Job 14

UJobe Uqhubeka Ekhuluma

1“Umuntu ozelwe ngumfazi ulensuku ezilutshwane
njalo ezigcwele inhlupho.
2Uyaqhakaza njengeluba aphinde abune;
njengesithunzi esithi tshazi, akemi.
3Onjalo ungala ulokhu umkhangele na?
Ungamisa phambi kwakho umthonisise na?
4Ngubani ongaveza okuhlambulukileyo kokungcolileyo na?
Kakho!
5Insuku zomuntu zimisiwe;
uzibekile izinyanga zokuphila kwakhe
wabeka lemikhawulo angeke ayeqe.
6Ngakho-ke myekele ungazihluphi ngaye,
aze aqede lesosikhathi sakhe njengomuntu oqhatshiweyo.

7Kungaba lethemba ngesihlahla;
singaganyulwa siyahluma njalo,
amahlumela aso kawayikwehluleka ukukhula.
8Impande zaso zingaguga phansi emhlabathini
lesiphunzi saso sife emhlabathini,
9kodwa singezwa amanzi siyahluma
sikhuphe ingatsha njengesihlahla esitsha.
10Kodwa umuntu uyafa alaliswe phansi;
uphefumula okokucina angabe esabakhona.
11Njengamanzi esitsha olwandle
lanjengomfula ucitsha amanzi wome qha,
12ngokunjalo umuntu ulala phansi angabe esavuka;
kuze kutshabalale amazulu abantu kabayikuvuka
kumbe baphatshanyiswe ebuthongweni babo.

13Kube uyangifihla ethuneni
ungithukuze ulaka lwakho luze ludlule!
Kube ungibekela isikhathi
ube usungikhumbula!
14Umuntu angafa uphinde aphile na?
Zonke insuku zokutshikatshika kwami
ngizalindela isikhathi sokuyekelwa kwami.
15Uzabiza lami ngizasabela;
uzasifisa lesosidalwa esenziwa yizandla zakho.
16Ngeqiniso lapho uzabala izinyathelo zami
kodwa kawuyikulandelela izono zami.
17Iziphambeko zami zizananyekwa emgodleni;
uzasigubuzela isono sami.

18Kodwa njengentaba ikhumuzeka ize ibhidlike,
lanjengedwala ligudluka endaweni yalo,
19njengamanzi awagubhayo amatshe
lezikhukhula zikhukhula umhlabathi,
kanjalo uyalibhidliza ithemba lomuntu.
20Umehlula kanye angaphindi abekhona, adlule;
uyabuguqula ubuso bakho umxotshe.
21Nxa amadodana akhe ezuza udumo, kawakwazi;
nxa izizukulwane zakhe zisehliswa, kazikuboni.
22Bezwa kuphela ubuhlungu bemizimba yabo
bazikhalele bona.”