UJobe 3
1 Emva kwalokho uJobe wavula umlomo wakhe, waqalekisa usuku lwakhe.
after so to open Job [obj] lip his and to lighten [obj] day his
2 UJobe wasephendula wathi:
and to answer Job and to say
3 Kalubhubhe usuku engazalwa ngalo, lobusuku okwathiwa ngalo: Kukhulelwe umntwana wesilisa.
to perish day to beget in/on/with him and [the] night to say to conceive great man
4 Lolosuku kalube ngumnyama, uNkulunkulu angalunanzi ephezulu, lokukhanya kungalukhanyisi.
[the] day [the] he/she/it to be darkness not to seek him god from above and not to shine upon him light
5 Umnyama lethunzi lokufa kakuluhlenge, iyezi lihlale phezu kwalo, umnyama welanga ulwesabise.
to redeem: redeem him darkness and shadow to dwell upon him cloud to terrify him darkness day
6 Lobobusuku, umnyama ububambe, lungathokozi ensukwini zomnyaka, lungezi kunani lezinyanga.
[the] night [the] he/she/it to take: take him darkness not to rejoice in/on/with day year in/on/with number month not to come (in): come
7 Khangela, lobobusuku kabube yinyumba, umsindo wentokozo ungangeni kubo.
behold [the] night [the] he/she/it to be solitary not to come (in): come triumphing in/on/with him
8 Kababuqalekise abaqalekisi bosuku, abalungele ukuvusa uLeviyathani.
to curse him to curse day [the] ready to rouse Leviathan
9 Zibe mnyama inkanyezi zokusa kwabo, bulindele ukukhanya, kodwa kungabi khona, bungaboni inkophe zokusa.
to darken star twilight his to await to/for light and nothing and not to see: see in/on/with eyelid dawn
10 Ngoba bungavalanga iminyango yesisu sikamama wami, bungafihlanga usizi emehlweni ami.
for not to shut door belly: womb my and to hide trouble from eye my
11 Kungani ngingafanga kusukela esizalweni, ngiphele ekuphumeni kwami esiswini?
to/for what? not from womb to die from belly: womb to come out: produce and to die
12 Kungani amadolo angandulela? Kungani lamabele ukuthi ngimunye?
why? to meet me knee and what? breast for to suckle
13 Ngoba khathesi ngabe ngacambalala ngathula, ngalala, khona ngaba lokuphumula,
for now to lie down: lay down and to quiet to sleep then to rest to/for me
14 kanye lamakhosi labeluleki bomhlaba abazakhela amanxiwa,
with king and to advise land: country/planet [the] to build desolation to/for them
15 kumbe kanye leziphathamandla ezazilegolide ezagcwalisa izindlu zazo ngesiliva.
or with ruler gold to/for them [the] to fill house: home their silver: money
16 Kumbe njengomphunzo ofihliweyo ngingabi khona, njengensane ezingabonanga ukukhanya.
or like/as miscarriage to hide not to be like/as infant not to see: see light
17 Lapho ababi bayekela ukuhlupha, lapho abakhathele ngamandla bephumula.
there wicked to cease turmoil and there to rest weary strength
18 Izibotshwa ziyaphumula ndawonye, kazizwa ilizwi lomcindezeli.
unitedness prisoner to rest not to hear: hear voice to oppress
19 Omncinyane lomkhulu balapho, lesigqili sikhululekile enkosini yaso.
small and great: large there he/she/it and servant/slave free from lord his
20 Kungani enika ukukhanya kohluphekayo, lempilo kwabalokubaba komphefumulo;
to/for what? to give: give to/for labour(er) light and life to/for bitter soul
21 abalindele ukufa, kodwa kungekho, bekugebha kulenotho efihliweyo,
[the] to wait to/for death and nothing he and to search him from treasure
22 abathabayo kakhulu ngentokozo, bajabule lapho bethola ingcwaba?
[the] glad to(wards) rejoicing to rejoice for to find grave
23 Emuntwini yini, ondlela yakhe ifihliwe, uNkulunkulu ambiyeleyo?
to/for great man which way: journey his to hide and to fence god about/through/for him
24 Ngoba ukububula kwami kuza phambi kokudla kwami, lokubhonga kwami kuthululeka njengamanzi.
for to/for face: before food: bread my sighing my to come (in): come and to pour like/as water roaring my
25 Ngoba engikwesabayo ngokwesaba sekungehlele, lengilovalo ngakho kufikile kimi.
for dread to dread and to come me and which to fear to come (in): come to/for me
26 Ngangingahlalisekanga, ngingaphumuli, ngingelakuthula, lohlupho lweza.
not to prosper and not to quiet and not to rest and to come (in): come turmoil
