UJobe 16 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

UJobe uphendula inkulumo yesibili ka-Elifazi: uyahlupheka engenacala; ezulwini kukhona ufakazi

¹ Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:

² “Ngizwile izinto eziningi ezinjalo; nina nonke ningabaduduzi ababi.

³ Amazwi angumoya nje awayikuphela yini? Ucunulwa yintoni ukuba uphendule na?

⁴ Nami ngingakhuluma njengani; uma imiphefumulo yenu ibisesikhundleni somphefumulo wami, bengiyakuhlanganisa amazwi ngani, ngininikinele ikhanda lami.

⁵ Benginganiqinisa ngomlomo, induduzo yezindebe zami inidambise.

⁶ “Noma ngikhuluma, ubuhlungu bami abudanjiswanga; noma ngiyeka, kuyini okumuka kimi na?

⁷ Kepha manje ungikhathazile, uyichithile yonke indlu yami.

⁸ Ungicindezele, kungubufakazi; ukonda kwami kuyangivukela, kufakaze ebusweni bami.

⁹ Ulaka lwakhe luyangidwengula, lungizingele; uyangigedlela amazinyo; isitha sami singicijisela amehlo aso.

¹⁰ Bangikhamisela imilomo yabo, bangimukula esihlathini ngenhlamba, bangihlanganyela.

¹¹ UNkulunkulu uyanginikela kubantu abonakeleyo, angiphonse esandleni sababi.

¹² Ngangihlezi kahle, wangichoboza; wangibamba ngentamo, wangiphahlaza; wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo.

¹³ Abacibishelayo bakhe bangihaqa; uyaqhekeza izinso zami engenasihawu; uchithela inyongo yami emhlabathini.

¹⁴ Uyangidiliza nokudiliza futhifuthi, angidumele njengeqhawe.

¹⁵ “Ngithungile indwangu yamasaka phezu kwesikhumba sami. ngingcolisile uphondo lwami othulini.

¹⁶ Ubuso bami bubomvu ngokukhala; ezinkosheni zami kukhona ithunzi lokufa,

¹⁷ noma kungekho ubudlova ezandleni zami nokukhuleka kwami kulungile.

¹⁸ Mhlaba, ungathukusi igazi lami; ukukhala kwami makungabi nandawo.

¹⁹ Namanje bheka, ufakazi wami usezulwini; ummeli wami usezindaweni eziphakemeyo.

²⁰ Abangane bami bayangiklolodela; iso lami liphophoza izinyembezi kuNkulunkulu

²¹ ukuba amphikele umuntu kuNkulunkulu nendodana yomuntu kumakhelwane wayo.

²² Ngokuba iyingcosana iminyaka eyakubalwa, ngingakahambi indlela engingayikubuya kuyo.