Job 14

UJobe ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka komuntu

1Umuntu, ozelwe ngowesifazana a ulensuku ezimfitshane, ezigcwele inhlupheko b. 2Uyavela njengeluba c, abune d, abaleke njengesithunzi, akemi e. 3Kambe onjalo umvulela amehlo akho, ungingenise ekwahlulelweni kanye lawe f. 4Ngubani ongaveza okuhlambulukileyo kokungcolileyo g? Kakho loyedwa h. 5Lokhu insuku zakhe zimisiwe, inani lenyanga zakhe likuwe, ummisele imingcele yakhe angeyedlule i; 6ungamkhangeli, ukuze aphumule j, aze athokoze k ngosuku lwakhe njengesiqatshwa l. 7Ngoba kukhona ithemba esihlahleni uba siganyulwa m ukuthi sizabuya sihlume n, lokuthi ihlumela laso kaliyikuphela o. 8Lanxa impande yaso isiba ndala emhlabeni, lesiphunzi saso sifele emhlabathini p, 9ngephunga lamanzi sizahluma, senze ingatsha njengesithombo q. 10Kodwa umuntu uyafa alaliswe phansi r, yebo, umuntu uyaphela, ungaphi-ke s? 11Amanzi ayemuka elwandle t, lomfula uyoma utshe u, 12ngokunjalo umuntu uyalala phansi angavuki; kuze kuthi amazulu angabikho, bangavuki, kumbe bangaphatshanyiswa ebuthongweni babo v.

13Kungathi ungangifihla engcwabeni w, ungithukuze x, ize iphenduke intukuthelo yakho y, ungimisele isikhathi esimisiweyo, ungikhumbule z! 14Uba umuntu esifa, uzabuya aphile yini aa? Zonke insuku zemfazo yami ab ngizalinda ac, kuze kufike ukukhululwa kwami ad. 15Uzabiza, mina-ke ngizasabela ae, uzalangatha umsebenzi wezandla zakho af. 16Kanti khathesi uyazibala izinyathelo zami ag; kawuyikuqaphelisa ngesono sami ah yini? 17Isiphambeko sami sinanyekwe esikhwameni ai, wasusibekela isono sami aj. 18Isibili-ke intaba ewayo iyabhidlika, ledwala liyasuswa endaweni yalo ak. 19Amanzi ayaguguda amatshe al, impophoma zawo ziyakhukhula ubhuqu lomhlaba. Uyachitha-ke ithemba lomuntu am. 20Uyamehlula an phakade ao, adlule ap; uyaguqula ubuso bakhe, umxotshe aq. 21Amadodana akhe ayadunyiswa ar, kodwa engakwazi as; kumbe ayehliselwa phansi, kodwa angakunanzeleli at. 22Kodwa inyama yakhe kuye isebuhlungwini, lomphefumulo wakhe kuye uyalila.

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