UJobe 8

8 ¹Khona-ke uBilidadi umShuhi waphendula wathi: ²“Koze kube nini uqhubeka ukhuluma izinto ezinjalo? Amazwi omlomo wakho angumoya ovunguzayo nje kuphela. ³UNkulunkulu uyabusontha yini ubulungiswa? USomandla uyakusontha yini okulungileyo? ⁴Uma abantwana bakho bona kuye, wabanikela emiphumeleni yokuhlubuka kwabo. ⁵Kodwa uma ungamfuna ngobuqotho uNkulunkulu, uncenge umusa kuSomandla, ⁶uma uhlanzekile uqotho, impela manje uyakuzivusela wena akubuyisele endaweni yakho efanele. ⁷Nakuba ukuqala kwakho kwakukuncane, iminyaka yakho yakamuva iyakuchuma ngokungalinganiseki. ⁸Buza izizukulwane ezadlula kudala, ucabange ngalokho okwahlolwa oyise babo. ⁹Ngokuba thina sazalwa izolo nje asazi lutho; izinsuku zethu emhlabeni ziyisithunzi nje. ¹⁰Abayikukufundisa yini bakutshele wena, bakhiphe amazwi avela ekuqondeni kwabo? ¹¹Ikhwani lingakhula libe lide yini lapho kungekho xhaphozi? Imihlanga ingachuma yini ngaphandle kwamanzi? ¹²Lisaluhlaza lingakanqunywa, libuna ngokushesha ukwedlula bonke utshani. ¹³Sinjalo isiphetho sabo bonke abamkhohlwayo uNkulunkulu; ibhubha kanjalo ithemba lalabo abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu. ¹⁴Ukuzethemba kwakhe kubuthakathaka, nokwethemba kwakhe kuwubulembu bolwembu. ¹⁵Weyama endlini yakhe, kodwa ayimi; ubambelela kuyo, kodwa ayihlali iqine. ¹⁶Unjengesitshalo esiniselwe kahle elangeni, esisabalalisa amagatsha aso ensimini yonke. ¹⁷Izimpande zaso zithandela inqwaba yamatshe, zifune phakathi kwamadwala indawo yokubambelela. ¹⁸Kodwa lapho esishulwa endaweni yakhe, iyamlandula, ithi: ‘Angizange ngikubone.’ ¹⁹Injalo intokozo yendlela yakhe— kanti emhlabathini kumila abanye esikhundleni sakhe. ²⁰UNkulunkulu akayikumlahla umuntu ongenasici, futhi akayikwelula isandla kubenzi bokubi. ²¹Usayawugcwalisa umlomo wakho ngohleko, nezindebe zakho ngokumemeza kwenjabulo. ²²Abakuzondayo bayakwembeswa ihlazo, netende lababi ngeke lisaba khona.”