UJobe 32

1 Amadoda la womathathu ema ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayelungile ngokubona kwakhe.

2 Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, owendlu kaRamu, wamzondela uJobe ngokuzigeza yena endaweni yokugezwa nguNkulunkulu.

3 Wayebazondele njalo labangane labo bobathathu ngoba babengayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa uJobe kodwa bemlahlile ngokumsola.

4 U-Elihu wayeke wema ukukhuluma loJobe ngoba babebadala kulaye.

5 Kodwa kwathi esebona ukuthi wonke amadoda womathathu ayengaselalutho ayengalutsho, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.

6 Ngakho-ke u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi wathi: “Ngimncinyane ngeminyaka, lina libadala; yikho bengisesaba, ngithikaza ukutsho engikwaziyo.

7 Ngikhumbule ngathi, ‘Kakukhulume ubudala; iminyaka yokukhula kayifundise ukuhlakanipha.’

8 Kodwa kungumoya osemuntwini, ukuphefumula kukaSomandla, okumupha ukuqedisisa.

9 Kakusibo bodwa abadala abahlakaniphileyo, njalo kakusibo bodwa abalupheleyo abakuzwisisayo okulungileyo.

10 Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi; lami ngizalitshela engikwaziyo.

11 Bengithule lisakhuluma, ngikulalele ukucabanga kwenu; lathi lisadinga amazwi,

12 ngalilalela ngokupheleleyo. Kodwa kakho lamunye kini otshengise ukuthi uJobe ulahlekile; kakho omunye wenu osephendule imibono yakhe.

13 Lingaze lathi, ‘Sesikutholile ukuhlakanipha; uNkulunkulu kaveze ukuphosisa kwakhe, hatshi umuntu.’

14 Kodwa uJobe kakaqondisisi amazwi akhe kimi, futhi kangiyikumphendula ngendlela yenu yokuphikisa.

15 Sebededile kabaselakho okunye abangakutsho; sebesilela amazwi.

16 Ngike ngime na njengoba sebethule, sebemi nje laphayana bengaselampendulo?

17 Lami ngisake ngikhulume; lami ngizakutsho engikwaziyo.

18 Ngoba manengi amazwi engilawo, umoya ongaphakathi kwami uyangifuqa;

19 ngaphakathi ngiyafuthelana njengewayini elivalelwe embodleleni; njengemixhaka yewayini esifuna ukudubuka.

20 Kumele ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle; kumele ngivule indebe zami ngiphendule.

21 Kangizukutshengisa ubandlululo loba kukubani, futhi kangisoze ngiyenge muntu;

22 ngoba ngabe ngangiligabazi ekukhulumeni, uMenzi wami ubezangisusa masinyane.”