UYobhi Uyaphendula
UYobhi ugculela uncedo aye walunikwa, aze amdlule umhlobo wakhe ngengoma ngamandla kaBawo wethu: ihlabathi elilengiswe kokungekho nto, amanzi abotshelelwe emafini, ulwandle oluzolisiweyo, uRahabhi otyunyuziweyo. Konke oku, utsho, luncinane nje—ukungxama kwesandi esincinci esisivayo ngaye.
26 1Waphendula ke uYobhi, wathi: 2“Hayi, indlela omncede ngayo ongenamandla! Hayi, indlela oyisindise ngayo ingalo engenamandla! 3Hayi, indlela omcebise ngayo ongenabulumko, nokwabela ngokungenambeko ingqondo eqinileyo! 4La mazwi uwathethe ngoncedo lukabani na? Ngumoya kabani na ophume kuwe? 5Oomoya abafileyo bayangcangcazela—abo baphantsi kwamanzi nabo bonke abahlala khona. 6Elabafileyo lihleli ze phambi koBawo wethu, neNtshabalalo ayinasigubungelo. 7Wolula amazulu angasentla phezu kwendawo eze; uyilengisa ihlabathi phezu kokungekho nto. 8Uwabophela amanzi emafini akhe angqingqwa, kanti amafu akagqabhuki phantsi kobunzima bawo. 9Ubugubungela ubuso benyanga ezele, esolula amafu akhe phezu kwayo. 10Umise isazinge phezu kobuso bamanzi, emdeni ophakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama. 11Iintsika zamazulu ziyangcangcazela, zothuswa kukukhalima kwakhe. 12Ngamandla akhe waluzolisa ulwandle; ngengqondo yakhe wayityumza inyoka enkulu yolwandle, uRahabhi. 13Ngomoya wakhe acwengeka amazulu; isandla sakhe sayihlaba inyoka esabayo. 14Yaye ezi zizihlahla nje zeendlela zakhe—hayi, ukungxama kwesandi esincinci esisivayo ngaye! Ke yona indudumo yamandla akhe, ngubani onokuyiqonda?”
