UJobe 8
1 Wasephendula uBilidadi umShuhi wathi:
and to answer Bildad [the] Shuhite and to say
2 Koze kube nini ukhuluma lezizinto, lamazwi omlomo wakho abe ngumoya olamandla?
till where? to speak these and spirit: breath mighty word lip your
3 UNkulunkulu uyahlanekela isahlulelo yini? Kumbe uSomandla uyahlanekela ukulunga yini?
God to pervert justice and if Almighty to pervert righteousness
4 Uba abantwana bakho bonile kuye, yena usebalahlile emandleni esiphambeko sabo;
if son: child your to sin to/for him and to send: let go them in/on/with hand: power transgression their
5 uba wena umdinga uNkulunkulu ngovivi, uncenge kuSomandla;
if you(m. s.) to seek to(wards) God and to(wards) Almighty be gracious
6 uba uhlambulukile, uqotho; isibili khathesi ubezavuka ngenxa yakho, aphumelelise indawo yokuhlala yokulunga kwakho.
if pure and upright you(m. s.) for now to rouse upon you and to complete pasture righteousness your
7 Lanxa ukuqala kwakho bekukuncinyane, kube kanti isiphetho sakho sizakwanda kakhulu.
and to be first: beginning your little and end your to increase much
8 Ngoba ake ubuze esizukulwaneni sakuqala, uzilungisele isidingo saboyise.
for to ask please to/for generation first: previous and to establish: right to/for search father their
9 Ngoba singabezolo, njalo kasazi, ngoba insuku zethu emhlabeni ziyisithunzi.
for yesterday we and not to know for shadow day our upon land: country/planet
10 Kabayikukufundisa yini, bakutshele, bakhuphe amazwi enhliziyweni yabo?
not they(masc.) to show you to say to/for you and from heart their to come out: speak speech
11 Imihlanga ingakhula lapho okungelaxhaphozi khona yini? Ibhuma likhule lapho okungelamanzi khona?
to rise up reed in/on/with not swamp to grow meadow without water
12 Nxa lisebuluhlazeni balo lingakakhiwa, kube kanti libuna kuqala kwazo zonke izihlahlakazana.
still he in/on/with greenery his not to pluck and to/for face: before all grass to wither
13 Zinjalo indlela zabo bonke abamkhohlwayo uNkulunkulu, lethemba lomzenzisi lizabhubha.
so way all to forget God and hope profane to perish
14 Othemba lakhe lizaqunywa, lokuthemba kwakhe kuyibulembu besayobe.
which to cut off loin his and house: home spider confidence his
15 Uyeyama endlini yakhe, kodwa kayimi; ubambelela kiyo, kodwa kayihlali.
to lean upon house: home his and not to stand: stand to strengthen: hold in/on/with him and not to arise: establish
16 Uluhlaza phambi kwelanga, lamahlumela akhe aphuma esivandeni sakhe.
fresh he/she/it to/for face: before sun and upon garden his shoot his to come out: issue
17 Impande zakhe zithandele enqunjini; ubona indawo yamatshe.
upon heap root his to interweave place stone to see
18 Uba emchitha endaweni yakhe, izamphika ithi: Kangizange ngikubone.
if to swallow up him from place his and to deceive in/on/with him not to see: see you
19 Khangela, le yintokozo yendlela yakhe; njalo kuzakhula abanye emhlabathini.
look! he/she/it rejoicing way: conduct his and from dust another to spring
20 Khangela, uNkulunkulu kayikumlahla opheleleyo, kabambi isandla sabenzi bobubi.
look! God not to reject complete and not to strengthen: hold in/on/with hand: power be evil
21 Aze agcwalise umlomo wakho ngohleko, lezindebe zakho ngokumemeza kwentokozo.
till to fill laughter lip your and lips your shout
22 Abakuzondayo bazakwembeswa ngenhloni, lethente lababi lingabi khona.
to hate you to clothe shame and tent wicked nothing he
