UJobe Uyaphendula
UJobe uphendula ukubhuqa ngokubhuqa, ukuhlakanipha kuyokufa nani, bese ethi ngisho nezilwane nezinyoni ziyazi ukuthi isandla sikaBaba wethu yisona esenze lokhu. Inkondlo yakhe ayiyona induduzo: uNkulunkulu uhluthula abeluleki, abahluleli, abapristi namakhosi, bese ashiya abaholi bomhlaba bephumputha ebumnyameni.
12 1UJobe waphendula wathi: 2"Impela nina ningabantu, nokuhlakanipha kuyokufa kanye nani. 3Kodwa nami nginengqondo njengani; angiphansi kwenu. Ngubani ongazazi izinto ezinjengalezi? 4Sengiyinhlekisa kubangani bami—mina, owamemeza uNkulunkulu wangiphendula; indoda elungileyo nengenasici, manje seyiyinhlekisa. 5Abanethezekile bayalidelela ishwa— umshayo olungele labo izinyawo zabo ezishelelayo. 6Amatende abaphangi anokuthula, nalabo abacunula uNkulunkulu baphephile—labo abaphethe unkulunkulu wabo ngesandla sabo. a a v6 Labo abaphethe unkulunkulu wabo ngesandla sabo: abantu abathembela ngokuphelele emandleni abo uqobo esikhundleni sokuthembela kuNkulunkulu. 7Kodwa buza izilwane, ziyokufundisa; izinyoni zezulu, ziyokutshela; 8noma khuluma nomhlaba, uyokukufundisa; nezinhlanzi zolwandle ziyokukuchazela lokhu. 9Ngubani phakathi kwakho konke lokhu ongaziyo ukuthi isandla sikaBaba wethu senze lokhu? b b v9 Kuyo yonke inkulumompikiswano ende nabangani bakhe abathathu, lena yiyona ndawo eyodwa lapho uJobe embiza khona uBaba wethu ngegama—igama lobuhlobo abangani bakhe abangeke neze balisebenzise. Inhliziyo yakhe, ngisho nasekuphikiseni, ifinyelela kuBaba ayeke wamazi. 10Esandleni sakhe kukhona impilo yazo zonke izinto eziphilayo nomphefumulo wabo bonke abantu. 11Akunjalo yini ukuthi indlebe iyawahlola amazwi njengoba ulwanga luzwa ukudla kwalo? 12Ukuhlakanipha kutholakala kwabadala, nokuqonda kwabanemihla eminingi. 13Kuye kukhona ukuhlakanipha namandla; kungokwakhe iseluleko nokuqonda. 14Lokho akudilizayo ngeke kuphinde kwakhiwe; lowo amvalelayo ngeke akhululwe. 15Uma egodla amanzi, ayoma; uma ewakhulula, akhukhule umhlaba. 16Kuye kukhona amandla nokuhlakanipha okuqinile; okhohlisiwe nokhohlisayo bobabili bangabakhe. 17Uhola abeluleki bahambe behluthuliwe, enze abahluleli babe yiziwula. 18Uyakhulula izibopho ezibekwe ngamakhosi abophe isibhince ezinkalweni zawo. 19Uhola abapristi bahambe behluthuliwe, abhuqe labo asebeqinile isikhathi eside. 20Uthulisa izindebe zabathenjiwe, ahluthule abadala ukuqonda. 21Uthela ukwedelela phezu kwezikhulu, ahluthule abanamandla amandla abo. 22Wembula izinto ezijulile ebumnyameni alethe ithunzi elijulile ekukhanyeni. 23Wenza izizwe zibe nkulu, abe esezibhubhisa; wandise izizwe, abe esezihola azimukise. 24Uhluthula ukuqonda kwabaholi bomhlaba, abazulazulise ehlane elingenandlela. 25Baphumputha ebumnyameni kungekho kukhanya, abenze bantengantenge njengendoda edakiwe."
