Job 22

Impendulo Ka-Elifazi

1U-Elifazi umThemani wasephendula wathi:

2“Umuntu angasiza uNkulunkulu na?
Lesihlakaniphi uqobo kambe singamsiza na?
3Bekungamupha ntokozo bani uSomandla ukulunga kwakho na?
Ubengazuzani ngabe kuthiwa kawulasici na?

4Yikumesaba kwakho yini akukhuzela khona
lakwethesela khona amacala na?
5Kabubukhulu ububi bakho na?
Lezono zakho angithi kazipheli na?
6Wawubiza isibambiso kubafowenu kungelasizatho;
uhlubula abantu izigqoko zabo basale beze.
7Abakhatheleyo wawubancitsha amanzi,
abalambileyo ungabaphi ukudla,
8lanxa wena wawuyindoda elamandla, ulepulazi,
indoda ehlonitshwayo, uphila kulo.
9Abafelokazi wabaxotsha ungabaphanga lutho
izintandane waziqeda amandla.
10Kungenxa yalokho usuhanqwe yimijibila,
usuhlukuluzwa luhlupho masinyane,
11yikho kumnyama kangaka ungasaboni,
njalo yikho ususibekelwa zimpophoma zamanzi.

12UNkulunkulu kakho esiqongweni samazulu na?
Ake ubone phela ukuthi ziphakeme njani izinkanyezi ezisesiqongweni!
13Kodwa wena uthi, ‘UNkulunkulu wazini?
Angahlulela phakathi komnyama onje?
14Usithwe ngamayezi amakhulu, ngakho kasiboni
nxa ehambahamba ezulwini eliphezulu.’
15Wena-ke uzakwalela endleleni endala na
eseyahanjwa ngababi?
16Bedluliswa singakafiki isikhathi sabo,
izisekelo zabo zakhukhulwa nguzamcolo.
17Bathi kuNkulunkulu, ‘Tshiyana lathi!
USomandla angasenzani na?’
18Ikanti kunguye owagcwalisa izindlu zabo ngezinto ezinhle,
ngakho kangingeni ezelulekweni zababi.
19Abalungileyo bayakubona lokho bathokoze;
abangelacala bayabahleka bathi,
20‘Ngempela izitha zethu zichithiwe,
lokuseleyo kwenotho yazo sekubhuqwe ngumlilo.’

21Zehlise kuNkulunkulu ukuze uwelelane laye;
ngaleyondlela ukuphumelela kuzakuza kuwe.
22Yamukela iziqondiso eziphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
amazwi akhe uwabeke enhliziyweni yakho.
23Nxa ubuyela kuSomandla, uzavuselelwa;
nxa ususa ububi bube kude lethente lakho
24lomthuso wakho uwulahlele othulini,
igolide lakho lase-Ofiri ulilahlele emadwaleni ezifuleni,
25lapho-ke uSomandla uzakuba ligolide lakho,
lesiliva esikhethekileyo kuwe.
26Ngempela uzazuza ukuthokoza kuSomandla
uphakamisele ubuso bakho kuNkulunkulu.
27Uzakhuleka kuye, yena akuzwe,
njalo uzagcwalisa izifungo zakho.
28Lokho okumisileyo kuzakwenziwa,
lokukhanya kuzazikhanyisa izindlela zakho.
29Nxa abantu besehliswa ubususithi, ‘Baphakamiseni!’
lapho-ke uzabasiza abahlulukelweyo.
30Uzabasiza lalabo abonayo,
abazakhululwa ngenxa yokubamsulwa kwakho.”