UJobe 11

11 ¹UZofari umNahamathi waphendula wathi: ²“Lesi sikhukhula samazwi singashiywa singaphendulwanga na? Umuntu ogcwele inkulumo kangaka angathiwa ulungile na? ³Inkulumo yakho eyize ingabathulisa abanye na? Uyakuklolodela kungabikho ozokujabhisa na? ⁴Ngokuba uthi: ‘Imfundiso yami ihlanzekile, ngimsulwa emehlweni akho.’ ⁵Kodwa sengathi uNkulunkulu angakhuluma avule izindebe zakhe amelane nawe, ⁶akwembulele izimfihlo zokuhlakanipha—ngokuba ukuhlakanipha kweqiniso kunezinhlangothi ezimbili. Yazi-ke ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukubalela okuncane kunalokho okufanele icala lakho. ⁷Ungazifinyelela yini izinto ezijulile zikaNkulunkulu na? Ungawuthola yini umkhawulo kaSomandla na? ⁸Kuphakeme kunamazulu—ungenzani wena na? Kujule kunethuna—ungazini na? ⁹Isilinganiso sazo side kunomhlaba sibanzi kunolwandle. ¹⁰Uma edlula avalele ejele abize ekwahlulelweni, ngubani ongambuyisa na? ¹¹Ngokuba uyabazi abantu abangenamsebenzi; lapho ebona ububi, akanakukunaka na? ¹²Kodwa umuntu oyisiphukuphuku uyakuhlakanipha lapho inkonyane yembongolo yasendle izalwa ingumuntu. ¹³Uma ulungisa inhliziyo yakho welulele izandla zakho kuye, ¹⁴uma isono sisesandleni sakho, sisuse, ungavumeli ukungalungi kuhlale ematendeni akho, ¹⁵khona-ke impela uyakuphakamisa ubuso bakho, ungenamahloni; uyakuma uqine ungesabi. ¹⁶Uyakukhohlwa usizi lwakho, ulukhumbule njengamanzi asedlulile. ¹⁷Ukuphila kwakho kuyakukhanya kunemini enkulu; ubumnyama bakho buyakuba njengasekuseni. ¹⁸Uyakuzizwa uvikelekile, ngokuba kukhona ithemba; uyakubheka nxazonke ulale uphephile. ¹⁹Uyakulala kungabikho okukwethusayo, futhi abaningi bayakuncenga umusa wakho. ²⁰Kodwa amehlo ababi ayakufiphala; zonke izindlela zokuphunyuka ziyakubalahlekela, nethemba labo kuphela ukuphefumula kokugcina.”