Job 27
1 And Job further continued and said in his parable,
UJobe waqhubeka ngenkulumo yakhe wathi:
2 [As] God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
“Ngifunga ngoNkulunkulu ophilayo, ngubani ongithathele ilungelo lami lokwahlulelwa ngokulunga, uSomandla, ongizwise ubuhlungu bomphefumulo,
3 verily, while my breath is yet in [me], and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
nxa ngilokhu ngiselempilo ngaphakathi kwami, umphefumulo kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni ami,
4 my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
izindebe zami kazisoze zikhulume ububi, lolimi lwami kaluyikukhuluma inkohliso.
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,
Kangisoze ngivume ukuthi lina lilungile ngelikutshoyo; ngizaze ngiyekufa ngingabulandulanga ubuqotho bami.
6 but keeping fast to [my] righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.
Ngizakugcina ukulunga kwami ngingakuyekeli; umzwangedwa wami kawuyikungihlupha empilweni yami.
7 Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.
Sengathi izitha zami zingaba njengababi, abaxabana lami babe njengabangaqondanga!
8 For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord [and] be saved?
Ngoba ulethemba bani ongakholwayo nxa esefile, uNkulunkulu angathatha impilo yakhe na?
9 Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,
UNkulunkulu uyakulalela yini ukukhala kwakhe nxa usizi lumehlela na?
10 has he any confidence before him? or will [God] hear him as he calls upon him?
Uzakuthola yini ukuthokoza kuSomandla? Uzacela kuNkulunkulu sonke isikhathi na?
11 Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.
Ngizalifundisa mayelana lamandla kaNkulunkulu; izindlela zikaSomandla kangiyikuzifihla.
12 Behold, you all know that you are adding vanity to vanity.
Lonke lizibonele lokhu ngokwenu. Pho, ngeyani inkulumo yonke le eyize na?
13 This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
Nansi isabelo uNkulunkulu asiqumela ababi, ilifa elemukelwa ngumuntu olesihluku sivela kuSomandla:
14 And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.
Loba bebanengi njani abantwabakhe, isabelo sabo yinkemba; lenzalo yakhe kayisoze lanini izuze ukudla okwaneleyo.
15 And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.
Isifo esibi sizabangcwaba labo abatshiywa nguye besaphila, labafelokazi babo kabayikubalilela.
16 Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
Lokuba angaze abuthelele isiliva njengothuli lezigqoko zibe yinqwaba njengodaka,
17 All these things shall the righteous gain, and the true-hearted shall possess his wealth.
lokho akubuthelelayo abalungileyo bazakugqokela, labangelacala bazakwaba isiliva sakhe.
18 And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
Indlu ayakhayo injengesidleke sobulembu, njengedumba elenziwe ngumlindi.
19 The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
Uthi esiyalala enothile, kodwa kasayikuphinda njalo; uthi esevula amehlo, konke sekuphelile.
20 Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
Utshaywa luvalo kungathi ufuqwa yisikhukhula; isiphepho siyamhwitha ebusuku.
21 And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.
Umoya wempumalanga udlula laye, anyamalale; uyamkhukhula endaweni yakhe.
22 And [God] shall cast [trouble] upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Utshaya phezu kwakhe ngesihluku esithi uyabaleka ecambalele evika amandla awo.
23 He shall cause [men] to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Utshaya izandla umhleka ulunya uvunguza laye umsusa endaweni yakhe.”
