16 Litakwehla yini liye emasangweni ekufa? Sitakwehlela elutfulini kanyekanye yini?”
Wase uyaphendvula-ke Bildadi, umShuhi, watsi:
Emandla ebusha lagcwele ematsanjeni akhe ayawulala kanye naye elutfulini.
Lenhlabatsi yesigodzi iyanongotela kuye, bonkhe bantfu balandzela yena, sicumbi lesikhulu sihamba embikwakhe.
“Emalanga ami agijima njengembane, efike ekugcineni asangasenalo litsemba.
Njengelifu lelinyamalalako ligcina lingasekho, unjalo-ke nemuntfu losaya ethuneni, akaphindzi abuye.
Sheshisa, Simakadze, ungiphendvule; umoya wami ushona phansi. Ungangifihleli buso bakho, funa ngibe njengalabashona emgodzini.
Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lamatsambo lawa, angiyo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli. Batsi: ‘Ematsambo etfu omile, nelitsemba letfu liphelile; sincanyuliwe saphela nya.’
Ngehlela emajukujukwini emhlaba, live lelimasango alo ahlala akhiyiwe kuze kube phakadze; kodvwa imphilo yami wayenyula emgodzini, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami.
Yebo, kona, tsine ngekwetfu besesibona kutsi litfunti lekufa selisengeme. Leyontfo yasifundzisa kutsi singatetsembi tsine, kodvwa setsembe Nkulunkulu; ngobe nguye yedvwa lovusa labafile.