UJobe 39

39 ¹“Uyazi yini ukuthi izimbuzi zasezintabeni zizala nini? Uyaziqapha yini izinsikazi lapho zizala? ²Ungazibala yini izinyanga ezimitha ngazo amazinyane azo? Uyasazi yini isikhathi ezizalela ngaso? ³Ziyaguqa zibelethe; ubuhlungu bazo bokubeletha buphele. ⁴Amazinyane azo akhula aqine egcekeni; ayahamba angabe esabuya.

⁵“Ngubani owakhulula imbongolo yasendle? Ngubani owathukulula izintambo zembongolo enejubane, ⁶engayinika ihlane libe likhaya layo namathafa osawoti abe yindawo yokuhlala? ⁷Uyawudelela umsindo wedolobha, angakuzwa nokukuzwa ukumemeza komqhubi. ⁸Uzulazula ezintabeni edinga idlelo lakhe, efuna zonke izinto eziluhlaza.

⁹“Inkunzi yasendle ingavuma yini ukukusebenzela wena? Ingalala yini eceleni komkhombe wakho wokudlela? ¹⁰Ungayibopha yini inkunzi yasendle emseleni ngezintambo? Ingazilima yini izigodi ikulandela? ¹¹Ungathembela kuyo yini ngoba amandla ayo makhulu? Ungawuyekela kuyo yini umsebenzi wakho? ¹²Ungayithemba yini ukuba ibuyise okusanhlamvu kwakho ikuqoqele esibuyeni sakho sokubhula?

¹³“Amaphiko entshe ayaphapha ngenjabulo, kodwa kungabe ayizinsiba nezimpaphe zikanogolantethe na? ¹⁴Iwashiya emhlabathini amaqanda ayo, iwayekele afudumale othulini, ¹⁵ikhohlwa ukuthi unyawo lungawachoboza, noma isilwane sasendle singawanyathela. ¹⁶Iwaphatha kabuhlungu amazinyane ayo, kungathi akuwona awayo; ayinakwesaba ukuthi umsebenzi wayo ube yize, ¹⁷ngokuba ngayenza yakhohlwa ukuhlakanipha, angayinika isabelo ekuqondeni. ¹⁸Kodwa lapho isuka igijima, iyalihleka ihhashi nomgibeli walo.

¹⁹“Wena oliphayo yini ihhashi amandla alo? Nguwe yini owembathisa intamo yalo ngomhlwenga ontengezelayo? ²⁰Nguwe yini owenza ukuba leqe njengentethe? Ukufutha kwalo okuziqhenyayo kuletha uvalo. ²¹Liyaphanda esigodini lithokoze ngamandla alo; ligijimela empini. ²²Liyakuhleka ukwesaba lingethuki; alibalekeli inkemba. ²³Umgodla wemicibisholo uyakhehlezela kulo, umkhonto obenyezelayo nesijula. ²⁴Ngentshiseko enolaka nenamandla liyawugwinya umhlaba; alikwazi ukuma ndawonye lapho icilongo likhala. ²⁵Lapho icilongo likhala lithi, ‘Aha!’ Liyayihogela impi likude, ukuduma kwabalawuli nomkhosi wempi.

²⁶“Kungabe kungokuqonda kwakho yini ukuthi uheshe andize avule amaphiko awo aqonde eningizimu? ²⁷Kungabe kungokuyala kwakho yini ukuthi ukhozi lundize phezulu lwakhe isidleke salo endaweni ephakeme? ²⁸Luhlala eweni lwenze ikhaya lalo khona, phezu kwedwala, enqabeni yalo. ²⁹Lusuka lapho luzingele ukudla kwalo; amehlo alo akubona kusekude. ³⁰Amaphuphu alo aphuza igazi, nalapho kukhona ababuleweyo, lukhona lapho.”