24 “Ngifundziseni-ke, ngitawubindza, ningikhombise lapho ngone khona.
Ngitawutsi kuNkulunkulu: Ungangilahli, kodvwa ngitjele kutsi cala lini longibeka lona.
Tingakhi tiphambuko netono lese ngitentile? Ngikhombise licala lami nesono sami.
Nginimele ngesikhatsi nisakhuluma, nganilalela nisabeka kubona kwenu ngekuhlakanipha, ngesikhatsi nisaphenya emagama.
“Manje-ke, Jobe, lalela nankha emavi ami, kulalele konkhe loku lengitakukhuluma.
Ngifundzise loko lengingeke ngikubone, nangabe ngonile, ngingeke ngisaphindza ngone.’
“Sikuphenyisisile-ke loku, sakukhandza kuliciniso lodvwa. Ngako-ke kuve kahle utibute ukusebentisa kuwe.”
Ngike ngasho yini ngatsi: ‘Ngikhululeni esandleni sesitsa, ningisindzise etidladleni talabanelunya’?
Maye, abuhlungu emavi laliciniso! Kodvwa angisita ngani emavi enu ekuhlakanipha?
Ngubani nje longabona tiphosiso takhe? Simakadze, ngikhulule etonweni letifihlekile.
Simakadze utsi: “Mine ngiyawukufundzisa ngikukhombise indlela lofanele kuhamba ngayo, ngikweluleke, liso lami lingesuki kuwe.
Njengelicici legolide, nanjengemhlobiso loligugu, linjalo livi leseluleko kulolivako alente.
Nawuyala umuntfu lohlakaniphile, utawusuka ahlakaniphe kakhulu; nawufundzisa umuntfu lolungile, yena usuka engete kulokufundza kwakhe.
Bazalwane bami labatsandzekako, khumbulani naku: Ngulowo nalowo muntfu akasheshe kuva, ephute kukhuluma, ephute nekutfukutsela;
Ngobe sonkhe siphosisa ngetindlela letinyenti; nakukhona longaphosisi ngekukhuluma, lowo uphelele ngempela, ngobe uyakwati kubamba ngisho nemtimba wakhe wonkhe shangatsi ngematomu.