Job 26

1 Then Job answered and said:

UJobe wasephendula wathi:

2 How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!

“Usumsize njani ongelamandla! Usuyilamulele njani ingalo ebuthakathaka!

3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

Yiseluleko esinjani osusiphe lowo ongelakuhlakanipha! Njalo usubonise mbono bani!

4 With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

Ngubani okuncedisileyo ukukhuluma amazwi la na? Ngokabani umoya okhulume ngomlomo wakho na?

5 The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.

Abafileyo basebuhlungwini obukhulu, labo abangaphansi kwamanzi lalabo abahlala kuwo.

6 The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering. (Sheol h7585)

UKufa kwambulekile phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ikhamisile indawo yokubhubha. (Sheol h7585)

7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.

Uyawendlala umkhathi wenyakatho endaweni engelalutho; aphanyeke umhlaba phezu kweze.

8 He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

Ugoqele amanzi emayezini akhe, kodwa amayezi kawapatshaki yikusindwa ngamanzi.

9 He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.

Uyayigubuzela inyanga egcweleyo, endlale amayezi phezu kwayo.

10 He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.

Umisa umkhawulo wokwengama umkhathi emanzini kube ngumngcele phakathi kokukhanya lobumnyama.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.

Izinsika zamazulu ziyazamazama, zisethuswa yikukhuza kwakhe.

12 He stirreth up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.

Ngamandla akhe waluthulisa ulwandle; ngenhlakanipho yakhe waquma uRahabi waba yiziqa.

13 By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.

Ngomoya wakhe umkhathi wacethula; isandla sakhe sayigwaza inyoka ibaleka.

14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?

Njalo le yimisebenzi yakhe engaphandle nje ekucineni; esikuzwayo yilizwana nje lokunyenyeza kwakhe! Pho ngubani ongawuzwisisa umdumo wamandla akhe na?”