UElifazi Uphendula Kwakhona
UElifazi uyabuyeka ubunono. Umlomo kaYobhi ngokwawo uyamgweba, kwaye akukho namnye ozelwe ngumfazi onyulu. Ucengceleza umfanekiso oqhelekileyo wendoda engendawo, unkwantyo ezindlebeni zayo, ubutyebi obungayi kuhlala, kwaye ufuna uYobhi azibone kuwo.
15 1Waphendula ke uElifazi waseTeman wathi: 2“Isilumko singaphendula ngokwazi okungumoya na, sisizalise isisu saso ngomoya wasempumalanga? a a v2 Umoya wasempumalanga yayingumoya oshushu wentlango otshisayo — umfuziselo obuhlala uvela kwincwadi kaYobhi wobuze nokutshabalala. 3Angabambana na ngentetho engancedi nto, ngamazwi angenamsebenzi? 4Kodwa wena uyakubhangisa ukumoyika uThixo, uthintela ukucamngca phambi koThixo. 5Kuba isono sakho sifundisa umlomo wakho, unyule ulwimi lwamaqhinga. 6Umlomo wakho ngokwawo uyakugweba, asindim; imilebe yakho ngokwayo iyangqina ngakuwe. 7Unguye na umntu wokuqala owazalwa? Wazalwa phambi kwenduli na? 8Uphulaphule na entlanganisweni kaThixo? Ubulumko ubulincamela wena wedwa na? b b v8 "Intlanganiso kaThixo" lintlanganiso yasezulwini apho uThixo aphatha khona kunye nezidalwa zakhe zasezulwini — uElifazi uyamhlekisa uYobhi ngokuzidla kwakhe ngokungathi unolwazi oluyimfihlo. 9Yintoni na oyaziyo wena esingayaziyo thina? Yintoni na oyiqondayo engekhoyo nathi? 10Iingwevu namaxhego aphakathi kwethu, amadoda amakhulu kunoyihlo. 11Incinane kakhulu na kuwe intuthuzelo kaThixo, nelizwi elithethwe ngobubele kuwe? 12Yini na ukuba intliziyo yakho ikukhwelele, yini na ukuba amehlo akho akhanye, 13ukuba umoya wakho umchase uThixo, uwakhuphe amazwi anjalo emlonyeni wakho? 14Uyintoni na umntu, ukuba abe nyulu? Uyintoni na ozelwe ngumfazi, ukuba abe nobulungisa? 15Yabona, uThixo akakholosi ngabangcwele bakhe, namazulu akanyulu emehlweni akhe; 16kokukhulu kangakanani ke lowo ucekisekayo nowonakeleyo, indoda esela intswela-bulungisa njengamanzi! 17Ndiya kukubonisa; ndiphulaphule; ndiya kukuxelela endikubonileyo, 18oko izilumko zikuxelileyo, zingakufihli oko zakwamkela kooyise, 19ekwanikwa zona zodwa ilizwe, kungekho mphambukeli ongenileyo phakathi kwazo. 20Indoda engendawo iyazibhijabhija entlungwini yonke imihla yayo, kuyo yonke iminyaka ebekelwe oqwengayo. 21Izandi zokoyika zizalise iindlebe zayo; ekuhlaleni kwayo kakuhle umonakalisi uyeza kuyo. 22Ayikholwa ukuba iya kusinda ebumnyameni; imiselwe ikrele. 23Izulazula ifuna isonka, isithi: ‘Siphi na?’ Iyazi ukuba umhla wobumnyama ukufuphi. 24Imbandezelo nengcutheko ziyayoyikisa; ziyayeyisa njengokumkani olungele imfazwe, 25ngokuba yasolula isandla sayo nxamnye noThixo, yamngcikiva uSomandla, 26imqubela ngenkani ngekhaka elikhulu eliqinisiweyo; 27ngokuba yabugubungela ubuso bayo ngenqatha, yafumba inyama esinqeni sayo, 28yahlala kwimizi echithakeleyo, kwizindlu ekungafanele kuhlale mntu kuzo, ezilungele ukuba ziimfumba zamabhodlo. 29Ayiyi kutyeba; ubutyebi bayo abuyi kuma, nempahla yayo ayiyi kwanda ezweni. 30Ayiyi kusinda ebumnyameni; ilangatye liya kuwabunisa amahlumelo ayo, ize umoya womlomo kaThixo uyitshayele. 31Makangakholosi ngelize, ezikhohlisa yena, kuba ilize liya kuba ngumvuzo wakhe. 32Umvuzo wakhe uya kuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo ixesha lakhe lingekafiki, nesebe lakhe aliyi kuba luhlaza. 33Uya kuvuthulula iidiliya zakhe ezingavuthwanga njengomdiliya, awise iintyantyambo zakhe njengomnquma. 34Kuba ibandla labangahloneli Thixo liludlolo, umlilo uzidla izindlu zokunyoba. 35Bamitha inkathazo, bazale ububi; isizalo sabo silungisa inkohliso.”