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Uya kumlungisa na uSomandla?

UYobhi ubeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe, ayeke ukuthetha. Kodwa uBawo wethu uyaqhubeka nokunyanzela: ungade ubuchithe na ubulungisa bam ukuze wena ube lilungisa? Aze alathe kwiBhehemoti, edla utyani, ingakhathazeki nangona umlambo ugaleleka emlonyeni wayo, isidalwa ekuphela koMenzi waso onokusondela kuso.

Isahluko 40.

Waza uBawo wethu wathi kuYobhi:

“Lowo uphikisana noSomandla uya kumlungisa na? Lowo undimangalelayo makayiphendule le nto.”

UYobhi Ubeka Isandla Sakhe Emlonyeni

Waza uYobhi waphendula uBawo wethu wathi: “Khawubone, andifanelekanga—ndingakuphendula njani na? Ndibeka isandla sam emlonyeni wam. Ndithethile kanye—andiyi kuphendula; kabini—andiyi kuphinda ndithethe.”

Waza uBawo wethu waphendula uYobhi ephuma esivunguvungwini:

“Zibhinqe njengandoda; ndiya kubuza kuwe, uze undiphendule. Inene ungade ubuchithe na ubulungisa bam? Ungade undigwebe na ukuze wena ube lilungisa? Unengalo na enjengam? Ungaduduma na ngezwi elinjengelam? Zihombise ngobungangamsha nangobuhandiba; zambathise ngozuko nangebhqwala. Thulula ukuvutha komsindo wakho; khangela wonke onekratshi, umthobe. Khangela wonke onekratshi, umthobe; ubatyumze abangendawo apho bemiyo. Bangcwabe bonke eluthulini kunye; ubugqume ubuso babo engcwabeni. Khona ke nam ndingakudumisa, kuba isandla sakho sokunene singakusindisa. Khangela iBhehemoti, endiyenzileyo njengoko ndakwenzayo nawe; idla utyani njengenkomo. a a v15 IBhehemoti lirhamncwa elikhulu kakhulu—mhlawumbi nguMvubu okanye isilo esikhulu somhlaba—elixhonywe apha njengommangaliso wendalo kaBawo wethu. Khangela—amandla ayo asezinqeni zayo, negunya layo lisemisipheni yesisu sayo. Iwuqinisa umsila wayo njengomsedare; imisipha yamathanga ayo ithungelelene iqinile. Amathambo ayo ayimibhobho yobhedu, amalungu ayo anjengemivalo yesinyithi. Yeyokuqala kwizenzo zam; nguMenzi wayo kuphela onokusondela kuyo ngekrele. Iintaba ziyivelisela imveliso yazo, apho zidlala khona zonke iinyamakazi zasendle. Phantsi kwemithi yeintlumba ilala khona, isithele phakathi kwengcotyo nasexakexeni. Imithi yeintlumba iyisithelisa ngomthunzi wayo; imingculuba yasemlanjeni iyirhawula. Xa umlambo udlangile, ayothuki; inentembelo nokuba iYordan igqabhukela emlonyeni wayo. Ikho na onokuyibamba ngexa ikhangele, okanye ayihlabe empumlweni ngomgibe?”