UJobe 29
1 UJobe waqhubeka ngenkulumo yakhe wathi:
and to add: again Job to lift: loud proverb his and to say
2 “Ngiyaziloyisa lezozinyanga esezadlulayo, lezinsuku uNkulunkulu esangilinda,
who? to give: if only! me like/as month front: old like/as day god to keep: guard me
3 lapho isibane sakhe sisakhanyisa phezu kwekhanda lami ngihamba ngokukhanya kwakhe emnyameni!
in/on/with to shine he lamp his upon head my to/for light his to go: walk darkness
4 Oh, lezinsuku ngisazizwa ukuthi ngiyimi, lapho ubudlelwano obukhulu loNkulunkulu busesendlini yami,
like/as as which to be in/on/with day autumn my in/on/with counsel god upon tent my
5 lapho uSomandla eseselami labantwabami besaphila lami,
in/on/with still Almighty with me me around me youth my
6 lapho indlela yami ifafazwe ngolaza ledwala lingithululela impophoma zamafutha e-oliva.
in/on/with to wash: wash step my in/on/with heat and rock to pour with me me stream oil
7 Ekuyeni kwami emasangweni edolobho ngafika ngahlala enkundleni,
in/on/with to come out: come I gate upon town in/on/with street/plaza to establish: prepare seat my
8 amajaha angibona agudluka ema eceleni, abadala baphakama bema ngezinyawo;
to see: see me youth and to hide and aged to arise: rise to stand: stand
9 amadoda ayizikhulu athula akaze akhuluma avala imilomo yawo ngezandla zawo;
ruler to restrain in/on/with speech and palm to set: put to/for lip their
10 amazwi ezikhulu ehliselwa phansi, inlimi zazo zanamathela olwangeni lwazo.
voice leader to hide and tongue their to/for palate their to cleave
11 Loba ngubani owangizwayo wakhuluma kuhle ngami, kwathi labo abangibonayo bangibuka,
for ear to hear: hear and to bless me and eye to see: see and to testify me
12 ngoba ngalamulela abayanga abacela uncedo, lezintandane ezazingelamsizi.
for to escape afflicted to cry and orphan and not to help to/for him
13 Indoda eyayisifa yangibusisa; ngenza inhliziyo yomfelokazi yahlabelela.
blessing to perish upon me to come (in): come and heart widow to sing
14 Ngavunula ukulunga njengezigqoko zami; ukwahlulela ngokulunga kwaba yisembatho sami lengwane yami.
righteousness to clothe and to clothe me like/as robe and turban justice my
15 Ngangingamehlo kwabayiziphofu lezinyawo kwabaqhulayo.
eye to be to/for blind and foot to/for lame I
16 Nganginguyise kwabaswelayo; ngayimela indaba yesihambi.
father I to/for needy and strife not to know to search him
17 Ngawephula amazinyo ababi ngahluthuna labo ababebabambile ngamazinyo abo.
and to break [emph?] jaw unjust and from tooth his to throw prey
18 Ngakhumbula ngathi, ‘Ngizafela endlini yami, insuku zami zinengi njengezinhlamvu zetshebetshebe.
and to say with nest my to die and like/as sand to multiply day
19 Impande zami zizafinyelela emanzini, amazolo azalala emagatsheni ubusuku bonke.
root my to open to(wards) water and dew to lodge in/on/with foliage my
20 Udumo lwami luzahlala lulutsha kimi, idandili lami lilitsha esandleni sami.’
glory my new with me me and bow my in/on/with hand my to pass
21 Abantu babengilalela belethemba, belindele ukwelulekwa bethule zwi.
to/for me to hear: hear and to wait: wait and to silence: silent upon counsel my
22 Nxa sekukhulume mina, kungakhulumi omunye njalo; amazwi ami ayengena kamnandi ezindlebeni zabo.
after word: speaking my not to repeat and upon them to drip/prophesy speech my
23 Babengilindela njengokulindela izulu, bawanathe amazwi ami njengezulu lentwasa.
and to wait: wait like/as rain to/for me and lip their to open to/for spring rain
24 Ngangisithi ngingababobothekela, bathabe bangakholwa; ukukhanya kobuso bami kwakuligugu kubo.
to laugh to(wards) them not be faithful and light face my not to fall: fall [emph?]
25 Yimi engangibakhethela ukuthi benzeni ngoba ngisanduna kubo; ngangihlala njengenkosi phakathi kwamabutho ayo; ngangifana lomduduzi wabalilayo.”
to choose way: conduct their and to dwell head: leader and to dwell like/as king in/on/with band like/as as which mourning to be sorry: comfort
