UJobe ukhala ukuthi abangenakuzivikela bayahlushwa

1 “Kungani ukuba uSomandla

angazibekeleli izikhathi zokwahlulela,

abamaziyo babone imihla yakhe, na?

2 Imincele iyasuswa;

bahlwitha imihlambi, bayiklabise.

3 Bamukisa imbongolo yezintandane,

nenkomo yomfelokazi bayayithatha ibe yisibambiso.

4 Bafuzula abaswelayo endleleni;

abampofu bomhlaba bacasha ndawonye.

5 Bheka, njengezimbongolo ehlane

bayaphumela emisebenzini yabo befunisisa ukudla;

ihlane lingukudla kwabo abakunika abantwana babo.

6 Emasimini bavuna ifoliji;*

bakhothoza esivinini somubi.

7 Ebusuku balala nqunu bengenangubo,

bengenanto yokuzisibekela emakhazeni.

8 Bamanzi ngezihlambi zasezintabeni;

basingatha idwala bengenasiphephelo.

9 Intandane ihlwithwa ebeleni,

nengane yompofu ithathwa ibe yisibambiso,

10 bahambe nqunu bengenangubo,

bethwele izithungu, belambile.

11 Benza amafutha phakathi kwezingange zabahluphi;

banyathela izikhamo zewayini,

kepha bayoma.

12 Bexoshwe emzini abafayo bayabubula;

imiphefumulo yabalimeleyo iyakhala,

kepha uNkulunkulu akanaki lokho okubi.

13 “Bakhona abakuhlubukile ukukhanya;

abazi indlela yakho,

abanamatheli emikhondweni yakho.

14 Umbulali uvuka ekuseni,

abulale ompofu noswelayo;

ebusuku unjengesela.

15 Iso lesiphingi libheka ukuhlwa

ngokuthi: ‘Malingangiboni iso,’

sisithe ubuso baso.

16 Bafohla izindlu sekumnyama;

emini bayazivalela;

ukukhanya abakwazi.

17 Ngokuba ithunzi lokufa kubo bonke labo linjengokusa,

lokhu beyazi ingebhe yethunzi lokufa.

18 “Banejubane ebusweni bamanzi;

izabelo zabo ziqalekisiwe emhlabeni;

abasayikuphendukela endleleni yezivini.

19 Ukoma nokushisa kuyaqeda amanzi eqhwa;

kanjalo indawo yabafileyo labo abonileyo.

20 Isizalo siyamkhohlwa;

izimpethu ziyamsobozela;

akasayikukhunjulwa;

ukungalungi kuyaphulwa njengomuthi.

21 Uyayidla inyumba engazaliyo;

akenzeli umfelokazi okuhle.

22 Uyadonsa namaqhawe ngamandla akhe;

uyavuka; akakho osenethemba lokuphila.

23 UNkulunkulu uyamnika ukuba alondeke, asekelwe;

kepha amehlo akhe aphezu kwezindlela zabo.

24 Bayaphakanyiswa;

emva kwesikhashana abasekho;

bayaphela njengabanye, bafe;

babuna njengezihloko zezikhwebu.

25 “Uma kungenjalo,

ngubani ongangenza onamanga,

awenze ize amazwi ami, na?”