UElihu Uphinda Athethe

UElihu uthi isono somntu nokulunga komntu akutshintshi nto kuThixo, ophakeme ngaphezu kwamafu; kuhlela phezu kwabanye abantu. Abacinezelweyo bayakhala, kodwa akukho namnye obuza ukuba uphi na uMenzi wabo, lowo unika iingoma ebusuku. Ngoko uYobhi wandisa amazwi engenalwazi.

Isahluko 35.

Waqokela uElihu, wathi: “Ucinga ukuba oku kululungisa na? Uthi: ‘Ubulungisa bam bungaphezu kobukaThixo.’ Kuba ubuza, uthi: ‘Kunceda ngantoni na oku kuwe? Yinzuzoni na kum ukungoni?’ Ndiya kukuphendula wena, nabahlobo bakho kunye nawe. Phakamisa amehlo akho emazulwini, ubone; uwakhangele amafu, aphakeme ngaphezu kwakho. Ukuba wonile, umenza ntoni na yena? Nokuba izikreqo zakho zininzi, umenza ntoni na? Ukuba ulilungisa, umnika ntoni na? Okanye wamkela ntoni na esandleni sakho? Ukungendawo kwakho kuchaphazela umntu onjengawe kuphela, nobulungisa bakho buchaphazela umnakwabo. Abantu bakhala phantsi kobunzima bokucudiswa okuninzi; bacela uncedo ngenxa yengalo yabanamandla. Kodwa akukho namnye othi: ‘Uphi na uThixo uMenzi wam, lowo unika iingoma ebusuku, osifundisa ngaphezu kwamarhamncwa omhlaba, asenze silumke ngaphezu kweentaka zezulu?’ Khona apho bakhala, kodwa akaphenduli, ngenxa yokukhukhumala kwabantu abangendawo. Inene uThixo akasiphulaphuli isikhalo esililize; uSomandla akasibeki so kuso. Kobeka phi na ke, xa athi akayi kukuphendula wena usithi akumboni— nangona ityala lakho liphambi kwakhe, umelwe ukumlinda. Kaloku ngoku, ngenxa yokuba umsindo wakhe ungekohlwayi, kwaye ebubukele kancinane ubudenge. UYobhi uwuvula umlomo wakhe ngentetho elilize; uyawandisa amazwi engenalwazi.”