UJobe 28

1 Isibili kukhona umthapho wesiliva, lendawo yegolide abalicengayo.

2 Insimbi ithathwa enhlabathini, lethusi lincibilikiswa elitsheni.

3 Umisela umnyama umngcele, udingisisa kuze kube sekupheleleni konke, amatshe obumnyama lethunzi lokufa.

4 Uqhekeza umgodi khatshana lalapho okuhlala khona abantu, lapho abakhohlwe khona lunyawo; bayalenga bejikajika khatshana labantu.

5 Umhlaba, kuphuma ukudla kuwo, langaphansi kwawo kuphenduka kwangathi ngumlilo.

6 Amatshe awo ayindawo yesafire, njalo ulothuli lwegolide.

7 Inyoni edla inyama kayiyazi indlela, lelihlo lelinqe kaliyibonanga.

8 Imidlwane yokuziqhenyayo kayiyinyathelanga, isilwane kasihambanga kuyo.

9 Uyelula isandla sakhe elitsheni elilukhuni, uyagenqula izintaba ezimpandeni.

10 Aqhekeze imisele emadwaleni, lelihlo lakhe libona konke okuligugu.

11 Uyabopha izifula zingathonti, lokufihlakeleyo ukukhuphela ekukhanyeni.

12 Kodwa inhlakanipho ingatholakala ivela ngaphi? Lendawo yokuqedisisa ingaphi?

13 Umuntu kalazi ixabiso lakho, njalo kakutholakali elizweni labaphilayo.

14 Ukujula kuthi: Kakukho kimi. Lolwandle luthi: Kakulami.

15 Igolide elihle lingenikwe endaweni yakho, lesiliva singelinganiselwe intengo yakho.

16 Kungelingane legolide leOfiri, le-onikse eligugu, lesafire.

17 Igolide lekristali kungelingane lakho, futhi kungenaniswe ngesitsha segolide elicwengekileyo.

18 Ikorali lekristali kakuyikukhunjulwa, ngoba intengo yenhlakanipho ingaphezu kwamatshe aligugu.

19 Itopazi leEthiyophiya lingelinganiswe lakho, kungelingane legolide elicwengekileyo.

20 Pho, inhlakanipho ivela ngaphi? Lendawo yokuqedisisa ingaphi?

21 Ngoba kusithekile emehlweni abo bonke abaphilayo, kwafihlwa ezinyonini zamazulu.

22 Ukubhujiswa lokufa kuthi: Sizwile ngendlebe zethu umbiko wakho.

23 UNkulunkulu uyayiqedisisa indlela yakho, njalo yena uyayazi indawo yakho.

24 Ngoba yena uyakhangela kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba, abone ngaphansi kwawo wonke amazulu.

25 Esenzela umoya isisindo, walinganisa amanzi ngesilinganiso.

26 Lapho esenzela izulu isimiso, lombane wokuduma indlela.

27 Ngalesosikhathi wakubona, walandisa ngakho; wakulungisa, yebo, wakuhlolisisa.

28 Wasesithi emuntwini: Khangela, ukwesaba iNkosi, lokhu kuyinhlakanipho, lokusuka ebubini kuyikuqedisisa.