< UJobe 6 >

1 Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
UJobe wasephendula wathi:
2 “Nxa ubuhlungu bami bungalinganiswa lokuhlupheka kwami konke kufakwe esikalini!
Kungathi ukudabuka kwami bekungalinganiswa lokulinganiswa, lenhlupheko yami ibekwe ndawonye esikalini!
3 Ngempela bungasinda ukwedlula itshebetshebe yolwandle, akungamangalisi ukuthi amazwi ami abhede kanje.
Ngoba khathesi kungaba nzima kuletshebetshebe lolwandle. Ngenxa yalokho amazwi ami angawamawala.
4 Imitshoko kaSomandla iphakathi kwami, umoya wami unatha itshefu yayo; inhlupho zokuhlukuluza zikaNkulunkulu ziqondiswe kimi.
Ngoba imitshoko kaSomandla iphakathi kwami, obuhlungu bayo umoya wami uyabunatha; izesabiso zikaNkulunkulu ziyazihlela zimelene lami.
5 Kambe ubabhemi weganga uyakhala yini utshani bukhona, loba inkabi ikhonye yona ukudla ilakho?
Ubabhemi weganga uyakhala yini esohlazeni, kumbe inkabi iyakhonya yini ekudleni kwayo?
6 Ukudla okuduma kuyadleka na kungelatswayi, kumbe okumhlophe kweqanda kuyanambitheka yini?
Kambe okuduma kungadliwa kungelatshwayi? Kulokuhlabusa kokumhlophe kweqanda yini?
7 Ngiyala ukukuthinta; ukudla okunjalo kubuyisa inhliziyo yami.
Umphefumulo wami uyala ukukuthinta, kunjengokudla kwami okunengekayo.
8 Oh, aluba ngingazuza isicelo sami, uNkulunkulu angiphe lokho engikufisayo,
Kungathi isicelo sami singafika, njalo uNkulunkulu anginike ithemba lami,
9 ukuthi uNkulunkulu avume ukungichoboza, ekele nje isandla sakhe singiqede!
ukuthi kumthokozise uNkulunkulu ukungichoboza, ayekele isandla sakhe, angiqume.
10 Lalapho ngizabe ngilokhu ngilale induduzo intokozo yami ebuhlungwini obungadediyo, ukuthi bengingawaphikanga amazwi akhe oNgcwele.
Khona kungahlala kube yinduduzo yami, bengingajabula ebuhlungwini obungayekeliyo; ngoba kangiwafihlanga amazwi oNgcwele.
11 Ngilamandla bani okuthi ngibe lokhu ngithemba? Ngisamelelwe yini ukuba ngibe ngilokhu ngibekezela?
Ayini amandla ami ukuze ngithembe? Lokuphela kwami kuyini ukuze ngelule impilo yami?
12 Ngilamandla elitshe yini? Inyama yami ilithusi na?
Amandla ami angamandla amatshe yini? Inyama yami ilithusi yini?
13 Ngilawo yini amandla okuzisiza, manje njengoba sengemukwe impumelelo?
Usizo lwami kalukimi yini? Lenhlakanipho iyaxotshwa kimi yini?
14 Iloba ngubani ogodla umusa kumkhula wakhe udela ukwesaba uSomandla.
Ohluphekayo nga ehawukelwa ngumngane wakhe, kodwa udela ukwesabeka kukaSomandla.
15 Kodwa abafowethu kabathenjwa njengemifula egeleza icitsha, njengemifula echithayo
Abafowethu kabenzanga ngokuthembeka njengesifula, njengempophoma yezifula bayedlula,
16 ileliqhwa eselincibilika, njalo igcwele ngongqwaqwane osencibilikile,
ezimnyama ngenxa yongqwaqwane, okucatsha kizo iliqhwa elikhithikileyo.
17 kodwa ikhawule ukugeleza ngesikhathi sokoma, kuthi sekutshisa amanzi anyamalale ezindleleni zawo.
Ngesikhathi sokufudumala kwazo ziyanyamalala, sekutshisa zicitshe endaweni yazo.
18 Indwendwe zamakamela ziyaphambuka ezindleleni zazo; zintule enkangala zifele khona.
Imikhondo yendlela yazo iyajika, yenyukele enkangala ibhubhe.
19 Indwendwe zamakamela aseThema zidinga amanzi, abathengisi baseShebha balinde bethembile.
Izihambi zeTema zakhangela, indwendwe zezihambi zeShebha zalindela kuyo.
20 Bayadana ngoba bebekade bethembile; bayafika khonale bafike badane.
Zaba lenhloni ngoba zazithembile, zafika kuyo zayangeka.
21 Lani selitshengise ukuthi kalilancedo; libona into eyesabekayo beselisesaba.
Ngoba khathesi kalisilutho; liyabona isesabiso, liyesaba.
22 Sengake ngatsho yini ukuthi, ‘Ake lingihlawulele lokhu, ngihlengani ngempahla yenu,
Ngitshilo yini ukuthi: Lethani kimi? Kumbe: Phanini isipho ngenxa yami empahleni yenu?
23 ngikhululani esandleni sesitha, ngihlengani ekufithizelweni ngabalesihluku’?
Kumbe: Ngikhululani esandleni sesitha? Kumbe: Lingihlenge esandleni sabalesihluku?
24 Ngifundisani, ngizathula; ake lingitshengise lapho engiphambanise khona.
Ngifundisani, khona mina ngizathula; lingenze ngiqedisise engiduhe khona.
25 Abuhlungu kanganani amazwi eqiniso! Kodwa ukuphikisa kwenu kutshengisani?
Alamandla angakanani amazwi aqotho; kodwa ukusola okuvela kini kusolani?
26 Lizama ukuqondisa engikutshoyo, amazwi omuntu oselahlekelwe lithemba liwathethe njengomoya nje na?
Likhumbula amazwi okusola yini, lezinkulumo zophelelwe lithemba zingumoya?
27 Lina lingenza inkatho ngezintandane, lithengise lomngane wenu.
Yebo, liziwisela phezu kwentandane, ligebhele umngane wenu umgodi.
28 Kodwa okwamanje wobani lomusa lingizwele. Ngingaqamba amanga phambi kwenu na?
Ngakho-ke, vumani lingikhangele, ngoba kuphambi kobuso benu nxa ngiqamba amanga.
29 Dedani, lingenzi okungaqondanga; khumbulani kutsha, phela ubuqotho bami busengozini.
Ake liphenduke, kungabi lobubi, yebo, libuye liphenduke, ukulunga kwami kukukho.
30 Kukhona okubi na okusezindebeni zami? Kambe umlomo wami kawukwehlukanisi okubi na?”
Kambe kukhona ububi olimini lwami? Ukunambitha kwami bekungehlukanise yini izinto ezimbi?

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