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.
40 1Waza uBawo wethu wathi kuYobhi:
2“Lowo uphikisana noSomandla uya kumlungisa na? Lowo undimangalelayo makayiphendule le nto.”
UYobhi Ubeka Isandla Sakhe Emlonyeni
3Waza uYobhi waphendula uBawo wethu wathi: 4“Khawubone, andifanelekanga—ndingakuphendula njani na? Ndibeka isandla sam emlonyeni wam. 5Ndithethile kanye—andiyi kuphendula; kabini—andiyi kuphinda ndithethe.”
6Waza uBawo wethu waphendula uYobhi ephuma esivunguvungwini:
7“Zibhinqe njengandoda; ndiya kubuza kuwe, uze undiphendule. 8Inene ungade ubuchithe na ubulungisa bam? Ungade undigwebe na ukuze wena ube lilungisa? 9Unengalo na enjengam? Ungaduduma na ngezwi elinjengelam? 10Zihombise ngobungangamsha nangobuhandiba; zambathise ngozuko nangebhqwala. 11Thulula ukuvutha komsindo wakho; khangela wonke onekratshi, umthobe. 12Khangela wonke onekratshi, umthobe; ubatyumze abangendawo apho bemiyo. 13Bangcwabe bonke eluthulini kunye; ubugqume ubuso babo engcwabeni. 14Khona ke nam ndingakudumisa, kuba isandla sakho sokunene singakusindisa. 15Khangela 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. 16Khangela—amandla ayo asezinqeni zayo, negunya layo lisemisipheni yesisu sayo. 17Iwuqinisa umsila wayo njengomsedare; imisipha yamathanga ayo ithungelelene iqinile. 18Amathambo ayo ayimibhobho yobhedu, amalungu ayo anjengemivalo yesinyithi. 19Yeyokuqala kwizenzo zam; nguMenzi wayo kuphela onokusondela kuyo ngekrele. 20Iintaba ziyivelisela imveliso yazo, apho zidlala khona zonke iinyamakazi zasendle. 21Phantsi kwemithi yeintlumba ilala khona, isithele phakathi kwengcotyo nasexakexeni. 22Imithi yeintlumba iyisithelisa ngomthunzi wayo; imingculuba yasemlanjeni iyirhawula. 23Xa umlambo udlangile, ayothuki; inentembelo nokuba iYordan igqabhukela emlonyeni wayo. 24Ikho na onokuyibamba ngexa ikhangele, okanye ayihlabe empumlweni ngomgibe?”