UJobe uphendula inkulumo yesithathu ka-Elifazi: ukhala ngokubeka indaba yakhe phambi kukaNkulunkulu

1 Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:

2 “Nanamuhla ukukhala kwami kumunyu;

isandla sami siyasinda ngokububula kwami.

3 Sengathi ngingazi ukuthi ngiyakumtholaphi,

ngize ngifike endlini yakhe,

4 ngilungise ukwahlulelwa kwami phambi kwakhe,

ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngezimpendulo.

5 Bengiyakuwazi amazwi abeyakungiphendula ngawo,

ngiqonde ukuthi ubeyakuthini kimi.

6 Ubeyakuphikisana nami ngamandla akhe amakhulu na?

Cha, ubeyakubhekisa kimi.

7 Lapho olungileyo ubeyakuphikisana naye,

mina ngikhululwe kumahluleli wami kuze kube phakade.

8 Kodwa bheka, ngiya empumalanga,

kepha akakho,

nasentshonalanga, kepha angimboni,

9 nangasenyakatho ekusebenzeni kwakhe, kepha akabonwa;

ujikela ngaseningizimu,

kepha akabonakali.

10 Ngokuba uyayazi indlela yami;

esengivivinyile,

ngiyakuphuma njengegolide.

11 Unyawo lwami lunamathele ezinyathelweni zakhe;

ngigcinile indlela yakhe,

angiphambukanga.

12 Angichezukanga emyalweni wezindebe zakhe;

ngizibekele amazwi akhe kunezimiso zami.

13 “Kodwa uyinto inye,

ngubani ongambuyisa na?

Okufisayo umphefumulo wakhe,

lokho uyakwenza.

14 Uyakufeza engikumiselweyo;

izinto eziningi ezinjalo zikuye.

15 Ngalokho ngishaywa luvalo ebusweni bakhe;

lapho ngikuqaphela, ngiyamesaba.

16 NguNkulunkulu odangalisileyo inhliziyo yami,

uSomandla ungethusile,

17 ngokuba anginqunywanga,

bungakafiki ubumnyama;

wangifihlela ukuhlwa.