Job 12

Impendulo KaJobe

1Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

2“Wo, lina yini elizibona kuyini abantu,
njalo lolwazi luzakufa lani!
3Kodwa lami ngilayo ingqondo njengani;
kalingedluli ngalutho.
Ngubani ongazaziyo izinto zonke lezi?

4Sengiyinto yokuhlekisa ebanganini bami,
lanxa ngacela kuNkulunkulu waphendula,
inhlekisa sibili, kodwa ngilungile, ngimsulwa!
5Abantu abahlezi kuhle bayakweyisa ukwehlelwa ngumnyama,
bathi kuyimfanelo yalabo onyawo zabo sezitshelela.
6Amathente ezigebenga avikelekile,
lalabo abamthukuthelisayo uNkulunkulu bavikelekile,
uNkulunkulu ulabo ezandleni zakhe.

7Kodwa ake ubuze izinyamazana, zizakufundisa,
kumbe izinyoni zemoyeni, zizakutshela;
8kumbe khuluma lomhlaba, uzakufundisa,
loba uthi inhlanzi zolwandle zikwazise.
9Yikuphi kwalezizinto okungaziyo na
ukuthi yisandla sikaThixo esikwenzileyo lokhu?
10Esandleni sakhe kulempilo yazo zonke izidalwa
lokuphefumula kwabantu bonke.
11Indlebe kayiwahloli yini wonke amazwi
njengolimi lunambitha ukudla?
12Angithi ukuhlakanipha kufunyanwa ebadaleni na?
Angithi impilo ende iletha ukuzwisisa na?

13NgokukaNkulunkulu ukuhlakanipha lamandla;
ukweluleka lokuzwisisa kungokwakhe.
14Lokho akubhidlizayo kungeke kwamiswa njalo;
lowo amvalelayo ngeke avulelwe.
15Angaze awavale amanzi, kuba lokoma;
angawavulela kuba lomonakalo elizweni.
16Angawakhe amandla lenhlakanipho;
okhohliswayo lomkhohlisi ngabakhe bonke.
17Abeluleki uyabakhupha bahambe beze
enze abehluleli babe yiziphukuphuku.
18Uyanyomula izibopho ezibotshwe ngamakhosi
azibophe ngelembu ekhalweni.
19Abaphristi uyabakhupha beze
awagenqule amadoda abesithi asegxilile.
20Uyazithulisa izindebe zabeluleki
abathenjiweyo asuse ulwazi lwabadala.
21Izikhulu uzihleka usulu
abalamandla abathathele lawomandla.
22Uyembula imfihlo ezenzeka emnyameni
amathunzi azikileyo awalethe ekukhanyeni.
23Wenza izizwe zikhule, abesezidiliza;
uyaziqhelisa izizwe, aphinde azichithe.
24Abakhokheli basemhlabeni ubemuka ukuhlakanipha kwabo;
ubenza bantule enkangala.
25Bayaphumputha emnyameni kungelakukhanya;
ubenza badiyazele njengezidakwa.”