Job 5

1 “Memeza uma uthanda, kodwa ngubani ozakuphendula na? Uzaphendukela kuwuphi wabangcwele na?

2 Ukucaphuka kuyasibulala isiwula lomhawu uyamqeda oyisithutha.

3 Mina ngokwami sengasibona isiwula siphumelela, kodwa masinyane nje indlu yaso yayisithukiwe.

4 Abantwabaso kabavikelekanga lakancinyane, baphoselwa entolongweni bengelamvikeli.

5 Abalambileyo bayazidlela isivuno sakhe, besithatha kanye lasemeveni, labomileyo bahalalela inotho yakhe.

6 Ngoba ubunzima kabugobhozi emhlabathini, loba uhlupho luhlume phansi.

7 Ikanti umuntu uzalelwa ukuhlupheka njengoba ngeqiniso izinhlansi zomlilo ziqhatshela phezulu.

8 “Kodwa aluba bekuyimi, bengizamncenga uNkulunkulu; bengizakwethula udubo lwami kuye.

9 Uyazenza izimanga ezingelakulinganiswa, imimangaliso engelakubalwa.

10 Uyanisa izulu emhlabeni; uthumela amanzi elizweni.

11 Abaphansi uyabakhweza phezulu, lalabo abakhalayo ubaphakamisela ekuphepheni.

12 Uyawafubisa amacebo amaqili, ukuze izandla zawo zingaphumeleli.

13 Uyababamba abahlakaniphileyo ebuqilini babo, kuthi amaqhinga eziphoxo achitheke.

14 Ubumnyama buyabehlela emini; phakathi kwemini bayaphumputha kungathi kusebusuku.

15 Uyabasindisa abaswelayo baphephe inkemba emlonyeni wabo; uyabasindisa ekubanjweni ngabalamandla.

16 Ngakho abayanga balalo ithemba, ukwahlulela kubi kuvala owakho umlomo.

17 “Ubusisiwe umuntu oqondiswa nguNkulunkulu; ngakho ungaseyisi isijeziso sikaSomandla.

18 Ngokuba uyagwaza, kodwa aphinde abophe amanxeba; uyalimaza kodwa izandla zakhe njalo ziyapholisa.

19 Uzakuhlenga ezinhluphekweni eziyisithupha; kweziyisikhombisa kawuyikuwelwa yingozi.

20 Ngesikhathi sendlala uzakuhlenga ekufeni, lasempini akuhlenge ekugaleleni kwenkemba.

21 Uzavikelwa ekubhaxuzweni ngolimi, ungaze wesaba nxa kufika incithakalo.

22 Uzakuhleka ukuchithakala kanye lendlala, njalo ungaze wazesaba izilo zomhlaba.

23 Ngokuba uzakuba lesivumelwano lamatshe eganga, lezinyamazana zeganga zizahlalisana kuhle lawe.

24 Uzakwazi ukuthi ithente lakho livikelekile; uzahlolisisa impahla yakho uthole kungelalutho olungekho.

25 Uzakwazi ukuthi abantwabakho bazakuba banengi, lesizukulwane sakho sibe ngangotshani bomhlaba.

26 Uzakuza engcwabeni usukhulile okugcweleyo njengezikhwebu zamabele eziqoqwa seziphelele.

27 “Sesikuhlolile lokhu, kuliqiniso. Ngakho kuzwisise, ukulandele wena ngokwakho.”