Impendulo kaYobi
UYobhi uphendula ukugculela ngokugculela, ubulumko buya kufa nani, aze athi nkqu nezilwanyana neentaka ziyazi ukuba isandla sikaBawo wethu senze oku. Umbongo wakhe akanaluthuthuzelo: uThixo uhluba amaphakathi, abagwebi, ababingeleli nookumkani, aze ashiye iinkokeli zomhlaba ziphuthaphutha ebumnyameni.
12 1Waphendula ke uYobhi: 2“Akuthandabuzeki ukuba ningabantu, buya kufa nani ubulumko. 3Kodwa nam ndinengqondo njengani; andiphantsi kuni. Ngubani na ongazaziyo izinto ezinjengezi? 4Ndibe yintsini kubahlobo bam—mna, obendibiza uThixo waza wandiphendula; indoda elungileyo negqibeleleyo, ngoku seyiyintsini. 5Abonwabileyo bayayidela intlekele— intonga elungele abo iinyawo zabo zityibilikayo. 6Iintente zabaphangi zinoxolo, bakhuselekile abo bamqumbisa uThixo— abo bathwala uthixo wabo esandleni sabo. a a v6 Abo bathwele uthixo wabo esandleni sabo: abantu abathembele kuphele emandleni abo, kunokuthembela kuThixo. 7Kodwa buza izilwanyana, zokufundisa; neentaka zezulu, zokuxelela; 8okanye thetha nomhlaba, wokufundisa; neentlanzi zolwandle zokucacisela. 9Ngubani na kuzo zonke ezi ongaziyo ukuba isandla sikaBawo wethu senze oku? b b v9 Kuyo yonke ingxoxo ende nabahlobo bakhe abathathu, le yindawo nje enye apho uYobi ambiza ngegama uBawo wethu—igama lobudlelane abahlobo bakhe abangasokuze balisebenzise. Intliziyo yakhe, nasekuvukeleni kwayo, ikhwela kuBawo awayemazi kade. 10Esandleni sakhe kukho ubomi bento yonke ephilileyo, nomoya wabantu bonke. 11Ayilivavanyi na indlebe amazwi, njengokuba ukhuhlangubo lusiva ukudla kwalo? 12Ubulumko bufunyanwa kumadoda amakhulu, nengqondo ebudeni bemihla. 13Kuye kukho ubulumko namandla; lelakhe icebo nengqondo. 14Oko akudilizayo akunakwakhiwa kwakhona; lowo amvingcileyo akanakukhululwa. 15Ukuba uwabamba amanzi, ayoma; ukuba uyawakhulula, awugubungele umhlaba. 16Kuye kukho amandla nobulumko obuqinileyo; bobakhe bobabini olukuhliweyo nomlukuhli. 17Uwakhokela amaphakathi ehamba ehlutshiwe, abenze ziziyatha abagwebi. 18Uyawakhulula amakhamandela abekwe ngookumkani, ababhinqise umbhinqo emanqeni abo. 19Uyabakhokela ababingeleli behamba behlutshiwe, abawise abo bebemiliselwe kudala. 20Uyayithulisa imilebe yabathenjiweyo, awahluthe amadoda amakhulu ukuqonda. 21Uyayiphalaza indelo phezu kwezidwangube, awahluthe anamandla amandla abo. 22Uyazityhila izinto ezinzulu ezivela ebumnyameni, azise ithunzi elinzima ekukhanyeni. 23Uyazenza zibe nkulu iintlanga, aze azitshabalalise; uyazandisa iintlanga, aze azikhokele ekuthinjweni. 24Uyayihlutha ingqondo yeenkokeli zomhlaba, azindulule ukuba ziphalaphale enkangala engenandlela. 25Ziyaphuthaphutha ebumnyameni kungekho kukhanya, azenze zigxadazele njengandoda enxilileyo.”
