Job 40

UThixo Uqhubeka Ekhuluma

1 UThixo wathi kuJobe:

2“Lowo ophikisana loSomandla angamqondisa na?
Yena lowo obeka uNkulunkulu icala kamphendule!”
3Ngakho uJobe wasephendula uThixo wathi:

4“Kakungilingananga, ngingakuphendula njani na?
Ngivala umlomo wami ngesandla sami.
5Ngikhulumile kanye, kodwa kangilampendulo,
kabili, kodwa kangisayikukhuluma njalo.”
6 UThixo wasekhuluma loJobe ephakathi kwesiphepho wathi:

7“Qina njengendoda;
ngizakubuza,
wena uzangiphendula.

8Ungakusola na ukwahlulela kwami ngokulunga?
Ungangilahla ukuze uzigeze na?
9Ulayo ingalo enjengekaNkulunkulu na,
njalo ilizwi lakho lingaduma njengelakhe yini?
10Nxa kunjalo zicecise ngobukhosi langenkazimulo,
uzembathise ngodumo lobukhosi.
11Khulula ukuvutha kolaka lwakho,
khangela wonke umuntu ozigqajayo umthobise,
12khangela wonke umuntu ozigqajayo umbeke phansi,
ubacobodise ababi khonapho abakhona.
13Bambele bonke ndawonye othulini;
goqela ubuso babo engcwabeni.
14Lapho-ke lami ngizavuma kuwe
ukuthi isandla sakho sokunene singakusindisa.

15Khangela imvubu,
engayidala kanye lawe
njalo edla utshani njengenkomo.
16Ilamandla amangalisayo okhalweni lwayo,
amandla angaka emisipheni yesisu sayo!
17Umsila wayo uyazunguza njengomsedari;
imisipha yemilenze yayo yalukene.
18Amathambo ayo alezimbobo zethusi,
lezitho zayo zinjengemiqwayi yensimbi.
19Iyingqala yezidalwa zikaNkulunkulu,
kodwa uMenzi wayo angayehlula ngenkemba yakhe.
20Izintaba zimlethela izithelo zazo,
kuthi zonke izilo zeganga zidlalele eduze.
21Ilala ngaphansi kwezihlahla ezibukekayo,
isithekile phakathi kwemihlanga exhaphozini.
22Izihlahla ezinhle ziyayisitha ngemithunzi yazo;
imidubu okhunjini lomfula iyihonqolozele.
23Nxa umfula uthwele izikhukhula kayethuki;
kayithi thiki lokuba iJodani ithululela impophoma emlonyeni wayo.
24Ukhona yini ongayibamba ngamehlo,
kumbe ayithiye ayibhoboze amakhala na?”