Job 38

UThixo Uyakhuluma

1 UThixo wasekhuluma loJobe ephakathi kwesiphepho. Wathi:

2“Ngubani na lowo odunga amacebo ami
ngamazwi okungazi?
3Qina njengendoda;
ngizakubuza,
lawe uzangiphendula.

4Wawungaphi lapho ngibeka izisekelo zomhlaba na?
Ngitshela nxa uqedisisa.
5Ngubani owamisa izilinganiso zawo na? Phela angithi uyazi!
Ngubani owayidonsayo intambo yokulinganisa kuwo na?
6Izinsika zawo zamiswa phezu kwani na,
loba ngubani owamisa ilitshe lawo lekhoneni na
7lapho izinkanyezi zokusa zazihlabelela kanyekanye
lezingilosi zonke zamemeza ngentokozo?

8Ngubani owavalela ulwandle ngemva kwezivalo
lapho selufohla esiswini na,
9lapho ngisenza amayezi aba yisembatho salo na
ngalugoqela ngomnyama omkhulu,
10lapho ngalubekela imikhawulo
ngamisa iminyango yalo lemigoqo endaweni yayo,
11lapho engathi, ‘Ungeza uze ufike lapha kodwa ungedluli;
kulapha amagagasi akho azigqajayo aphelela khona?’

12Sewake wabekela ikuseni umthetho na,
loba watshengisa ukusa indawo yakho
13ukuba kuphakamise umhlaba ngemiphetho
kuthintithe ababi abakuwo?
14Umhlaba ubumbeka isimo njengebumba ufakwe uphawu;
imibala yawo ikhanye ithi bha njengelembu.
15Ababi bayacitshelwa ukukhanya,
lengalo yabo ephakanyisiweyo iyephulwa.

16Sewake wahamba emithonjeni yolwandle na
loba wahamba ezingoxweni zenziki yalo na?
17Amasango okufa aseke abonakaliswa kuwe na?
Usuke wawabona amasango ethunzi lokufa na?
18Ubuqedisisile na ubukhulu bobubanzi bomhlaba?
Ngitshela nxa ukwazi konke lokhu.

19Yiphi indlela eya ekhaya elihlala ukukhanya na?
Ubumnyama bona buhlala ngaphi?
20Ungakusa ezindaweni zakho na?
Uyazazi izindlela eziya emizini yazo na?
21Ye uyakwazi, ngoba wawuvele usuzelwe!
Usuphile iminyaka yonke le!

22Sewake wangena eziphaleni zikangqwaqwane
loba wabona iziphala zesiqhotho na,
23engizilindisele izikhathi zohlupho,
insuku zempi lokuhlasela na?
24Ingaphi indlela eya esigodlweni sokwaba umbane,
loba indawo yokuhlakaza umoya wempumalanga phezu komhlaba na?
25Ngubani ogubhe intshukuntshu yezihlambo zezulu,
lendlela yomdumo wesiphepho;
26ukuthelezela ilizwe elingahlali muntu,
inkangala okungelamuntu kuyo,
27ukusuthisa ilizwe elilugwadule
kulenze lihlume utshani na?
28Izulu elinayo liloyise na?
Ngubani onguyise wamathonsi amazolo na?
29Ngesikabani isisu esizala iliqhwa na?
Ngubani ozala umtshazo ovela phezulu na
30lapho amanzi abalukhuni njengelitshe,
lapho iphezulu yolwandle ijiyile?

31Ungasibopha na isiLimela lesi esihle?
Ungazithukulula yini izintambo zeziNja?
32Ungawuletha na uMthala ngesikhathi sawo
loba ukhuphe inkanyezi ethiwa yiNgulube lemidlwane yayo?
33Uyayazi imithetho yasezulwini na?
Ungawakha yini umbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni?

34Ungawamemeza yini amayezi
uthi akunethise ngesihlambo samanzi?
35Uyakuthuma yini ukuphazima kombane?
Uyabika kuwe yini uthi, ‘Ngilapha’?
36Ngubani owapha inhliziyo ukuhlakanipha
kumbe owapha ingqondo ukuzwisisa na?
37Ngubani ololwazi lokubala amayezi na?
Ngubani ongagenqula amaqhaga asezulwini na
38nxa uthuli seluqina
lamagade omhlabathi esebumbene?

39Uyasizingelela na isilwanekazi ukudla kwaso,
uyiqede indlala yezilwane
40lapho zilele ezikhundleni zazo
kumbe zicwathile ezixukwini?
41Ngubani opha iwabayi ukudla
lapho amatsiyane alo ekhala kuNkulunkulu
ezulazula ehayila ngendlala na?”