Job 27

Amazwi KaJobe Okucina Ebanganini Bakhe

1UJobe waqhubeka ngenkulumo yakhe wathi:

2“Ngifunga ngoNkulunkulu ophilayo,
ngubani ongithathele ilungelo lami lokwahlulelwa ngokulunga,
uSomandla, ongizwise ubuhlungu bomphefumulo,
3nxa ngilokhu ngiselempilo ngaphakathi kwami,
umphefumulo kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni ami,
4izindebe zami kazisoze zikhulume ububi,
lolimi lwami kaluyikukhuluma inkohliso.
5Kangisoze ngivume ukuthi lina lilungile ngelikutshoyo;
ngizaze ngiyekufa ngingabulandulanga ubuqotho bami.
6Ngizakugcina ukulunga kwami ngingakuyekeli;
umzwangedwa wami kawuyikungihlupha empilweni yami.

7Sengathi izitha zami zingaba njengababi,
abaxabana lami babe njengabangaqondanga!
8Ngoba ulethemba bani ongakholwayo nxa esefile,
uNkulunkulu angathatha impilo yakhe na?
9UNkulunkulu uyakulalela yini ukukhala kwakhe
nxa usizi lumehlela na?
10Uzakuthola yini ukuthokoza kuSomandla?
Uzacela kuNkulunkulu sonke isikhathi na?

11Ngizalifundisa mayelana lamandla kaNkulunkulu;
izindlela zikaSomandla kangiyikuzifihla.
12Lonke lizibonele lokhu ngokwenu.
Pho, ngeyani inkulumo yonke le eyize na?

13Nansi isabelo uNkulunkulu asiqumela ababi,
ilifa elemukelwa ngumuntu olesihluku sivela kuSomandla:
14Loba bebanengi njani abantwabakhe, isabelo sabo yinkemba;
lenzalo yakhe kayisoze lanini izuze ukudla okwaneleyo.
15Isifo esibi sizabangcwaba labo abatshiywa nguye besaphila,
labafelokazi babo kabayikubalilela.
16Lokuba angaze abuthelele isiliva njengothuli
lezigqoko zibe yinqwaba njengodaka,
17lokho akubuthelelayo abalungileyo bazakugqokela,
labangelacala bazakwaba isiliva sakhe.
18Indlu ayakhayo injengesidleke sobulembu,
njengedumba elenziwe ngumlindi.
19Uthi esiyalala enothile, kodwa kasayikuphinda njalo;
uthi esevula amehlo, konke sekuphelile.
20Utshaywa luvalo kungathi ufuqwa yisikhukhula;
isiphepho siyamhwitha ebusuku.
21Umoya wempumalanga udlula laye, anyamalale;
uyamkhukhula endaweni yakhe.
22Utshaya phezu kwakhe ngesihluku
esithi uyabaleka ecambalele evika amandla awo.
23Utshaya izandla umhleka ulunya
uvunguza laye umsusa endaweni yakhe.”