UJobe 38

38 ¹Khona-ke uBaba wethu waphendula uJobe ephuma esivunguvungwini: ^a a v1 Ngemva kwezahluko ezingamashumi amathathu nanhlanu abangane bakaJobe bephikisana ngonkulunkulu okude ababengazange bamazi njengoBaba, uBaba wethu uqobo lwakhe ukhuluma ephuma esivunguvungwini — ubuso nobuso nomntwana wakhe ohluphekayo.

²“Ngubani lona ofiphaza iseluleko ngamazwi angenalwazi? ³Bhinca okwendoda; ngizakukubuza, wena uzongiphendula. ⁴Wawukuphi ngesikhathi ngibeka izisekelo zomhlaba? Ngitshele, uma unokuqonda. ⁵Ngubani owabeka izilinganiso zawo—nakanjani uyazi! Noma ngubani owanweba intambo yokulinganisa phezu kwawo? ⁶Zamiswa phezu kwani izinsika zawo, noma ngubani owabeka itshe legumbi lawo, ⁷lapho izinkanyezi zokusa zihlabelela ndawonye, nazozonke izidalwa zasezulwini zimemeza ngenjabulo? ⁸Noma ngubani owavalela ulwandle ngeminyango lapho lufohla esiswini, ⁹lapho ngenza amafu aba yisembatho salo, nobumnyama obukhulu baba yindwangu yokulusonga, ¹⁰lapho ngalumisela umngcele wami, ngabeka imigoqo neminyango yalo, ¹¹ngathi, ‘Uyofika kuze kube lapha, ungedluli; lapha amagagasi akho azigqajayo ayomiswa’? ¹²Uke wayaleza ukusa yini, noma wanika ukudabuka kokusa indawo yakho, ¹³ukuze kubambe imiphetho yomhlaba, kuthintithe ababi baphume kuwo? ¹⁴Umhlaba uthatha isimo njengobumba olucindezelwe ngophawu, nezici zawo zivele njengemibimbi yesembatho. ¹⁵Ababi bancishwa ukukhanya kwabo, nengalo yabo ephakanyisiwe iyephulwa. ¹⁶Uke wahamba waya emithonjeni yolwandle, noma wahamba ezinzulwini zokujula? ¹⁷Amasango okufa ake embulwa kuwe, noma uke wawabona amasango obumnyama obukhulu? ¹⁸Uke waqonda ububanzi obukhulu bomhlaba na? Ngitshele, uma ukwazi konke lokhu. ¹⁹Iphi indlela eya ekhaya lokukhanya, likuphi ikhaya lobumnyama, ²⁰ukuze ukuholele endaweni yakho, uyazi izindlela eziya endlini yakho? ²¹Nakanjani uyazi, ngokuba wase uzelwe kakade, nenani lezinsuku zakho likhulu! ²²Uke wangena eziphaleni zeqhwa, noma wabona iziphala zesichotho, ²³engizibekele izikhathi zenhlupheko, usuku lwempi nokulwa? ²⁴Iyiphi indlela eya endaweni lapho ukukhanya kwahlukaniswa khona, noma umoya wasempumalanga uhlakazeka emhlabeni? ²⁵Ngubani owagubha umsele wemvula enkulu, nendlela yezulu elibhodlayo, ²⁶ukuletha imvula ezweni elingahlali muntu, ogwadule olungenamuntu kulo, ²⁷ukusuthisa umhlabathi owomile nochithekile, nokwenza izwe elomile lihlume utshani? ²⁸Imvula inoyise na? Ngubani owazala amaconsi amazolo? ²⁹Iqhwa laphuma esiswini sikabani, ngubani owazala ungqoqwane wezulu, ³⁰lapho amanzi eqina njengetshe, nobuso bokujula bujiya buqine? ³¹Ungakwazi ukubopha amaketanga esiLimela, noma ukuthukulula izintambo zika-Orioni? ^b b v31 IsiLimela siyiqoqo eliqinile lezinkanyezi; u-Orioni uyisiqumbi sezinkanyezi esivelele — kokubili kuyizikhombisi ezaziwayo zesibhakabhaka sasebusuku. ³²Ungakwazi ukukhipha iziqumbi zezinkanyezi ngesikhathi sazo, noma uhole iBhere namazinyane ayo? ³³Uyayazi yini imithetho yamazulu? Ungakwazi ukumisa umbuso wawo emhlabeni? ³⁴Ungakwazi ukuphakamisela izwi lakho emafwini, wenze isikhukhula samanzi sikusibekele? ³⁵Ungakwazi ukuthumela imibani ukuba ihambe, ikubikele, ithi, ‘Silapha’? ³⁶Ngubani owabeka ukuhlakanipha enhliziyweni, noma owanika ingqondo ukuqonda? ³⁷Ngubani onokuhlakanipha kokubala amafu? Ngubani ongachitha izimbiza zamanzi zezulu, ³⁸lapho uthuli luqina lube yisigaxa, namagade anamathelane? ³⁹Ungakwazi ukuzingelela ibhubesikazi inyamazane, noma usuthise indlala yamabhubesi amancane, ⁴⁰lapho equtha emihomeni yawo, noma elele elindile ehlozini? ⁴¹Ngubani onikeza igwababa ukudla, lapho amaphuphu alo ekhala kimi, ezulazula ngokuswela ukudla?”