2 “Lalelani kuhle amazwi ami; lokhu akube yinduduzo elingipha yona.
2 Ake lizwe kuhle amazwi ami, lokho kube yinduduzo kimi evela kini.
Ngakho kufanele siqaphelelisise lokho esikuzwileyo ukuze singaduki.
Lichithelani imali kokungasikho kudla, lokusebenza kwenu kulokho okungasuthisiyo na? Lalelani, lalelani kimi, lidle okuhle, umoya wenu uzathokoziswa yizibiliboco.
“Zwanini amazwi ami, lina madoda ahlakaniphileyo; lalelani kimi, lina madoda ayizifundiswa.
“Khathesi-ke, Jobe, lalela amazwi ami; lalelisisa konke engikutshoyo.
“Koze kube nini ulokhu uphethe emlonyeni? Nakana andubana sikhulume.
“Sengezwa izinto ezinengi ezifana lalezi; lingabaduduzi ababi lina lonke!
Induduzo zikaNkulunkulu kazikwanelisi yini, amazwi akhulunywa kamnandi kuwe?
Kwathi uJothamu esetshelwe lokhu wakhwela waya esiqongweni seNtaba iGerizimu wanqolonga esithi kubo, “Ngilalelani, bantu baseShekhemu, ukuze uNkulunkulu alilalele.
UJobe wasephendula wathi:
Ake lingibekezelele nxa ngisakhuluma, ngithi nxa sengikhulumile liklolode.
Zwanini-ke manje engikutshoyo; lalelani ukuncenga kwezindebe zami.
Ake lilalele kuhle amazwi ami; vulani indlebe zenu lizwe engikutshoyo.