IncwadikaJobe
ISAHLUKO1
1Kwakukhonaumuntuezwenilase-Uziogamalakhe lalinguJobe;futhilowomuntuwayephelelefuthieqotho, futhiwayemesabauNkulunkulufuthiegwemaokubi
2Wazalelwaamadodanaayisikhombisanamadodakazi amathathu
3Imfuyoyakheyayiyizimvueziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa,namakamelaayizinkulungwaneezintathu, namabhangqaangamakhuluayisihlanuezinkabi, nezimbongolozezinsikaziezingamakhuluamahlanu, nezincekueziningikakhulu;+kangangokuthilowomuntu wayemkhulukunabobonkeabantubasempumalanga
4Amadodanaakheayehambaenzaidiliezindlinizawo, kwabayilowonalowongosukulwayo;wathumelawabiza odadewaboabathathuukubabadlefuthibaphuzenabo
5Kwathiseziphelileizinsukuzedililawo,uJobe wathumelawawangcwelisa,wavukaekusenikakhulu, wanikelangeminikeloyokushiswanjengomumowawo wonke,ngokubauJobewathi:"Mhlawumbeamadodana amionile,amthukileuNkulunkuluezinhliziywenizawo."
WenzenjalouJobenjalonjalo
6KwathingolunyeusukuamadodanakaNkulunkulueza ukumaphambikukaJehova,noSathanewafikaphakathi kwawo
7UJehovawathikuSathane:“Uvelaphina?USathane wayesemphendulauJehova,wathi:“Ekuzuleniemhlabeni, nasekuhambahambenikuwo
8UJehovawathikuSathane:“Ingabeuyiqapheleinceku yamiuJobeukuthiakakhoonjengayeemhlabeni,umuntu ongenasicinolungileyo,omesabauNkulunkulunogwema okubi?
9USathanewayesemphendulauJehova,wathi:“UJobe uyamesabauNkulunkulungezena?
10Awumbiyelangayiniyenanendluyakhenakhokonke anakhonxazonkena?uwubusisileumsebenziwezandla zakhe,nemfuyoyakheiyeyandileezweni
11Kephaakeweluleisandlasakho,uthintekonkeanakho, uyakukuthukaebuswenibakho
12UJehovawathikuSathane:“Bheka,konkeanakho kusesandlenisakho;kuphelakuyenaungabekiisandla sakhoWayesephumauSathaneebuswenibukaJehova
13Kwathingolunyeusukuamadodanaakhenamadodakazi akheedla,ephuzaiwayiniendliniyomfowaboomkhulu.
14KwasekufikaisithunywakuJobe,sathi:“Izinkomo bezilima,nezimbongoloziklabileecelenikwazo; 15AmaSabeyaazihlasela,azithatha;yebo,bazibulele izincekungosikolwenkemba;minangedwangisindile, ukuzengikubikele
16Esakhuluma,kwafikanomunye,wathi:“Umlilo kaNkulunkuluuwileezulwini,washisaizimvunezinceku, waziqeda;minangedwangisindile,ukuzengikubikele
17Esakhuluma,kwafikanomunye,wathi:“AmaKaledi enzaamaviyoamathathu,awelaamakamela,awathumba, yebo,azibulalanezincekungosikolwenkemba;mina ngedwangisindile,ukuzengikubikele.
18Esakhuluma,kwafikanomunye,wathi:“Amadodana akhonamadodakaziakhoabedla,ephuzaiwayiniendlini yomfowaboomkhulu;
19Bheka,kwafikaumoyaomkhuluovelaehlane,washaya amagumbiomaneendlu,yawelaphezukwezinsizwa,zafa; minangedwangisindile,ukuzengikubikele.
20WayesesukumauJobe,waklebhulainguboyakhe, waphuculaikhandalakhe,wawelaemhlabathini, wakhuleka;
21Wathi:“Ngaphumangizeesizalwenisikamame, ngiyakubuyelakhonangize;uJehovawanika,uJehova uthathile;malibongweigamalikaJehova.
22KukhokonkelokhouJobeakonanga, akammangalelangauNkulunkulungobuwula
ISAHLUKO2
1Kwathifuthingolunyeusukulaphoamadodana kaNkulunkuluefikaukumaphambikukaJehova,noSathane wafikaphakathikwawoukubaamephambikukaJehova
2UJehovawathikuSathane:“Uvelaphina?USathane wamphendulauJehova,wathi:“Ekuzuleniemhlabeni, nasekuhambahambenikuwo
3UJehovawathikuSathane:“Ingabeuyiqapheleinceku yamiuJobeukuthiakekhoonjengayeemhlabeni,umuntu ongenasicinoqotho,owesabauNkulunkulunogwema okubi?namanjeusabambeleleekuphelelenikwakhe, nakubaungishukumiseleukubangimchithengeze
4USathanewamphendulauJehova,wathi:“Isikhumba ngesikhumba,yebo,konkeumuntuanakhouyakunika ngokuphilakwakhe
5Kephaakeweluleisandlasakho,uthinteemathanjeni akhenasenyameniyakhe,uyakukuthukaebuswenibakho 6UJehovawathikuSathane:“Bheka,usesandlenisakho; kodwausindiseimpiloyakhe.
7WayesephumauSathaneebuswenibukaJehova, wamshayauJobengamathumbaamabi,kusukelaematheni onyawokuzekufikeokhakhayini.
8Wasethathaudengeziukuthiazizekwengalo;wahlala phansiemlotheni
9Umkakhewasesithikuye:Usabambeleleyini ekuphelelenikwakho?thukauNkulunkulu,ufe
10Kodwawathikuye:Ukhulumanjengokukhuluma kowesifazaneoyisithutha.Ini?siyakwamukelaokuhle esandlenisikaNkulunkulu,singamukelinokubi,na?Kukho konkelokhuuJobeakonangangomlomowakhe
11KwathiabanganebakaJobeabathathubezwangabo bonkelobububiobumehlele,bafika,kwabayilowonalowo endaweniyakhe;u-ElifaziumThemani,noBilidadi umShuhi,noSofariumNahama,ngokubababehlele ukuzomlilelanokumduduza
12Laphobephakamisaamehloabobekude,abamazanga, baphakamisaizwilabo,bakhala;baklebhula,kwabayilowo nalowoinguboyakhe,bafafazangothuliemakhandaabo ngasezulwini
13Bahlalaphansinayeemhlabathiniizinsuku eziyisikhombisanobusukuobuyisikhombisa,akwabakho owakhulumakuye,ngokubababonaukuthiusizilwakhe lwalulukhulukakhulu.
ISAHLUKO3
1EmvakwalokhouJobewavulaumlomowakhe, waqalekisausukulwakhe 2UJobewakhuluma,wathi:
3Makubhubheusukuengazalwangalo,nobusuku okwashiwongaboukuthi:'Kukhulelweumntwana wesilisa'
4Lolosukumalubengubumnyama;uNkulunkulu makangalibhekiphezulu,nokukhanyamakungasikhanyiseli. 5Ubumnyamanethunzilokufamakulingcolise;ifu malihlalephezukwalo;ubumnyamabemini mabulwesabise.
6Kephalobobusuku,mabubanjweubumnyamaphezu kwabo;mayingahlanganiswanezinsukuzomnyaka, ingangeniesibalwenisezinyanga
7Bheka,lobobusukumabubezodwa,makungangenikubo izwilokujabula.
8Mabaqalekiseabaqalekisausuku,abalungeleukuvusa ukulilakwabo
9Izinkanyezizokuhlwakwawomazibemnyama; malibhekeukukhanya,kephalingabikho;futhi makungaboniukusakosuku
10Ngokubaayizivalangaiminyangoyesisusikamame, futhiabufihlangausiziemehlweniami
11Kunganingingafangaesizalwenina?kungani ngingaphumangaesiswini?
12Amadoloangivimbelenina?nomakunganiamabele ukubangimunce?
13Ngokubamanjengabengilelengithule,ngabengilele; ngabengiphumulile;
14Kanyenamakhosinabelulekibomhlabaabazakhela izindawoeziyincithakalo;
15Nomanezikhuluezazinegolide,ezagcwalisaizindlu zazongesiliva;
16Nomabengingabakhonanjengozaloolufihlwayo; njengezinganeezingabonangaukukhanya
17Laphoababibayekileukuhlupha;nalaphoabakhathele bayaphumula.
18Laphoiziboshwaziphumulandawonye;abalizwaizwi lomcindezeli
19Abancanenabakhulubalapho;lencekuikhululekile enkosiniyayo
20Kunganiukukhanyakunikwaososizini,nokuphila kwabamunyuemphefumulweni; 21abalangazelelaukufa,kephaakufiki;futhiligebhe kakhulukunengceboefihliweyo;
22Abathokozangokuchichimayo,bajabule,lapho befumanaithuna?
23Kunganiukukhanyakunikwaumuntuondlelayakhe isithekile,obiyelwenguNkulunkulungothango,na?
24Ngokubaukububulakwamikuyafikangaphambi kokubangidle,nokubhongakwamikuthululwa njengamanzi
25Ngokubaintoebengesabakakhuluisingehlele,nalokho ebengikwesabasekufikekimi
26Angizangengibengokulondeka,futhiangizange ngiphumule,futhiangizangengithule;nokhokwafika inkathazo
ISAHLUKO4
1Wayesephendulau-ElifaziumThemani,wathi: 2Umasilingaukukhulumanawe,uyakudabukana?kodwa ngubaniongazibambaekukhulumeni?
3Bheka,uqondisileabaningi,waqinisaizandla ezibuthakathaka
4Amazwiakhoamphakileowawayo,waqinisaamadolo axegayo.
5Kephamanjesekufikilekuwe,uyadangala;kuyakuthinta, uyakhathazeka.
6Lokhuakusikhoukwesabakwakho,ithembalakho, ithembalakho,nobuqothobezindlelazakhona?
7Akeukhumbuleukuthingubaniowakewabhubha engenacala?nomabanqunywaphiabalungileyona?
8Njengobangibonile,abalimaububibahlwanyelaububi bavunakona
9NgokufuthakukaNkulunkulubayabhubha,ngomoya wamakhalaakhebayaqedwa
10Ukubhongakwengonyama,nezwilengonyama, namazinyoamabhongoengonyamakuyaphulwa
11Ingonyamaendalaiyabhubhangokuswelaimpango, namabhongoengonyamakaziahlakazekile.
12Manjekwalethwakimiokuthilengasese,futhiindlebe yamiyemukelakancanekuyo
13Ngemicabangoyemibonoyasebusuku,laphoubuthongo obunzimabehlelaabantu;
14Ngehlelwayingebhenokuthuthumela, okwaqhaqhazelisaonkeamathamboami.
15Kwasekudlulaumoyaphambikobusobami;izinwele zenyamayamizasukuma;
16Wema,kephaangibonangaukumilakwawo;isithombe sasiphambikwamehloami,kwathula,ngezwaizwilithi: 17Umuntuofayoangabangolungileyoyini kunoNkulunkuluna?UmuntuuyakubamsulwakunoMenzi wakhena?
18Bheka,akazithembangaizincekuzakhe;nezingelosi zakhewazijezisangobuwula.
19Kakhulukangakananikwabahleziezindlinizodaka, abazisekelozabozisothulini,abachotshozwayophambi kwenundu?
20Bachithwakusukelaekusenikuzekubekusihlwa: babhubhakuzekubephakadebengenandabanakho
21Ubuhlebaboobukuboabusukina?bayafa bengenakuhlakanipha
ISAHLUKO5
1Bizamanje,umaekhonaongakuphendula;Futhiyimuphi kwabangcweleoyakuphendukelakuye?
2Ngokubaulakaluyambulalaoyisiwula,nomhawu uyambulalaoyisiwula
3Ngabonaisiwulasimila,kephangaqalekisaindawo yokuhlalayasomasinyane
4Abantwanabakhebakudenokuphepha,bachotshozwa esangweni,akakhoongabakhululayo
5Okuvunwakwakheabalambileyobayakudla,bakukhiphe nasemeveni,nabaphangibaginyeimpahlayabo
6Nakubausizilungaphumiothulini,nokuhlupheka akuphumiemhlabathini;
7Nokhoumuntuuzalelwausizi,njengobaizinhlansi zinyukelaphezulu
8BengiyakumfunauNkulunkulu,kuNkulunkulu bengiyakubekaindabayami; 9owenzaizintoezinkuluezingenakuphenyeka;izinto ezimangalisayoezingenakubalwa
10onisaimvulaemhlabeni,athumeleamanziemasimini; 11ukuphakamisaabaphansi;ukuzelaboabalilayo baphakanyiselweekuphepheni
12Uyawachithaamaceboabaluqili,ukuzeizandlazabo zingabinakufezaizinjongozabo.
13Ubambaabahlakaniphileyoebuqilinibabo;
14Bahlangananobumnyamaemini,baphumputheemini njengasebusuku.
15Kephauyasindisaompofuenkembeni,emlonyeniwabo, nasesandlenisabanamandla
16Ngakhoompofuunethemba,nobubibuvalaumlomo wabo
17Bheka,ubusisiweumuntuuNkulunkuluamlayayo; 18Ngokubauyalimaza,abophe;uyalimaza,izandlazakhe zipholise
19Uyakukukhululaezinsizinieziyisithupha,yebo, kweziyisikhombisaakuyikukuthintwaokubi
20Endlaleniuyakukuhlengaekufeni,nasempiniemandleni enkemba.
21Uyocashaekushaywenikolimi,ungesabiukubhujiswa laphokufika
22Uyakuhlekaukubhujiswanendlala,ungazesabiizilo zomhlaba
23Ngokubauyakwenzaisivumelwanonamatsheendle, nezilwanezasendlezihlalisanenawengokuthula.
24Uyakwaziukuthiitabernakelelakholinokuthula; uyakuhambelaikhayalakho,ungoni
25Uyakwaziukuthiinzaloyakhoizakubankulu,lenzalo yakhoibenjengotshanibomhlaba
26Uyakufikaethuneniusukhulile,njengesikhwebusingena ngesikhathisaso.
27Bheka,lokhusikuhlolile,kunjalo;yizwe,ukwaziwena kubekuhle
ISAHLUKO6
1KodwauJobewaphendulawathi:
2Sengathiusizilwamilungakalwanokulinganiswa, inhluphekoyamiibekweesilinganiswenikanyekanye!
3Ngokubamanjebekuyakubanzimakunesihlabathi solwandle;ngalokhoamazwiamiayagwinywa
4NgokubaimicibisholokaSomandlaiphakathikwami, isihlungusayosiphuzaumoyawami;
5Imbongoloyasendleikhalalaphoinotshanina?Inkabi iyalilaphezukokudlakwayona?
6Okubikungadliwangaphandlekukasawotina?Noma kukhonaukunambithakokumhlophekweqandana?
7Izintoumphefumulowamiowaleukuzithinta zinjengokudlakwamiokudabukisayo.
8Sengathingingatholaisicelosami;nokuthiuNkulunkulu anganginikaintoengiyilangazelelayo!
9NomakungabakuhlekuNkulunkuluukungibhubhisa; ukubaangasikhululaisandlasakhe,anginqume!
10Khona-kengabengisenenduduzo;yebo, bengiyakuziqinisaosizini,angahawukeli;ngobaangizange ngiwafihleamazwioNgcwele
11Ayiniamandlaami,ukubangithembelena?nesiphetho samisiyini,ukubangeluleukuphilakwamina?
12Amandlaamiangamandlaamatshena?nomainyama yamiiyithusina?
13Usizolwamialukhokimina?Ukuhlakanipha kuxoshiweimpelakimina?
14Ohluphekayokufaneleahawukelwekumnganewakhe; kodwauyakulahlaukumesabauSomandla
15Abafowethubenzéngenkohlisonjengomfula, nanjengomfulawezifufulabayadlula; 16ezimnyamangenxayesithwathwa,laphokucashakhona iqhwa;
17Ngesikhathisokufudumalaziyanyamalala;lapho kushisa,ziqedweendaweniyazo
18Imikhondoyendlelayaboiyaphambuka;bayaezeni, babhubhe.
19AmaviyoaseThemaabheka,amaviyoaseSheba abalindile
20Bajabha,ngokubababethemba;bafikakhona,baba namahloni
21Ngokubamanjeanilutho;nibonaukuthotshiswakwami, nesaba
22Ngithe:Lethanikimina?noma:Ninginikeumvuzo wempahlayenu?
23Kumbe,Ngikhululeesandlenisesitha?noma:Ngihlenge esandlenisonamandlana?
24Ngifundiseni,futhingizobambaulimilwami, ningiqondiselaphongidukekhona
25Yekaukuthianamandlakangakananiamazwialungile! kodwaukuphikisanakwenukukhuzani?
26Nicabangaukusolaamazwi,namazwiophelayo anjengomoyana?
27Yebo,niyayigawulaintandane,nimbeleumnganewenu umgodi
28Ngakho-kevuma,ungibheke;ngobakusobalakiniuba ngiqambaamanga.
29Akenibuye,kungabiyisono;yebo,buyelanifuthi, ukulungakwamikukho
30Kukhonaububioliminilwamina?Ukunambithakwami akukwaziukwahlukanisaokuphambenena?
ISAHLUKO7
1Akakhoisikhathiesimisiweyokumuntuemhlabenina? izinsukuzakheazinjengezinsukuzomqashwana?
2Njengencekuilangazelelaisithunzi,nanjengomqashwa ebhekaumvuzowomsebenziwakhe;
3Kanjalongenziwaukubangidleizinyangaeziyize, nobusukuobunzimabubekelwemina
4Laphongilala,ngithi:Ngizakuvukanini,futhiubusuku buhambile?futhingigcweleukujikijelwangaphanangapha kuzekubesekuntwelenikosuku
5Inyamayamiyembesweizimpethunamagadeothuli; isikhumbasamisidabukile,sinengekile.
6Izinsukuzamiziyasheshakunomkhumbiwomluki, ziphelakungekhothemba.
7Khumbulaukuthiukuphilakwamikungumoya;isolami alisayikubonaokuhle
8Isolongibonileyoalisayikungibona;amehloakhoaphezu kwami,kephaangisekho.
9Njengalokhuifuliyaphela,linyamalale,kanjaloowehlela endaweniyabafileyoakasayikukhuphuka
10Akasayikubuyelaendliniyakhe,nendawoyakhe ayisayikumazi
11Ngakhokangiyikubambaumlomowami;Ngizakhuluma ekuhluphekenikomoyawami;ngiyakukhononda ngomunyuwomphefumulowami
12Ngilulwandle,nomaumkhomo,ukubaubekeumlindi phezukwami?
13Laphongithi:Umbhedewamiuyakungiduduza, ukhukholwamiludambiseukukhalakwami; 14Khonauyangethusangamaphupho,ungethuse ngemibono;
15Ngakhoumphefumulowamiukhethaukuklinywa, lokufakulokuphilakwami
16Ngiyanengwa;angithandiukuphilanjalo:ngiyekeni; ngobaizinsukuzamiziyize.
17Uyiniumuntuukubaumkhulisena?nokuthiubeke inhliziyoyakhokuyena?
18nokuthiumvakasheleekuseninjalo,umlingeumzuzu wonke?
19Kozekubeniniungamukikimi,ungangiyekingize ngigwinyeamatheami,na?
20Ngonile;ngiyakwenzanikuwewenamlondolozi wabantuna?ungibekeningibeluphawukuwe,ngizengibe ngumthwalokimi?
21Futhikunganiungasixoleliisiphambekosami,futhi ungabususiububibamina?ngokubamanjengiyakulala othulini;uyakungifunaekuseni,kephangibengingasekho
ISAHLUKO8
1WasephendulauBhilidadiumShuhi,wathi:
2Kozekubeniniukhulumalezizinto?Kozekubenini amazwiomlomowakhoenjengomoyaonamandla?
3UNkulunkuluuphendukezelaukwahlulelana? uSomandlauyahlanekezelaukwahlulelana?
4Umaabantwanabakhobonilekuye,yenaebalahlile ngenxayesiphambekosabo;
5UmaumfunauNkulunkulukusenesikhathi,unxuse kuSomandla;
6Umauhlambulukile,uqotho;impelamanjeubeyakuvuka ngenxayakho,aphumeleliseindawoyokuhlalayokulunga kwakho
7Nomaukuqalakwakhobekukuncane,nokhoukugcina kwakhokwakuzakwandakakhulu.
8Ngobaakeubuzeezikhathinizakuqala,uzilungisele ukukhangelakoyise;
9(Ngokubasingabezolo,asazilutho,ngokubaizinsuku zethuemhlabeniziyisithunzi;)
10Abayikukufundisayini,bakutshele,bakhipheamazwi ezinhliziywenizabona?
11Umhlangaungakhulangaphandlekodakana?ifulegi lingakhulangaphandlekwamanzi?
12Iseseluhlaza,ingakanqunywa,iyabunangaphambi kwanomaiyiphienyeimifino
13ZinjaloizindlelazabobonkeabakhohlwauNkulunkulu; nethembalomzenzisiliyoshabalala
14othembalaboliyakunqunywa,nethembalabolibe wulwembulwebululu
15Uyakwencikaendliniyakhe,kephaayiyikuma; uyakuyibamba,kephaayiyikuma
16Uluhlazaphambikwelanga,negatshalakheliyahluma ensiminiyakhe
17Izimpandezakhezisongelweenqwabeni,ubonaindawo yamatshe.
18Umaemchithaendaweniyakhe,iyakumphikaithi: 'Angikubonanga'
19Bheka,lokhukuyinjabuloyendlelayakhe,kuhlume abanyeemhlabeni
20Bheka,uNkulunkuluakamlahliopheleleyo,futhi akabasiziabenzaokubi; 21azeagcwaliseumlomowakhongokuhleka,nezindebe zakhongokujabula.
22Abakuzondayobayakwembathiswaihlazo;futhiindawo yokuhlalayababiiyobayize
ISAHLUKO9
1WayesephendulauJobe,wathi:
2Impelangiyaziukuthikunjalo;kephaumuntuangaba kanjaniolungileyophambikukaNkulunkuluna?
3Umaethandaukulwanaye,akanakumphendula nokukodwaezinkulungwaneni
4Uhlakaniphilengenhliziyo,unamandlaamakhulu; 5osusaizintaba,zingazi,ezigumbuqelangentukuthelo yakhe
6Onyakazisaumhlabausukeendaweniyawo, zithuthumeleizinsikazawo.
7Oyalailanga,kodwalingaphumi;avaleizinkanyezi 8owenekaizuluyedwa,onyathelaphezukwamagagasi olwandle.
9owenzaiArkturus,neOrion,nesiLimela,namakamelo aseningizimu
10owenzaizintoezinkuluezingaphendukiyo;yebo, nezimangalisoezingenakubalwa
11Bheka,udlulaeduzekwami,kephaangimboni;uyadlula, kephaangimboni.
12Bheka,ethatha,ngubaniongamvimbelana?ngubani ozakuthikuye:Wenzani?
13UmauNkulunkuluengayikunqandaintukutheloyakhe, abasiziabaziqhenyayobayakhothamaphansikwakhe
14Kangakanani-keminaengizamphendula,ngikhethe amazwiamiukuzengikhulumelaye?
15Nomangilungile,angizangengimphendule,kodwa nganginxusaumahluleliwami
16Umabengimbizile,wangiphendula;nokho bengingakholwaukuthiulaleleizwilami
17Ngobauyangephulangesiphepho,andiseamanxebaami kungelasizatho.
18Akavumiukubangiphefumule,kephauyangigcwalisa ngomunyu
19Umangikhulumangamandla,bheka,yenaunamandla; umakungukwahlulela,ubaniongangibekelaisikhathi sokumangalelana?
20Umangilungile,umlomowamiuyakungilahla; 21Nomabengiphelele,bengingawaziumphefumulowami; bengiyakudelelaukuphilakwami.
22Kunyelokhu,ngalokhongikushilo:Opheleleyonomubi uchitha
23Umaisishayosibulalangokuzumayo,uyakuhleka ukuqulwakwabangenacala.
24Umhlabaunikelweesandlenisababi;uyasibekelaubuso babahlulelibawo;umakungenjalo,uphi,futhiungubanina?
25Manjeizinsukuzamiziyasheshakunesigijimi; ziyabaleka,aziboniokuhle
26Badlulanjengemikhumbienejubane,njengokhozi oluphuthumaimpango
27Umangithi:Ngiyakukhohlwaukukhalakwami,ngiyeke ukudabuka,ngiziduduze;
28Ngesabazonkeizinsizizami,ngiyaziukuthi awuyikungibhekanjengongenacala
29Umangingomubi,ngisebenzelaniizena?
30Umangigezangamanzieqhwa,ngihlambulukekangaka izandlazami;
31Nokhouyakungicwilisaemgodini,izingubozami zinengeka.
32Ngokubaakasiyeumuntuonjengamiukuba ngimphendule,sihlanganendawonyeekwahlulelweni
33Akakhoumnumzanephakathikwethuongabekaisandla sakhephezukwethusobabili
34Makayisusekimiintongayakhe,ukwesabakwakhe makungangethusi;
35Khonabengiyakukhuluma,ngingamesabi;kodwa akunjalokimi.
ISAHLUKO10
1Umphefumulowamiukhatheleukuphilakwami; ngiyakushiyaukukhalakwamiphezukwami; Ngizokhulumangomunyuwomphefumulowami.
2NgizakuthikuNkulunkulu:Ungangilahli;ngibonise ukuthiuphikisananamingani
3Kuhleyinikuweukuthiucindezele,udeleleumsebenzi wezandlazakho,ukhanyephezukwesilulekosababi,na?
4Unamehloenyamana?Ubonanjengobaumuntuebona?
5Izinsukuzakhozinjengezinsukuzomuntuna?iminyaka yakhoinjengezinsukuzomuntuna?
6ukuthiubuzeububibami,ufunisiseisonosami,na?
7Uyaziukuthiangiyenaomubi;futhiakakhoongophula esandlenisakho
8Izandlazakhozingenzile,zangibumbanxazonke;nokho uyangichitha.
9Khumbula,ngiyakuncenga,ukuthiungenzenjengobumba; futhiuzongibuyiselaothulinina?
10Awungithululanganjengobisi,wangifumbathisa njengoshizi,na?
11Wangigqokisaisikhumbanenyama,wangibiyela ngamathambonemisipha.
12Unginikileukuphilanomusa,ukuhanjelwakwakho kulondeumoyawami
13Lezizintouzifihlileenhliziyweniyakho;ngiyaziukuthi lokhukuwe
14Umangona,uyangiqaphela,awuyikungikhululaebubini bami.
15Umangimubi,mayekimi!nomangilungile,nokho angiyikuphakamisaikhandalamiNgigcweleukudideka; ngakho-kebhekaukuhluphekakwami;
16NgobaliyakhulaUyangizingelanjengengonyama, ubuyewenzeizimangalisokimi.
17Uyavuselelaofakazibakhongokumelenenami,andise intukutheloyakhophezukwami;izinguqukonempi zimelenenami
18Pho,ungikhipheleniesizalwenina?Sengathingaphuma umoya,ngingabonwaliso;
19ngabenginjengokungathiangikho;Bekufanele ngisusweesibelethweningiyisweethuneni
20Izinsukuzamiazimbalwana?thula,ngiyeke,ukuze ngiduduzekekancane;
21Ngaphambikokubangihambelaphoengingayikubuyela khona,ngishoezwenilobumnyamanethunzilokufa; 22Izwelobumnyamanjengobumnyamauqobo;nethunzi lokufa,kungekhosimiso,nalaphoukukhanya kunjengobumnyama
ISAHLUKO11
1WayesephendulauZofariumNahama,wathi: 2Ubuningibamazwiabunakuphendulwana?Umuntu okhulumayoangalungisiswana?
3Amangaakhokufaneleenzeabantubathulena?nalapho uklolodela,akakhooyakuhlazisana?
4Ngokubawenauthe:Imfundisoyamiihlanzekile,futhi ngihlanzekileemehlweniakho
5SengathiuNkulunkuluangakhuluma,akuvuleleizindebe zakhe;
6ukuzeakutsheleizimfihlakalozokuhlakanipha,ukuthi kuphindwekabilikulokhookukhona.Yazi-keukuthi uNkulunkuluukwehliselaokuncanekunobubibakho
7UngamfumanauNkulunkulungokuhlolisisana? UngamfumanauSomandlaekupheleliswenina?
8Kuphakemenjengezulu;ungenzani?kujulekunesihogo; yiniongayaziyo?
9Isilinganisosakhosidekunomhlaba,sibanzikunolwandle.
10Umaenquma,avale,abuthe,ngubaniongamvimbelana?
11Ngokubauyabaziabantuabayize;ngalokho akayikunakana?
12Ngokubaumuntuoyizeuyakubangohlakaniphileyo, nakubaumuntuezalwanjengetholelembongoloyasendle
13Umaulungisainhliziyoyakho,weluleleizandlazakho kuye;
14Umaububibusesandlenisakho,bubekekude, kungahlaliububiematendeniakho.
15Khonauyakuphakamisaubusobakhobungenasici;yebo, uyakubaqotho,ungesabi;
16Ngokubauyakukhohlwausizilwakho,ulukhumbule njengamanziadlulayo;
17Futhiiminyakayakhoiyokhanyakunemini; uyakukhanya,uyakubanjengokusa.
18Uyakuhlalaulondekile,ngokubakukhonaithemba; yebo,uyakulimanxazonkezakho,futhiuyophumula ngokulondeka.
19Uyakucambalala,kungabikhookwesabisayo;yebo, abaningibayokufanela
20Kephaamehloababiayakufiphala,abayikuphunyuka, nethembalaboliyakubanjengokufa
ISAHLUKO12
1UJobewaphendulawathi:
2Kephaninaningabantu,ukuhlakaniphakuyakufanani.
3Kephanaminginakhoukuqondanjengani;Kangisiphansi kini,yebo,ngubaniongakwaziokunjena?
4Nginjengomuntuoyinhlekisakumakhelwanewakhe, obizauNkulunkulu,amphendule;
5Olungeleukushelelangezinyawounjengesibani esidelelekileemcabangweniwalowookhululekile.
6Amatabernakeleabaphangiayaphumelela, nabathukuthelisauNkulunkulubalondekile;abaletha esandlenisabouNkulunkulungokuchichimayo
7Kodwabuzamanjeezilwaneni,ziyakukufundisa; nezinyonizezulu,ziyakukutshela;
8Nomakhulumanomhlaba,uyakukufundisa,nezinhlanzi zolwandleziyakumemezelakuwe
9Ngubaniongazikukhokonkelokhoukuthiisandla sikaJehovasikwenzilelokhona?
10Osesandlenisakheumphefumulowakhokonke okuphilayo,nomoyawabobonkeabantu.
11Indlebeayiwavivinyiyiniamazwi?umlomounambitha inyamayakhe?
12Kwabadalakukhonaukuhlakanipha;nangobude bezinsukuukuqonda
13Kuyekukhonaukuhlakaniphanamandla,unesiluleko nokuqonda.
14Bheka,uyabhidliza,akusayikwakhiwa;uyamvalela, kungabekusavuleka
15Bheka,uyawavimbaamanzi,ashe;uyawathuma, agumbuqeleumhlaba
16Kuyekukhonaamandlanokuhlakanipha:okhohliswayo nomkhohlisibangabakhe
17Uyisaabelulekibephangiwe,enzeabahlulelibabe iziwula.
18Uthukululaizibophozamakhosi,abopheizinkalozawo ngebhande
19Uhambisaizikhuluziphangiwe,ugumbuqele abanamandla
20Uyasusainkulumoyabathembekileyo,asuseukuqonda kwabadala.
21Uthelaindelelophezukwezikhulu,athothiseamandla abanamandla
22Uyambulaokujulileyoebumnyameni,alikhiphele ekukhanyeniithunzilokufa
23Uyandisaizizwe,azibhubhise;
24Ususainhliziyoyabantuabakhuluemhlabeni, wabadukisaehlanelaphokungekhondlela
25Baphumputhaebumnyameningaphandlekokukhanya, futhiuyabenzabadiyazelenjengomuntuodakiwe.
ISAHLUKO13
1Bheka,isolamilikubonilekonkelokhu,indlebeyami ikuzwile,yakuqonda
2Enikwaziyonamingiyakwazilokho;
3ImpelabengiyakukhulumakuSomandla,ngiyafisa ukubonisananoNkulunkulu
4Kephaninaningabenzibamanga,niyizinyangaeziyize nonke;
5Osengathibeningathulakanyekanye!futhikufanelekube ukuhlakaniphakwakho.
6Manjeyizwaniukuzindlakwami,nilaleleukunxusa kwezindebezami
7NiyakukhulumelauNkulunkulukubina?futhi umkhulumelengenkohliso?
8Niyakwamukelaubusobakhena?niyakumlwela uNkulunkuluna?
9Kuhleyiniukuthianihlole?nomanjengalokhuumuntu eklolodelaomunye,nimklolodelakanjalona?
10Uyakunisolanokunisola,umanamukelaabantungasese.
11Ubukhosibakheabuyikunethusana?novalolwakhe lwehlelaphezukwenuna?
12Izikhumbuzozenuzinjengomlotha,imizimbayenu yimizimbayobumba
13Thulani,ngiyekeni,ukuzengikhulume,kwehlelephezu kwamilokhookuzokwenzeka
14Ngithathelaniinyamayamingamazinyoami,ngibeke ukuphilakwamiesandlenisami,na?
15Nomaengibulala,nokhongiyakwethembakuye,kepha ngiyakugcinaizindlelazamiphambikwakhe
16Yenauyakubayinsindisoyami,ngokubaumzenzisi akayikufikaphambikwakhe.
17Yizwanikahleinkulumoyami,nokukhulumakwami ngezindlebezenu.
18Bhekani,sengiyilungisileindabayami;ngiyaziukuthi ngiyakulungisiswa
19Ngubaniongamelanalami?ngobamanje,uma ngibambaulimi,ngizophumaumoya.
20Kuphelaningenziizintoezimbilikimi,khona-ke angiyikucashakuwe
21Sukisaisandlasakhokimi,ingebheyakho mayingangethusi
22Ubize,minangiphendule;nomangikhulume,wena ungiphendule
23Zingakiiziphambekozaminezonozami?ngazise isiphambekosaminesonosami.
24Ubufihlelaniubusobakho,uthingiyisithasakho,na?
25Uyakuphulaiqabungaelipheshulwangaphanangapha na?Uxoshaizinhlangaezomileyona?
26Ngokubaubhalaizintoezibabayongami,ungenza ngidleifaleziphambekozobushabami
27Ufakaizinyawozamiogodweni,ubhekekuzozonke izindlelazami;Ubekauphawuezithendenizezinyawozami
28Futhiyena,njengentoebolileyo,uyaphelanjengengubo edliwayinundu.
ISAHLUKO14
1Umuntuozelwengowesifazaneimihlayakhemifushane, igcweleusizi
2Uphumanjengembali,abune;ubalekanjengesithunzi, angabeesami
3Uyamvulelaonjaloamehloakho,ungilethele ekwahlulelweninawe,na?
4Ngubaniongakhiphaintoehlambulukileyo kokungcolileyona?hhayinoyedwa
5Njengobaizinsukuzakhezinqunyiwe,inanilezinyanga zakhelikuwe,ummiseleimingceleyakheangedlulekuyo; 6Sukakuye,ukuzeaphumule,azeafezeusukulwakhe njengomqashwa.
7Ngokubakukhonaithembaemthini,umaugawulwa, ukuthiuyakubuyeuhlume,nokuthiigatshalawo elithambilealiyikunqamuka.
8Nomaimpandeyawoigugaemhlabathini,nesiphunzi sawosifelaemhlabathini;
9Nokhongephungalamanziuyomila,futhiuveze amagatshanjengesithombo
10Kephaumuntuuyafa,aphele;
11Njengamanziaphelaelwandle,nozamcolouyabola, wome;
12Kanjaloumuntuulalaphansi,angavuki,kuzekube yilaphoizululingasekho,abayikuvuka,bangavuswa ebuthongwenibabo
13Sengathiungangifihlaendaweniyabafileyo,ungigcine ngasese,kuzekudluleulakalwakho,ungimiseleisikhathi, ungikhumbule
14Umaumuntuefa,uyakubuyeaphilena?zonkeizinsuku zesikhathisamiesimisiwengiyakulinda,kuzekufike ukuguqulwakwami
15Uyakubiza,minangiphendule;ubuyakulangazelela umsebenziwezandlazakho
16Manjeusubalaizinyathelozami,awuqapheliisonosami na?
17Isiphambekosamisivalelweesikhwameni;
18Impelaintabaewayoiyabhidlika,nedwalaliyasuswa endaweniyalo.
19Amanziadlaamatshe;futhiithembalomuntu uyalichitha
20Uyamahlulakuzekubephakade,adlule;uyaguqula ubusobakhe,ummukise
21Amadodanaakheayadunyiswa,yenaengakwazi; bayathotshiswa,kephayenaakakuboni
22Kodwainyamayakhephezukwakheizakuba lobuhlungu,lomphefumulowakhephakathikwakheuzalila.
ISAHLUKO15
1Wayesephendulau-ElifaziumThemani,wathi:
2Umuntuohlakaniphileyoangakhulumaukwaziokuyize, agcwaliseisisusakhengomoyawasempumalanga,na?
3Kufaneleabonisanengenkulumoengasizina?noma ngezinkulumoangenakwenzaluthongazona?
4Yebo,uyalahlaukwesaba,uvimbelaukukhulekaphambi kukaNkulunkulu
5Ngokubaububibakhobukhulumangomlomowakho, ukhethaulimilwabanobuqili.
6Umlomowakhouyakulahla,akumina;yebo,izindebe zakhoziyafakazangawe
7Wenaungumuntuwokuqalaowazalwayona?Ingabe wenziwangaphambikwezintabana?
8UsuyizwileimfihlokaNkulunkuluna?Wenauzibophela ukuhlakaniphana?
9Waziniesingakwaziyona?Uqondaniokungekhokithi?
10Kanyenathikukhonaizimpunganamaxhegu,amadala kunoyihlo.
11ZincaneyinikuweinduduzokaNkulunkulu?Kukhona imfihlokuwena?
12Inhliziyoyakhoikuthathelanina?kantiamehloakho acwayizangani?
13ukuthiuphenduleleuNkulunkuluumoyawakho, ukhipheamazwianjaloemlonyeniwakho,na?
14Uyiniumuntuukubaahlanzeke?nozelwe ngowesifazaneukubaabengolungileyona?
15Bheka,akabethembiabangcwelebakhe;yebo,izulu alihlanzekileemehlweniakhe
16Kakhulukangakananionengekanongcolile,umuntu ophuzaububinjengamanzi?
17Ngizokukhombisa,ngizwe;futhilokhoengikubonile ngizokumemezela;
18okwakhulunywangabahlakaniphileyokoyise, abangazangebakufihle;
19izwelaphiwabonabodwa,akwadlulangamfokazi phakathikwabo.
20Omubiuhluphekangobuhlunguzonkeizinsukuzakhe, nenanileminyakalifihlelweumcindezeli
21Umsindoowesabekayousezindlebenizakhe;
22Akakholwaukuthiuyakubuyaebumnyameni,ulindelwe yinkemba.
23Uzulazulaefunaisinkwa,ethi:"Siphina?"uyaziukuthi usukulobumnyamaselusondeleesandlenisakhe
24Inkathazonosizikuyamethusa;ziyakumahlula njengenkosielungeleukulwa
25NgokubawelulelaisandlasakhekuNkulunkulu, aziqinisengokumelenenoSomandla.
26Ugijimelaphezukwakhe,entanyeniyakhe,phezu kwezingqimbazamahawuakhe;
27Ngokubaembozaubusobakhengamanoniakhe,wenza amanoniezinhlangenizakhe
28Wahlalaemizinieyincithakalo,nasezindlini ezingahlalwamuntu,ezisezakubayinqwaba.
29Kayikuceba,lempahlayakhekayiyikuma,lokuphelela kwayokayikwengezelelaemhlabeni
30Akayikusukaebumnyameni;ilangabiliyomisa amagatshaakhe,futhingomoyawomlomowakheuyomuka
31Okhohliswayomakangathembeliezeni,ngokuba imbuyiseloyayoiyize
32Kuyakufezwangaphambikwesikhathisakhe,negatsha lakhealiyikubaluhlaza.
33Uyakuvuthululaizithelozakhezomviniezingavuthiwe njengomvini,avuthululeimbaliyakhenjengomnqumo
34Ngokubaibandlalabazenzisiliyakubayincithakalo, nomlilouqedeamadokodookufumbathisa
35Bakhulelwaokubi,bazaleokuyize,isisusabosilungisa inkohliso.
ISAHLUKO16
1WayesephendulauJobe,wathi: 2Ngizwileizintoeziningiezinjalo:Ningabaduduziababi nonke.
3Amazwiayizeayakuphelana?Kuyiniisibindiukuze uphendule?
4Namibengingakhulumanjengani;umaumphefumulo wenuubusesikhundlenisomphefumulowami, bengiyakuqoqaamazwingani,nginikineikhandalamikini 5Kephabengiyakuniqinisangomlomowami, nokunyakazisakwezindebezamikubuqedeusizilwenu 6Nomangikhuluma,usizilwamialupheli;nomangiyeka, ngiyakukhululekanganina?
7Kodwakhathesiungidinisile;wenauchithelonkeibandla lami
8Ungigcwalisilengemibimbi,okuwubufakazingami, nokuncikakwamikuvukakimikufakazaebuswenibami 9Uyangidwengulangolakalwakheongizondayo, ungigedleleamazinyo;isithasamisingilolaamehloaso.
10Bangikhamiseleimilomoyabo;bangishayeesihlathini ngehlazo;bangiqoqelendawonye
11UNkulunkuluunginikelekwababi,wanginikela esandlenisababi
12Bengihlezikahle,kephawangihlephula;
13Abacibishelayobakhebayangihaqa;uthelainyongo yamiemhlabathini
14Ungibhidlizangezikhalaphezukwezikhala,wangigibela njengomdondoshiya.
15Ngithungeleindwanguyamasakaesikhumbenisami, ngingcolisileuphondolwamiothulini
16Ubusobamibubomvungokukhala,naphezu kwezinkophezamiithunzilokufa;
17Akusikhoukungalungiezandlenizami,nomkhuleko wamiuhlanzekile
18Omhlaba,ungasibekelaigazilami,nokukhalakwami makungabinandawo.
19Futhimanje,bheka,ufakaziwamiusezulwini,nofakazi wamiuphakeme
20Abanganebamibayangidelela,kephaisolamilikhala izinyembezikuNkulunkulu.
21SengathiumuntuangakhulumelaumuntukuNkulunkulu, njengomuntuelwelaumakhelwanewakhe!
22Laphoiminyakaeyingcosanaisifikile,ngizahamba ngendlelaengingayikubuyangayo
ISAHLUKO17
1Umoyawamiwonakele,izinsukuzamiziphelile,indawo yabafileyoingilungisele
2Kabakhoyiniabaklolodayokanyelami?Isolamialihlali ekucunulenikwabona?
3Akeubekephansi,ungibekeisibambisokuwe;ngubani ongangishayaizandlana?
4Ngokubauyithumbileinhliziyoyaboekuqondeni; ngalokhoawuyikubaphakamisa
5Okhulumaokuthophayokubanganebakhe,amehlo abantwanabakheayafiphala.
6Ungenzeyisagakubantu;futhingaphambili nganginjengesigubhu
7Isolamilifiphelengenxayosizi,nezithozamizonke zinjengethunzi
8Abantuabaqothobayamangalangalokho,nongenacala uyakuvukelaumzenzisi.
9Olungileyouyakubambelelaendleleniyakhe,nezandla ezihlanzekileyouyakubanamandlaamakhulu
10Kephaninanonkebuyani,nizemanje,ngokuba angitholinoyedwaohlakaniphileyophakathikwenu
11Izinsukuzamizidlulile,amaceboamiachithwa,yebo, imicabangoyenhliziyoyami.
12Baguqulaubusukububeyimini;ukukhanyakufushane ngobumnyama
13Umangilinda,ithunaliyindluyami;ngendlalile umbhedewamiebumnyameni
14Ngitheekonakaleni:Ungubaba; 15Liphimanjeithembalamina?ithembalamingubani ongalibonana?
16Bayakwehlelaemigodweniyomgodi,laphoukuphumula kwethukanyekanyekusethulini.
ISAHLUKO18
1WasephendulauBhilidadiumShuhi,wathi:
2Kozekubenininingawaqediamazwina?phawula,futhi ngemvakwalokhosizokhuluma.
3Kunganikuthiwasiyizilwane,sihlazekileemehlweni akhona?
4Uyaklebhulangolakalwakhe;umhlabaungashiywa ngenxayakhona?nedwalaliyakususwaendaweniyalona?
5Yebo,ukukhanyakomubikuyakucishwa,nenhlansi yomlilowakhengekeikhanye.
6Ukukhanyakuyakubamnyamaetendenilakhe,nesibani sakhesiyakucinywakanyenaye
7Izinyathelozamandlaakheziyofinyezwa,necebolakhe liyomwisa
8Ngokubauphonswaenetheniyizinyawozakhe,futhi uhambaphezukogibe
9Umkhonyovuuyakumbambangesithende,umphangi amehlule.
10Ugibeubekelweyenaemhlabathini,nogibekuye endleleni
11Ingebheiyamethusainhlangothizonke,imqhube ezinyawenizakhe.
12Amandlaakheayakulamba,nokubhujiswa kuyalungiselelwaecelenikwakhe.
13Kuyakuqedaamandlaesikhumbasakhe,izibulolokufa lidleamandlaakhe
14Ithembalakheliyakusishulwaetendenilakhe,limyise enkosiniyezesabekayo.
15Liyakuhlalaetendenilakhe,ngokubalingesiloelakhe; isibabulesiyakuhlakazwaphezukwendluyakhe
16Izimpandezakheziyokomangaphansi,futhiphezulu igatshalakheliyonqunywa
17Ukukhunjulwakwakhekuyakubhubhaemhlabeni, igamalakhealiyikubanandawoezitaladini
18Uyakuxoshwaekukhanyeniayeebumnyameni,axoshwe ezweni.
19Akayikubanandodananomamzukuluphakathi kwabantubakubo,akasayikubanasalaendliniyakhe
20Abazaemvakwakhebayomangalangosukulwakhe, njengalaboababehambangaphambilibethukile
21Impelazinjaloizindawozokuhlalazababi,nansiindawo yongamaziuNkulunkulu.
ISAHLUKO19
1WayesephendulauJobe,wathi:
2Kozekubenininihluphaumphefumulowami, ningichobozangamazwi,na?
3Niyangihlambalazaizikhathieziyishumi;aninamahloni ngokuzenzaongaziwakimi
4Nomangabengonile,isiphambekosamisihlezikimi.
5Umaimpelaniyazikhukhumezakimi,niphikisanenami ngehlazolami;
6YazinimanjeukuthiuNkulunkuluungijikijele,ungihaqe ngenethalakhe
7Bheka,ngiyakhalangithi:'Ngingafaneleki,kepha kangizwakali;ngiyakhala,kephaakukhoukwahlulelwa.
8Uyibiyileindlelayamiukuzengingedlule,wamisa ubumnyamaemikhondweniyami
9Ungiphucileinkazimuloyami,wathathaumqhele ekhandalami
10Ungichithilenxazonke,ngamuka;ithembalami walisusanjengomuthi.
11Futhiungivutheleulakalwakhe,wangishaya njengesinyesezithazakhe
12Izixukuzakheziyahlangana,zingimiseleindlelayazo, zikanisenxazonkezetabernakelelami
13Ubadedisileabafowethukimi,labazanalami sebahlukenelamiokwesibili
14Izihlobozamizilahlekile,nabanganebami bangikhohliwe
15Abahlalaendliniyaminezincekukazizamibangishaya umfokazi,ngingowezizweemehlweniabo
16Ngabizaincekuyami,kodwaayingiphendulanga; ngimncengengomlomo
17Umoyawamiuyanukakumkami,nakubangincengela abantwanabesisusami.
18Yebo,abantwanabayangidelela;Ngasukuma, bakhulumangami
19Bonkeabanganebamibezinhliziyobayanengwangami, nabangithandayobangijikele
20Ithambolamilinamatheleesikhumbenisami nasenyameniyami,futhingiphunyukilengesikhumba samazinyoami
21Ngihawukeleni,ngihawukeleni,ninabanganebami; ngokubaisandlasikaNkulunkulusingithintile.
22NingizingelelaninjengoNkulunkulu,ningasuthi ngenyamayami,na?
23Sengathiamazwiamiangabhalwamanje!Sengathi zinganyatheliswaencwadini!
24Ukuthiaqoshweedwaleningepenilensimbinomthofu kuzekubephakade
25Ngokubangiyaziukuthiumhlengiwamiuyaphila nokuthiekugcineniuyakumaemhlabeni;
26Nomaemvakokubaizibunguzesikhumbasami ziwuqedilelomzimba,nokhoenyameniyami ngiyakumbonauNkulunkulu.
27engizakuzibonelamina,lamehloamiambone,hatshi omunye;nomaizinsozamiziphelaphakathikwami
28Kodwaanothi:‘Simzingelelani,lokhuumnyombo walendabautholakalakimina?
29Yesabaniinkemba,ngokubaulakalulethaizijeziso zenkemba,ukuzenaziukuthikukhonaukwahlulela.
ISAHLUKO20
1WayesephendulauZofariumNahama,wathi:
2Ngakho-keimicabangoyamiiyangiphendula,futhi ngenxayalokhongiyashesha.
3Ngikuzwileukukhuzwakwehlazolami,umoya wokuqondakwamiuyangiphendula
4Kawukwaziyinilokhukusukelakudala,selokhu kwabekwaumuntuemhlabeni?
5Ukuthiukujabulakwababikufitshane,lenjabulo yabazenzisingokomzuzwananje?
6Nomaubukhulubakhebukhuphukelaezulwini,nekhanda lakhelifinyelelaemafwini;
7Kephauyakubhubhanjengobulongwebakhekuzekube phakade;abambonayobayakuthi:"Uphina?"
8Uyakundizaamukenjengephupho,angatholakali;yebo, uyakuxoshwanjengombonowasebusuku.
9Isoelambonayoalisayikumbona;nendawoyakhe ayisayikumbona
10Abantwanabakhebayakufunaukujabulisaabampofu, izandlazakhezibuyiseleimpahlayakhe
11Amathamboakheagcweleisonosobushabakhe, esiyolalanayeothulini.
12Nomaububibubamnandiemlonyeniwakhe,noma ebufihlaphansikolimilwakhe;
13Nomaewuyeka,engawushiyi;kodwaakugcine emlonyeniwakhe
14Nokhoukudlakwakhekuphendukileezibilininizakhe, kuyinyongoyezinyokaphakathikwakhe.
15Ugwinyeingcebo,futhiuyakubuyeayihlanze; uNkulunkuluuyakuyikhiphaesiswinisakhe
16Uyakuncelaisihlungusamabululu,ulimilwebululu lumbulale
17Ngekeaboneimifula,izifufula,imifudlanayoju nebhotela
18Lokhoakukhandlekeleyouyakukubuyisela, angakugwinyi;
19Ngokubaucindezele,wabalahlaabampofu;ngokuba uphuceindluangayakhanga;
20Impelaakayikuzwaukuthulaesiswinisakhe, akayikusindisakulokhoakufisayo.
21Kakuyikusalaukudlakwakhe;ngakho-kekakho ongalindelaimpahlayakhe.
22Ekusuthenikokwanelisekakwakheuyakuba sezinhluphekweni;zonkeizandlazababiziyakufikaphezu kwakhe
23Laphoesezogcwalisaisisusakhe,uNkulunkulu uyakuphonsaphezukwakheukufuthekakolakalwakhe, akunisephezukwakheesidla
24Uyakubalekelaisikhalisensimbi,nomnsalowensimbi uyakumgwaza
25Iyakhishwa,iphumeemzimbeni;yebo,nenkemba ebenyezelayoiphumaenyongweniyakhe;
26Ubumnyamabonkebuyacashaezindawenizakhe ezisithekileyo;kuyakubakubikuyeoseleetendenilakhe.
27Izululiyakwambulaububibakhe;futhiumhlaba uyomvukela
28Izithelozendluyakheziyakumuka,nempahlayakhe iyakugobhozangosukulolakalwakhe
29LesiyisabelosomubiesivelakuNkulunkulu,nefa alimiselwenguNkulunkulu.
ISAHLUKO21
1KodwauJobewaphendulawathi: 2Yizwanikahleinkulumoyami,lokhukubeyinduduzo yenu.
3Ngiyekeningikhulume;ngemvakwalokho sengikhulumile,qhubekauklolodela
4Mina-ke,ukukhalakwamikumuntuna?futhiuma kunjalo,umoyawamiubungethukinganina?
5Ngibhekeni,nimangale,nibekeisandlaemlonyeni
6Nomangikhumbulangiyesaba,nokuthuthumelakubamba inyamayami
7Baphilelaniababi,baguge,yebo,babenamandla amakhuluna?
8Inzaloyaboiqiniswaphambikwamehloabokanyenabo, nenzaloyabophambikwamehloabo
9Izindluzabozivikelekileekwesabeni,nenduku kaNkulunkuluayiphezukwabo
10Inkunziyaboiyazala,ingaphuthi;inkomoyaboiyazala, ingalahliitholelayo.
11Bakhiphaabancanebabonjengomhlambi,nabantwana babobayasina
12Bathathaisigubhunehabhu,bathokozangokukhala kogubhu
13Bachithaizinsukuzaboengcebweni,behlelaendaweni yabafileyongokuphazimakweso
14NgakhobathikuNkulunkulu:Sukakithi;ngokuba asifuniukwaziizindlelazakho
15UyiniuSomandlaukubasimkhonze?futhisizozuzani, umasikhulekakuye?
16Bheka,okuhlekwaboakukhoesandlenisabo;icebo lababilikudenami
17Yekaukuthiisibanisababisicinywakangaki!futhi ukubhujiswakwabokuzakangakiphezukwabo! UNkulunkuluukwabelausizientukuthelweniyakhe
18Banjengamabibiphambikomoyananjengamakhoba amukanesiphepho.
19UNkulunkuluuyababekelaabantwanabakheububi bakhe;
20Amehloakheayakubonaukubhujiswakwakhe,aphuze ulakalukaSomandla.
21Ngokubakunanzuzoniendliniyakheemvakwakhe, laphoinanilezinyangazakhelinqunywaphakathina?
22BakhonayiniabangafundisauNkulunkuluukwazi? ngobauyabahlulelaabaphakemeyo
23Omunyeufaemandleniakheegcwele,ekhululekilefuthi enokuthula.
24Amabeleakheagcweleubisi,namathamboakhe agcweleumnkantsha
25Omunyeufaenomunyuwomphefumulowakhe,engadli ngokujabula
26Bayakulalaphansikanyekanyeothulini,izimpethu zibasibekele
27Bhekani,ngiyayaziimicabangoyenunamaceboenu eninawongamangangami.
28Ngokubanithi:'Iphiindluyesikhuluna?'ziphiizindawo zokuhlalazababina?
29Anibabuzangayiniabahambangendlelana?Kanti kanizaziyiniizibonakalisozabo?
30Ukuthiababibagcinelweusukulokubhujiswana? bayokhishwakuzekubeusukulolaka.
31Ngubaniongamemezelaebuswenibakheindlelayakhe na?ngubanioyakumbuyiselangalokhoakwenzileyona?
32Kephauyakuyiswaethuneni,ahlaleethuneni;
33Amagabadeesigodiniayakubamnandikuye,futhi bonkebayakudonsaemvakwakhe,njengoba bengenakubalwangaphambikwakhe.
34Phoningiduduzakanjaningeze,lokhuezimpendulweni zenukuseleamangana?
ISAHLUKO22
1Wayesephendulau-ElifaziumThemani,wathi:
2UmuntuangabalosizokuNkulunkulu,njengoba ohlakaniphileyoengabalosizokuyengokwakhe?
3KuyathokozisayinikuSomandlaukuthiulungile? Kuyinzuzoyinikuyeukuthiupheleliseizindlelazakhona?
4Uyakukusolangokwesabakwakhona?Uyakungena naweekwahlulelwenina?
5Ububibakhoabubukhuluyini?Nobubibakhobungapheli na?
6Ngokubauthatheisibambisokumfowenungeze, wahlubulaabanqunuizingubozabo
7Awumnikangaamanziokhatheleyoukubaanathe, olambileyoubumgodlelaisinkwa.
8Kephaumuntuonamandla,umhlaba;umuntu ohloniphekayowahlalakulo.
9Abafelokaziwabamukisabengenalutho,nezingalo zezintandanezaphulwa
10Ngalokhoizingibezikuhaqile,novalooluzumayo luyakwethusa;
11nomaubumnyama,ukuzeungaboni;namanziamaningi akusibekele
12UNkulunkuluakakhoyiniendaweniephakemeyezulu? futhibhekaukuphakamakwezinkanyezi,ukuthiziphakeme kangakanani!
13Uthi-ke:UNkulunkuluwazikanjanina?angahlulela phakathikwefuelimnyamana?
14Amafuayisibekele,ukuzeangaboni;futhiuhamba ekujikelezenikwezulu
15Uyayiqaphelaindlelayakudalaababiabayinyathelayo na?
16eyachithwakungakabiyisikhathi,isisekelosayo sakhukhulwanguzamcolo; 17AbathikuNkulunkulu:“Sukakithi; 18Nokhowagcwalisaizindluzabongokuhle,kephaamasu ababiakudenami
19Abalungileyobayakubona,bajabule,nabangenacala bayabahleka
20Kephaimfuyoyethuayinqunywa,kephainsalelayabo umlilouyidla
21Jayelananayemanje,ubenokuthula;ngalokhookuhle kuyakufikakuwe.
22Akewamukeleumthethoophumaemlonyeniwakhe, ubekeamazwiakheenhliziyweniyakho
23UmaubuyelakuSomandla,uyakwakhiwa,udedisele kudeububinamatendeakho
24Khonauyakubekaigolidenjengothuli,negolidelaseOfirinjengamatsheemifudlana.
25Yebo,uSomandlauyakubayinqabayakho,ubenenala yesiliva
26Ngokubalaphouyakubanokuthokozakwakho ngoSomandla,uphakamiseleubusobakhokuNkulunkulu
27Uyakukhulekakuye,akuzwe,uzigcwaliseizithembiso zakho.
28Uyakunqumainto,iqiniswekuwe;ukukhanyakukhanye ezindlelenizakho
29Laphoabantubewiswaphansi,uyakuthi:‘Kukhona; futhiuyosindisaumuntuothobekile
30Iyakukhululaisiqhingiesingenacala,sikhululwe ngokuhlanzekakwezandlazakho.
ISAHLUKO23
1WayesephendulauJobe,wathi:
2Nanamuhlaisikhalosamisibaba;umvimbowamiunzima kunokububulakwami.
3Sengathingangazilaphoengingamtholakhona!ukuze ngingeneesihlalwenisakhe!
4Bengiyakubekaindabayamiphambikwakhe, ngigcwaliseumlomowamingezinkulumo
5Bengiyakwaziamazwiabeyakungiphendula,ngiqonde abeyakukhulumakimi.
6Ingamelananamingamandlaayoamakhuluna?Cha; kodwaubezafakaamandlakimi
7Laphoolungileyoangaphikisananaye;kanjalo ngiyakukhululwakumahluleliwamikuzekubephakade
8Bheka,ngiyaphambili,kephaakekho;nangemuva,kepha angimboni;
9Ngakwesokhohlo,laphoesebenzakhona,kodwa angimboni;ucashangakwesokunene,ukuzengingamboni; 10Kephayenauyayaziindlelaengihambangayo;lapho engivivinya,ngiyakuphumanjengegolide
11Unyawolwamilubambeizinyathelozakhe,ngigcinile indlelayakhe,angiphambukanga
12Kangihlehlangaemyalweniwezindebezakhe;amazwi omlomowakhengibabalengaphezukokudlakwami; 13Kodwayenaunhliziyonye,ngubaniongambuyisa? nalokhoumphefumulowakheokufisayo,uyakwenza 14Ngokubauyafezalokhoengikumiselweyo; 15Ngalokhongiyakhathazekaebuswenibakhe;lapho ngibheka,ngiyamesaba
16NgokubauNkulunkuluwenzainhliziyoyamiithambile, uSomandlauyangikhathaza; 17Ngokubaanginqunywangangaphambikobumnyama, futhiakasibekelangaubumnyamaebuswenibami.
ISAHLUKO24
1KunganiizikhathizokubonaazifihlekilekuSomandla, laboabamaziyobangaziboniizinsukuzakhe?
2Abanyebasusaizimpawuzendawo;bahlungaimihlambi, baluse
3Baxoshaimbongoloyezintandane,bathatheinkomo yomfelokaziibeyisibambiso.
4Baphambukisaabampofuendleleni,abampofubomhlaba bacashakanyekanye
5Bheka,njengezimbongoloehlanebaphumela emisebenziniyabo;ihlanelibalungiselaukudlakwabo nabantwanababo
6Bavuna,kubeyilowonalowoensiminiyakhe,bavune izivinizababi
7Balalisaabanqunungezembatho,ukuzebangabi nakuzimbozaemakhazeni.
8Bamanzisweyizihlambizezintaba,bagoneidwala ngokuswelaindawoyokukhosela
9Bahluthulaintandaneebeleni,bathatheisibambiso sabampofu
10Bamhambisanqunuengagqokile,basusaizithungu kwabalambileyo;
11abakhaamafuthaphakathikwezingangezabo, banyathelaizikhamozabozewayini,boma
12Abantubayabubulaphakathikomuzi,nomphefumulo wabalimeleyouyakhala,kephauNkulunkuluakabeki ubuwula
13Bangabahlubukiekukhanyeni;abazaziizindlelazakho, futhiabahlaliemikhondweniyakho
14Umbulalievukangokukhanyaubulalaompofunompofu, nasebusukuunjengesela.
15Isolesiphingililindeleukuhwalala,sithi: “Akuyikungibonaliso,”sifihleubusobaso
16Ebumnyamenibagebhaizindluababezibekelezona emini,ukukhanyaabakwazi
17Ngokubaukusakunjengethunzilokufakubo; 18Uyasheshanjengamanzi;isabelosabosiqalekisiwe emhlabeni,akaboniindlelayezivini
19Ukomanokushisakuyawaqedaamanzieqhwa; 20Isizalosiyamkhohlwa;impethuiyakudlakamnandikuye; kasayikukhunjulwa;nobubibuyophulwanjengomuthi
21Ophathakubiinyumbaengazali,futhiakamenzeleli umfelokaziokuhle
22Uyadonsanamaqhawengamandlaakhe; 23Nomaenikweukubaahlaleelondekile,aphumulekukho; kephaamehloakheaphezukwezindlelazabo.
24Bayaphakanyiswaokwesikhatshana,kodwabengasekho, bathotshiswe;basusiweendleleninjengabobonkeabanye, banqunywanjengezikhwebuzamabele
25Umakungenjalomanje,ngubaniongangenzangibe ngumqambimanga,enzeinkulumoyamiibeyize,na?
ISAHLUKO25
1WasephendulauBhilidadiumShuhi,wathi:
2Ukubusanokwesabakukuye,wenzaukuthulaezindaweni zakheeziphakemeyo.
3Amabuthoakheangabalwana?Ngubaniongaphumeleli ukukhanyakwakhena?
4Pho,umuntuangalungisiswakanjanikuNkulunkuluna? nomaozelwengowesifazaneangahlambulukakanjanina?
5Bhekanasenyangeni,kayikhanyi;yebo,izinkanyezi azihlanzekileemehlweniakhe.
6Kangakananiumuntuoyimpethu?nendodanayomuntu, eyimpethuna?
ISAHLUKO26
1KodwauJobewaphendulawathi:
2Umsizekanjaniongenamandlana?uyisindisakanjani ingaloengenamandlana?
3Umlulekekanjaniongenakuhlakaniphana?uyimemezele kanjaniintoenje?
4Ukhulumekubaniamazwi?umoyakabaniowaphuma kuwena?
5Okufileyokwakhekangaphansikwamanzi,nabakhileyo kuwo.
6Indawoyabafileyoinqunuphambikwakhe, nokubhujiswaakunasimbozo
7Wenekainyakathophezukwendawoengenalutho, walengisaumhlabaphezukweze
8Ubophaamanziemayeziniakhe;nefualidabukiphansi kwazo.
9Uyasibekelaubusobesihlalosakhesobukhosi,andiseifu lakhephezukwaso
10Uwazungezaamanzingemingcele,kuzekupheleimini nobusuku
11Izinsikazezuluziyathuthumelafuthiziyamangala ngokusolakwakhe.
12Ngamandlaakheuyahlukanisaulwandle,nangokuqonda kwakheushayaabazidlayo
13Ngomoyawakhewembesileamazulu;isandlasakhe sakhainyokaeyisigwegwe
14Bheka,leziyizingxenyezezindlelazakhe,kepha kuncanekangakananiokuzwiwangaye?kephaukuduma kwamandlaakhengubaniongakuqondana?
ISAHLUKO27
1UJobewaqhubekanomfanekisowakhe,wathi:
2KuphilakukaNkulunkuluosusileukwahlulelakwami; noSomandla,owudabukisileumphefumulowami;
3Sonkeisikhathiumoyawamiukimi,lomoya kaNkulunkuluusemakhaleniami;
4Izindebezamiaziyikukhulumaokubi,nolimilwami aluyikukhulumainkohliso
5Makubekudenamiukubangikuthethelele,ngizengife angiyikususaubuqothobamikimi
6Ngiyakubambaukulungakwami,ngingakuyekeli; inhliziyoyamiayiyikungithukazonkeizinsukuzami
7Isithasamimasibenjengomubi,nongivukelayoabe njengongalungile.
8Ngobaliyiniithembalomuntuongathembekanga,lapho ezuza,laphouNkulunkuluethathaumphefumulowakhe?
9UNkulunkuluuyakuzwayiniukukhalakwakhelapho usizilusehlela?
10IngabeuyojabulangoSomandla?uyokhulekanjalo kuNkulunkuluna?
11NgiyakunifundisangesandlasikaNkulunkulu; okukuSomandlaangiyikukufihla.
12Bhekani,ninanonkenikubonile;pho,niyizenganina?
13LesiyisabelosomubikuNkulunkulu,nefalabacindezeli abayakulitholakuSomandla
14Umaabantwanabakhebanda,kungokwenkemba, nenzaloyakheayiyikusuthaisinkwa
15Abaseleyokuyebayakungcwatshwaekufeni, nabafelokazibakheabayikukhala
16Nomaenqwabelanisaisilivanjengothuli,alungise izingubonjengobumba;
17Angalungisa,kephaabalungileyobayakugqokisa, nabangenacalabayakwabaisiliva
18Uyakhaindluyakhenjengenundu,nanjengedokodo elenziwangumlindi
19Umuntuocebileuyolalaphansi,kodwangekeabuthwe; uvulaamehloakhe,futhiakekho.
20Ingebheiyambambanjengamanzi,isiphephosiyameba ebusuku
21Umoyawasempumalangauyamthatha,amuke, njengesivunguvungusimkhipheendaweniyakhe
22NgokubauNkulunkuluuyakuphonsaphezukwakhe, angamhawukeli,abalekeesandlenisakhe.
23Abantubayakumshayelaihlombe,bamshayeikhwelo asukeendaweniyakhe
ISAHLUKO28
1Impelakukhonaumthambowesiliva,nendawoyegolide laphoabalicwengiswakhona
2Insimbiikhishwaemhlabathini,nethusilincibilikiswa etsheni.
3Uyaqedaubumnyama,ahlolekonkeokupheleleyo, amatsheobumnyamanethunzilokufa
4Isikhukhulasiyaphuphumakwabakhileyo;lamanzi akhohliwelunyawo;atsha,amukileebantwini
5Umhlabakuphumaisinkwakuwo,nangaphansikwawo kuphendulwenjengomlilo.
6Amatsheawoayindawoyamasafire,inothulilwegolide
7Kukhonaindlelaengaziwainyoni,nehlolenqe aliyibonanga;
8Amabhongoengonyamaawawunyathelanga, nengonyamaenolakaayidlulangakuwo
9Welulelaisandlasakheedwaleni;ugumbuqelaizintaba ezimpandeni
10Ugawulaimifulaphakathikwamadwala;isolakhe libonakonkeokuyigugu
11Ubophaizikhukhulazingaphumi;okufihliweyo uyakuphumelaekukhanyeni
12Kodwaukuhlakaniphakutholakalangaphi?iphiindawo yokuqondana?
13Umuntuakalaziinanilakho;futhiakutholakaliezweni labaphilayo
14Utwaluthi:“Akukhokimi,”nolwandleluthi:‘Alukho kimi.
15Alinakutholwangegolide,nesilivaaliyikulinganiswa ngentengoyalo
16Akunakulinganisangegolidelase-Ofiri,neshohamu eliyigugu,nesafire
17Igolidenekristaluakunakulingananakho;
18Amakhoralinamapareleakuyikukhulunywa,ngokuba intengoyokuhlakaniphaiphezukwamarubi.
19ItopazilaseKushealiyikulingananalo, alinakulinganiswangegolideelicwengekileyo.
20Phokuvelaphiukuhlakanipha?iphiindawoyokuqonda na?
21ngobalisithekileemehlweniabobonkeabaphilayo, livalelweezinyoninizezulu.
22Ukubhujiswanokufakuthi:“Sizwileindabayakho ngezindlebezethu
23UNkulunkuluuyayiqondaindlelayabo,uyayaziindawo yabo
24Ngokubauyabhekaemikhawulweniyomhlaba,abone phansikwalolonkeizulu;
25ukwenzaisisindosemimoya;futhiulinganisaamanzi ngesilinganiso.
26Laphoemiselaimvulaisimemezelo,nendlelayombani wokuduma
27Wasekubona,wakuveza;wakulungisa,yebo,futhi waphenya
28Wathikumuntu:“Bheka,ukumesabauJehova kungukuhlakanipha;nokudedaebubinikungukuqonda.
ISAHLUKO29
1UJobewaqhubekanomfanekisowakhe,wathi: 2Sengathingabanjengezinyangaezidlule, njengasezinsukwinilaphouNkulunkuluengilondoloza khona;
3Laphoisibanesakhesikhanyisaekhandalami, langokukhanyakwakhengihambaebumnyameni; 4Njengasemihleniyobushabami,laphoimfihlakalo kaNkulunkuluisetabernakelelami;
5LaphouSomandlawayesenami,abantwanabami bengizungeza;
6Laphongigezaizinyathelozamingebhotela,nedwala langithululelaimifulayamafutha;
7Laphongiphumelaesangweniemzini,laphongilungisa isihlalosamiesitaladini!
8Izinsizwazangibona,zacasha,amaxheguasukuma, asukuma
9Izikhuluzazibambaukukhuluma,zabekaisandla emlonyeni.
10Abakhulubathula,nolimilwabolwanamathela olwangenilwabo
11Laphoindlebeingizwa,yangibusisa;laphoisolingibona, lafakazakimi
12Ngokubangakhululaompofuowayekhala,nentandane, nowayengenamsiza
13Isibusisosobebhubhayosehlelaphezukwami,ngenza inhliziyoyomfelokaziihubengokuthokoza
14Ngembathaukulunga,kwangembathisa;ukwahlulela kwamikwabanjengesambathonomqhele
15Ngangingamehloempumputhe,nezinyawozezinyonga
16Nganginguyisekwabampofu,nendabaengangingayazi ngaphenya
17Ngaphulaimihlathiyomubi,ngakhiphaimpango emazinyweniakhe
18Ngasengithi:‘Ngiyakufelaesidlekenisami,ngandise izinsukuzamizibengangesihlabathi.
19Impandeyamiyelulelweemanzini,namazoloalele ubusukubonkeegatshenilami
20Udumolwamilwabalushakimi,nomnsalowami wenziwamushaesandlenisami.
21Abantubangilalela,balinda,bathulaesilulekosami
22Emvakwamazwiamiabaphindangabakhuluma; inkulumoyamiyawelaphezukwabo.
23Bangilindanjengemvula;bavulaimilomoyabo njengemvulayamuva
24Umangibahleka,abakholwanga;nokukhanyakobuso bamiabakuphonsiphansi
25Ngakhethaindlelayabo,ngahlalanjengenduna,ngahlala njengenkosiempini,njengoduduzaabalilayo
ISAHLUKO30
1Kephamanjebayangihlekaabancanekunami,oyisebabo engangingabadeleliukubabekanezinjazomhlambiwami.
2Yebo,angangisizanganiamandlaezandlazabo, ababhubhakuboukugugana?
3Ngenxayokuswelanendlalababazodwa;ababalekela ehlaneesikhathinisangaphambilikuyincithakalo nencithakalo
4Abakhaimifinongasemahlathini,nezimpande zomjuniphazibengukudlakwabo
5Baxoshwaphakathikwabantu,bamemezaemvakwabo njengesela;
6ukuzebahlaleemifantwiniyezigodi,emihumeni yomhlabanasemadwaleni
7Bakhalaphakathikwezihlahla;ngaphansi kwezimbabazanebabuthanandawonye
8Babengabantwanabeziwula,yebo,abantwanababantu ababi;
9Manjesengiyingomayabo,yebo,sengiyisishosabo 10Bayanengwayimi,babalekelakudenami,abayekeli ukungikhafulelaebusweni.
11Ngokubauyithukululileintamboyami,wangihlukumeza, balithukululilenetomuphambikwami
12Esandlenisamisokunenekuvukaabasha;basunduza izinyawozami,bangiphakamiselaizindlelazabo zokubhubhisa
13Bawonakalisileindlelayami,baqhubelaphambili inhluphekoyami,abanamsizi
14Bangifikelanjengefosielibanzilamanzi; 15Ingebheingijikele,baxoshaumphefumulowami njengomoya;inhlalakahleyamiiyadlulanjengefu
16Manjeumphefumulowamiuthululiwephezukwami; izinsukuzosizizingibambile.
17Amathamboamiagwazwaphakathikwamiebusuku, nemisiphayamiayiphumuli.
18Ngobuningibamandlaesifosamiinguboyami iyaphenduka,ingibophenjengomphethowejazilami
19Ungiphonsileodakeni,ngabanjengothulinomlotha
20Ngikhalakuwe,kephaawungizwa;ngiyasukuma,kepha awunginaki
21Usuyisihlukukimi;ngesandlasakhoesinamandla uyamelananami
22Uyangiphakamiselaemoyeni;uyangigibiselaphezu kwalo,uchitheimpahlayami.
23Ngokubangiyaziukuthiuyakungiyisaekufeni nasendliniemiselwebonkeabaphilayo
24Nokhokayikwelulelaisandlasakheendaweni yabafileyo,nakubabekhalaekubhujiswenikwakhe
25Angizangengikhaleleososizinina?Umphefumulo wamiawubangalusizingabampofuna?
26Laphongilindeleokuhle,kwafikaokubikimi;lapho ngilindeleukukhanya,kwafikaubumnyama.
27Izibilinizamiziyabila,aziphumuli;izinsukuzosizi zingifikele
28Ngahambangililangaphandlekwelanga;ngasukuma, ngakhalaebandleni.
29Ngingumfowabowezimpungushe,nomngane wezikhova
30Isikhumbasamisimnyamaphezukwami,namathambo amiashiswaukushisa
31Ihabhulamiseliphendukeukulila,nogubhulwami lwabayizwilabakhalayo
ISAHLUKO31
1Ngenzaisivumelwanonamehloami;phokungani kufanelengicabangengencekukazi?
2NgobayisiphiisabelosikaNkulunkuluesivelaphezulu? nefalinilikaSomandlaelivelaphezuluna?
3Akukhonayiniukubhujiswakwababi?nesijeziso esiyinqabakwabenzaokubina?
4Akaboniyiniizindlelazami,abalezonkeizinyathelo zami,na?
5Umangihambaokuyize,nomaunyawolwamilushesha ukukhohlisa;
6Akengilinganisweesilinganisweniesilingene,ukuze uNkulunkuluaziubuqothobami
7Umaizinyathelozamizachezukaendleleni,nenhliziyo yamiyalandelaamehloami,nomaisisihlasinamathela esandlenisami;
8Khona-kemangihlwanyele,kudleomunye;yebo, mayisishulweinzaloyami.
9Umainhliziyoyamiikhohlisiwengowesifazane,noma ngiqamekelengasemnyangowomakhelwanewami;
10Umkamimakasileleomunye,abanyebakhothamephezu kwakhe
11Ngokubalokhukuyicalaelibi;yebo,kungububi bokujeziswangabahluleli.
12Ngokubakungumliloodlakuzekubesekubhujisweni, usishuleyonkeinzuzoyami
13Umangilideleleilungelolencekuyaminoma lencekukaziyamilaphobephikisananami;
14PhongiyakwenzanilaphouNkulunkuluesukumana? laphoefika,ngizamphendulangithini?
15Owangenzaesiswiniakamenzangana?Akasibumbanga yiniesiswinina?
16Umangigodlileabampofuekufiswenikwabo,noma ngibangeleamehloomfelokazi;
17Nomangidleucezulwamingedwa,intandane ingaludlanga;
18Ngokubakusukelaebushenibamiyakhuliswanami njengoyise,futhingamholakwasesiswinisikamame;
19Umangibonileobhubhayoesweleingubo,noma ompofuengenalutho;
20Umaukhalolwakhebelungangibusisa,noma engafudunyezwangangoboyabezimvuzami;
21Umangiphakamiseleisandlasamiphezukwentandane, laphongibonausizolwamiesangweni;
22Khona-kemakuweingaloyamiesiqeshinisehlombe lami,nengaloyamiyephukeethanjeni
23NgobaincithakaloevelakuNkulunkuluyayingesabayo kimi,langenxayokuphakamakwakhengehluleka.
24Umangenzeigolidelibeyithembalami,ngathi egolidenielihle:'Ithembalami;
25Umangijabulangokubaingceboyamiinkulu, nangokubaisandlasamisizuzeokuningi;
26Umangibonailangalikhanya,nenyangaihamba ngokukhazimula;
27Inhliziyoyamiiyengelwangasese,nomaumlomowami usengeisandlasami;
28Nalokhukwakuyisiphambekookufanelesijeziswe ngumahluleli,+ngobangangiyomphikauNkulunkulu osezulwini.
29Umangijabulangokubhujiswakongizondayo,noma ngizikhukhumezelaphookubikumfica;
30Futhiangivumelangaumlomowamiukubaone ngokucelaisiqalekisoemphefumulweniwakhe
31Umaabantubetendelamibengashongoukuthi:“O ukubebesinenyamayakhe!angekesaneliseke.
32Umfokaziakalaliesigcawini,kephangavulelaisihambi iminyangoyami
33Umangasibekelaiziphambekozaminjengo-Adamu, ngokufihlaububibamiesifubenisami;
34Ngabengesabaisixukuesikhulu,nomaukudelelwa kwemindenikwangethusa,ukuthingathula,ngingaphumi emnyangona?
35Okwangathiumuntuangangizwa!bheka,ngiyafisa ukubauSomandlaangiphendule,nesithasamisibhale incwadi
36Impelabengiyakusithwalaehlombelami,ngisibophe njengomqhelekimi.
37Bengizamtshelaumumowezinyathelozami; njengesikhulungizasondelakuye
38Umaumhlabathiwamiukhalengami,nemiseleyawo ikhalengami;
39Umangidlileizithelozawongaphandlekwemali,noma ngilahlekiseleabaniniwoukuphilakwabo;
40Makukhuleukhulaoluhlabayoesikhundleni sikakolweni,nokhulaesikhundlenisebhaliAmazwi kaJobeaphelile.
ISAHLUKO32
1Ngakholawamadodaamathathuayeseyeka ukumphendulauJobe,ngokubawayelungileemehlweni akhe.
2Lwaseluvuthaulakaluka-ElihuindodanakaBarakeli umBuziwomndenikaRamu;ulakalwakhelwamvuthela uJobe,ngokubawayezilungisilekunoNkulunkulu
3Ulakalwakhelwavuthelaabanganebakheabathathu, ngokubabengafumanangaimpendulo,nokhobemlahle uJobe.
4U-ElihuwayelindilewazewakhulumauJobe,ngoba babebadalakunaye
5Laphou-Elihuebonaukuthiakukhompendulo emlonyeniwalawomadodaamathathu,lwavuthaulaka lwakhe.
6U-ElihuindodanakaBarakeliumBuziwaphendulawathi: “Minangimncane,ninanibadalakakhulu;ngalokho ngesaba,angibanesibindisokunitshelaumbonowami.
7Ngathi:Izinsukumazikhulume,ubuningibeminyaka bufundiseukuhlakanipha
8Kephakukhonaumoyakumuntu,ukuphefumula kukaSomandlakuyabaqondisa.
9Abantuabakhuluabahlakaniphilenjalo,nabadala abaqondiukwahlulela.
10Ngakhongithe:Ngizweni;namingizovezaumbono wami
11Bheka,ngalindelaamazwiakho;Ngibekileindlebe ezindabenizenu,nisaphenyaeniyakukusho.
12Yebo,ngalinaka,bheka,akakhokiniowamyengauJobe, nomaowaphendulaamazwiakhe
13funanithi:Sifumeneukuhlakanipha;
14Manjeakabhekisangakimiamazwiakhe,futhingeke ngimphendulengamazwienu.
15Bamangala,ababebesaphendula;bayekaukukhuluma
16Laphongilindile,(ngokubakabakhulumanga,kodwa bema,kababebesaphendula;)
17Ngathi:Ngiyakuphendulanamiokwami,namingiveze umbonowami
18Ngobangigcweleudaba,umoyaophakathikwami uyangiqhubezela
19Bheka,isisusamisinjengewayinielingenambobo; selilungeleukuqhumanjengamabhodlelaamasha.
20Ngiyakukhuluma,ukuzengiqabuleke,ngivuleizindebe zami,ngiphendule
21Akengingakhethiubusobamuntu,futhingingabizi ukuthophakumuntu
22Ngokubaangikwaziukubizaamagamaathophayo; ngokwenzanjaloumenziwamiuzakungisusamasinyane.
ISAHLUKO33
1Ngakho-ke,Jobe,akeuzweamazwiami,ulalelewonke amazwiami
2Bheka,manjesengiwuvulileumlomowami,nolimi lwamilukhulumaemlonyeniwami
3Amazwiamiayakubangobuqothobenhliziyoyami, nezindebezamizikhulumakahle.
4UMoyakaNkulunkuluungenzile,ukuphefumula kukaSomandlakwanginikaukuphila
5Umaukwaziukungiphendula,hlelaamazwiakhophambi kwami,usukume
6Bheka,nginjengokufisakwakhoesikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu;namingenziwangobumba.
7Bheka,ukwesabekakwamiakuyikunesabisa,nesandla samiasiyikubanzimaphezukwakho
8Yebo,ukhulumileezindlebenizami,ngezwaizwi lamazwiakho,lithi:
9Ngihlanzekile,anginasiphambeko,anginacala;futhi akukhobubikimi
10Bheka,utholaamathubangami,ungishayaisithasakhe; 11Ufakaizinyawozamiogodweni,aqaphezonkeizindlela zami.
12Bheka,awulungilekulokhu;ngiyakuphendulaukuthi uNkulunkulumkhulukunomuntu
13Kunganiuphikisananaye?ngobakalandilutho ngezindabazakhe
14NgokubauNkulunkuluukhulumakanye,yebo,nakabili, kephaumuntuakakuboni
15Ephusheni,embonweniwasebusuku,laphoubuthongo obunzimabehlelaabantu,ekozeleniembhedeni;
16Khona-keuvulaizindlebezabantu,futhiavaleumyalo wabo
17Ukuzeasuseumuntuenjongweniyakhe,afihlele umuntuukuzidla.
18Uyanqandaumphefumulowakheegodini,nokuphila kwakhekungabhubhingenkemba.
19Uyajeziswangobuhlunguembhedeniwakhe, nangobuningibamathamboakhengobuhlungu obunamandla;
20Ngakhoukuphilakwakhekwenyanyaisinkwa, nomphefumulowakheukudlaokumnandi
21Inyamayakheiyadliwa,ingabonakali;amathamboakhe ayengabonakaliaphumelangaphandle
22Yebo,umphefumulowakheuyasondelaendaweni yabafileyo,nokuphilakwakhekubachithi.
23Umakukhonanayeisithunywa,umhumushi,oyedwa kwayinkulungwane,ukubonisaumuntuubuqothobakhe;
24Wayesebanomusakuye,athi:‘Mkhululeekwehleleni egodini;
25Inyamayakheiyakuba-ntshakuneyomntwana,abuyele emihleniyobushabakhe;
26UyakhulekakuNkulunkulu,abenomusakuye;
27Ubhekaabantu,kuthiumaethi:Ngonile, ngaphendukezelaokulungile,kephaakungisizanga;
28Iyakukhululaumphefumulowayoungangeniegodini, nokuphilakwayokuyakubonaukukhanya
29Bheka,zonkelezizintouyazenzauNkulunkulukaningi kumuntu;
30ukuzeabuyiseumphefumulowakheegodini, akhanyiselwengokukhanyakwabaphilayo.
31Qaphelakahle,Jobe,ungilalele:thula,minangikhulume
32Umaunokuthileongakusho,ngiphendule;khuluma, ngokubangifunaukukulungisisa.
33Umakungenjalo,ngilalele;thula,ngikufundise ukuhlakanipha
ISAHLUKO34
1U-Elihuwaphendulawathi:
2Yizwaniamazwiamininabahlakaniphileyo;ngibekeni indlebeninaeninolwazi
3Ngokubaindlebeiyawahlolaamazwi,njengomlomo unambithaukudla
4Masizikhetheleukwahlulela,saziphakathikwethu okuhle.
5NgokubauJobeushilo,wathi:“Ngilungile,”kepha uNkulunkuluusesusileukwahlulelakwami
6Kufanelengiqambeamangangiphikisailungelolamina? isilondasamiasinakuphulukiswa,singenasiphambeko
7NgubaniumuntuonjengoJobe,ophuzaukudelelwa njengamanzi?
8Ohambaahlanganenabenzibokubi,ahambenabantu ababi
9Ngokubaushiloukuthi:“Umuntuakamsizingalutho ukubaazithokozisengoNkulunkulu
10Ngalokhongizwenininamadodaanengqondo;makube kudenoNkulunkuluukwenzaokubi;nakuSomandla,ukuze enzeokubi
11Ngokubauyakumbuyiselaumsebenziwomuntu,athole yilowonalowonjengezindlelazakhe
12Yebo,impelauNkulunkuluakenziokubi,noma uSomandlaaphendukezeleisahlulelo.
13Ngubaniomnikeumbusiphezukomhlaba?Ngubani owamisaumhlabawonke?
14Umaebekainhliziyoyakhekumuntu,umaebuthela kuyeumoyawakhenomoyawakhe;
15Yonkeinyamaiyobhubhakanyekanye,futhiumuntu uyobuyelaothulini.
16Umamanjeunengqondo,yizwalokhu,lalelaizwi lamazwiami
17Lowoozondaukulungauyakubusana?uyakumlahla yiniolungileyona?
18Kuyafanelekayiniukuthienkosini:‘Umubi?nakuzo izikhulu:“Ninaningababina?
19Kakhulukangakananikongakhethiubusobezikhulu, nonganakiocebilekunompofu?ngobabonke bangumsebenziwezandlazakhe.
20Bazakufangokuphazimakweso,phakathikobusuku abantubayathuthumela,badlule,lamaqhaweasuswe kungengasandla.
21Ngokubaamehloakheaphezukwezindlelazomuntu, uyazibonazonkeizinyathelozakhe
22Abukhoubumnyamanethunzilokufalaphoabenzi bobubibengacashakhona
23Ngokubaakayikubekaphezukomuntungaphezu kokulunga;ukuzeangeneekwahluleleninoNkulunkulu.
24Uyakuphahlazaamadodaanamandlaangenakubalwa, amiseabanyeesikhundlenisabo
25Ngakhouyazaziizenzozabo,futhiuyabagumbuqela ebusuku,ukuzebabhujiswe
26Uyabashayanjengababiemehlweniabantu;
27Ngobabamfulathela,kabazangebacabangelezonke izindlelazakhe
28Bazebenzaukubaukukhalakompofukufikekuye,ezwe ukukhalakwabampofu.
29Laphoethula,ngubaniongahluphana?laphoesitheza ubusobakhe,ngubaniongambona?nomakwenziwa esizweni,nomakumuntukuphela;
30Ukuzeangabusiongazenzisiyo,funaabantubabanjwe 31ImpelakufaneleukuthikuthiwekuNkulunkulu: “Ngikutholileukujeziswa,angisayikubangona; 32Ngifundiselokhoengingakuboniyo;umangenzeokubi, angisayikwenza
33Kufanelekubengokomqondowakhona? uyakukubuyisela,nomauyala,nomaukhetha;hhayimina; ngalokhokhulumaokwaziyo
34Abantuabanokuqondamabangitshele,nomuntu ohlakaniphileyomakangilalele
35UJobeukhulumileengenalwazi,namazwiakhe awahlakaniphile.
36NgifisaukubauJobeavivinywekuzekubesekupheleni ngenxayokuphendulakwakheabantuababi.
37Ngokubauyenezelaukuhlubukaesonwenisakhe, ushayaihlombephakathikwethu,andiseamazwiakhe ngokumelenenoNkulunkulu
ISAHLUKO35
1U-Elihuwakhulumafuthi,wathi: 2Ucabangaukuthikulungilelokhu,ukuthiuthi:Ukulunga kwamikungaphezukokukaNkulunkulu?
3Ngobauthe:Kuzakusizangani?nokuthi:Ngizakuzuzani, umangihlanjululwaesonwenisamina?
4Minangiyakuphendulawenanabanganebakhoabakanye nawe
5Bhekaemazulwini,ubone;futhibhekaamafuaphakeme kunawe.
6Umawona,wenzanikuyena?Nomaiziphambekozakho zanda,wenzanikuyena?
7Umaulungile,umnikanina?Wemukelaniesandleni sakho?
8Ububibakhobungalimazaumuntuonjengawe;ukulunga kwakhokungayizuzisaindodanayomuntu.
9Ngobuningibokucindezelabayakhamuluka abacindezelweyo,bakhalengengaloyabanamandla 10Kephaakakhoothi:“UphiuNkulunkuluuMenziwami, ohubaebusuku;
11Ngubaniosifundisangaphezukwezilwanezomhlaba, asenzesihlakaniphekunezinyonizezulu,na?
12Laphobayakhala,kodwakakhoophendulayo,ngenxa yokuzigqajakwababi.
13ImpelauNkulunkuluakezwaokuyize,uSomandla akayikunaka
14Nomauthiawuyikumbona,nokhoukwahlulelwa kuphambikwakhe;ngakhothembakuye
15Kephamanje,ngokubakungenjalo,ujekile ngentukutheloyakhe;nokhoakakwazingezingaelikhulu; 16NgakhouJobeuvulelaizeumlomowakhe;wandisa amazwiengenakwazi
ISAHLUKO36
1U-Elihuwaqhubekawathi:
2Ngibekezelelekancane,ngizakutshengisaukuthi ngisesengikhulumelauNkulunkulu
3Ngiyakulandakudeukwazikwami,nginikeuMenzi wamiukulunga
4Ngokubaamazwiamiawasiwoamanga;ophelele ekwaziniunawe.
5Bheka,uNkulunkuluunamandla,kephaakadelelimuntu; 6Akagciniukuphilakwababi,kephaabampofuuyabapha ubulungisa.
7Akawasusiamehloakhekwabalungileyo,kephauhlezi kanyenamakhosiezihlalwenizobukhosi;yebo,uyaziqinisa kuzekubephakade,futhiziphakeme.
8Umabeboshiwengamaketanga,bebanjwengezintambo zokuhlupheka;
9Khona-keuyababonisaumsebenziwaboneziphambeko zaboukuthibeqile
10Uvulelaizindlebezaboekulayweni,uyabalayaukuthi babuyeebubini.
11Umabemlalela,bamkhonze,bayakuqedaizinsukuzabo ebuhlenineminyakayaboezintweniezijabulisayo.
12Kodwaumabengalaleli,bayobhubhangenkemba,futhi bayokufabengenalwazi
13Kephaabazenzisingenhliziyobaqongelelaulaka, abakhalilaphoebabopha.
14Bafabesebasha,nokuphilakwabokuphakathi kwabangcolileyo
15Uyakhululaompofuosizinilwakhe,avuleizindlebe zabongokucindezelwa
16Kanjaloubeyakukukhiphaosizini,akuyiseendaweni ebanzi,laphokungekhokunyinyekakhona;nokuthi okubekweetafulenilakhokuyakugcwalaukukhuluphala
17Kephawenaugcwalisileukwahlulelwakwababi; ukwahlulelanokulungakukubambile
18Ngokubakukhonaulaka,xwaya,funalikususe ngesivimbosayo,khona-keisihlengoesikhulu singekophule
19Iyakuqaphelaingceboyakhona?cha,igolide,noma zonkeizikhwephazamandla.
20Ungafisiubusukulaphoabantubenqunywaendaweni yabo
21Qaphela,ungabhekiububi,ngokubaukhethelokhu kunosizi
22Bheka,uNkulunkuluuphakemengamandlaakhe: ngubaniofundisanjengayena?
23Ngubaniomyalileindlelayakhe?ngubaniongasho ukuthi:Wenzeokubi,na?
24Khumbulaukuthiukhuliseumsebenziwakhe abawubonayoabantu
25Wonkeumuntuangakubona;umuntuangayibona isekude
26Bheka,uNkulunkulumkhulu,kephathinaasimazi, nesibaloseminyakayakheasinakuphenywa.
27Ngokubawenzaabemancaneamathonsiamanzi, athululeimvulanjengomhwamukowawo
28Amafuawawisayo,awathelephezukwabantu ngobuningi
29Ukhonayiniongaqondaukwendlalekakwamafu, nomsindowetabernakelelakhe?
30Bheka,uyenekaukukhanyakwakhephezukwawo, asibekeleukujulakolwandle
31Ngokubangazouyahlulelaabantu;unikaukudla ngokuchichimayo
32Ngamafuusibekelaukukhanya;futhiuyalaukuthi lingakhanyingefuelivelaphakathi.
33Umsindowawoukhulumangawo,nezinkomo ngokuhwamuka
ISAHLUKO37
1Ngalokhoinhliziyoyamiiyathuthumela,iyasuswa endaweniyayo
2Lalelaniukuzwaumsindowezwilakhenomsindo ophumaemlonyeniwakhe.
3Uyawuqondisaphansikwezululonke,nombaniwakhe kuzekubesemikhawulweniyomhlaba
4Emvakwawokudumaizwi,udumangezwilobukhosi bakhe;futhikayikubavimbalaphoilizwilakhelizwakala
5UNkulunkuluuyadumangezwilakhengokumangalisayo; wenzaizintoezinkuluesingenakuziqonda.
6Ngokubauthieqhweni:‘Yibaemhlabeni;kanjalo nasemvuleniencane,nasemvuleniyamandlaakhe.
7Uyasivalaisandlasabobonkeabantu;ukuzebonke abantubawaziumsebenziwakhe
8Iziloziyangenaemihumeni,zihlaleezindawenizazo
9Eningizimukuvelaisivunguvungu,amakhazaavela enyakatho
10NgokuphefumulakukaNkulunkulukuvelaungqoqwane, nobubanzibamanzibuyancipha
11Ngokuniselaudinisaifuelinzima,ahlakazeifulakhe elikhanyayo.
12Futhiliyaphendukwangamaceboakhe,ukuzebenze konkeabayalangakhoebuswenibomhlabaemhlabeni
13Uyakuletha,nomakubengokujeziswa,nomaizwelakhe, nomangokomusa
14Lalelalokhu,Jobe,yimaucabangeizimangaliso zikaNkulunkulu.
15UyaziyiniukuthiuNkulunkuluwabamisanini, nokukhanyisakokukhanyakwefulakhe,na?
16Uyazaziyiniukuhlelekakwamafu,izimangalisozalowo opheleleyoekwazini?
17Yekaukufudumalakwezingubozakho,laphoethulisa umhlabangomoyawaseningizimu?
18Wenawenekakanyenayeisibhakabhakaesinamandla nanjengengilaziencibilikisiweyona?
19Sifundiseesizakukushokuye;ngobaasinakuhlela inkulumoyethungenxayobumnyama
20Uyakutshelwaukuthingiyakhulumana?umaumuntu ekhuluma,uyakugwinywaimpela
21Manjeabantuababoniukukhanyaokukhulu okusemafwini,kephaumoyauyadlula,ubahlambulule.
22Izululivelaenyakatho;kuNkulunkulukunobukhosi obesabekayo
23NgokuphathelenenoMninimandlaonke,asinakumthola: mkhulungamandla,nangokwahlulela,nangokulunga okuningi;
24Ngakhoabantubayamesaba;
ISAHLUKO38
1UJehovawayesemphendulauJobeesesivunguzaneni, wathi:
2Ngubaniloowenzamnyamaiselulekongamazwi angelalwazi?
3Bophaizinkalozakhonjengendoda;ngobangiyakubuza, wenaungiphendule.
4Wawukuphilaphongibekaizisekelozomhlaba? memezela,umaunakhoukuqonda
5Ngubaniobekeizilinganisozalo,umauyazi?ngubani owelulelaumucuwokulinganisana?
6Zibekwephezukwaziphiizisekelozawo?nomangubani owabekaitshelawolegumbi;
7Laphoizinkanyezizokusazahlabelelakanyekanye,nawo onkeamadodanakaNkulunkuluahlabelelangokujabula?
8Ngubaniowavalaulwandlengezicabha,ekugqabhukeni kwalo,kungathiluphumaesizalwenina?
9Laphongenzaifulibeyisambathosalo,nesigayegaye sabayintamboyokuleqa,
10Ngasengilaphulelelaindawoyamiemisiwe,ngamisa imigoqonezicabha;
11Wathi:“Uzakuzakuzekubemanje,ungadluleli; 12Uyalileyiniukusakusukelaezinsukwinizakho;futhi wenzaukubaukusakwaziindawoyakhe; 13Ukuzeibambeimikhawuloyomhlaba,ukuzebanyakaze ababikuwo?
14Iphendulwanjengobumbaephawulweni;futhiame njengengubo.
15Ababibagodliweukukhanyakwabo,nengalo ephakemeyoiyakwaphulwa
16Ungenileemithonjeniyolwandlena?Ukewahamba ekuhloleniotwa?
17Amasangookufauwavulelwena?Ukewayibona iminyangoyethunzilokufana?
18Ububonileububanzibomhlabana?memezelauma ukwazikonke.
19Iphiindlelayokuhlalaukukhanyana?nobumnyama, iphiindawoyabo;
20Ukuthiukuyiseemngceleniwakho,futhiwaziizindlela zendluyakho?
21Uyazi,ngokubawawusuzelwe?nomangokubaumumo wezinsukuzakhomkhuluna?
22Ungenileyiniengcebeniyeqhwana?nomaubonile ingceboyesichotho, 23engizigodleleisikhathisokuhlupheka,usukulokulwa lempi?
24Ingaphiindlelaukukhanyaokwahlukaniswangayo, okuhlakazaumoyawasempumalangaemhlabeni?
25Ngubaniowahlukaniselaisikhukhulaumsele,noma indlelayombaniwokuduma;
26Ukunisaimvulaemhlabeni,laphokungekhomuntu; ehlanelaphokungekhomuntukhona;
27Ukusuthisaindawoeyincithakalonegwadule; nokuhlumisautshanina?
28Imvulainoyisena?Ngubaniowazalaamathonsi amazolona?
29Iqhwalaphumaesizalwenisikabani?nesithwathwa sasezulwinisizalwangubanina?
30Amanziacashanjengetshe,nobusobotwabubayiqhwa
31UngabophaizintambozesiLimela,uzithukulule izibophozesiLimela,na?
32UngalivezaiMazarotingesikhathisalona?Ungaqondisa i-Arturusinamadodanaakhena?
33Uyazaziizimisozezuluna?Ungamisaukubusakwawo emhlabenina?
34Ungaphakamiselaizwilakhoemafwini,ukuzeamanzi amaningiakusibekele,na?
35Ungathumaimibaniukubaihambe,ithikuwe:Silapha na?
36Ngubaniobekeukuhlakaniphaezibilininina?ngubani onikeukuqondaenhliziywenina?
37Ngubaniongabalaamayezingokuhlakaniphana?noma ngubaniongathululaamagabhaasezulwini,
38Laphouthuliselukhulalubelukhuni,namagabade anamathelana?
39Uyakuzingelaingonyamainyamazanena?noma ugcwaliseiphangolamabhongoezingonyama,
40Laphozilalaemihumeniyazo,behlalaendaweni yokucasha?
41Ngubaniolungiselaigwababaukudlakwalo?lapho amazinyaneakheekhalakuNkulunkulu,ayazulazula ngokuswelaukudla
ISAHLUKO39
1Uyasaziyiniisikhathilaphoizimbuzizasendlezizala khonana?Ungaqaphelalaphoizindluzelezizalana?
2Ungazibalayiniizinyangaeziziqedayona?Uyasazi isikhathiezizalangasona?
3Ziyakhothama,zizalaamazinyaneazo,zikhipheusizi lwazo
4Amazinyaneazoabukekakahle,akhulangokusanhlamvu; bayaphuma,ababuyelikubo
5Ngubaniowakhululaubabhemiwasendle?Ngubani othukululeizibophozembongoloyasendlena?
6engenzeihlanelibeyindluyalo,nezweeliwugwadule libeyizindluzalo
7Iyadelelaisixukusomuzi,ayikunakiukukhala komshayeli
8Ububanzibezintababuyidlelolayo,iphenyakonke okuluhlaza.
9Inyathiiyakuvumayiniukukukhonza,ihlale ngasembhedeniwakho,na?
10Ungabophainyathingebhandelayoemselenina?+ Nomaingabeiklabeizigodingemvakwakho?
11Ungayithembayini,ngokubaamandlaayomakhulu? nomauyakushiyaumshikashikawakhokuyena?
12Uzakholwayiyoyiniukuthiingeniseinzaloyakho ekhaya,iyibutheleesiphalenisakho?
13Uyawanikaamaphigogoamaphikoamahlena? Amaphikonezimpapheentshenina?
14eshiyaamaqandaayoemhlabathini,iwafudumeze othulini;
15Ikhohlweukuthiunyawoluyawachoboza,nokuthiisilo sasendlesingawachoboza.
16Ilukhunikumaphuphuayo,kungathiawasiwoawayo; 17NgokubauNkulunkuluuyiphucileukuhlakanipha, akayinikangaukuqonda.
18Ekuphakamenikwayo,idelelaihhashinomgibeliwalo
19Wenaunikeihhashiamandlana?Intamoyaso uyigqokileukudumana?
20Ungamethusanjengentethena?inkazimuloyamakhala akheiyesabeka
21Liyagwedlaesigodini,lithokozengamandlaalo, liyaphumaukuhlangananabahlomileyo
22Uhlekaukwesaba,akesabi;futhiayibuyienkembeni
23Umgodlauyakhalaphezukwakhe,umkhonto obenyezelayonesihlangu
24Ngolakanangokufuthekauyagwinyaumhlabathi; 25Ithiphakathikwamacilongo:Ha!lizwaimpiikude, ukudumakwezinduna,nokumemeza
26Uklebeuyandizangokuhlakaniphakwakho,welulele amaphikoakheeningizimuna?
27Ukhoziluyakhuphukangezwilakho,lwakheisidleke salophezulu,na?
28Lihlalaedwaleni,lihlaleedwaleniledwalanasendaweni eyinqaba
29Isukalaphoifunaimpango,namehloaloayabonaekude
30Amazinyanealoamuncaigazi,nalaphokukhona ababuleweyo,likhona
ISAHLUKO40
1UJehovawamphendulauJobe,wathi:
2OphikisananoSomandlauyamyalana?osola uNkulunkulumakaphendule
3UJobewayesemphendulauJehova,wathi: 4Bhekani,angilutho;ngingakuphendulangithinina? ngiyakubekaisandlasamiemlonyeniwami
5Ngikhulumekanye;kodwakangiyikuphendula:yebo, kabili;kodwaangisayikuqhubeka.
6UJehovawayesemphendulauJobeesesivunguzaneni, wathi:
7Bophaizinkalozakhonjengendoda,ngiyakubuza,wena ungitshele
8Uzachithaukwahlulelakwami?Uzangilahlayini,ukuze ulunge?
9UnengaloenjengoNkulunkuluna?Ungadumangezwi elinjengayena?
10Zihlobisemanjengobukhosinangobukhosi;wembathise inkazimulonobuhle
11Phonsaukufuthekakolakalwakho,ubonebonke abazidlayo,ubathobise.
12Bhekawonkeozidlayo,umthobise;futhiunyathele phansiababiesikhundlenisabo.
13Bafihleothulinikanyekanye;futhiubopheubusobabo ekusithekeni
14Khonangiyakuvumakuweukuthiisandlasakho sokunenesingakusindisa.
15Bheka-ke,ubhemuengamenzakanyenawe;udla utshaninjengenkabi
16Bhekamanje,amandlaakheasezinkalwenizakhe, namandlaakheasezinkabenizesisusakhe
17Unyakazisaumsilawakhenjengomsedari,imisipha yamatsheayoisongelwe
18Amathamboakheanjengezinsimbizethusi;amathambo akheanjengemigoqoyensimbi.
19IyinhlokoyezindlelazikaNkulunkulu;owayenzayo angasondezainkembayakhekuyo
20Impelaizintabaziyikhiphelaukudla,laphokudlala khonazonkeizilwanezasendle
21Ilalaphansikwemithiemithunzi,ekusithekeni somhlanganasezintangeni.
22Izihlahlaezinomthunziziyamsibekelangomthunziwazo; imizaneniyesifufulaiyamhaqa
23Bheka,uyaphuzaumfula,akaphangisi;
24Uyayibambangamehlo,ikhalalibhobozaizingibe
ISAHLUKO41
1UngamkhiphauLeviyathaningengwegwena?nolimi lwakhengentamboolehlisayona?
2Ungafakaingwegweemakhaleniayona?Noma wabhobozaumhlathiwakhengeva?
3Iyakunxusakakhuluna?Iyakukhulumaamazwi athambileyokuwena?
4Ingenzaisivumelwanonawena?Uzayithathaibeyinceku kuzekubenininini?
5Ungadlalanayonjengenyonina?nomauzoyibophela amantombazanaakhona?
6Abanganebakhebangamenzelaidilina? bayakuyahlukaniselaphakathikwabathengina?
7Ungagcwalisaisikhumbasakhengezinsimbiezihlabayo na?nomaikhandalakhelinemikhontoyezinhlanzi?
8Bekaisandlasakhophezukwayo,khumbulaimpi, ungabeusayenza
9Bheka,ithembalakheliyize;
10Akakhoonolakaongayivusa;pho,ngubaniongema phambikwamina?
11Ngubaniongivimbeleukubangimbuyiselena?konke okuphansikwezululonkekungokwami
12Angiyikufihlaizingxenyezayo,namandlaayo,nobuhle bayo.
13Ngubaniongambulaubusobenguboyakhena?Ngubani ongangenakuyenamatomuakheaphindwekabilina?
14Ngubaniongavulaiminyangoyobusobayo?amazinyo akheasabekayonxazonke
15Izikalizakhezingukuzidlakwakhe,zivalelwendawonye njengophawuoluvaliwe
16Enyeiseduzenenye,kangangokuthiakunamoya ongangenaphakathikwazo.
17Ahlanganisweelinyekwelinye,anamathelana,ukuze angehlukani
18Ngokuthulakwakhekukhanyaukukhanya,lamehlo akheanjengezinkophezokusa.
19Emlonyeniwakhekuphumaizibaniezivuthayo, kuqhamukeizinhlansizomlilo.
20Emakhaleniakhekuphumaintuthu,kungathikukhanzi olushisayonomaekhanzini
21Ukuphefumulakwakhekuphembaamalahle,nelangabi liyaphumaemlonyeniwakhe.
22Entanyeniyayokuhlalaamandla,nosiziluphenduka intokozophambikwayo
23Imivimboyenyamayayoihlangene,iqinilekuyo; azinakunyakaziswa
24Inhliziyoyakheiqinilenjengetshe;yebo,iqine njengetshelokusilalangaphansi
25Laphoisukuma,amaqhaweayesaba;
26Inkembayohleziphezukwayoayinakubambisa, nomkhonto,nomcibisholo,nebhantshi
27Insimbiishayautshani,nethusinjengokhuniolubolile
28Umcibisholoawunakuyibalekisa;amatshe endwayimanaaphendukaizinhlangakuye
29Imicibisholoibalwanjengamabibi,ihlekaukuvevezela komkhonto.
30Ngaphansikwakhekukhonaamatsheabukhali, wendlalaizibaziezibukhaliodakeni
31Uyabilisautwanjengekhanzi,wenzaulwandlelube njengekhanzilamafutha
32Emvakwakhewenzaindlelaekhanyayo;umuntu angacabangaukuthiutwaluyimpunga.
33Emhlabeniakukhookufananaye,owenziwewangesabi 34Ibonakonkeokuphakemeyo;iyinkosiphezukwazo zonkeizidlayo.
ISAHLUKO42
1UJobewayesemphendulauJehova,wathi:
2Ngiyaziukuthiungenzakonke,nokuthiawukho umcabangoongavinjelwawena.
3Ngubaniofihlaiselulekoengenalwazina?ngakho-ke ngikhulumileengingakuqondanga;izintoezimangalisayo kakhulukimi,engingazazi.
4Akeuzwe,ngikhulume,ngikubuze,wenaungitshele
5Ngizwilengawengokuzwakwezindlebe,kephamanje isolamiliyakubona.
6Ngalokhongiyazizonda,ngizisoleothulininasemlotheni
7KwathingemvakokubauJehovaesekhulumelawa mazwikuJobe,uJehovawathiku-ElifaziumThemani: “Intukutheloyamiiyakuvuthelawenanabanganebakho ababili,ngobaanikhulumangakahlengaminjengenceku yamiuJobe
8Ngakhozithathelenimanjeizinkunzieziyisikhombisa nezinqamaeziyisikhombisa,niyeencekwiniyamiuJobe, nizinikeleleumnikelowokushiswa;incekuyamiuJobe uyakunikhulekela,ngokubangiyamamukelayena,funa ngenzekininjengobuwulabenu,lokhuningakhulumanga okulungileyongaminjengencekuyamiuJobe
9Basebehambau-ElifaziumThemani,noBilidadi umShuhi,noSofariumNahama,benzanjengalokho uJehovaebayalile;uJehovawamamukelauJobe
10UJehovawaphendulaukuthunjwakukaJobelapho ekhulekelaabanganebakhe;uJehovawamnikauJobe okuningikwalokhoayenakhongaphambili
11Kwasekufikakuyebonkeabafowabo,nabobonke odadewabo,nabobonkeabazananayengaphambili,badla nayeendliniyakhe,bamkhalela,bamduduzangakhokonke okubiuJehovaamehliselekhona;
12KanjalouJehovawabusisaukugcinakukaJobe kunokuqalakwakhe,ngokubawayenezimvu eziyizinkulungwaneeziyishuminane,namakamela ayizinkulungwaneeziyisithupha,namabhangqa ayinkulungwaneezinkabi,nezimbongolozezinsikazi eziyinkulungwane
13Wayenamadodanaayisikhombisanamadodakazi amathathu
14EyokuqalawayiqambaigamalokuthiuJemima;igama leyesibililalinguKeziya;igamaleyesithathu nguKerenihaphuki
15Ezwenilonkeakufunyanwangaabesifazaneabahle njengamadodakazikaJobe;uyisewabanikaifaphakathi kwabafowabo
16EmvakwalokhouJobewaphilaiminyakaeyikhulu namashumiamane,wabonaamadodanaakhenamadodana amadodanaakheizizukulwaneezine
17Wafa-keuJobe,emdala,esanelisiweyizinsuku.