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Abahlobo bakaYobe Bathi Cwaka

Abahlobo abathathu bayancama, kwaza umfana ogama linguElihu, obelokhe ephulaphule, wavutha ngumsindo: ecaphukela uYobhi ngokuzigwebela ubulungisa, ecaphukela nabahlobo ngokumgweba bengenampendulo. Ubulumko buvela kuphefumlo lukaSomandla, utsho, hayi kwiingwevu.

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Ngoko la madoda mathathu ayeka ukumphendula uYobe, ngokuba wayelilungisa emehlweni akhe. Waza wavutha umsindo ka-Elihu unyana kaBarakeli waseBhuzi, wendlu kaRam. Wavutha umsindo wakhe ngakuYobe, ngokuba wayezigwebela ubulungisa yena, kunaye uThixo. Wavutha umsindo wakhe nangakubo abahlobo bakaYobe abathathu, ngokuba babengafumananga mpendulo, kanti ke babemgwebile uYobe. Ke uElihu wayelindile ukuthetha noYobe, ngokuba abanye babemdala kunaye. Ke kaloku wathi uElihu akubona ukuba la madoda mathathu akananto angayithethayo, wavutha umsindo wakhe. Waza uElihu unyana kaBarakeli waseBhuzi wasusela wathi: “Ndiselula ngeminyaka, nina ke nindala; kungenxa yoko ndithe ndazibamba, ndisoyika ukunixelela oko ndikwaziyo. Ndathi: ‘Ubudala mabuthethe, neminyaka emininzi mayifundise ubulumko.’ Kodwa ngumoya okumntu, nokuphefumla koSomandla, okunika ingqondo. Asingabadala abazizilumko, namadoda amakhulu aqonda okulungileyo. Ngoko ndithi, ndiphulaphuleni; nam ndiya kuxela oko ndikwaziyo. Yabonani, ndalinda amazwi enu; ndaphulaphula ukuqiqa kwenu, ngexa nanifuna into eniya kuyithetha. Ndaninika ingqalelo yam yonke; kodwa akubangakho namnye kuni omngqinela obubi uYobe okanye ophendula iimpikiswano zakhe. Ngoko ze ningatsho ukuthi: ‘Sibufumene ubulumko; uThixo makamoyise, kungabi ngumntu.’ UYobe akawacwangcisanga amazwi akhe ngakum, nam andiyi kumphendula ngeempikiswano zenu. Baxakiwe, abasenanto bangayithetha; aphelelwe ngamazwi. Ndilinde na, ngoku bethe cwaka, ngoku bemi apho bengenampendulo? Nam ndiya kuthetha eyam indawo; nam ndiya kuxela oko ndikwaziyo. Kuba ndizele ngamazwi; umoya ongaphakathi kwam uyandinyanzela. Ngaphakathi, ndinjengewayini engenandawo yokuphuma, njengeentsuba ezintsha ezizele ukugqabhuka. Ndimelwe kukuthetha ndifumane ukuphumla; ndimelwe kukuvula imilebe yomlomo wam ndiphendule. Andiyi kukhetha buso mntu, nam andiyi kuncoma nabani na; kuba andikwazi ukuncoma—ukuba bendisenjenjalo, uMenzi wam ebeya kundisusa kamsinya.”