UJobe 23
1 Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
Ndipo Ayubu akajibu:
2 Lalamuhla isikhalazo sami silokubaba; isandla sami sinzima phezu kokububula kwami.
“Hata leo malalamiko yangu ni chungu; mkono wake ni mzito juu yangu hata nikiugua.
3 Kungathi ngabe ngiyazi lapho engingamthola khona! Bengingeza enkundleni yakhe!
Laiti ningefahamu mahali pa kumwona; laiti ningeweza kwenda mahali akaapo!
4 Ngibeke kuhle udaba lwami phambi kwakhe, ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngokuphikisa.
Ningeliweka shauri langu mbele zake, na kukijaza kinywa changu na hoja.
5 Bengingawazi amazwi azangiphendula ngawo, ngiqedisise azakutsho kimi.
Ningejua kwamba angenijibu nini, na kuelewa lile ambalo angelisema.
6 Uzaphikisana lami ngobukhulu bamandla yini? Hatshi, kodwa uzabeka inhliziyo yakhe kimi.
Je, angenipinga kwa nguvu nyingi? La, asingenigandamiza.
7 Lapho oqotho angaphikisana laye; ngakho bengizaphepha phakade kumahluleli wami.
Hapo mtu mwadilifu angeweka shauri lake mbele zake, nami ningeokolewa milele na mhukumu wangu.
8 Khangelani ngiya phambili, kodwa kakho, lemuva, kodwa kangimboni.
“Lakini nikienda mashariki, hayupo; nikienda magharibi, simpati.
9 Ngakwesokhohlo ekusebenzeni kwakhe, kodwa kangimboni; uyacatsha ngakwesokunene, kodwa kangimboni.
Anapokuwa kazini pande za kaskazini, simwoni; akigeukia kusini, nako simwoni hata kidogo.
10 Kanti uyayazi indlela elami; kangihlole, ngizaphuma njengegolide.
Lakini anaijua njia niiendeayo; akiisha kunijaribu, nitatoka kama dhahabu.
11 Unyawo lwami lubambelele enyathelweni lakhe, ngiyigcinile indlela yakhe, kangiphambukanga.
Nyayo zangu zimefuata hatua zake kwa karibu; nimeishika njia yake bila kukengeuka.
12 Kangisukanga lemlayweni wezindebe zakhe, ngawalondoloza amazwi omlomo wakhe okwedlula isabelo sami.
Sijaziacha amri zilizotoka midomoni mwake; nimeyathamini maneno ya kinywa chake kuliko chakula changu cha kila siku.
13 Kodwa yena ukokukodwa, ngubani-ke ongambuyisela emuva? Lokho umphefumulo wakhe okufisayo uyakwenza.
“Lakini yeye husimama peke yake; ni nani awezaye kumpinga? Yeye hufanya lolote atakalo.
14 Ngoba uzaphelelisa engikumiselweyo; lezinto ezinengi ezinjalo zikuye.
Hutimiliza maagizo yake dhidi yangu, na bado anayo mipango mingi kama hiyo ambayo ameiweka akiba.
15 Ngenxa yalokho ngitshaywa luvalo phambi kwakhe; ngicabanga, ngiyamesaba.
Hiyo ndiyo sababu ninaingiwa na hofu mbele zake; nifikiriapo haya yote ninamwogopa.
16 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wenze inhliziyo yami yaphela amandla, loSomandla ungethusile.
Mungu ameufanya moyo wangu kuzimia; yeye Mwenyezi amenitia hofu.
17 Ngoba kangiqunywanga phambi komnyama, wagubuzela ubumnyama ebusweni bami.
Hata hivyo sijanyamazishwa na giza, wala kwa giza nene linalofunika uso wangu.
