3 Lwati lwami ngilulomba khashane kabi, ngitawubonakalisa kutsi Nkulunkulu, uMdali wami, ulungile.
Kodvwa Elihu, umsa waBarakheli, umBuzi, wesive sakaRamu, watfukutselela Jobe kamatima ngekutsi kube nguye lotishoko kutsi umsulwa, kungete kwasho Nkulunkulu.
Kodvwa umoya lokumuntfu, kuphefumula kwaSomandla, lokunika umuntfu kucondza.
“Jobe utsi: ‘Ngimsulwa, kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungima kulunga.
“Ngicela ungibeketelele kwesikhashana, ngitakukhombisa kutsi kunyenti lokusengashiwo ekumeleleni Nkulunkulu.
Somandla ungetulu kwemandla etfu, uphakeme ngemandla nangekulunga kwakhe; ngebukhulu bekulunga kwakhe akacindzeteli muntfu.
‘Kungenteka yini lobhubhako alunge kakhulu kunaNkulunkulu? Kungenteka yini umuntfu abe msulwa kakhulu kuneMdali wakhe?
Nkulunkulu uyawuguculela yini umtsetfo wakhe lolungile? Somandla uyayiguculela yini intfo lelungile?
Simakadze ulungile, utsandza tento letinhle, labalungile bayawububona buso bakhe.
Simakadze ulungile kuto tonkhe tindlela takhe, unemusa emisebentini yakhe yonkhe.
Yebo Simakadze, wena uhlala ungcwele, nangiletsa indzaba embikwakho. Noko ngifuna kukhuluma nawe macondzana nekwehlulela kwakho. Kwentiwa yini kutsi indlela yalomubi iphumelele? Kwentiwa yini kutsi labangaketsembeki bahlale kahle bakhululekile?
Simakadze akazange angabate kwehlisela lenhlekelele etikwetfu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu ulungile kuko konkhe lakwentako; noko tsine asikalilaleli livi lakhe.
“Simakadze, wena ulungile, kodvwa lamuhla nje sesitseleke ngelihlazo, bantfu bakaJuda netakhamiti taseJerusalema, nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, yebo, labasedvute nalabakhashane kuwo onkhe emave, lapho usisakatele khona ngenca yekungetsembeki kwetfu kuwe.
Indlovukazi yaseningizimu iyawusukuma kanye nalesitukulwane ekwehlulelweni, isilahle, ngobe yesuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba yatawulalela kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni; ase nibuke-ke, ngobe lapha kukhona lomkhulu kunaSolomoni!”
Pho, siyawutsini-ke? Sitsi kukhona yini lokungakalungi kuNkulunkulu? Cha, kute.
“Yena uLidvwala, imisebenti yakhe iphelele; yebo, netindlela takhe tonkhe tilungile. Nkulunkulu lowetsembekile longakwenti lokubi, ucotfo akakhetsi muntfu.
Tonkhe tipho letinhle naletiphelele tivela ngetulu, tiphuma kuBabe uMdali wetibane tasesibhakabhakeni, lote kugucugucuka, njengobe tona tigucuka, tibohle tisishiya ebumnyameni.
Nangabe emkhatsini wenu kukhona loswele kuhlakanipha, akacele kuNkulunkulu lonika bonkhe bantfu ngekwephana lokungenakufehla, utawuphiwa.
Kodvwa kuhlakanipha lokuchamuka ngetulu kwekucala kumsulwa, bese kuba nekuthula, nekutfobeka, nekulalela, kugcwele bubele netitselo letihle; akunalo lubandlululo nekutentisa.
Babehlabela ingoma yaMosi, sisebenti saNkulunkulu, nengoma yeliWundlu, batsi: “Tinkhulu tiyamangalisa tento takho, Nkhosi, Nkulunkulu, Somandla! Tilungile tiliciniso tindlela takho, Nkhosi yetive tonkhe.