Job 24
1 why? from Almighty not to treasure time (and to know him *Q(K)*) not to see day his
Kungani izikhathi zingafihlelwanga uSomandla, labamaziyo bengaboni insuku zakhe?
2 border to overtake flock to plunder and to pasture
Bathuthukisa imingcele, baphange imihlambi bayeluse.
3 donkey orphan to lead to pledge cattle widow
Baxotsha ubabhemi wezintandane, bathathe inkabi yomfelokazi ibe yisibambiso.
4 to stretch needy from way: road unitedness to hide poor land: country/planet
Baphambula abaswelayo emigwaqweni; abayanga bomhlaba bacatsha ndawonye.
5 look! wild donkey in/on/with wilderness to come out: come in/on/with work their to seek to/for prey plain to/for him food to/for youth
Khangelani, bangobabhemi beganga enkangala, baphumela emsebenzini wabo, badinge impango ngovivi; inkangala ibe yikudla kwakhe lokwabantwana.
6 in/on/with land: country fodder his (to reap *Q(K)*) and vineyard wicked to glean
Emasimini bavuna ukudla kwakhe, bakhothoze esivinini somubi.
7 naked to lodge from without clothing and nothing covering in/on/with cold
Balala beze ebusuku bengelasembatho, bengelasigubuzelo emqandweni.
8 from storm mountain: mount be moist and from without refuge to embrace rock
Bamanzi ngezihlambo zezintaba, babambelela edwaleni ngoba bengelasiphephelo.
9 to plunder from breast orphan and upon afflicted to pledge
Bahluthuna intandane ebeleni, bathathe lesibambiso kumyanga.
10 naked to go: went without clothing and hungry to lift: bear sheaf
Bahamba beze bengelasigqoko, labalambileyo bathwala isithungo.
11 between: among wall their to press wine to tread and to thirst
Phakathi kwemiduli yabo bahluza amafutha, banyathela izikhamelo zewayini, kodwa bomile.
12 from city man to groan and soul slain: wounded to cry and god not to set: put folly
Abantu bayabubula besemzini, lomphefumulo wabalimeleyo uyakhala; kodwa uNkulunkulu kababaleli ukungalungi.
13 they(masc.) to be in/on/with to rebel light not to recognize way: conduct his and not to dwell in/on/with path his
Bona baphakathi kwabavukela ukukhanya; kabazazi indlela zakhe, kabahlali emikhondweni yakhe.
14 to/for light to arise: rise to murder to slay afflicted and needy and in/on/with night to be like/as thief
Umbulali uyavuka ngovivi, abulale umyanga loswelayo; lebusuku unjengesela.
15 and eye to commit adultery to keep: look at twilight to/for to say not to see me eye and secrecy face to set: make
Lelihlo lesiphingi lilindela ukuhlwa, sisithi: Kakulalihlo elizangibona; sifake isimbombozo ebusweni baso.
16 to dig in/on/with darkness house: home by day to seal to/for them not to know light
Emnyameni ugebha aphutshele ezindlini abaziphawulele zona emini; kabakwazi ukukhanya.
17 for together morning to/for them shadow for to recognize terror shadow
Ngoba ikuseni kanyekanye ilithunzi lokufa kubo; uba besaziwa bakuzesabiso zethunzi lokufa.
18 swift he/she/it upon face: surface water to lighten portion their in/on/with land: country/planet not to turn way: road vineyard
Ulula phezu kobuso bamanzi; isabelo sabo siqalekisiwe emhlabeni; kaphendukeli endleleni yezivini.
Imbalela lokutshisa kuqeda amanzi eliqhwa elikhithikileyo, ngokunjalo ingcwaba abonileyo. (Sheol h7585)
20 to forget him womb be sweet him worm still not to remember and to break like/as tree injustice
Isizalo sizamkhohlwa, impethu izammunya, engabe esakhunjulwa, lenkohlakalo izakwephulwa njengesihlahla.
21 to pasture barren not to beget and widow not be good
Udla ngokuminza inyumba engazaliyo, kamenzeli okuhle umfelokazi.
22 and to draw mighty: strong in/on/with strength his to arise: rise and not be faithful in/on/with life
Njalo udonsa abalamandla ngamandla akhe, uyavuka, njalo kungabi lolethemba lempilo.
23 to give: give to/for him to/for security and to lean and eye his upon way: conduct their
Uyamnika ukuze alondolozeke, eseyama kukho, kodwa amehlo akhe aphezu kwendlela zabo.
24 be exalted little and nothing he and to sink like/as all to gather [emph?] and like/as head ear to languish
Bayaphakanyiswa okwesikhatshana, babesebengasekho, behliselwa phansi, bavalelwe njengaye wonke, bayaqunywa njengesihloko sesikhwebu.
25 and if not then who? to lie me and to set: accuse to/for not speech my
Uba-ke kungenjalo, ngubani ongangenza umqambimanga, enze inkulumo yami ibe yize?
