U-Elifazi Uyakhuluma
U-Elifazi uqala ngobumnene: uJobe uqinisile abanye abantu, ngakho ubuqotho bakhe kufanele bube yithemba lakhe. Bese kufika impikiswano, yokuthi abangenacala abaze babhubhe, nombono wasebusuku ohlebayo ukuthi akekho umuntu ohlanzekile phambi koMenzi wakhe. Kuyinduduzo enesimangalo ngaphakathi.
4 1Khona-ke u-Elifazi umThemani waphendula wathi: 2“Uma umuntu elinga ukuphimisa izwi kuwe, uzokhathala na? Kodwa ngubani ongazibamba ekukhulumeni? 3Bheka, ufundise abaningi, waqinisa izandla ezibuthakathaka. 4Amazwi akho amphakamisile lowo okhubekayo, waqinisa amadolo axegayo. 5Kodwa manje sekufikile kuwe, usukhathele; kukuthintile, udangele. 6Akusikho yini ukumesaba kwakho uNkulunkulu okuyikuzethemba kwakho, nobuqotho bezindlela zakho obuyithemba lakho? 7Khumbula manje: ngubani owake wabhubha engenacala? Baphi abaqotho abake babhujiswa? 8Njengoba ngibonile, labo abalima ububi behlwanyela inkathazo bavuna khona lokho. 9Ngomphefumulo kaNkulunkulu bayabhubha, nangokufutha kolaka lwakhe bayaqedwa. 10Ukubhonga kwengonyama, izwi lebhubesi elesabekayo, amazinyo amabhongo ezingonyama— ayaphukile. 11Ibhubesi elinamandla liyabhubha ngokuswela inyamazane, namawundlu engonyamakazi ayahlakazeka. 12Izwi laliza kimi ngasese; indlebe yami yezwa ukuhlebeza kwalo. 13Phakathi kwemicabango ekhathazayo evela emibonweni yasebusuku, lapho ubuthongo obunzima buwela abantu, 14kwafika kimi ukwesaba, nokuthuthumela, kwazamazamisa onke amathambo ami. 15Umoya wadlula ebusweni bami; izinwele zomzimba wami zavuka. 16Wema wathi nse, kodwa ngangingenakusibona isimo sawo. Kwakukhona isithombe phambi kwamehlo ami; kwathula cwaka, ngase ngizwa izwi: 17‘Umuntu ofayo angalunga yini phambi kukaNkulunkulu? Indoda ingahlanzeka yini phambi koMenzi wayo? a a v17 U-Elifazi uveza uNkulunkulu njengomahluleli okude okungekho muntu ofayo ongama phambi kwakhe — lolu uhlobo lwenkulumo abangane abathathu abangasoze baphunyuke kulo, nendlela yokucabanga izahluko zokugcina zale ncwadi eziyidalula njengokungamazi uBaba wethu. 18Bheka, akazethembi izinceku zakhe, ubeka izingelosi zakhe icala lamaphutha; 19kakhulu kangakanani labo abahlala ezindlini zobumba, abasisekelo sabo sisothulini, abachotshozwa njengenundu. 20Phakathi kokusa nokuhlwa bayaphahlazwa; bengananakwa, babhubha kuze kube phakade. 21Akuhlwithwa yini intambo yetende labo engaphakathi kwabo? Bayafa bengakaze bazuze ukuhlakanipha.’” b b v21 Umfanekiso wentambo yetende ufanisa ukuphila netende: lapho intambo incotshulwa, sonke isakhiwo siyabhidlika siphele.
