Job 20

Impendulo KaZofari

1Wasephendula uZofari umNahama wathi:

2“Imicabango yami ekhathazekileyo ingifuqa ukuthi ngiphendule
ngoba sengikhubekile kakhulu.
3Ngizwa kulokukhuzwa okungilulazisayo
njalo ukuzwisisa kwami kungifuqela ukuthi ngiphendule.

4Ngempela uyakwazi ukuthi kwakuvele kunjani lendulo,
kusukela ukubekwa komuntu emhlabeni,
5ukuthi injabulo yomubi imfitshane,
intokozo yongakholwayo ngeyomzuzwana nje.
6Loba ukuzigqaja kwakhe kufika emazulwini
lekhanda lakhe lithinta emayezini,
7uzabhubha okwaphakade, njengobulongwe bakhe;
labo abake bambona bazakuthi, ‘Ungaphi kanti?’
8Njengephupho uyanyamalala angabe esabonwa njalo,
axotshwe njengombono webusuku.
9Ilihlo elake lambona kalisayikumbona njalo;
indawo yakhe ingeke ibe isambona.
10Abantwabakhe bazazincengela ebayangeni
ngezandla zakhe abuyisele inotho yakhe.
11Amadlabuzane obutsha alawo emathanjeni akhe
azalala kanye laye othulini.

12Loba ububi bumnandi emlonyeni wakhe,
ebufihla ngaphansi kolimi lwakhe,
13loba esehluleka ukutshiyana labo
abugcine emlonyeni wakhe,
14kodwa ukudla kwakhe kuzahloba esiswini sakhe;
kuzaphenduka kube yibuhlungu bezinyoka ngaphakathi kwakhe.
15Uzayihlanza yonke inotho ayiginyayo;
uNkulunkulu uzakwenza isisu sakhe sikuhlanze konke.
16Uzamunya ubuhlungu bezinyoka;
amazinyo ebululu azambulala.
17Akayikuyikholisa imifula,
leyomifula egeleza uluju lolaza.
18Lokho akuginqeleyo kumele akubuyise engakudlanga;
akayikuyikholisa inzuzo yokuthengiselana kwakhe.
19Ngoba ubebancindezela abayanga basala bengelalutho;
wathumba izindlu angazakhanga.

20Ngempela akayikudeda kulobubuhwaba bakhe;
ngeke azisindise ngenotho yakhe.
21Akusela lutho angabe esaludla;
ukuphumelela kwakhe kakuyikuma.
22Phakathi kwenotho yakhe uzahlaselwa zinhlupho;
ubuhlungu buzamehlela ngamandla.
23Nxa esesigcwalisile isisu sakhe,
uNkulunkulu uzabhodlisela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo kuye
akhwele ehle ngezidutshulo phezu kwakhe.
24Lanxa angaze abalekele isikhali sensimbi
umtshoko wethusi uzamciba.
25Uyawuhwatsha emhlane wakhe,
umcijo wawo ocazimulayo awuhwatshe esibindini.
Uzangenwa yikwesaba okukhulu;
26umnyama omkhulu uyilindele inotho yakhe.
Umlilo ongungumayo uzamqeda
utshise lokho okuseleyo ethenteni lakhe.
27Amazulu azabembula ububi bakhe;
umhlaba uzamvukela.
28Isikhukhula sizayithwala indlu yakhe,
kungamanzi azimpophoma mhla wosuku lolaka lukaNkulunkulu.
29Sinjalo isiphetho uNkulunkulu asimisele ababi,
ilifa abalikhethelwe nguNkulunkulu.”