Job 27

1 UJobe waqhubeka ngenkulumo yakhe wathi:

2 “Ngifunga ngoNkulunkulu ophilayo, ngubani ongithathele ilungelo lami lokwahlulelwa kuhle, uSomandla, ongizwise ubuhlungu bomphefumulo,

3 nxa ngilokhu ngiselempilo ngaphakathi kwami, umphefumulo kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni ami,

4 izindebe zami kazisoze zikhulume ububi, lolimi lwami kaluyikukhuluma inkohliso.

5 Kangisoze ngivume ukuthi lina lilungile ngelikutshoyo; ngizaze ngiyokufa ngingabulandulanga ubuqotho bami.

6 Ngizakugcina ukulunga kwami ngingakuyekeli; umzwangedwa wami kawuyikungihlupha empilweni yami.

7 “Sengathi izitha zami zingaba njengababi, abaxabana lami babe njengabangaqondanga!

8 Ngokuba ulethemba bani ongakholwayo nxa esefile, uNkulunkulu angathatha impilo yakhe?

9 UNkulunkulu uyakulalela yini ukukhala kwakhe nxa usizi lumehlela na?

10 Uzakuthola yini ukuthokoza kuSomandla? Uzacela kuNkulunkulu sonke isikhathi na?

11 “Ngizalifundisa mayelana lamandla kaNkulunkulu; izindlela zikaSomandla kangiyikuzifihla.

12 Lonke lizibonele lokhu ngokwenu. Pho, ngeyani inkulumo yonke le engatsho lutho na?

13 “Nansi isabelo uNkulunkulu asiqumela ababi, ilifa elemukelwa ngumuntu olesihluku sivela kuSomandla:

14 Loba bebanengi njani abantwabakhe, isabelo sabo yinkemba; lenzalo yakhe kayisoze lanini izuze ukudla okwaneleyo.

15 Isifo esibi sizabangcwaba labo abatshiywa nguye besaphila, labafelokazi babo kabayikubalilela.

16 Lokuba angaze abuthelele isiliva njengomhlabathi lezigqoko zibe yinqwaba njengodaka,

17 lokho akubekelelayo abalungileyo bazazigqokela, labangelacala bazakwaba isiliva sakhe.

18 Indlu ayakhayo injengesidleke sobulembu, njengedumba elenziwe ngumlindi.

19 Uthi esiyalala enothile, kodwa kasayikuphinda njalo; uthi esevula amehlo, konke sekuphelile.

20 Utshaywa luvalo kungathi ufuqwa yisikhukhula; isiphepho siyamhwitha ebusuku.

21 Umoya wempumalanga udlula laye, anyamalale; uyamkhukhula endaweni yakhe.

22 Utshaya phezu kwakhe ngesihluku esithi uyabaleka ecambalele evika amandla awo.

23 Utshaya izandla umhleka ulunya untweze laye umsusa endaweni yakhe.