UJobe 23
1 Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
Then Job answered:
2 Lalamuhla isikhalazo sami silokubaba; isandla sami sinzima phezu kokububula kwami.
“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
3 Kungathi ngabe ngiyazi lapho engingamthola khona! Bengingeza enkundleni yakhe!
If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
4 Ngibeke kuhle udaba lwami phambi kwakhe, ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngokuphikisa.
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 Bengingawazi amazwi azangiphendula ngawo, ngiqedisise azakutsho kimi.
I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
6 Uzaphikisana lami ngobukhulu bamandla yini? Hatshi, kodwa uzabeka inhliziyo yakhe kimi.
Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
7 Lapho oqotho angaphikisana laye; ngakho bengizaphepha phakade kumahluleli wami.
Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
8 Khangelani ngiya phambili, kodwa kakho, lemuva, kodwa kangimboni.
If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
9 Ngakwesokhohlo ekusebenzeni kwakhe, kodwa kangimboni; uyacatsha ngakwesokunene, kodwa kangimboni.
When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
10 Kanti uyayazi indlela elami; kangihlole, ngizaphuma njengegolide.
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
11 Unyawo lwami lubambelele enyathelweni lakhe, ngiyigcinile indlela yakhe, kangiphambukanga.
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
12 Kangisukanga lemlayweni wezindebe zakhe, ngawalondoloza amazwi omlomo wakhe okwedlula isabelo sami.
I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
13 Kodwa yena ukokukodwa, ngubani-ke ongambuyisela emuva? Lokho umphefumulo wakhe okufisayo uyakwenza.
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
14 Ngoba uzaphelelisa engikumiselweyo; lezinto ezinengi ezinjalo zikuye.
For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
15 Ngenxa yalokho ngitshaywa luvalo phambi kwakhe; ngicabanga, ngiyamesaba.
Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
16 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wenze inhliziyo yami yaphela amandla, loSomandla ungethusile.
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
17 Ngoba kangiqunywanga phambi komnyama, wagubuzela ubumnyama ebusweni bami.
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
