UJobe 24 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

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?”