsi lesidze.
20 Ubindzisa beluleki labetsembekile, esuse inhlakanipho yebaholi.
21 Utfululela lihlazo kulabahloniphekile, abalahlise phansi tikhali labanemandla ekulwa.
22 Wembula tintfo letijulile tebumnyama, aletse ematfunti lamnyama kakhulu ekukhanyeni.
23 Wenta tive tibe tinkhulu, aphindze atibhubhise, wandzisa tive, aphindze atisakate.
24 Babusi betive temhlaba ubemuka kuhlakanipha, abayekele bazulazule ehlane bangayiboni indlela,
25 badvukute ebumnyameni nekukhanya kungekho, abente badzayitele njengetidzakwa.”
1 “Emehlo ami akubonile konkhe loku, netindlebe tami tikuvile takucondza loku.
2 Lenikwatiko nine nami ngiyakwati, anincono ngalutfo kunami.
3 Kodvwa mine ngifisa kukhuluma kuSomandla, nekuphikisana naNkulunkulu ngalendzaba yami.
4 Noko, nine ningibhoca ngemanga, nonkhe nifanana netinyanga, kantsi anikwati kwelapha!
5 Kube mane nonkhe niyabindza, loko bekungaba kuhlakanipha kini.
6 Ase nilalele naku lengitakukhuluma, nive kutsi ngitsini ngemlomo wami.
7 Ingabe lobubi nibukhulumela Nkulunkulu yini? Yona lenkhohliso niyikhuluma egameni lakhe yini?
8 Netama kumvikela yini? Ningayimelela yini indzaba yaNkulunkulu?
9 Kunganihambela kahle yini nakanganihlolisisa? Ningamkhohlisa yini njengobe nikhohlisa bantfu?
10 Nakanjani Nkulunkulu utanidalula, nangabe nikhetsana ngasese.
11 Inkhatimulo yakhe ingeke yini inesabise? Lulaka lwakhe lungeke yini lwehlele etikwenu?
12 Loku lenikukhulumako kungumbhedvo nje, netivikelo tenu titivikelo telibumba nje.
13 “Ase nibindze, kukhulume mine, ningiyekele ngehlelwe nome ngayini.
14 Ngitifakelani engotini ngekutsatsa imphilo yami ngiyiphatse ngesandla?
15 Nome angangibulala, noko ngitakwetsembela kuye. Nakanjani ngitatikhulumela embikwakhe ngetindlela tami.
16 Ngempela, loko kungahle kunginike siciniseko semphumelelo yami, ngobe kute umuntfu longamesabi Nkulunkulu longahle asondzele kuye.
17 Lalelisisani kahle emavi ami; tindlebe tenu atikutsatse loku lengikushoko.
18 Manje njengobe sengiyilungisile indzaba yami, ngiyati kutsi kute lengikonile.
19 Ngubani nje longangibeka licala? Nakunjalo, ngitawubindza ngife.
20 “Awu, Nkulunkulu, ngicela ungiphe nati tintfo letimbili, khona-ke ngingeke ngibhace embikwakho:
21 Susa sandla sakho kimi, uyekele kungetfusa ngetesabiso takho.
22 Ngibite, mine ngitawube sengiyaphendvula, nome-ke angikhulume, wena bese uyaphendvula.
23 Tingakhi tiphambuko netono lese ngitentile? Ngikhombise licala lami nesono sami.
24 Ubufihlelani buso bakho, ungitsatse njengesitsa sakho?
25 Ungalivisa yini buhlungu licembe leliphephukako? Ungacoshana yini nemakhoba lomile?
26 Ungibeka emacala lamatima, ungetfwese emacala etono lengatenta ngisemusha.
27 Tinyawo tami utinkinka ngetinketane, uticaphele tonkhe tinyatselo tami lengititsatsako, ngekubeka timphawu entsendzeni yetinyawo tami.
28 “Ngako umuntfu uyadleka njengentfo lebolako, nanjengendvwangu ledliwa ngumvunya.”
1 “Umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati unemalangana nje lambalwa ekuphila, nawo agcwele lusizi.
2 Ubhahela njengembali, bese uyabuna, akakhonsi, usheshe anyamalale njengesitfunti.
3 Ungawabeka yini emehlo akho entfweni lenjengami? Kona ungangiletsa yini embikwakho utengehlulela?
4 Ngubani longakhipha lokuhlantekile kulokungakahlanteki? Kute!
5 Emalanga ekuphila kwemuntfu asancunywa, nelinani letinyanga tekuphila kwakhe walimisa; kwajutjwa ngisho nemikhawulo yakhe langeke ayengce.
6 Ngako ungamnaki, mshiye yedvwana, abale ema-awa onkhe emalanga njengesisebenti lesicashiwe.
7 “Nangabe sihlahla sesijutjiwe, likhona litsemba lekutsi singahle siphindze sihlume futsi, kantsi nalawo mahlumela aso angeke abune.
8 Timphandze taso tingaguga emhlabatsini nesiphunti saso sife lapha phansi,
9 noko ngekuva umswakama wemanti siyahluma, kumile emahlumela njengesihlahla.
10 Kodvwa umuntfu uyafa angcwatjwe, kube kuphela kwakhe, kutsi kungaphuma umphefumulo kube kuphela kwakhe.
11 Njengobe emanti anyamalala elwandle, nanjengobe nesihlambo semfula siyahamuka some,
12 umuntfu ulala kanjalo-ke angabe asavuka, kuyawuze kwendlule emazulu; yebo, umuntfu angeke aphaphame, futsi ngeke avuke ekufeni kwakhe.
13 “Ngifisa shangatsi ungangifihla ethuneni, ungibhacise khona kuze kwendlule intfukutselo yakho! Nawungamane nje ungincumele sikhatsi, ungikhumbule!
14 Nangabe umuntfu afa, uyawuphindze aphile yini? Kuwo onkhe emalanga ekusebenta kwami kamatima ngiyakuma kuze kufike kuvuseleleka kwami.
15 Uyawungibita, mine ngikuphendvule. Uyawufisa kubona leso sidalwa lesentiwa tandla takho.
16 Uyawutibala tonkhe tinyatselo tami lengititsatsako, kodvwa awuyikungibamba umbalo ngenca yetono tami.
17 Tiphambuko tami uyawutivalela esikhwameni; sono sami uyawusisibekela.
18 “Kodvwa njengentsaba lekhukhulekako ibhidlike, nanjengelidvwala lelisuswa endzaweni yalo,
19 nanjengobe emanti agugisa litje, nesihhuhhula semvula sikhukhula umhlaba, kanjalo nelitsemba lemuntfu wena ulibulala, life nya.
20 Umuntfu umehlula kube kanye, esweleke, ugucula buso bakhe, bese uyamcosha.
21 Nangabe emadvodzana akhe advunyiswa, loko yena akakwati; nangabe ahlaziswa, loko yena akakuboni.
22 Uva buhlungu bemtimba wakhe, atikhalele yena yedvwa.”
1 Elifazi, umThemani, waphendvula watsi:
2 “Umuntfu lohlakaniphile angaphendvula yini ngaletimphendvulo letilite, agcwalise sisu sakhe ngemoya loshisako wasemphumalanga?
3 Kute umuntfu lohlakaniphile longakhuluma ngalendlela lelite lokhuluma ngayo nome ativikele ngalamavi laluwangala.
4 Kodvwa ukubukela phansi kwesaba Nkulunkulu, uvimbele kuthandaza kuye.
5 Ngulesono sakho lelesenta ukhulume kanje; sewukhetse lulwimi lwalabanebucili.
6 Awulahlwa ngimi, kodvwa ulahlwa ngumlomo wakho, ulahlwa nguloko lokukhulunywa nguwe lucobo lwakho.
7 “Ucabanga kutsi nguwe wedvwa yini umuntfu wekucala lowatalwa? Wena watalwa tingakabikho yini tintsaba?
8 Uyalalela yini nangabe Nkulunkulu akhuluma nelibandla lakhe? Ucabanga kutsi kuhlakanipha kuphelela lapha kuwe yini?
9 Yini loyatiko lesingayati tsine? Lwati luni lonalo wena lesingenalo tsine?
10 Timphunga nalabadzala bangakitsi, yebo, emadvodza lamadzala, kwendlula uyihlo.
11 Akukwenelisi yini kudvudvutwa nguNkulunkulu, nemagama lakhulunywe ngebunandzi kuwe?
12 Inhlitiyo yakho ikutfumbeleni kangaka, nemehlo akho aphashateliswa yini,
13 kutsi ungaze utfukutselele Nkulunkulu, ukhiphe emagama lamabi kangaka ngemlomo wakho?
14 “Umuntfu abeyini kutsi angaba ngulohlantekile, nome-ke umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati kutsi angaba ngulolungile?
15 Nangabe Nkulunkulu akabetsembi labangcwele bakhe, nangabe ngisho nemazulu akahlanteki emehlweni akhe,
16 mncane kangakanani-ke, umuntfu lomubi nalowonakele, nalonatsa bubi njengemanti?
17 “Lalela lapha kimi, ngitakuchazela; ngitakutjela loko lesengikubonile.
18 Loko lasebakukhulumile labahlakaniphile labangatange babafihlele kona boyise,
19 labo labanikwa lelive kwabate wetive labendlula emkhatsini wabo, ngikutjela kona loko, ngitsi:
20 Imihla yemuntfu lomubi igcwele lusizi netinhlupheko, uphila kanjalo lowo longenasisa yonkhe imihla lanikwe yona yekuphila kwakhe.
21 “Tindlebe takhe tigcwele imisindvo lesabisako, ngesikhatsi konkhe kubukeka shangatsi kuhle, umbhubhisi ngulapho amhlasela khona.
22 Akakholwa kutsi utawubuyela ebumnyameni. Vele, uyawuphelela enkembeni.
23 Uhamba azulazule afunana nekudla. Uyati kutsi lilanga lebumnyama selisondzele.
24 Buhlungu nelusizi kuyamtfutfumelisa, kumhlisibete njengenkhosi lese ihlomele kuhlasela,
25 ngobe ugoca sibhakela, agocele Nkulunkulu, atiphakamise, achoshele Nkulunkulu,
26 ngekwedzelela lokukhulu uhlasela Somandla ngelihawu lelicinile nalelilicinsi.
27 Ngobe uhuce buso bakhe ngemafutsa akhe, lukhalo lwakhe lubhubuka imitsebe.
28 “Uyawuhlala emadolobheni labhidlikile, etindlini lapho kungasahlali muntfu khona, tindlu lesetidzilike taba ngemahhinsi.
29 Angeke asanjinga, nalomcebo wakhe ungeke ukhonse, netimphahla takhe tingeke tandze eveni.
30 Angeke abubalekele bumnyama, lilangabi liyakubunisa emahlumela akhe, kuphefumula kwemlomo waNkulunkulu kuyawumtsatsa kumlahle khashane.
31 Akangatiyengi ngekwetsemba loko lokulihobosha, ngobe kute layakukutfola ngaloko.
32 Kuyawutsi sikhatsi sakhe singakefiki, akhokhelwe ngalokuphelele. Emagala akhe akayiwucwebetela, kodvwa ayawubuna.
33 Uyawufanana nemvini lohhohlokelwe ngemagelebisi awo asengakavutfwa, abe njengesihlahla semncumo sihhohlokelwa timbali taso.
34 Ngobe sishoshomane lesingenaNkulunkulu siyawuhlala singatseli lutfo, umlilo uyakudla emathende alabo labatsandza imidizo.
35 Labo bantfu bemitsa inhlupheko, bese batala bubi. Sisu sabo sitilungiselela njalo emacebo.”
1 Jobe waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Setinyenti kakhulu tintfo letinjalo lengitivile. Nine nonkhe nje nibadvudvuti lababi.
3 Kantsi akasanawuphela yini lamavi enu langumoya? Nine nihlushwa yini kangako, kutsi seningalibala kuphikisana nje ngelite?
4 Nami kodvwa empeleni bengingakhuluma kanjalo, kube nine beningimi nami ngingini. Nami bengingakhuluma ngimelane nani ngemavi lamanyenti, ngininikinele inhloko.
5 Kodvwa umlomo wami bewunganikhutsata. Indvudvuto lebeyingaphinyiselwa tindzebe temlomo wami beyingaba kuphumula emiphefumulweni yenu.
6 “Noko nome ngikhuluma, iminjunju yemahlaba lakimi ayikagobi, kantsi nome bengingatibamba, ngiticinise, ayikapheli.
7 Awu! Empeleni, Nkulunkulu, sewungigugisile. Empeleni ubhubhise umndeni wami wonkhe.
8 Ungibambile, loko sekube ngubona bufakazi. Nalokuba ngumkhehlekhehle kwami kuya ngekuya kuyandza kumelana nami.
9 Ngentfukutselo yakhe Nkulunkulu uyanginwabulula, wehlukanisa sankhala nesiphanga, angibuke ngeliso lelibi.
10 Bantfu sebasitakele ngami, nguleyo ndvodza itisholo lekutsandzako ngami, banginhlakaya sihlatsi ngekungicoloshela, sebangakhele luzungu bahlangana ngami.
11 Nkulunkulu sewungilahlele kubantfu lababi, wangijikijela etidladleni talabangakalungi.
12 Konkhe bekungihambela kahle, kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungibambe ngabhongwane, wangihlantisa konkhe ngekungihlifita, wangenta inkoyoyo yakhe,
13 labanemba ngebutjoki bangikake ngala nangala. Ungijijimeta etinsweni angasenasihawu nami. Inyongo yami icitsekela phansi emhlabatsini.
14 Ungihlaba emaphindze, angijijimete njengengwazi lehlanyiswa yinzondo.
15 “Ngiyatililela, ngembetse tingubo temasaka. Ngihleti lapha elutfulini, ngiyabhuquta njengalosehlulekile.
16 Sengikhale ngaze ngabheja ngaba bovu ebusweni. Emehlo ami asavuvuke aze aba naletimnyama tingobho.
17 Kodvwa noko tandla tami timsulwa ekulweni, nemkhuleko wami uhlobile.
18 “Awu, mhlaba, awusiyigcibedzela ingati yami. Shangatsi kukhala kwami kungete kwathuliswa.
19 Kodvwa nanyalo ukhona fakazi wami ezulwini, ummeli wami ukulelisetulu live.
20 Umncuseli wami ungumngani wami, ngesikhatsi emehlo ami aphophota tinyembeti kuNkulunkulu,
21 uncengela umuntfu kuNkulunkulu, njengemuntfu ancengela umngani wakhe.
22 “Sekusele iminyakana nje lembalwa kutsi yendlule, bese nami ngingenela indlela lekuhanjwa ngayo ungaphindzi ubuye ngayo futsi.”
1 “Umoya wami wephukile, emalanga ami ajutjiwe aba mafisha, sengimelwe lithuna.
2 Ngempela bahhalatisi bangikakile, emehlo ami afanele ahlalele kubuka lokungichoshela kwabo.
3 “Awu, Nkulunkulu! Ngihlawulele! Kodvwa ngubani nje lomunye longangimela?
4 Utivalile tingcondvo tabo, abasangiva nekungiva, ngako ngeke usabaphumelelisa.
5 Umuntfu ujabulisa bangani bakhe ngekudla, babe bantfwabakhe bagolela timphungane emlonyeni.
6 “Nkulunkulu sewungente inhlekisa kubo bonkhe, ngaba ngumuntfu lokhafulelwa ebusweni.
7 Emehlo ami asaze alutfuli ngenca yebuhlungu, bungimi bonkhe bami sebusitfunti nje.
8 Bantfu labacotfo sebamangele ngalendzaba yami, labangenacala bavukela laba labangamesabi Nkulunkulu.
9 Noko, labangcwele batawubambelela etindleleni tabo, nalabo labatandla tabo tingenacala lalutfo batawuchubeka babe nemandla lamasha.
10 “Kodvwa ase nibuye lapha nonkhe, ase netame futsi! Ngingeke ngitfole ngisho namunye lohlakaniphile emkhatsini wenu.
11 Emalanga ami asendlulile, tinhloso tami setephukile, kanjalo tifiso tenhlitiyo yami tehlulekile.
12 Lamadvodza lawa agucula busuku bube yimini, kutsi ekhatsi nebusuku batsi bona: ‘Sekuyasa.’
13 Kube-ke likhaya lami lebekulitsemba lami lekugcina bekulithuna, kube-ke bengendlele licansi lami ebumnyameni,
14 kube bengingatsi kulokubola: ‘Wena ungubabe,’ nasetimphetfwini ngitsi: ‘Wena ungumake,’ nome: ‘Ungudzadzewetfu,’
15 ngabe likuphi litsemba lami? Ngubani nje longalibona litsemba lami?
16 Litakwehla yini liye emasangweni ekufa? Sitakwehlela elutfulini kanyekanye yini?”
1 Wase uyaphendvula-ke Bildadi, umShuhi, watsi:
2 “Utawuticedza nini letinkhulumo? Ase ubuyise ingcondvo, sitabe sesiyakhuluma-ke.
3 Wentiwa yini lokutsi usitsatse njengetinkhomo nje, shangatsi tsine sesitilima takho?
4 Wena ngobe nguwe lotidzabula ube ticucu ngalokutfukutsela kwakho, usho kutsi sekungalahlwa wonkhe lomhlaba ngenca yakho nje wedvwana? Nome-ke usho kutsi sale kusimuka emadvwala asuswe etindzaweni tawo?
5 “Sibane salomubi sicinyiwe, lilangabi lemlilo wakhe alisavutsi.
6 Kukhanya kwasekhaya lakhe sekubumnyama; sibane lesiseceleni kwakhe siyacisha.
7 Emandla etinyatselo takhe asayancipha; emacebo akhe asamjika phansi.
8 Netinyawo takhe setimkhaceke elugibeni, sewubatse uyazubalata luyamtongoletela.
9 Lugibe selumbambe ngesitsendze sakhe, sifu simntfonyile akasatsi khwasha.
10 Bambophele lifindvo endleleni yakhe leyenile, lugibe lusemkhondvweni wakhe.
11 Tesabiso timetfusa ndzawana tonkhe, timhleli etitsendzeni.
12 Inhlekelele ilambele yena, inhlekelele ikhamisele yena, nakatsi nje uyawa.
13 Itakudla sikhumba sakhe, litubulo lekufa lichobote ematsambo etitfo temtimba wakhe.
14 Ukhishiwe ekuvikelekeni kwasekhaya lakhe, washuciswa wamikiswa enkhosini yekufa.
15 Ekhaya lakhe sekubusela umlilo, sibabule lesivutsako sisakatwe lapho ahlala khona.
16 Timphandze takhe tiyoma lapha ngaphansi kwakhe, nemagala akhe asayabuna lapha ngetulu.
17 Kukhunjulwa kwakhe sekuyafiphala kulomhlaba, akasenabito lapha emhlabeni.
18 Sewucoshiwe ekukhanyeni wayiswa ebumnyameni, ulahliwe futsi lapha kulomhlaba.
19 Akasenabantfwana, nabatukulu sewute emkhatsini webantfu bakubo; kute insali lapho ake wahlala khona.
20 Emadvodza asenshonalanga asemangele ngalesehlakalo sakhe; emadvodza asemphumalanga abanjwe kwesaba.
21 Ngempela injalo indzawo lapho kuhlala lomubi khona, lena yindzawo lehlala umuntfu longatani naNkulunkulu.”
1 Jobe wase uyaphendvula, watsi:
2 “Nitangivisa buhlungu kuze kube ngunini, solo ningishushumbisa ngemavi labuhlungu?
3 Sengemahlandla lalishumi nyalo solomane ningitsela ngetinhlamba, nite nemahloni ekungetfuka.
4 Nangabe kuliciniso phela kutsi ngedukile, lelo phutsa liphutsa lami ngedvwana.
5 Nangabe ngempela ningatiphakamisa, nitente ncono kunami, nisebentise lesehlakalo lesingehlele kutsi nimelane nami,
6 yatini-ke kutsi nguNkulunkulu longonile, wangigigela ngelugibe lwakhe.
7 “Naloku ngikhala: ‘Ngimi lengoniwe!’ Kodvwa angiphendvulwa; naloku ngicela lusito, kute kwetsembeka.
8 Utivalile tindlela tami, entela kutsi ngingakhoni kwendlula, wembatsise tindlela tami ngebumnyama.
9 Ungembule kuhlonipheka kwami, wesusa umchele wami enhloko yami.
10 Ungidladlabula ngala nangala ngize ngingabikho, uzuphuna litsemba lami njengelukhula.
11 Lulaka lwakhe luyangivutsela, ungibala kanye netitsa takhe.
12 Emabutfo akhe ayashuca atengihlasela, akha tindvundvuma tekungivimbetela, akambe atungeleta likhaya lami.
13 “Ungehlukanise nebazalwane bami, bangigucukela, sengehlukene nalabo bengetayelene nabo.
14 Tihlobo tami tingishiyile, bangani bami bangikhohliwe.
15 Tivakasheli tasekhaya kami setiyangiphika kutsi tiyangati; nesisebenti lesisikati sasekhaya kami sesitsi ngisihambi, sebangitsatsa njengemhambuma.
16 Nome ngitsi ngibita sisebenti sami, asisasabeli, nome sengisicela mine, ngisincenga ngemlomo wami.
17 Umphefumulo wami sewuyanuka kumfati wami, kubomnaketfu sengiyenyanyeka.
18 Ngisho nekwebafanyana lokuncane sekuyangedzelela, nangitsi ngiyachamuka, bachwebana ngami bahleke.
19 Bonkhe bangani bami lebengitsi bevakala ekhaleni sebayacansuka ngami; labo labatsandzekako kimi sebangigucukele.
20 Sengingumbambo tiyabalwa, ngisindze ngekulambisa.
21 “Mane sale ningihawukela, bangani bami, mane sale nihawukela mine, sandla saNkulunkulu singinhlakayile.
22 Ningishophelani, nani nilingise Nkulunkulu lolibele kucoshana nami? Anisenakweneliseka yini kani ngalokubola kwesikhumba semtimba wami?
23 “Awu! Kube fane lamagama ami lengiwakhulumako abengabhalwa phansi, kube fane abengabhalwa encwadzini legocotwako,
24 kube fane abengacoshwa ngelusungulo emtfofini, nome acoshwe edvwaleni laphakadze naphakadze.
25 Kodvwa mine ngiyati kutsi uMhlengi wami uyaphila, nekutsi ekugcineni utakuma etikwalomhlaba.
26 Ngisho nome umtimba wami sewubhujisiwe, kodvwa noko emtimbeni wami ngiyawumbona Nkulunkulu.
27 Mine cobo lwami ngiyawumbona ngewami emehlo, mine lo, hhayi lomunye. Maye, inhlitiyo yami seyiyamlangatelela!
28 “Naningatsi: ‘Siyawumkhandzelwa ngubani, njengaloku imphandze yayo yonkhe lenhlupheko ikuye?’
29 Kufanele nani nesabe inkemba, ngobe lulaka lwakhe luyakwehlisa sijeziso ngayo inkemba, ngulapho niyawufundza nicondze khona kutsi kukhona kwehlulelwa.”
1 Sofari, umNama, wase uyaphendvula watsi:
2 “Ngihlushwa ngimicabango yami letsi angiphendvule nami, ngobe sengiphatamiseke kakhulu.
3 Ngiva emagama layinhlamba kimi, ngiko nje ingcondvo yami seyitsi angitiphendvulele.
4 “Empeleni nawe uyati kutsi bekunjani, kwakadzeni nje, kusukela nakubunjwa umuntfu emhlabeni,
5 kutsi kujabula kwalababi kwesikhashana nje, nekutfokota kwalabangenaNkulunkulu kuba kwesikhashana nje.
6 Nome kuphakama kwalomubi kuze kuphikelele emazulwini nje, nenhloko yakhe itsi ayitsintse emafu,
7 uyawubhubha kokuphela njengemangcoliso akhe; labo lababeke bambona bayawubutana, batsi: ‘Uphi?’
8 Njengeliphupho uyandiza angaphindzi atfolakale, anyamalaliswe njengembono wasebusuku.
9 Liso lelalike lambona alisayiwuphindze limbone futsi. Indzawo yakhe ingeke iphindze imbone.
10 Bantfwabakhe kufanele bahlawule kulabamphofu, tandla takhe kufanele tibuyisele umcebo wakhe.
11 Emandla ebusha lagcwele ematsanjeni akhe ayawulala kanye naye elutfulini.
12 “Naloku umonakalo unongotela emlonyeni wakhe, nome awufihla ngaphansi kwelulwimi lwakhe nje,
13 naloku angeke akumele nje kuwukhiphela ngephandle, alibele kuvalela lomonakalo emlonyeni wakhe,
14 kodvwa lokudla kwakhe kutaba munyu esiswini sakhe, kutawugucuka kube sihlungu setinyoka sekungekhatsi ematfunjini akhe.
15 Utabukhafula bonkhe lobunjinga labumita, Nkulunkulu utamhlantisa bonkhe lapha esiswini sakhe.
16 Utawumunya lesihlungu setinyoka; abulawe ngematinyo elibululu.
17 Angeke atfokote ngemifudlana nemifula legeleta luju nelulata.
18 Loko lakushikashikanelako uyawukubuyisa konkhe angakadli lutfo lwako. Akasenayidla intalo yako konkhe lokusebenta kwakhe lokungaka lakwentile.
19 Ngobe ubacindzetele labamphofu, wabashiya beswele, ubadle netindlu tabo langazange asatakhe.
20 “Ngempela akayikuba nako kuphumula kwemphefumulo ekulangateleni kwakhe. Angeke akhone kutisindzisa kwayena ngalomcebo wakhe.
21 Sekute nalokuncane lokusele yena langakudla, bunjinga bakhe ngeke buphumelele bume.
22 Asesekutamaseni kwakhe lusizi luyawumhlasela, emandla lamakhulu elusizi ayawumehlela.
23 Uyawutsi nase agcwalise umkhaba wakhe, Nkulunkulu ehlisele intfukutselo yakhe etikwakhe, ehlisele nemvula yemijijimeto yakhe etikwakhe.
24 Nome abalekela silimato sensimbi, umcibisholo welitfusi uyakumhlaba.
25 Uyakuwudvoncula emhlane wakhe, kudla kwawo kuphume esibindzini, kwesaba kuyawumehlela.
26 Bumnyama lobuphatsekako bumlalele endleleni bufune umcebo wakhe. Umlilo longakavutselwa uyakumshwabudzela umcedze, ukudle konkhe lokusele ekhaya kakhe.
27 Emazulu ayawulenekela lilanga licala lakhe, umhlaba nawo uyawumvukela indlwabane.
28 Sikhukhula siyakwemukisa likhaya lakhe, emagagasi alitfumbe ngelilanga lelulaka lwaNkulunkulu.
29 Sinjalo-ke siphetfo Nkulunkulu lasabele lababi, lifa lelingulona balibekelwa nguNkulunkulu.”
1 Jobe waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Lalelisisani lamavi ami, nimane ningidvudvute ngaloko.
3 Ngibeketeleleni nangikhuluma, ngitsi ngingakhuluma, bese niyachubeka nekuphukuta.
4 “Kusola kwami kucondzene nemuntfu yini? Kwentiwa yini kutsi ngingakhoni kubeketela?
5 Bukani mine nimangale, nibambe wangentasi.
6 Nangicabanga ngaloko, ngifikelwa kwesaba, kutfutfumela kubambe umtimba wami.
7 Kwentiwa yini kutsi lababi baphile sikhatsi lesidze, bakhule baze baguge, baphindze babe nemandla lamakhulu?
8 Babona bantfwababo baphumelela, babone ngisho nebatukulu babo.
9 Emakhaya abo avikelekile, akanako kwesaba. Indvuku yaNkulunkulu ayikho etikwabo.
10 Tinkhomati tabo atilatelwa, ngobe tinkunzi tabo tiyatalisa.
11 Bakhipha bantfwana babo njengemhlambi. Bantfwana babo bayajabula bagidze.
12 Bahlabelela ngekuhambisana nemafahlawane, nemahabhu, batijabulise ngekudlala imintjingozi.
13 Timphilo tabo baticitsa ngekunaka umcebo, behlela endzaweni yalabafile ngekuthula.
14 Noko bakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, batsi: ‘Ase uyekele tsine! Site sifiso sekwati tindlela takho.
15 Ngubani yena loSomandla kutsi singakhonta yena? Yini nje lesingayitfola ngekuthandaza kuye?’
16 Kodvwa umnotfo wabo awukho etandleni tabo, ngako ngiyatecwaya teluleko talababi.
17 “Kukangakhi nje sibane salababi sicinywa? Ngukangakhi kona lababi behlelwa sehlakalo? Nkulunkulu uke abajezise ngentfukutselo yini?
18 Kukangakhi bafanana netinhlanga emoyeni, babe njengemakhoba lapheshulwa sivunguvungu?
19 Kutsiwa: ‘Nkulunkulu ujezisa bantfwana ngenca yetono letentiwa nguyise.’ Cha! Nkulunkulu akajezise toni cobo lwato, kuze titewukwati kahle.
20 Lomubi akatibonele ngemehlo akhe kubhujiswa kwakhe, atinatsele yena lulaka lwaSomandla.
21 Ngobe unandzabani nemndeni lawushiya ngemuva, nakufika kuphela kwetinsuku tekuphila kwakhe?
22 “Ukhona yini umuntfu longafundzisa Nkulunkulu lwati? Ngobe yena wehlulela ngisho nalabangetulu kwabo bonkhe.
23 Lomunye ufa asacine kahle kakhulu, aphephe waze watinta ngalokuphelele, kantsi futsi ukhululekile,
24 umtimba wakhe uphatseke kahle, nematsambo akhe agcwele umnkantja.
25 Lomunye ufa anelusizi emphefumulweni, angazange sekativele nome ngabe yini lemnandzi.
26 Bobabili balala kanyekanye elutfulini, netimphetfu tibahlasela ngalokufananako bobabili.
27 “Ngati kahle kutsi nicabangani, ngisho nemacebo lebeningahle ningone ngawo.
28 Nitsi: ‘Iphi-ke manje lendlu yalomuntfu lomkhulu, aphi emathende lapho lababi bebahlala khona?’
29 Nake nababuta yini labatihambi? Anizange niyinake yini imibiko lababuya nayo,
30 yekutsi lomubi uyacolelwa ngelilanga lenhlekelele nekutsi uyakhululeka ngelilanga lelulaka?
31 Ngubani longasola simo sakhe embikwakhe? Ngubani lomkhokhelako ngaloko lakwentile?
32 Uyetfwalwa ayiswe edlizeni, lithuna lakhe lihlala ligadziwe.
33 Lenhlabatsi yesigodzi iyanongotela kuye, bonkhe bantfu balandzela yena, sicumbi lesikhulu sihamba embikwakhe.
34 “Ngako-ke ningangidvudvuta kanjani ngalenkhulumo yenu lengumbhedvo? Kute nakunye kwetimphendvulo tenu lokusasele ngaphandle kwemacebo odvwa nje.”
1 Elifazi, umThemani, waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Umuntfu angaba ngilo yini lusito kuNkulunkulu? Umuntfu lohlakaniphile yena angaba lusito yini kuye?
3 Njabulo yini lebeyingatfolwa nguSomandla kube bewulungile? Abetawubuyelwa yini kube tindlela takho betimsulwa?
4 Kungenca yekwesaba kwakho Nkulunkulu yini lokutsi akutsetsise, akubeke emacala?
5 Bubi bakho abubukhulu yini? Tono takho tinaso yini siphetfo?
6 Wafuna sibambiso kubomnakenu ngendlovu yangena ngaphandle kwesizatfu, wahlubula labamphofu tembatfo tabo, wabashiya bangcunu.
7 Labadzangele awuzange ubanatsise emanti, nalabalambile wabema kudla,
8 noko wawungumuntfu lonemandla nalonelive, ungumuntfu lohloniphekile lohlala kulo.
9 Wahambisa bafelokati yabayaba, wapitjita emandla alabatintsandzane.
10 Ngiko nje tonkhe tingibe tikutungeletile, netingoti tikwetfusa kangaka,
11 ngiko nje kumnyama kuze utsi ungetiwubona, netikhukhula temfula tikusibekela.
12 “Nkulunkulu akahlali yini ekuphakameni kwelizulu? Ase ubuke kutsi tinkhanyeti tiphakeme kangakanani!
13 Noko wena utsi: ‘Nkulunkulu watini? Wehlulela akulobumnyama lobunjena yini?
14 Emafu lamnyama ayamsibekela, kuze angasiboni asahamba antontomela etulu emazulwini.’
15 Usetawuhamba yini ngalendlela lendzala leyayihamba bantfu lababi?
16 Bakhukhuleka, sikhatsi sabo sisengakefiki, netisekelo tabo takhukhuleka.
17 Bakhuluma kuNkulunkulu batsi: ‘Ase usiyekele! Somandla angasentani tsine?’
18 Noko bekunguye labegcwalise tindlu tabo ngetintfo letinhle, ngako ngima bucalu neteluleko talababi.
19 “Labalungile bajabula, nabakubona kubhujiswa kwabo, labangenacala babaphukuta batsi:
20 ‘Impela titsa tetfu tibhujisiwe, nemlilo umita bunjinga bato.’
21 “Titfobe kuNkulunkulu, ube nekuthula naye, kuphumelela kuyakuta kuwe ngaleyo ndlela.
22 Yemukela imfundziso lephuma emlonyeni wakhe, emavi akhe uwabeke enhlitiyweni yakho.
23 Nawubuyela kuSomandla, utawusitakala: Nawususa bubi, ububeke khashane nendlu yakho,
24 utsatse nalamatje laligugu uwalahle elutfulini, igolide yakho yase-Ofiri uyilahle emadvwaleni asetigodzini,
25 Somandla-ke uyakuba yigolide yakho, isiliva yakho yelikhetselo lelisembili.
26 Impela, Somandla uyakuba kujabula kwakho, wenyusele buso bakho kuNkulunkulu.
27 Uyawuthandaza kuye, naye akuve, bese ugcwalisa tetsembiso takho.
28 Konkhe loncuma kutsi ukwente kuyawukwenteka, nekukhanya kukhanye etindleleni takho.
29 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu uyabehlisa labo labatigcabhako, amsindzise umuntfu lotitfobako.
30 Umuntfu lonelicala uyakumkhulula, amkhulule ngawe, nangabe tandla takho timhlophe.”
1 Jobe waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Nalamuhla loku ngisakhala kakhulu, ngobe sandla saNkulunkulu simatima kimi, lite nome ngibubula.
3 Kube mane bengati kutsi ngingamtfola kuphi, kube mane benginemandla ekufika lapho ahlala khona!
4 Bengiyawubeka indzaba yami embikwakhe, umlomo wami utfulule onkhe emavi ekutivikela.
5 Bengiyawutfola kutsi utangiphendvula kanjani, ngicabangisise kutsi utawutsini.
6 Abetawumelana nami ngemandla akhe lamakhulu yini? Cha, abengeke angibeke licala.
7 Abeyawubona naye kutsi umelene nemuntfu lowetsembekile, nakanjani kumehluleli wami bengitawutfolakala ngite licala.
8 “Kodvwa nangiya emphumalanga, akekho lapho; nangiya enshonalanga, nalapho angimtfoli.
9 Nasebenta enyakatfo, angimboni; nasaya eningizimu, angimfanisi ngisho nekumfanisa.
10 Kodvwa yena uyayati indlela lengiyitsatsako; utawutsi angangivivinya, ngiphume sengiyigolide.
11 Tinyawo tami tilandzela edvutane netinyatselo takhe. Ngihamba endleleni yakhe, ngingete ngaphambuka.
12 Angikesuki emiyalweni yetindzebe takhe. Emavi emlomo wakhe ngiwente aba ligugu kwendlula kudla kwami kwemalanga onkhe.
13 “Kodvwa nasancumile yena yedvwa, ngubani longamelana naye? Wenta loko lakutsandzako.
14 Ufeza loko lasakuncumile ngami; usenaletinyenti tinhloso letinjalo lasetigcinile.
15 Kungako nje ngitfutfumela embikwakhe; nangicabanga ngako konkhe loku, ngiyamesaba.
16 Nkulunkulu wente inhlitiyo yami yadzinwa; Somandla ungitfutfumelisile.
17 Noko bumnyama abukangibindzisi; yebo, bumnyama lobuphatsekako lobungimbonye buso abukangibindzisi.”
1 “Somandla akatimisi ngani tikhatsi tekwehlulela? Kwentiwa yini kutsi labo labamatiko bangabi nalo lwati ngetikhatsi takhe?
2 Bantfu bayatikhweshisa tikhonkhwane teminyele, belusele khona imihlambi yabo yekwebiwa.
3 Bacosha imbongolo yentsandzane, batsatse nenkhabi yemfelokati ibe sibambiso.
4 Bakhweshisa labeswele endleleni, baphocelele bonkhe labamphofu belive kutsi babhace.
5 Njengetimbongolo tesiganga ehlane, labamphofu bayazulazula bafunane nekudla ehlane, kute lenye indzawo lapho bangatfolela bantfwababo khona kudla.
6 Babutsa kudla kwetifuyo emahlangeni, bakhwimite etivinini talababi.
7 Ngenca yekweswela kwekwembatsa, balala bangcunu busuku bonkhe; kute labangakwembatsa nakumakhata.
8 Banetfwa babe manti timvula temagcuma, banamatsele emadvwaleni, ngobe beswele indlu.
9 Umntfwana longenayise uyahlutfulwa ebeleni, luswane lwalomphofu lutsatselwe kubhadala sikwelede.
10 Ngenca yekweswela kwekwembatsa, bahamba ngcunu, betfwala tinyandza, kodvwa bajinge babulawe yindlala.
11 Bafihlita titselo temincumo etibebesini, bahlikihle ngematje ekuhluta liwayini; noko bajinge babulawe koma.
12 Kuquma kwalabafako kuvakala edolobheni, nemiphefumulo yalabalimele ikhalela kusitwa. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu kute lambeka licala ngaloko lokubi lokwentiwe.
13 “Bakhona labo labamelene nekukhanya, labangatati tindlela tako, nalabangahlali etindleleni tako.
14 Kutsi kungahlwa, umbulali avuke, abulale labamphofu nalabeswele; ebusuku uhamba eba, agcekeza tindlu njengelisela.
15 Liso lesiphingi licaphela bumnyama, sicabange sitsi: ‘Kute lotangibona,’ sihlala ngekufihla buso baso.
16 Nase kumnyama emadvodza agcekeza angene etindlini, kodvwa emini ativalela endlini, akevani nekukhanya.
17 Ngobe kubo bonkhe bumnyama lobukhulu ngusekuseni ngeluvivi, batente bangani netesabiso tebumnyama.”
18 “Bantfu labanjalo bangemagwebu lantanta emantini, sabelo sabo sicalekisiwe eveni, khona kutabate loya etivinini.
19 Njengobe kushisa nesomiso kuhlwitsa sitfwatfwa lesincibilikile, kanjalo nelithuna liyabahlwitsa labo labonako.
20 Sibeletfo siyabakhohlwa, badliwe timphetfu; lababi abasakhunjulwa, kodvwa babhidlika njengesihlahla lesibolile.
21 Bagagadlela inyumba lengenamntfwana, nakumfelokati abakhombisi musa.
22 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu ngemandla akhe uyabahohobisa labo labanemandla, nome bangahlala batinte, noko abanasiciniseko ngekuphila kwabo.
23 Angabenta bativele kuphumula lokuphephile, kodvwa emehlo akhe abuka tindlela tabo.
24 Kwesikhashana nje bayaphakanyiswa banotse, emvakwaloko sebayanyamalala, bayatfotjiswa, batsatfwe njengabo bonkhe, basikwe njengesikhwebu eluhlangeni.
25 “Nangabe akunjalo, ngubani longasho kutsi nginemanga, anciphise emavi ami awente lite?”
1 Bildadi, umShuhi, waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Ligunya nekwesabeka kwaNkulunkulu losungula kuthula etulu emazulwini.
3 Kukhona yini longabala emabutfo akhe? Kukhona yini lokungafiki kuye kukhanya kwakhe?
4 Pho, umuntfu angaba ngulolungile kanjani kuNkulunkulu? Umuntfu lotelwe ngumfati angaba ngulohlantekile kanjani?
5 Nangabe ngisho nenyanga ingakhanyi, nangabe ngisho netinkhanyeti tingakahlanteki emehlweni akhe,
6 kakhulu kangakanani-ke umuntfu loyimphehla, yebo, indvodzana yemuntfu losibungu nje kuphela!”
1 Jobe waphendvula, watsi:
2 “Maye, wena ulusito kulobutsakatsaka! Maye, wena uwusindzisile lomkhono bewute emandla!
3 Maye, wena umyale wamcondzisa lomuntfu longakahlakaniphi! Maye, ukukhombisile kucondza kwakho!
4 Usitwe ngubani wena kutsi ukhulume lamavi? Wabani lomoya lokhulume ngemlomo wakho?
5 “Labafile baselusizini lolukhulu kabi, labo labangaphansi kwemanti nako konkhe lokukuwo.
6 Kufa kungcunu embikwaNkulunkulu; imbhubhiso ayikafihleki kuye.
7 Wendlala inyakatfo emkhatsini longenalutfo, alengise umhlaba eteni.
8 Ugocota emanti emafini akhe, noko lawo manti akavuti kulamafu.
9 Inyanga ledvulungene uyayisitsa, endlale lifu lakhe etikwayo.
10 Udvweba umnyele wemkhatsi etikwemanti, kutsi kube ngumnyele wekukhanya nebumnyama.
11 Tinsika tasezulwini tiyatfutfumela, timangaliswe kutsetsa kwakhe.
12 Ngemandla akhe wathulisa lwandle, ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe wagawula Rahabi waba ticucu.
13 Ngekuphefumula kwakhe emazulu akhanya, angabi nalutfo; sandla sakhe sayigwaza inyoka lentjuzako.
14 Lawa ngemacentselo nje emisebenti yakhe. Maye, lokukhulunywa ngaye sikuva kalufifi! Ngubani nje longakucondza kudvuma kwemandla akhe?”
1 Jobe wachubeka nenkhulumo yakhe, watsi:
2 “Kuphila kwaNkulunkulu, lotsetse lilungelo lami, yena unguSomandla lowente kutsi nginambitse lusizi lwemphefumulo wami,
3 yingci kuphila nakusekhona kimi, nemoya waNkulunkulu usesemakhaleni ami,
4 tindzebe tami tingeke tikukhulume lokubi, nelulwimi lwami lungeke luwacale emanga.
5 Ngingeke ngivume kutsi loko lenikushoko kuliciniso, ngiyawuze ngife ngingakehlukani nebucotfo bami.
6 Ngitawunamatsela kulokulunga kwami, futsi ngingeke ngikuvumele kutsi kusuke kimi. Nembeza wami angeke angisole, yingci nangisaphila.
7 “Shangatsi titsa tami tingaba njengalababi, nalabaphambene nami babe njengalabangakalungi.
8 Ngobe liyini litsemba lalongamesabi Nkulunkulu, nangabe asasusiwe, naNkulunkulu asatsatsa kuphila kwakhe?
9 Nkulunkulu utakuva yini kukhala kwakhe, nasahlaselwa lusizi nenhlupheko?
10 Uyawutijabulisa yini ngaSomandla? Uyawulibita ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi yini libito laNkulunkulu?
11 “Ngitanifundzisa ngemandla aNkulunkulu; ngingeke ngitifihle tindlela taSomandla.
12 Nani nonkhe matfupha nikubonile loku. Pho, niwukhulumelani lombhedvo?”
13 “Nasi-ke siphetfo semuntfu lomubi lasabelwa nguNkulunkulu; lifa lebacindzeteli labalemukela kuSomandla:
14 Nome bantfwabakhe bangaba banyenti, noko bayawuphelela enkembeni, netitukulwane takhe tingeke tibe nekudla lokwenele.
15 Sifo siyawuyicotfula insali yakhe, nebafelokati babo bangeke babalilele.
16 Nome ngabe ubutsisa ticumbi tesiliva kube shangatsi lutfuli, abutsise tembatfo njengeticumbi telibumba,
17 letimphahla letibutsiswa libibi tiyakwembatfwa ngulabalungile, kutsi labangenacala behlukaniselane lesiliva yakhe.
18 Indlu layakhako ifanana nendlu yebulembu, yebo, ifanana nelichugwana lelakhiwe ngumlindzi.
19 Lowo muntfu ulala anjingile, kodvwa angaphindzi abe njalo, nakavula emehlo akhe akhandze sekute lutfo.
20 Kutfutfumela kumgabadzela njengetikhukhula, sivunguvungu simkhukhule sihambe naye ebusuku.
21 Umoya wangasemphumalanga uyametfwala uhambe naye; uyamphephula umsuse kuleyo ndzawo yakhe.
22 Lomoya utijikijela etikwakhe ungasenamusa kuye, agijime ashiye inyosi abalekela emandla awo.
23 Ushaya tandla umhleke lusulu; uyamhhewula umsuse endzaweni yakhe.”
1 “Ukhona umgodzi wekutapa isiliva, yebo, ikhona nendzawo lapho kucengisiswa khona igolide.
2 Insimbi imbiwa emhlabatsini, nelitfusi lincibilikiswa likhishwe etjeni lalo.
3 Umuntfu uyabucedza bumnyama, uphenyisisa aze afinyelele nasetingonini temhlaba, afunana nelitje lensimbi ebumnyameni lobukhulukati.
4 Umba umgodzi loshonako, khashane kabi nalapho kuhlala khona bantfu, lapho kungasahambi khona bantfu; khashane kakhulu nebantfu, ulenga khona ajikite.
5 Umhlaba, lapho kuphuma khona kudla, uyaguculwa lapha ngaphansi kube shangatsi ngungemlilo;
6 isafire iphuma emadvwaleni awo, nelutfuli lwawo lucuketse tigaca tegolide.
7 Kute ngisho nome linye lingce leliwatiko lowo mgudvu lofihlakele, ngisho neliso lalohheya imbala aliwati.
8 Tilwane letinkhulu letitigabatisa ngemandla ato atilubeki lunyawo lwato kulowo mgudvu; kute libhubesi lelizulela khona.
9 “Umuntfu welula sandla sakhe, abhidlite lidvwala kusuke tinhlase, timphandze tetintsaba tihlale ebaleni.
10 Umba imihume emadvwaleni, liso lakhe liwabone onkhe ematje laligugu.
11 Uphenyisisa tiyalu tayo yonkhe imifula, avumbulule tintfo letifihlakele atibeke ebaleni.
12 “Kodvwa kungaze kutfolakale kuphi kuhlakanipha? Kuhlalaphi kucondzisisa kahle tintfo?
13 Umuntfu akabucondzisisi bumcoka bako, akutfolakali eveni lalabaphilako.
14 Kujula nako kuyalandvula kutsi: ‘Akukho lapha kimi,’ nelwandle lutsi: ‘Kute lapha kimi.’
15 Kungeke kutsengwe ngisho nangalecengiwe igolide, ngisho nentsengo yako ingete yalinganiswa ngesiliva.
16 Ngeke sekutsengwe ngisho nangegolide yase-Ofiri, nangelitje leliligugu i-oniksi nome emasafire.
17 Ingeke ilinganiswe ngisho nanegolide nengilazi, futsi ngeke yenaniswe ngisho nangetintfo letiligugu tegolide.
18 Angisaphatsi-ke ngekhorali nangelitje ijasiphi. Intsengo yekuhlakanipha iphakeme yendlula emarubi.
19 Ngeke kulinganiswe ngisho nanethophazi yaseKushe, kungeke kutsengwe ngisho nangegolide lecengiwe.
20 “Kantsi vele kona kuhlakanipha kuvelaphi? Kuhlalaphi kucondza tintfo kahle?
21 Kufihlakele emehlweni ayo yonkhe intfo lephilako, kuvalelekile ngisho nasemehlweni etinyoni letindiza etulu emoyeni.
22 Imbhubhiso nekufa kutsi: ‘Natsi sive nje emahemuhemu ako lefikile etindlebeni tetfu.’
23 NguNkulunkulu loyicondza kahle indlela leya kuko, futsi nguye yedvwa lowati lapho kuhlala khona kuhlakanipha.
24 Ngobe yena ubona ekugcineni kwemhlaba, futsi yena ukubona konkhe lokulapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga.
25 Watsi nakasungula emandla emoya, akala emanti,
26 nakashayela imvula umtsetfo, abhola indlela yemibane yekudvuma kwelitulu,
27 wabuka kuhlakanipha konkhe, wase uyakudvumisa, wakumisa kwaba njalo, wakuvivinya.
28 Wase ukhuluma kumuntfu, watsi: ‘Buka la, kwesaba Nkulunkulu libito lako kuhlakanipha. Kubalekela lokubi loko kukucondza.’ ”
1 Jobe wachubeka nenkhulumo yakhe, watsi:
2 “Maye, ngiyatikhumbula tinsuku tami takucala. Ngikhalela lawa malanga, Nkulunkulu asanginakekela.
3 Ngaleso sikhatsi sibane sakhe sasikhanyisa etikwenhloko yami, ngaloko kukhanya kwakhe ngangihamba ekukhanyeni ngisho nasebumnyameni.
4 Maye! Leto tikhatsi nami ngisamila, bungani betfu naNkulunkulu busashisa, angibusisa kanye nemuti wami,
5 leto tikhatsi Somandla asengakimi, nebantfwabami basesedvute nami,
6 lapho indlela yami isacwile elulateni, nelidvwala lisatfululela kimi imifula yemafutsa emncumo!
7 “Ngangitsi nangisondzela ngasemasangweni elidolobha, ngitsi nangitsatsa sikhundla sami enkhundleni yelidolobha,
8 emajaha enelele kungibona akhweshele eceleni, bese kutsi imisumphe isukume ime ngetinyawo,
9 emadvodza lasembili angete akhuluma ambonye imilomo yawo ngetandla tawo,
10 emavi alabahloniphekile athuliswe, tilwimi tabo tinamatsele elwangeni.
11 Bonkhe lababengivile babekhuluma kahle ngami, nalabo lababengibonile babengincoma,
12 ngobe ngangisindzisa labamphofu lababekhala bacele lusito kimi, netintsandzane letatite boyise lababengatisita.
13 Umuntfu abetsi nase afa angibusise, ngangitijabulisa tinhlitiyo tebafelokati, tihlabele.
14 Kulunga ngangikwente kwaba yingubo yami yekwembatsa, kungakhetsi muntfu kwakungusona sembatfo sami nesigcoko sami.
15 Ngangingemehlo etimphumphutse, netinyawo talabatishosha.
16 Nganginguyise walabeswele, ngangiyitsatsela etulu ngiyihlolisise indzaba yalosihambi eveni.
17 Ngangiwephula ematinyo alababi, ngisindzise labo lasebababambile ngibahlwitse ematinyweni abo.
18 “Ngangicabanga ngitsi: ‘Nami ngiyawufela ekhaya lami, emalanga ami manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle.
19 Timphandze tami titawutfunguluta tize tifike emantini, ematolo alale emagaleni ami busuku bonkhe.
20 Inkhatimulo yami iyawuhlala iyinsha njalo kimi, nebutjoki bami buhlale bubusha njalo esandleni sami.’
21 “Bantfu babengilalela ngekungetsemba lokukhulu, bathule balindzele kweluleka kwami.
22 Ngangitsi nasengikhulumile, kungaphindzi kukhulume muntfu emvakwami, emavi ami abewela ngebunono etindlebeni tabo.
23 Babengilindzela njengemvula, banatse emavi ami njengemvula yasentfwasahlobo.
24 Ngangitsi nangimamatseka emehlweni abo, bangete bakukholwa kalula loko, kukhanya kwebuso bami kwakuligugu kubo.
25 Kwakungimi labebakhetsela indlela, ngihlala emkhatsini wabo njengesikhulu sabo. Ngangihlala njengenkhosi emkhatsini wemabutfo ayo; nginjengemuntfu longumdvudvuti walabalilako.”
1 “Kodvwa nyalo sebahlekisa ngami, bantfu labancane kunami, boyise babo lengangingabeyisa ngingabavumeli kutsi basite tinja tami ekweluseni timvu tami.
2 Ngangingatfolani nje ngemsebenti wetandla tabo, bantfu lababemandla abo esukile kubo?
3 Bondziswe kweswela nesigagadvu sendlala, bahhubhana netimphandze tetihlahla tasehlane, yebo, elugwadvule ebusuku.
4 Babehlwatsika titselo letimunyu emahlatsini, kudla kwabo kutimphandze tesihlahla semtsanyelo.
5 Bacoshwa kubantfu bakubo, bekhutwa njengemasela.
6 Bacindzeteleka kutsi bayewuhlala etihosheni letomile, yebo, etihosheni letomile letingenamanti; bahlale emkhatsini wemadvwala nasemigodzini.
7 Babebhonsa ekhatsi emahlatsini njengetimbongolo tesiganga, bahlangane ngetinhloko phasetihlahla,
8 luhlobo lwebantfu lababi nalabalihlazo lelingachazeki, bacoshwa bakhishwa eveni.
9 “Manje sengiyinhlekisa kumadvodzana abo, sengiyingoma kuwo; ngiyintfo yekudlala.
10 Sebayangenyanya, bahambela khashane nami, abasesabi nekungikhafulela ebusweni.
11 Njengobe Nkulunkulu sewungente ngaba butsakatsaka, wangenta ngaba sehluleki, bangitfobisa ngibukile.
12 Ngesekudla sami sive siyahlasela, babekela tinyawo tami tingibe, bakha emasu ekungibhubhisa.
13 Bavimba indlela yami, bayaphumelela ekungibhubhiseni, kantsi kute nalobasitako.
14 Batseleka ngato tonkhe tintfunjana tenqaba batengihlasela. Bafohla lapho kubhidlike khona, batseleke ngekhatsi.
15 Tesabiso tiyangehlula, kuhlonipheka kwami kususiwe kimi, kwaba shangatsi kupheshulwe ngumoya, kuphepha nenhlalakahle yami kunyamalale njengemafu.
16 “Manje kuphila kwami kuyangikhweshela, emalanga eminjunju ayangintfonya.
17 Busuku bubhobosa ematsambo ami, emahlaba ami langihhwebhako akanakuphumula.
18 Ngemandla akhe lamakhulu Nkulunkulu ugucuka abe njengekwekwembatsa kimi. Ungibopha njengentsamo yengubo yami.
19 Ungilahla eludzakeni, sengehliswe ngaze ngaba njengelutfuli nemlotsa.
20 “Ngikhala kuwe, Nkulunkulu wami! Kodvwa wena awungiphendvuli. Ngiyasukuma ngime ngetinyawo, kodvwa wena umane ungibuke nje.
21 Sewujike waba nelulaka kimi, ngemandla esandla sakho uyangihlasela.
22 Uyangihlutfula ungijike ngemuke nemoya, ungiyekele nginhlanhlatse nesivunguvungu.
23 Ngiyati kutsi uyawungehlisela phansi kulabafile, endzaweni lemiselwe bonkhe labaphilako.
24 “Empeleni umhlaselelani umuntfu lobhujiswako, umuntfu longeke asatisite ngalutfo ngaphandle kwekutincengela umusa kuwe?
25 Angizange ngibakhalele yini bantfu labasenhluphekweni? Umphefumulo wami awuzange ubakhalele yini bantfu labamphofu?
26 Kodvwa nangitsi ngifuna lokuhle, kusuke kufike lokubi; nangitsi ngifuna kukhanya, kusuke kuchamuke bumnyama.
27 Inhlitiyo yami iyaphitsitela ayinako kuthula, emalanga etinhlupheko amelene nami.
28 Ngihamba ngizula ngigcungcile, nginyukubele, ngibe ngingakafuswa lilanga, kute kimi injabulo. Ngiyasukuma emkhambatsini ngikhale, ngicela lusito.
29 Sengigucuke ngaba ngumnakabomphungutja, ngaba ngumngani wetahhukulu.
30 Sikhumba sami sesigucuke saba mnyama, sacecebuka; umtimba wami uyavutsa ngumkhuhlane.
31 Lihabhu lami selilungiselelwe kulila, nemntjingozi wami sewulungiselwe umsindvo wekukhala, yebo, umsindvo wekukhala ngimemete.”
1 “Ngenta sivumelwane nemehlo ami kutsi ngingeke ngiyibuke ngenkhanuko intfombi.
2 Ngabe siyini sabelo semuntfu lesiphuma kuNkulunkulu? Siyini sabelo lesilifa leliphuma etulu kuSomandla?
3 Akusiyo yini imbhubhiso kulababi, sehlakalo kulabo labenta sono?
4 Akatiboni yini tindlela tami, abale tonkhe tinyatselo tami?
5 “Nangabe ngihamba ngekungetsembeki, nome-ke lunyawo lwami lusheshisile lwajakela emangeni,
6 Nkulunkulu akangilinganise ngesilinganiso seliciniso, utabe sewuyatfola kutsi ngimsulwa.
7 Nangabe tinyatselo tami tijikile emkhondvweni, nangabe inhlitiyo yami beyidvonswa ngemehlo ami, nome-ke nangabe tandla tami betingcolisiwe,
8 nakunjalo-ke, lomunye umuntfu akadle konkhe loko bengikuhlanyele, netilimo tami atizushunwe.
9 “Nangabe inhlitiyo yami ike yahungwa ngulomunye umfati, nome-ke ngike ngayawukhukhubala emvakwesivalo samakhelwane,
10 nakunjalo-ke, umfati wami akahambe ayewusilela lenye indvodza, alale nalamanye emadvodza.
11 Ngobe loko bekungaba lihlazo nendlisamahloni, sono lesifanele sehlulelwe.
12 Lowo ngumlilo loshisa kube khona imbhubhiso, ngabe kusizuphunile sivuno sami sonkhe.
13 “Nangabe ngingakatiphatsi njengekwemtsetfo tisebenti tami letidvuna naletisikati, natinetikhalo ngami,
14 ngitakwenta njani, nangabe Nkulunkulu asabhekana nami ngaloko? Ngitawuphendvula ngitsini, nasengibutwa?
15 Akusiye yini yena lowo lowabumba mine esiswini lona lowabumba tona? Akusiye yini lowaseluka sonkhe etiswini tabomake?
16 “Nangabe angikahlangabetani neticelo talabamphofu, nome-ke ngenta emehlo emfelokati aphophota tinyembeti,
17 nangabe ngatigodlela mine kudla kwami, ngangete ngahlephulelana nalabatintsandzane,
18 kodvwa ngabondla kusukela ebusheni bami, ngaba njengeyise kubo, kusukela ekutalweni kwami ngabondla bafelokati,
19 nangabe ngake ngabukelela umuntfu afa, abulawa kweswela kwekwembatsa, nome loweswele nje angenasembatfo,
20 inhlitiyo yakhe yangete yangibusisela kumfutfumalisa ngetimfulumane letiphuma etimvini tami,
21 nangabe ngake ngaphakamisa sandla sami etikwaloyintsandzane, ngati kahle kutsi mine ngiyalalelwa enkhundleni,
22 nakunjalo-ke, umkhono wami awumane uncutfuke lapha elungeni lesiphanga, awujubeke elungeni lesiphanga, ulahleke phansi.
23 Ngobe mine ngangiyesaba kakhulu imbhubhiso levela kuNkulunkulu. Nangenca yekwesaba bukhosi bakhe nje, ngangingeke ngiyente intfo lenje.
24 “Nangabe bengibeke litsemba lami egolideni, nome ngasho kuyo igolide lecengiwe ngatsi: ‘Wena usivikelo sami,’
25 nangabe ngangijatjuliswa bunjinga bami, umcebo lowawakhiwe tandla tami,
26 nangabe nganaka lilanga ekukhanyeni kwalo nome inyeti ekuhambeni kwayo lokumangalisako,
27 kangangekutsi inhlitiyo yami yase iyebeka ngikuhloniphe ngekwanga sandla sami,
28 nakunjalo-ke, konkhe loko tono lokusafanele tehlulelwe, ngobe ngabe bengingaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu losetulu.
29 “Nangabe ngajabulela sitsa sami, nasehlelwa ngulokubi, nome ngagalajela inhlupheko leyasehlela,
30 angizange ngiwuvumele umlomo wami kutsi wone ngekutsi ngikhiphe sicalekiso simelane nemphilo yaso.
31 Bantfu labasekhaya kami abazange sebasho yini batsi: ‘Ngubani longazange asayidle ayesutse inyama yakaJobe?’
32 Kodvwa kute nasinye sihambi lesake salala ngephandle. ngobe umnyango wami wawuhlala uvulekele tihambi.
33 Ngake ngasifihla yini sono sami, njengobe kuhlale kwenta emadvodza, ngake ngalifihla yini licala lami enhlitiyweni yami?
34 Ngempela, angizange ngesabe kutsi bantfu batawutsini, angizange ngibindze nome ngitivalele endlini ngenca yekubesaba labo bantfu.
35 “Awu! Kube mane kunemuntfu longangiva! Sengiyakusicilela manje kutivikela kwami. Akangiphendvule phela Somandla. Lowo longibeka licala akalibhale phansi.
36 Empeleni bengingaletjatsa, bengingalifaka enhloko njengemchele.
37 Bengingamlandzisa ngato tonkhe tinyatselo tami, bengingalingisa umbusi, ngicondzane naye ngco.
38 “Nangabe live lami likhala ngami, nayo yonkhe imisedlana yalo imanti tinyembeti,
39 nangabe bengidle titselo talo ngaphandle kwekukhokha tindleko talo, nome ngababulalisa ngendlala labo labahlala kulo,
40 nakunjalo-ke, akuvumbuke emanyeva kulo esikhundleni sakolo; kuvumbuke lukhula esikhundleni sebhali.” Aphela lapho-ke emavi aJobe.
1 Njengobe Jobe abeciniseke kangaka ngebumsulwa bakhe, lamadvodza lamatsatfu ase ayayekela lokulibala kwetama kumphendvula.
2 Kodvwa Elihu, umsa waBarakheli, umBuzi, wesive sakaRamu, watfukutselela Jobe kamatima ngekutsi kube nguye lotishoko kutsi umsulwa, kungete kwasho Nkulunkulu.
3 Wabatfukutselela labangani baJobe labatsatfu, ngobe babehlulekile kutfola sici kuJobe, kantsi phela bebakadze bamsolile.
4 Manje-ke Elihu abesethulile yena kukhuluma naJobe, ngobe bona babebadzala kunaye.
5 Kodvwa watsi kube abone kutsi labangani baJobe labatsatfu sebate labangahle bakusho, intfukutselo yakhe yavuka yema ngetinyawo.
6 Ngako Elihu, umsa waBarakheli, umBuzi, wakhuluma watsi: “Ngimncane ngeminyaka, nine nibadzala; ngiko nje bengesaba ngingafuni kunitjela loko lengikwatiko mine.
7 Ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Kukhula lokufanele kukhulume, iminyaka leminyenti lekufanele ifundzise kuhlakanipha.’
8 Kodvwa umoya lokumuntfu, kuphefumula kwaSomandla, lokunika umuntfu kucondza.
9 Akusibo labadzala bodvwa labanekuhlakanipha, futsi akusibo lase bagugile bodvwa labakwatiko lokulungile.
10 “Ngako-ke ngitsi: Lalelani kimi; nami futsi ngitanitjela loko lengikwatiko.
11 Nginimele ngesikhatsi nisakhuluma, nganilalela nisabeka kubona kwenu ngekuhlakanipha, ngesikhatsi nisaphenya emagama.
12 Nami nginilalele ngayo yonkhe ingcondvo yami, kodvwa kute namunye wenu lokhonile kubeka Jobe licala ngalokukhanyako, kute namunye lokhonile kuphendvula emavi akhe.
13 Ningasho kutsi: ‘Sikutfolile kuhlakanipha, akube nguNkulunkulu lophikisa Jobe, hhayi umuntfu.’
14 Kodvwa Jobe emavi akhe abengakawacondzisi kimi, ngako-ke ngingeke ngimphendvule ngetinkhulumo tenu.
15 “Sebamangele, abasenako labangakusho; sebaphelelwe ngemavi.
16 Kufanele ngime yini, njengaloku sebathulile nje, njengaloku sebatfomekile nje nyalo bangasenamphendvulo?
17 Nami ngitawubeka inkhulumo yami; nami ngitawukhuluma loko lengikwatiko.
18 Ngobe mine ngigcwele emavi, nemoya longekhatsi kwami uyangicindzetela.
19 Lapha ngekhatsi kwami nginjengeliwayini lelivalelwe ebhodleleni, njengetikhumbasikhwama teliwayini lelisha lesetifuna kupumuka.
20 Kufanele ngikhulume kuze ngitfole kuhhamuleka, kufanele ngivule umlomo wami ngiphendvule.
21 Kute muntfu lengitamkhetsa, futsi kute lengitamyenga ngelite,
22 futsi-ke kube bengiyingcweti ekuyenganeni, uMdali wami abetangisusa masinyane emhlabeni.”
1 “Manje-ke, Jobe, lalela nankha emavi ami, kulalele konkhe loku lengitakukhuluma.
2 Manje-ke, sengitawucala ngikhulume, emavi ami asaselulwimini lwami.
3 Emavi ami ngawo lakhombisa ngalokusebaleni kutsi ngicotfo enhlitiyweni, lulwimi lwami lukhuluma kona cobo loku lengikwatiko.
4 Moya waNkulunkulu ungentile. Umphefumulo waSomandla unginika kuphila.
5 Ngiphendvule-ke, nawungakhona, tilungiselele kubhekana nami.
6 Mine ngifanana nawe embikwaNkulunkulu, nami ngatatjwa ebumbeni.
7 Ngako-ke akukadzingeki kutsi ungesabe, sandla sami ngeke sibe matima etikwakho.
8 “Nawe ukhulume nami ngikhona, ngive onkhe emavi akho, watsi:
9 ‘Mine ngimsulwa, anginasono; ngihlobile, anginacala.
10 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungibeka licala, ungitsatsa njengesitsa sakhe.
11 Tinyawo tami utitsekeleta ngetinketane, acaphelisise tonkhe tinyatselo tami.’
12 “Kodvwa ngiyakutjela ngitsi: Kuloku uyalahleka, ngobe Nkulunkulu mkhulu kunemuntfu.
13 Manje-ke, ukhononelani kuye, ube utsi akawaphendvuli emavi emuntfu?
14 Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyakhuluma nome ngayiphi indlela. Kulesinye sikhatsi kuba ngulomuntfu longacondzi kutsi utsini Nkulunkulu.
15 Ukhuluma ngemaphupho nangemibono yasebusuku, bantfu nabalele emacansini abo, badvodla butfongo etingutjeni tabo.
16 Angakhuluma nasetindlebeni tabo, abesabise ngetecwayiso takhe.
17 Loko ukwentela kutsi ancandze umuntfu ekwenteni tono nasekutishayeni sifuba,
18 entela kugcina umphefumulo wakhe ungashoni emgodzini nemphilo yakhe kutsi ingabhubhi ngenkemba,
19 nome umuntfu angeviswa buhlungu ecansini lakhe ngemahlaba nangekujabha lokungenamkhawulo kwasematsanjeni,
20 kangangekutsi umtimba wakhe ungasakukhanuki nekudla, kunenkhetele inhlitiyo nome abuka kudla lokumnandzi kangakanani,
21 umtimba wakhe wondze ube ngumkhehlekhehle, kutsi ematsambo awo labefihlakele bese avela ebaleni.
22 Umphefumulo wakhe udvonseleke emgodzini, nemphilo yakhe indvonswe titfunywa tekufa.
23 “Kantsi kube bekungaba nengilosi leme ngakuye lengumlamuleli, yinye nje enkhulungwaneni, letabotjela umuntfu kutsi yini lokubi nalokuhle,
24 ibe nemusa kuye itsi: ‘Mane umvikele angayi emgodzini. Sengimtfolele inhlawulo,’
25 umtimba wakhe bese uyavuseteleka ube musha njengeweluswane, ubuyiseleke ube musha njengasebusheni bakhe.
26 Uyathandaza kuNkulunkulu atfole umusa kuye; ubona buso baNkulunkulu ajabule aze amemete. Nkulunkulu umbuyisela esimeni sakhe sekulunga.
27 Uyabe sewuya kubantfu, afike atsi: ‘Ngonile, ngagwegwisa loko lobekulungile, kodvwa angikakutfoli loko lebengikufanele.
28 Uwephulile umphefumulo wami kutsi ungayi emgodzini, sengitawuhlala ngijatjuliswa kukhanya.’
29 “Nkulunkulu wenta tonkhe letintfo kumuntfu, kabili nome katsatfu,
30 entela kuncandza umphefumulo wakhe ungangeni emgodzini, kuze kukhanya kwemphilo kukhanye emphilweni yakhe.
31 Lalela la, Jobe, lalela mine. Thula, ngitabe sengiyakhuluma.
32 Nawunako longakusho, ngiphendvule, ukhulume kakhulu, ngobe ngifuna kutsi uhlanguleke kahle.
33 Kodvwa nawute lutfo, lalela la kimi, uthule, ngobe mine ngitakufundzisa kuhlakanipha.”
1 Elihu wase uyakhuluma, watsi:
2 “Vanini emavi ami, nine labahlakaniphile; lalelani mine, nine bantfu labafundze bagogodzela.
3 Ngobe indlebe iyawavivinya emagama, njengobe nelulwimi lunambitsa kudla.
4 Asitibonele nje kwatsine kutsi ngukuphi lokulungile, asifundze kanyekanye sonkhe kutsi yini lenhle.
5 “Jobe utsi: ‘Ngimsulwa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungima kulunga.
6 Naloku ngilunge kangaka, ngitsatfwa njengalonemanga, naloku ngingenacala umcibisholo wakhe uhlaba linceba lelingelapheki.’
7 Jobe kantsi ngumuntfu lonjani, longenayo ngisho inseketse yenhlonipho kuNkulunkulu.
8 Uhlanganyela nalabenta lokubi, umdzibimunye nalababi,
9 ngobe utsi: ‘Umuntfu akumsiti ngalutfo kwetama kujabulisa Nkulunkulu.’
10 “Ngako lalelani lapha kimi, nine bantfu labanekucondza. Akube khashane naNkulunkulu kuba ngumenti walokubi, kwenta bubi akube khashane naSomandla.
11 Umuntfu umkhokhela njengaloku entile, ambuyisele njengalokufanele kutiphatsa kwakhe.
12 Kumatima kucabanga kutsi Nkulunkulu angahle ente lokubi, nekutsi Somandla angaphambukisa umtsetfo.
13 Ngubani lowambeka lapha emhlabeni kutsi awubuse? Ngubani lowamenta waba ngumphatsi wemhlaba wonkhe?
14 Kube bekuyinhloso yakhe kususa umoya wakhe nemphefumulo wakhe,
15 bonkhe bantfu bebangafisa kwetimphungane bafe batsi ngco, bonkhe babuyele elutfulini.
16 “Nangabe unako kucondza, lalela lapha, lalela loko lengitakusho.
17 Umuntfu lotondza umtsetfo angabusa yini? Ungamlahla yini longuSokulunga nalonguSomandla?
18 Akusiye yini lolawula emakhosi atsi: ‘Aninamsebenti walutfo,’ nakulabahlonishwako atsi: ‘Nibabi,’
19 longakhetsi ngisho nakuto tikhulu, ngisho nakulabanjingile nalabamphofu, ngobe phela bonkhe bangumsebenti wetandla takhe?
20 Bafa ngekushesha lokukhulu, ekhatsi nebusuku, bantfu bayatfutfumela bafe, labanemandla besuka bangakatsintfwa ngumuntfu ngisho nangesandla sakhe.
21 “Emehlo akhe abuka kuhamba kwemuntfu njalo, ubona tonkhe tinyatselo takhe.
22 Kute bumnyama lobumnyama kuye, kute nelitfunti lelimnyama, lapho benti balokubi bangabhaca khona.
23 Nkulunkulu akadzingi kube solomane aphilikishana nebantfu abavivinya, kutsi bete kuye batekwehlulelwa.
24 Ngaphandle nje kwemibuto uvele esuse labanemandla, abeke labanye etikhundleni tabo.
25 Ngobe uyakunaka lokwenta kwabo, ubaketula ngebusuku bunye nje kube bayaphela njalo.
26 Uyabajezisa ngetento tabo letimbi, akwente ebaleni kubona wonkhe umuntfu,
27 ngobe bagucuka ekulandzeleni yena, abanandzaba nanayinye nje yetindlela takhe.
28 Babangela kutsi lokukhala kwalabamphofu kufike etindlebeni takhe, wadzimate wakuva kukhala kwalabeswele.
29 Kodvwa kube uthulile, ngubani labengamsola? Nakangafihla buso bakhe, ngubani longambona? Noko ubusa etikwemuntfu netive ngalokufananako,
30 kuze avimbe longenaNkulunkulu angabusi, angabekeli bantfu tingibe.
31 “Ake ngitsi nje umuntfu utsi kuNkulunkulu: ‘Nginelicala, kodvwa ngingeke ngiphindze ngone.
32 Ngifundzise loko lengingeke ngikubone, nangabe ngonile, ngingeke ngisaphindza ngone.’
33 Nkulunkulu angakuvuza yini njengekutsandza kwakho, nawala kuphendvuka? Nguwe lokufanele ukhiphe sincumo, akusimi, ngako-ke, ngitjele loko lokwatiko.
34 “Emadvodza lanekuhlakanipha ayasho, nemadvodza lanekucondza langivako, atangitjela:
35 ‘Jobe ukhulunyiswa kungabi nalwati, emavi akhe eswela kucondza.’
36 Cabangisisani ngaloku lokukhulunywa nguJobe, ngobe uphendvula njengemuntfu lomubi longenangcondvo,
37 wengeta buvukelambuso kulesono sakhe, ushaya tandla tendzelelo lapha emkhatsini wetfu, alibale kutsakuta, abaliselana naNkulunkulu.”
1 Elihu wase uyakhuluma, watsi:
2 “Usho kutsi kambe ngabe loku kulungile? Utsi: ‘Ngiyawuhlangulwa nguNkulunkulu.’
3 Kodvwa uyambuta utsi: ‘Kutangisita ngani mine loko, kona mine ngitfolani ngekuhlala ngingoni?’
4 “Ngitsandza kukuphendvula kuloko, wena nalabangani bakho abakanye nawe.
5 Gucukela ngasemazulwini ubuke, bheka ngasemafini wona lasetulu kangaka kuwe.
6 Nangabe wona wena, loko kumtsintsa ngani yena? Nangabe tono takho titinyenti, loko kumentani yena?
7 Nangabe ulungile, uletsani kuye, nome-ke utfolani yena esandleni sakho?
8 Bubi bakho buhlupha umuntfu lonjengawe, nekulunga kwakho kutsintsana nebantfu bemhlaba.
9 “Bantfu bakhala bumayemaye ngaphansi kwemtfwalo wekucindzetelwa, bancusa kukhululwa kuwo umkhono walabanemandla.
10 Kodvwa kute lotsi: ‘Uphi Nkulunkulu, uMdali wami, lowephana ngetingoma ebusuku,
11 losifundzisa lokunyenti tsine kunetilwane temhlaba, asente sihlakaniphe kakhulu kunetinyoni letindiza emoyeni?’
12 Akaphendvuli bantfu nabakhala ngenca yekutiphakamisa kwalababi.
13 Liciniso, Nkulunkulu akayilaleli imibhedvo yetikhalo tabo. Somandla akatinaki, njengobe tilite nje.
14 Kangakanani-ke kutsi angalalela, nawutsi awumboni yena, kutsi nome licala lakho lisembikwakhe, wena kufanele ulindzele yena,
15 ngetulu kwaloko, kutsi lulaka lwakhe alujezisani, futsi akanaki lutfo nalolu twi lwalokubi.
16 Ngako-ke Jobe ukhuluma umbhedvo wodvwa nje; ulibala kutsakuta lite nje lodvwa, kodvwa abe angenalwati.”
1 Elihu wachubeka watsi:
2 “Ngicela ungibeketelele kwesikhashana, ngitakukhombisa kutsi kunyenti lokusengashiwo ekumeleleni Nkulunkulu.
3 Lwati lwami ngilulomba khashane kabi, ngitawubonakalisa kutsi Nkulunkulu, uMdali wami, ulungile.
4 Cinisekani-ke kutsi emavi ami akasiwo emanga; lapha embikwenu kume umuntfu lohlakaniphe ngempela.
5 “Nkulunkulu unemandla, kodvwa akabedzeleli bantfu; unemandla, futsi ucinisekile kulenhloso yakhe.
6 Akabagcini lababi baphilile, kodvwa labamphofu uyabanika emalungelo abo.
7 Emehlo akhe akawesusi kulabalungile, ubabeka kanye nemakhosi etihlalweni tebukhosi, abaphakamise kokuphela.
8 Kodvwa bantfu nababoshwe ngetinketane, batsekeletwe ngetibopho tetinhlupheko,
9 uyaye abatjele kutsi yini labayentile, kutsi bone kuye ngemabomu ngekutiphakamisa.
10 Ubenta batfobele kwelulekwa, abayale kutsi baphendvuke ekoneni kwabo.
11 Nabalalela bamkhonte yena, bayawuphila yonkhe imphilo yabo baphumelela neminyaka yabo beneliseka.
12 Kodvwa nabangalaleli, bayawubhubha ngenkemba, bafe bangati nekwati.
13 “Labangamesabi Nkulunkulu bafukamela lulaka, ngisho nome asababopha ngetinketane, abakhali bacele lusito.
14 Bafa basebasha, bafele emkhatsini wetingwadla letindvuna letisetindlini tekukhontela tithico.
15 Kodvwa labo labahluphekako uyabakhulula ekuhluphekeni kwabo, ukhuluma kubo basetinhlungwini tabo.
16 “Nkulunkulu ukwephula emihlatsini yekukhatsateka, ukubeka endzaweni lebanti lengenako kubandzeteleka nome kwani, akubeke ekunetsetekeni uvele ngenhloko enaleni, lapho ungakhetsa lokutsandzako khona.
17 Kodvwa manje sewetfwele sigwebo, lesifanele lababi, sigwebo nemtsetfocotfo sekukubambile.
18 Caphela kutsi kubete lokuhuha ngebunjinga, ungavumi kwedukiswa tinsambansamba temidizo.
19 Emandla akho kanye nebunjinga bakho kungakugcina yini ekutseni ungakhatsateki?
20 Ungabukhaleli busuku kutsi buyawufika nini, sikhatsi lapho tive tonkhe tiyawubhubha tiphele.
21 Caphela ungagucukeli kulokubi, kona lokubonakala shangatsi uyakunconota kunekuhlupheka.
22 “Nkulunkulu uphakeme emandleni akhe, ngubani nje lofundzisa njengaye?
23 Ukhona yini lowake watjela Nkulunkulu kutsi kufanele enteni, nome-ke atsi: ‘Wonile’?
24 Khumbula-ke nawe kudvumisa imisebenti yakhe, njengaloku bantfu bahlala bahlabela ngetindvumiso.
25 Bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba bakubonile loko, bantfu bakugolotela ngemehlo bakhashane.
26 Maye, mkhulu Nkulunkulu! Bukhulu bakhe bungetulu kwekucondza kwetfu. Bunyenti beminyaka yakhe bungetulu kwekubala kwemuntfu.
27 “Ukha ematfonsi emanti, acengeke abe yimvula leyehlela emifudlaneni.
28 Emafu atfululela emhlabatsini ematfonsi awo, tihlambi tetimvula tehlele etikwebantfwana bebantfu.
29 Ngubani nje longacondzisisa kutsi uwendlala kanjani emafu? Udvuma kanjani nje endzaweni yakhe yekuhlala?
30 Ase ubuke nje kutsi uyisakata kanjani imibane yakhe emaceleni akhe, nekutsi ukucwilisa kanjani kujula kwetilwandle.
31 Nguleyo ndlela-ke labusa ngayo tive, atinike inala yekudla.
32 Ugcwalisa tandla takhe ngembane, bese uyawutjela kutsi awubaneke.
33 Kudvuma kwakhe ngelitulu kumemetela kuta kwesihhuhhula semvula, ngobe ngisho netinkhomo tiyakumemetela kuta kwalo.”
1 “Ngenca yaloku ngiva shangatsi inhlitiyo yami iyagcumagcuma, isuka endzaweni yayo.
2 Lalela! Lalela kudvuma kwelivi lakhe, nalokugedletela lokuphuma emlonyeni wakhe.
3 Ujikijela imibane yakhe ngaphansi kwemazulu, ayitfumele emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.
4 Emvakwaloko kuta umsindvo wekudvuma kwakhe, ubhavumula ngelivi lakhe lebukhosi. Liphimbo lakhe lingabhavumula akusali lutfo lunganyakati.
5 Liphimbo laNkulunkulu libhavumula ngetindlela letimangalisako. Wenta tintfo letinyenti letinkhulu naletingetulu kwetingcondvo tetfu.
6 Utjela ngcocwane atsi: ‘Yehlela emhlabeni,’ nasetihlambini tetimvula atsi: ‘Bani sihhuhhula lesinemandla.’
7 Usuke entela kutsi bonkhe bantfu labentile bayati imisebenti yakhe, umisa bonkhe bantfu emisebentini yabo.
8 Tilwane tiyabhaca, tihlale emihumeni yato.
9 Sihhushuhhushu sihoshobe siphume emgodzini waso, nelichwa liphume emoyeni lowendlulako.
10 Kuphefumula kwaNkulunkulu kukhafula lichwa, kwente emanti abe tibhelekeca temanti lomile.
11 Wetfwesa emafu ngemswakama, asakate imibane igcwale kuwo.
12 Ngekuyalwa nguye iphitsitela igcwale umhlaba wonkhe jikelele, iphutfuma kwenta loko layitfume kona.
13 Wehlisa emafu, khona atewujezisa bantfu, nome atewunisela umhlaba wakhe, akhombise lutsandvo lwakhe.
14 “Lalela lapha, Jobe, asewume ucabange kahle ngetimanga taNkulunkulu.
15 Uyati yini kutsi Nkulunkulu uwabusa kanjani emafu, nekutsi uyiklazisa kanjani imibane yakhe?
16 Uyawati yini kutsi emafu alenga kanjani eme kahle kangaka emoyeni, angadziliki, leto timangaliso takhe lowo lophelele ngelwati?
17 Wena muntfu loshiswa kwekwembatsa kwakho ngesikhatsi kuhhusha umoya waseningizimu uthulisa live,
18 ungahlanganyela yini naye ekwendlaleni kwakhe sibhakabhaka lesicine njengesibuko selitfusi lelincibilikisiwe?
19 “Sitjele kutsi sifanele sitsini kuNkulunkulu; tingcondvo tetfu timnyama, site lutfo lesingalusho kuye.
20 Kufanele yini kutsi atjelwe kutsi nami ngifuna kukhuluma? Ukhona yini kambe umuntfu longafuna kumitwa eva?
21 Kute umuntfu longabukana nelilanga, ebukhatikhatini balo esibhakabhakeni, emvakwekutsi umoya sewusishanyele sonkhe.
22 Uchamuka enyakatfo ngebukhatikhati bakhe begolide, Nkulunkulu uta ngebuNkulunkulu bakhe lobesabekako.
23 Somandla ungetulu kwemandla etfu, uphakeme ngemandla nangekulunga kwakhe; ngebukhulu bekulunga kwakhe akacindzeteli muntfu.
24 Ngako-ke bantfu bayamhlonipha, ngobe akabanaki yini bonkhe labacabanga kutsi bahlakaniphile enhlitiyweni?”
1 Simakadze waphendvula Jobe asesivunguvungwini, watsi:
2 “Ngubani lona lokhinyabeta teluleko tami ngemavi late lwati?
3 Bhukula-ke njengendvodza; ngitakubuta, wena ungiphendvule.
4 “Bewukuphi wena, nangibeka sisekelo semhlaba? Ngitjele, nawukucondza loko.
5 Ngubani labekala bukhulu bawo? Nakanjani ufanele kukwati loko! Ngubani labedvonsa intsambo yekukala nawukalwako?
6 Tinsika tawo temiswaphi? Labekwa ngubani litje lekusimisa likona,
7 ngesikhatsi tinkhanyeti tentsatsakusa tihlabela kanyekanye, netingilosi tonkhe tihlatjeleliswa kujabula?
8 “Ngubani lowavala emasango ekuvimbela lwandle, naluphuphuma, luphuma esiswini semhlaba,
9 ngesikhatsi ngenta emafu aba yingubo yalo ngilugocota ngebumnyama lobukhulukati,
10 ngesikhatsi ngimisa iminyele yalo, ngibeka iminyango neticabo talo,
11 ngesikhatsi ngitsi: ‘Ungahamba ugcine lapha, ungabe usachubekela embili, emagagasi akho latigcabhako atawugcina lapha’?
12 “Wase wakutfuma yini kusa nome ukhombe intsatsakusa indzawo yayo?
13 Wase wayitjela yini intsatsakusa kutsi ichwage lomhlaba, ishukumise lababi lapho babhace khona?
14 Kuphuma kwenhlavu yelilanga kwenta emagcuma netihosha kubonakale njengemitfungo yengubo, kukhanye njengekugcama kweluphawu ebumbeni.
15 Kukhanya kwemini kunemandla kulababi, kubavimbela kutsi bangakwenti lokubi.
16 “Use waya yini etiyalwini telwandle, nome uhambe ekujuleni kwelwandle?
17 Sewuke wakhonjiswa yini emasango ekufa? Sewuke wawabona yini emasango ematfunti ekufa?
18 Ubucondza kahle yini bubanti bemhlaba? Ase ungitjele, nangabe uyakwati konkhe loku.
19 “Iphi indlela leya ekhaya lekukhanya? Bona bumnyama uyabati yini kutsi buhlalaphi?
20 Ungakumikisa yini etindzaweni tako? Uyatati yini tindlela letiya emakhaya ako?
21 Nakanjani ufanele kukwati loko, ngobe wase utelwe! Maye, sewuwadlile emabele bo!
22 “Wase wangena yini etingungwini tangcocwane, nome uke watibona yini tingungu tesangcotfo,
23 lengikugcinele tikhatsi letimatima, lekutinsuku tekulwa kanye netemphi?
24 Umbane lona usuke uchamuka ngakuphi, nome-ke umoya wasemphumalanga losakateka nemhlaba wonkhe usuke uchamukaphi?
25 Ngubani lomba imisele yetikhukhula temanti emvula, nalomba indlela yekudvuma kwelitulu,
26 kutekunisela live lelingahlalwa ngumuntfu, lihlane kalashameshame,
27 nekwenelisa live lelingenalutfo lihlume libe neluhlata?
28 Imvula inaye yini uyise? Ngubani nje lotala ematfonsi ematolo?
29 Ngcocwane uphuma esiswini sabani? Ngubani lotala sitfwatfwa emazulwini,
30 ngesikhatsi emanti asalukhuni njengelitje, nangesikhatsi kujula kwemanti sekulidvwala?
31 “Ungasibophela yini ndzawonye Silimela lesimengetelako? Ungatichacha yini tintsambo teMtsala?
32 Ungaticondzisa yini tinkhanyeti kutsi tihambe ngekugcina sikhatsi sato? Ungalikhombisa yini liBhele lelitinkhanyeti kanye netinkhanyeti talo letincane kutsi kufanele kuhambe kushonephi?
33 Uyayati yini imitsetfo yasemazulwini? Leyo mitsetfo ungayenta yini kutsi isebente lapha emhlabeni?
34 “Ungawamemeta yini emafu, utembese wena ngelibhudlo lemanti?
35 Ungayitfuma yini imibane kutsi ibaneke? Yona ingakuphendvula yini itsi: ‘Naku sesikhona’?
36 Ngubani nje lowaphakela inhlitiyo ngekuhlakanipha nome wapha ingcondvo kucondza?
37 Ngubani nje lohlakaniphe kangangekutsi angabala emafu? Ngubani longagoboncisa timbita temanti tasemazulwini,
38 ngesikhatsi lutfuli luba lukhuni nemagadze emhlaba anamatselana?
39 “Ungalitingelela yini libhubesikati kudla? Ungakwesutsisa yini kulamba kwemabhubesi,
40 ngesikhatsi abhaca khona emihumeni yawo nome abhace khona etincumatsini?
41 Ngubani lonika emahhwabayi kudla, ngesikhatsi emazini awo akhala kuNkulunkulu azula aswele langakudla?”
1 “Uyati yini kutsi timbuti tentsaba titala nini? Uyaye ubukele yini inyamatane nayitalako?
2 Uyaye utibale yini tinyanga tato tize titale? Uyasati yini sikhatsi sato sekutala?
3 Tiguca phansi titale bantfwabato, kuphele nemihelo yato.
4 Emazinyane ato ayacina, akhulele etigangeni, ahambe angaphindzi abuye.
5 “Ngubani lowenta imbongolo yesiganga kutsi ihambe ikhululekile? Ngubani lowatfukulula tindilimo tayo?
6 Ngayinika lihlane kutsi libe likhaya layo nematsafa eluswayi kutsi abe yindzawo yayo yekuhlala.
7 Ayihlushwa ngimisindvo yemadolobha, kantsi futsi kute nemuntfu longayifuya ayisebentise.
8 Yehla yenyuka nemagcuma abe lidlelo layo, ifunana neluhlata lonkhe.
9 “Inyatsi ingavuma yini kutsi uyisebentise? Ingakutsambela yini kuhlala esibayeni sakho ebusuku?
10 Ungayifaka yini emseleni ngematomu? Ingatilima yini leto tigodzi emvakwakho?
11 Ungawetsemba yini lamandla ayo lamakhulu? Ungawuyekelela yini umsebenti wakho lomkhulu kuyo?
12 Ungetsembela yini kuyo kutsi ingakuletsela sivuno sakho, isibutsisele ndzawonye ebaleni lakho lekubhulela?
13 “Timphiko tenshi tiyaphephetela ngenca yenjabulo. Kodvwa tingeke tilinganiswe netingwabha netinsiba tadvoye.
14 Emacandza ayo iwatalela phansi, iwafukamele ngesihlabatsi,
15 inganaki kutsi angahle anyatseleke ngetinyawo, nekutsi tilwane tesiganga tingawafohlota.
16 Emantjwele ayo iwaphatsa ngelunya, kube shangatsi akasiwo ayo, ayinaki nekutsi yake yahelwa yini ngawo,
17 ngobe Nkulunkulu akazange ayiphe kuhlakanipha, nome-ke ayinike ingcondvo levulekile.
18 Noko nayivula tinsiba tayo yentela kugijima, ivele ilihleke lusulu lihhashi nemgibeli walo.
19 “Lihhashi uyalinika yini emandla alo, nome wembese intsamo yalo ngemdlonga?
20 Uyalenta yini ligcumagcume njengentsetse, ulente likhale ngendlela yekutigcabha lokutfutfumelisako?
21 Lihwaya phansi ngendlela leyesabekako, lijabule emandleni alo, lisukeleke naliya ekuhlaseleni emphini.
22 Likuhleka lunya kwesaba, lingesabi lutfo; alikhweshi futsi aliyibalekeli inkemba.
23 Umgodla wemicibisholo ukhehletela ecebeni lalo, kukanye nesikhali lesimanyatelako nesikhali lesidze.
24 Livukwa lusinga, litsatse emabanga lamakhulu, nakukhala licilongo, kute longakhona kulimisa.
25 Litsi licilongo lingakhala, litsi: ‘Nako-ke!’ Imphi liyiva ngeliphunga isesekhashane, liva netindvuna temphi tidla siga.
26 “Lokuhlakanipha kwakho kuyamfundzisa yini lohheya kutsi ate akwati kundiza, endlalele timphiko takhe ngaseningizimu?
27 Lona lusweti lundiza ngekutjelwa nguwe yini, luze lwakhe nesidleke salo etulu?
28 Luhlala esiweni ngisho nasebusuku, inqaba yalo kube lufantsa lwelidvwala.
29 Nalusuka lapho, luhamba luyewufuna kudla kwalo; emehlo alo avele akubone kusesekhashane.
30 Bantfwabalo lubondla ngengati; lapho kunalokubulewe ngakhona, ngulapho lukhona nalo.”
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJobe, watsi:
2 “Lona lophikisana naSomandla angamkhombisa yini indlela? Lowo lobeka Nkulunkulu licala akamphendvule!”
3 Jobe waphendvula Simakadze, watsi:
4 “Mine angikafanelwa lutfo, pho, ngingaphendvula ngitsini kuwe? Ngibeka sandla sami emlonyeni wami.
5 Ngakhuluma kanye, kodvwa angisenamphendvulo, kabili, kodvwa angisenakusho lutfo.”
6 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJobe asesivunguvungwini, watsi:
7 “Bhukula-ke njengendvodza; ngitakubuta, wena utangiphendvula.
8 “Ungakukhombisa yini kungalungi kwami? Ungangilahla yini ngelicala mine, khona utetitfola ungenacala wena?
9 Unawo yini umkhono lofanana newaNkulunkulu? Lona liphimbo lakho liyadvuma yini njengelakhe?
10 Nakunjalo-ke, tihlobise ngekubabateka nangenkhatimulo, utembatsise ngeludvumo nangebukhosi.
11 Khumula sikhahlo sentfukutselo yakho, bukisisa wonkhe umuntfu lotigcabhako, bese umehlisela phansi,
12 buka bonkhe bantfu labatigcabhako, bese uyabatfobisa. Pitjita lababi lapho beme khona.
13 Bonkhe bangcwabe ndzawonye elutfulini, sitselisa buso babo ethuneni.
14 Nami-ke ngitakuvumela kutsi sandla sakho sangesekudla singakusindzisa.
15 “Ase ubuke imvubu lengayidala kanye nawe, nekutsi idla tjani njengenkhabi.
16 Maye, makhulu emandla ayo lasemilenteni! Yebo, emandla ayo asemisisheni lesetibilinini tayo!
17 Umsila wayo untjikita njengemsedari, netinyama temilente yayo titfungene.
18 Ematsambo ayo ayimibhobho yelitfusi, imikhono nemilente yayo injengemigcala yensimbi.
19 Ihamba embili etidalweni taNkulunkulu, noko uMdali wayo angabhekana nayo ngenkemba yakhe.
20 Emagcuma ayivetela sivuno sawo, tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tidlale edvutane nayo.
21 Ilala ngaphansi kwetihlahla temanyeva, ibhace emkhatsini wemihlanga yasechaphotini.
22 Tihlahla temanyeva tiyifihla ematfuntini ato, itungeletwe ngemabhabhabhulomu emfula.
23 Kuhhulukuhlela kwemanti emfula akuyetfusi, idlalisela ngekuntjweza, lite nome iJordane seyigcwele igola tintsetse.
24 Ukhona yini longahle ayibambe ibukile, nome-ke ayetsiye abhobose likhala layo?”
1 “Ungamdvonsa yini Leviyathani ngelidweba? Ungalubopha yini lulwimi lwakhe ngentsambo?
2 Ungamfaka yini siwondvo ekhaleni lakhe, nome-ke ungawubhobosa yini umhlatsi wakhe ngelidweba?
3 Angatincengela yini kutsi umentele umusa, nome akuncenge ngekukhuluma kamnandzi?
4 Sivumelwane angasenta yini nawe kutsi umtsatse abe sigcili sakho kokuphela?
5 Ungamenta yini kutsi abe silwane lesingumnganakho njengenyoni, nome uhambe umbophe ngentsambo, khona atekujabulisa emantfombatana akho?
6 Labatsenga batsengise bangantjintjiselana yini ngaye? Bona bahwebi bangehlukaniselana yini ngaye?
7 Sikhumba sakhe ungasigcwalisa yini ngabondzangumadweba nome-ke inhloko yakhe ngemadweba?
8 Nawungake ubeke sandla sakho etikwakhe, ungeke uwukhohlwe umzabalazo wakhe, futsi ungeke ukuphindze ukwente loko.
9 “Usuke utiyenga nawungatsi ungenta nome yini ngaye, kumbuka nje kukucedza emandla.
10 Kute lonesibindzi sekumchukuluta. Pho, ngubani longakhona kumelana nami?
11 Ngubani-ke lenginelicala kuye lokungafanela kutsi ngilikhokhele? Konkhe lokungaphansi kwemazulu kwami.
12 “Ase ngikutekele ngemilente yakhe, emandla akhe kanye nesimo sakhe lesihle.
13 Ngubani nje longamkhumula libhantji lakhe langaphandle? Ngubani nje longamfaka ematomu?
14 Ngubani longaqunga avule umlomo wakhe, wona lowo logcwele ematinyo akhe lesabekako?
15 Umhlane wakhe unemigca yemahawu lahlanganiswe ndzawonye,
16 asondzelene lelinye kulelinye, kuze kungangeni kwasamoya emkhatsini wawo.
17 Ahlanganiswa lelinye kulelinye, anamatselane, futsi angeke ehlukaniseke.
18 Kutsimula kwakhe kusakata imibane yekukhanya, kantsi emehlo akhe afanana nemisebe yentsatsakusa.
19 Ukhafula imililo ngemlomo wakhe, kusakateke tinhlase temlilo.
20 Emakhaleni akhe kutfucuka intfutfu, kube shangatsi simoko lesiphuma ebhodweni lelibilako nalisemlilweni wetinhlanga.
21 Kuphefumula kwakhe kuvutsela emalahle emlilo abe bovu, kulavuke emalangabi emlonyeni wakhe.
22 Emandla ahlala entsanyeni yakhe, tesabiso timhambela embili.
23 Imitsebe yakhe ihlangene icinile, futsi ayehlukaniseki.
24 Sifuba sakhe silukhuni njengelidvwala, silukhuni njengelitje lekusila.
25 Nakaphakama, labanemandla bayatfutfumela, bahlehla nyova yena asengakagadli.
26 Inkemba legwaza yena ayenti lutfo kuye, kanjalo nesikhali, nemcibisholo kanye nemkhonto.
27 Kuye insimbi ifanana nelutsi lwetjani, litfusi linjengelukhuni lolubolile.
28 Imicibisholo ayimenti abaleke, ematje esidubulelo afanana nemakhoba kuye.
29 Umshiza kuye ufanana nelutsi loluncane; kukhehleta kwelutsi lwesikhali kuyamhlekisa.
30 Lingaphansi lakhe limagebhugebhu njengetindzengelo, kusale umvila lomkhulu eludzakeni lonjengewesihliphi sekubhula emabele.
31 Wenta kujula kucubuke njengekubila kwelibhodo, anyakatise lwandle lube nemagwebu njengelibhodo lemafutsa.
32 Lapho ahambe khona kusala kunemagwebu, ungaze ucabange kutsi kujula kunetinwele letimhlophe.
33 Kute lokulingana naye emhlabeni, usidalwa lesingesabi lutfo.
34 Utibukela phansi tonkhe tilwane letitiphakamisako, uyinkhosi yato tonkhe tilwane letinkhulu letitigabatisa ngemandla ato.”
1 Jobe waphendvula Simakadze, watsi:
2 “Ngiyati kutsi wena unemandla ekwenta konkhe, kute muntfu longaphatamisa loko lese uhlose kukwenta.
3 Ubute watsi: ‘Ngubani yena lona longati lutfo lokhinyabete teluleko tami?’ Empeleni nami ngikhulume ngetintfo lengingaticondzi, tintfo letimangalisa kakhulu kutsi ngingatati.
4 “Wena utsite: ‘Lalela-ke nyalo, ngitawukhuluma; ngitakubuta, wena ungiphendvule.’
5 Tindlebe tami setike teva ngawe, kodvwa nyalo emehlo ami asakubonile.
6 Ngako-ke manje sengiyatenyanya, ngiyaphendvuka ngitilahla elutfulini nasemlotseni.”
7 Watsi Simakadze nasakhulume lamavi kuJobe, wagucukela ku-Elifazi, umThemani, watsi: “Wena nalabangani bakho lababili nginitfukutselele, ngobe anikakhulumi lokuhle ngami njengobe Jobe, inceku yami, akhulumile.
8 Ngako-ke tsatsani tinkunzi letisikhombisa netihhanca letisikhombisa, nihambe niye kuJobe, inceku yami, nifike ninikele ngato, tibe ngumnikelo wenu wekushiswa. Jobe, inceku yami, utanithandazela, mine-ke ngitawemukela nalomthandazo wakhe nginganiphatsi kamatima njengalokufanele bulima benu. Anikakhulumi lokuhle ngami njengobe Jobe, inceku yami, akhulumile.”
9 Ngako Elifazi, umThemani, naBildadi, umShuhi, naSofari, umNama, benta loko Simakadze abebatjele kona; Simakadze wawemukela umthandazo waJobe.
10 Watsi kube Jobe athandazele labangani bakhe, Simakadze wamenta wanjinga futsi; wanjinga ngalokuphindvwe kabili kunakucala.
11 Bonkhe bomnakabo, nabodzadzewabo, nabo bonkhe lababemati kucala beta kuye badla naye endlini yakhe. Bamkhalela, bamdvudvuta kuko konkhe loko kuhlupheka Simakadze labekuletse etikwakhe; kwatsi lowo nalowo wamupha luhlavu lwesiliva kanye nendandatho yegolide.
12 Simakadze imphilo yaJobe yamuva wayibusisa kakhulu kwengca yakucala. Abenetimvu letiti-14 000, nemakamela lati-6 000, netinkhabi letitinkhulungwane letimbili, netimbongolo letiyinkhulungwane.
13 Abenemadvodzana lasikhombisa nemadvodzakati lamatsatfu.
14 Libito lendvodzakati yakhe yekucala bekunguJemima, yesibili kunguKhesiya, yesitsatfu kunguKhereni Haphukhi.
15 Kulo lonkhe live bekute besifazane lababebahle kwendlula emadvodzakati aJobe; uyise wawabela lifa kanye nebafowabo.
16 Emvakwaloko, Jobe waphila iminyaka leli-140; waze wabona bantfwabakhe, nebantfwana bebantfwabakhe, kwaze kwayawufika esitukulwaneni sesine.
17 Jobe wafa asamdzala, asakhulile ngeminyaka.