< Job 23 >

1 Then Job answered:
Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Lalamuhla isikhalazo sami silokubaba; isandla sami sinzima phezu kokububula kwami.
3 If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
Kungathi ngabe ngiyazi lapho engingamthola khona! Bengingeza enkundleni yakhe!
4 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
Ngibeke kuhle udaba lwami phambi kwakhe, ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngokuphikisa.
5 I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
Bengingawazi amazwi azangiphendula ngawo, ngiqedisise azakutsho kimi.
6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Uzaphikisana lami ngobukhulu bamandla yini? Hatshi, kodwa uzabeka inhliziyo yakhe kimi.
7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Lapho oqotho angaphikisana laye; ngakho bengizaphepha phakade kumahluleli wami.
8 If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
Khangelani ngiya phambili, kodwa kakho, lemuva, kodwa kangimboni.
9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
Ngakwesokhohlo ekusebenzeni kwakhe, kodwa kangimboni; uyacatsha ngakwesokunene, kodwa kangimboni.
10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Kanti uyayazi indlela elami; kangihlole, ngizaphuma njengegolide.
11 My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Unyawo lwami lubambelele enyathelweni lakhe, ngiyigcinile indlela yakhe, kangiphambukanga.
12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
Kangisukanga lemlayweni wezindebe zakhe, ngawalondoloza amazwi omlomo wakhe okwedlula isabelo sami.
13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
Kodwa yena ukokukodwa, ngubani-ke ongambuyisela emuva? Lokho umphefumulo wakhe okufisayo uyakwenza.
14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Ngoba uzaphelelisa engikumiselweyo; lezinto ezinengi ezinjalo zikuye.
15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
Ngenxa yalokho ngitshaywa luvalo phambi kwakhe; ngicabanga, ngiyamesaba.
16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
Ngoba uNkulunkulu wenze inhliziyo yami yaphela amandla, loSomandla ungethusile.
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Ngoba kangiqunywanga phambi komnyama, wagubuzela ubumnyama ebusweni bami.

< Job 23 >