Jobe Chapter 16

1. Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:

2. “Ngizwile izinto eziningi ezinjalo; nina nonke ningabaduduzi ababi.

3. Amazwi angumoya nje awayikuphela yini? Ucunulwa yintoni ukuba uphendule na?

4. Nami ngingakhuluma njengani; uma imiphefumulo yenu ibisesikhundleni somphefumulo wami, bengiyakuhlanganisa amazwi ngani, ngininikinele ikhanda lami.

5. Benginganiqinisa ngomlomo, induduzo yezindebe zami inidambise.

6. “Noma ngikhuluma, ubuhlungu bami abudanjiswanga; noma ngiyeka, kuyini okumuka kimi na?

7. Kepha manje ungikhathazile, uyichithile yonke indlu yami.

8. Ungicindezele, kungubufakazi; ukonda kwami kuyangivukela, kufakaze ebusweni bami.

9. Ulaka lwakhe luyangidwengula, lungizingele; uyangigedlela amazinyo; isitha sami singicijisela amehlo aso.

10. Bangikhamisela imilomo yabo, bangimukula esihlathini ngenhlamba, bangihlanganyela.

11. UNkulunkulu uyanginikela kubantu abonakeleyo, angiphonse esandleni sababi.

12. Ngangihlezi kahle, wangichoboza; wangibamba ngentamo, wangiphahlaza; wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo.

13. Abacibishelayo bakhe bangihaqa; uyaqhekeza izinso zami engenasihawu; uchithela inyongo yami emhlabathini.

14. Uyangidiliza nokudiliza futhifuthi, angidumele njengeqhawe.

15. “Ngithungile indwangu yamasaka phezu kwesikhumba sami. ngingcolisile uphondo lwami othulini.

16. Ubuso bami bubomvu ngokukhala; ezinkosheni zami kukhona ithunzi lokufa,

17. noma kungekho ubudlova ezandleni zami nokukhuleka kwami kulungile.

18. Mhlaba, ungathukusi igazi lami; ukukhala kwami makungabi nandawo.

19. Namanje bheka, ufakazi wami usezulwini; ummeli wami usezindaweni eziphakemeyo.

20. Abangane bami bayangiklolodela; iso lami liphophoza izinyembezi kuNkulunkulu

21. ukuba amphikele umuntu kuNkulunkulu nendodana yomuntu kumakhelwane wayo.

22. Ngokuba iyingcosana iminyaka eyakubalwa, ngingakahambi indlela engingayikubuya kuyo.