UJobe 11
1 UZofari umNahama wasephendula wathi:
Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
2 “Uthi amazwi wonke la angayekelwa ukuphendulwa na? Uwawane lolu luyekelwe nje lubheda?
Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
3 Umbhedo wakho lo ungenza abantu bathule na? Uthi ungangakhuzwa muntu wena ukhulumela eceleni?
Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee?
4 Uthi kuNkulunkulu, ‘Inkolo yami kayilansolo njalo ngimsulwa phambi kwakho.’
For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.
5 Oh, ngize ngifise ukuthi ngabe uNkulunkulu uyakhuluma, avule izindebe zakhe ekusola
And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,
6 akuvulele imfihlo zokuhlakanipha, ngoba inhlakanipho yeqiniso ikabili. Yazi lokhu: UNkulunkulu uvele usezikhohliwe ezinye izono zakho.
That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.
7 Kambe ungayifinyelela yini imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu? Ungaziphenya iziphetho zikaSomandla na?
Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
8 Ziqongile ngaphezu kwamazulu, ungenzani kambe? Zizikile kulokujula kolwandle, kuyini ongakwazi pho? (Sheol h7585)
He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Ukulinganiswa kwazo kude kulomhlaba njalo kubanzi kulolwandle.
The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 Nxa engeza lapha akuphosele entolongweni abize inkundla, ngubani ongamphikisa na?
If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?
11 Liqiniso ukuthi uyababona abantu abakhohlisayo; njalo nxa ebona okubi, kananzeleli na?
For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?
12 Kodwa umuntu oyisithutha ngeke ahlakaniphe njengoba ubabhemi weganga engeke azalwa ngumuntu.
A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt.
13 Kodwa nxa ugxilisa inhliziyo yakho kuye uphakamisele izandla zakho kuye,
Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.
14 nxa ulahla isono esisesandleni sakho ungavumeli bubi buhlale ethenteni lakho,
If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:
15 lapho-ke uzabuveza ubuso bakho ungelanhloni; uzakuma uqine ungesabi.
Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear.
16 Uzalukhohlwa ngempela uhlupho lwakho, lufike nje engqondweni njengezikhukhula ezadlulayo.
Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away.
17 Impilo izakhanya kulemini enkulu, lobumnyama buzakuba njengasekuseni.
And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.
18 Uzavikeleka, ngoba ithemba likhona; uzakhangela ofuna khona uzuze ukuphumula uvikelekile.
And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure.
19 Uzazilalela, kungekho okwethusayo, njalo abanengi bazabe sebezisondeza kuwe.
Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face.
20 Kodwa amehlo ababi azafiphala, behluleke lokubaleka; ithemba labo libe yikuhotsha umoya wokufa.”
But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.
