UYobhi Uphendula Esezaleni
UYobhi uthi ukuba usizi lwakhe belunokulinganiswa, belunokuba nzima ngaphezu kwentlabathi yeelwandle, nokuba iintolo zikaSomandla ziphakathi kwakhe. Unqwenela ukuba uThixo awugqibezele lo msebenzi. Okubi ngakumbi, abahlobo bakhe bayamphoxa njengemilanjana yasentlango eyoma xa kufika abahambi abanxaniweyo.
6 1Waphendula ke uYobhi wathi: 2“Akwaba usizi lwam lulinganiselwa, nentlungu yam yonke ibekwa kunye esikalini! 3Belisaya kuba nzima ngaphezu kwentlabathi yeelwandle—kungoko amazwi am abe yelisela. 4Kuba iintolo zikaSomandla ziphakathi kwam; umoya wam uyasela ubuhlungu bazo; iinkxwaleko zikaThixo zindimisele uluhlu. 5Ngaba iesile lasendle liyakhala utyani balo, nenkomo iyabhonga ukudla kwayo? 6Ngaba ukudla okungenancasa kudliwa kungenatyuwa, ngaba kukho ncasa encindini yomhlonyane? a a v6 Umhlonyane sisityalo sasendle; incindi yawo enamanzi ibidumile ingakhange ivuselele nkanuko—umfanekiso wokudla okungenasondlo nakufuneka. 7Umphefumlo wam uyala ukukuchukumisa; izinto ezinjalo zikukudla okulunyekayo kum. 8Owu, akwaba isicelo sam besinganikwa, uThixo andinike into endiyilangazelelayo, 9ukuba uThixo ebengavuma ukundityumza, asivulele isandla sakhe andinqumle! 10Oku bekusaya kuba yintuthuzelo yam— bendiya kutsiba ngemihlali kwaneentlungwini ezingenanceba—ukuba andiwakhanyelanga amazwi aLowo uyiNgcwele. 11Ndinawaphi amandla, ukuze ndihlale ndilindele? Sisiphi isiphelo esindilindileyo, ukuze ndibe nomonde? 12Ngaba amandla am ngamandla amatye? Ngaba inyama yam yenziwe ngobhedu? 13Ngaba akukho ncedo nokuba luncinane ngaphakathi kwam, ngoku ubulumko obuluqilima bugxothiwe kum? 14Nabani na ongamniki nceba umhlobo wakhe ushiya uloyiko lukaSomandla. 15Kodwa abazalwana bam banobuqhetseba njengomlanjana wasentlango, njengemisele yemilambo ephuphumayo iza yome, 16emnyama ngomkhenkce onyibilikayo, ezele likhephu elifihlakeleyo, 17kodwa ngexesha elomileyo iyanyamalala; xa kufika ubushushu, iyaphela ndaweni yayo. 18Iindwendwe zabahambi ziyaphambuka ezindleleni zazo; zinyuka enkangala zibhubhe. 19Iindwendwe zabahambi zaseTema zifuna amanzi; abahambi baseShebha bawathembile. 20Bayadana ngenxa yokuba bebekholose; bafika kuloo ndawo badane. 21Nani ke ngoku senibe yinto engento; niyabona into eyoyikekayo noyike. 22Ndakha ndathi na, ‘Ndiphe into’? Okanye, ‘Ndinikeni isicengo kubutyebi benu’? 23Okanye, ‘Ndihlanguleni esandleni sotshaba’? Okanye, ‘Ndikhululeni esandleni sabakhohlakeleyo’? 24Ndifundiseni, ndithi tu; ndiboniseni apho ndone khona. 25Hayi, indlela abuhlungu ngayo amazwi anyanisileyo! Kodwa singqina ntoni na kanye ukukhalimela kwenu? 26Ngaba nithetha ukohlwaya amazwi nje, nithabatha intetho yendoda ethe phithi njengomoya? 27Ningade niwisele amaqashiso phezu kwenkedama, nithengise umhlobo wenu. 28Ke ngoku, khanindikhangele— andiyi kuxoka ebusweni benu. 29Buyani, ndiyanicela; makungabikho bugqwetha. Buyani—ubulungisa bam busamile. 30Ngaba bukho na ubugqwetha elwimini lwam? Ngaba umlomo wam awunakukwazi na okutshabalalisayo?”