Job 34

U-Elihu Uqhubeka Ekhuluma

1U-Elihu waqhubeka esithi:

2“Zwanini amazwi ami, lina madoda ahlakaniphileyo;
lalelani kimi, lina madoda ayizifundiswa.
3Phela indlebe iyawahlola amazwi
njengolimi lunambitha ukudla.
4Asizihluzeleni thina okulungileyo;
kasifundeni ndawonye okuhle.

5UJobe uthi, ‘Kangilacala,
kodwa uNkulunkulu kangahluleli ngokulunga.
6Loba mina ngiqondile,
kuthiwa ngilamanga;
loba ngingelacala,
umtshoko wakhe ungihlaba isilonda esingelaphekiyo.’
7UJobe kanti ungumuntu bani,
onatha ukuklolodela njengamanzi?
8Uzwanana labantu abenza ububi;
uhambisana labantu ababi.
9Ngoba uthi, ‘Umuntu kakumsizi ngalutho
ukuzama ukuthokozisa uNkulunkulu.’

10Ngakho lalelani kimi lina madoda azwisisayo.
Kakube khatshana laye uNkulunkulu
ukwenza ububi, khatshana kukaSomandla ukona.
11Uyamphindisela umuntu ngalokho akwenzileyo;
umehlisela lokho okufanele ukuziphatha kwakhe.
12Kakungeni engqondweni
ukuthi uNkulunkulu angenza ububi,
ukuthi uSomandla
angakutshila ukwahlulela ngokulunga.
13Ngubani owambekayo phezu komhlaba na?
Ngubani owathi kalawule umhlaba wonke na?
14Aluba wayengathanda
asuse umoya wakhe lokuphefumula,
15bonke abantu babengatshabalala kanyekanye,
umuntu wayezabuyela othulini.

16Nxa lilokuzwisisa, zwanini lokhu;
lalelani lokhu engikutshoyo.
17Kambe lowo ozonda ukwahlulela ngokulunga angabusa na?
Liyamlahla yini Yena oqotho njalo olamandla?
18Kayisuye yini othi emakhosini, ‘Kalisizi lutho,’
athi kwabayizikhulu, ‘Libabi,’
19ongatshengisi ukwazisa amakhosana kulabanye
loba athande abanothileyo kulabayanga,
ngoba bonke bangumsebenzi wezandla zakhe?
20Bayafa nje masinyane, loba phakathi kobusuku;
abantu bayanyikinywa bedlule;
abalamandla bayasuswa kungelasandla somuntu.

21Amehlo akhe aphezu kwezindlela zabantu;
ubona zonke izinyathelo zabo.
22Akulandawo emnyama loba ithunzi elisithileyo,
lapho abenzi bobubi abangacatsha khona.
23UNkulunkulu kasweli ukuthi aphinde abahlolisise abantu,
ukuze abalethe ekwahlulelweni phambi kwakhe.
24Engaqalanga wahlola uyabaphahlaza abalamandla
abeke abanye endaweni yabo.
25Ngoba ezinanzelela izenzo zabo,
uyabagenqula ebusuku bahlifizeke.
26Uyabajezisa ngenxa yobubi babo
kube segcekeni emuntwini wonke,
27ngoba baphambuka ekumlandeleni
abaze banaka layiphi indlela yakhe.
28Benza ukukhala kwabayanga kweza phambi kwakhe,
laye wakuzwa ukukhala kwabasweleyo.
29Kodwa nxa elokhu ezithulele, ngubani ongamsola na?
Angafihla ubuso bakhe ngubani ongambona na?
Kanti uphezu komuntu lesizwe ngokufanayo,
30ukwalela ongamesabiyo uNkulunkulu ukuthi abuse,
ukuze angafakeli abantu izifu.

31Akesithi umuntu athi kuNkulunkulu,
‘Ngilecala kodwa kangisayikona njalo.
32Ngifundisa lokho engingakuboniyo;
nxa ngenze okubi, kangisayikuphinda ngikwenze.’
33Pho uNkulunkulu akuvuze ngokwentando yakho na,
wena usala ukuphenduka?
Kumele ukhethe wena, hatshi mina;
ngakho ngitshela lokho okwaziyo.

34Amadoda alokuqedisisa azakutsho,
amadoda ahlakaniphileyo abangizwayo ngisithi kini,
35‘UJobe ukhuluma engelalwazi;
amazwi akhe kawalambono.’
36Oh, uJobe angasake alingwe ngokweqileyo
ngoba uphendule njengomuntu omubi!
37Phezu kwesono sakhe wengeza ukuhlamuka;
uyakloloda ngokuqakeza izandla zakhe phakathi kwethu
andise amazwi akhe aphikisa uNkulunkulu.”