Jobe Chapter 24

1. “Kungani ukuba uSomandla angazibekeleli izikhathi zokwahlulela, abamaziyo babone imihla yakhe, na?

2. Imincele iyasuswa; bahlwitha imihlambi, bayiklabise.

3. Bamukisa imbongolo yezintandane, nenkomo yomfelokazi bayayithatha ibe yisibambiso.

4. Bafuzula abaswelayo endleleni; abampofu bomhlaba bacasha ndawonye.

5. Bheka, njengezimbongolo ehlane bayaphumela emisebenzini yabo befunisisa ukudla; ihlane lingukudla kwabo abakunika abantwana babo.

6. Emasimini bavuna ifoliji; bakhothoza esivinini somubi.

7. Ebusuku balala nqunu bengenangubo, bengenanto yokuzisibekela emakhazeni.

8. Bamanzi ngezihlambi zasezintabeni; basingatha idwala bengenasiphephelo.

9. Intandane ihlwithwa ebeleni, nengane yompofu ithathwa ibe yisibambiso,

10. bahambe nqunu bengenangubo, bethwele izithungu, belambile.

11. Benza amafutha phakathi kwezingange zabahluphi; banyathela izikhamo zewayini, kepha bayoma.

12. Bexoshwe emzini abafayo bayabubula; imiphefumulo yabalimeleyo iyakhala, kepha uNkulunkulu akanaki lokho okubi.

13. “Bakhona abakuhlubukile ukukhanya; abazi indlela yakho, abanamatheli emikhondweni yakho.

14. Umbulali uvuka ekuseni, abulale ompofu noswelayo; ebusuku unjengesela.

15. Iso lesiphingi libheka ukuhlwa ngokuthi: ‘Malingangiboni iso,’ sisithe ubuso baso.

16. Bafohla izindlu sekumnyama; emini bayazivalela; ukukhanya abakwazi.

17. Ngokuba ithunzi lokufa kubo bonke labo linjengokusa, lokhu beyazi ingebhe yethunzi lokufa.

18. “Banejubane ebusweni bamanzi; izabelo zabo ziqalekisiwe emhlabeni; abasayikuphendukela endleleni yezivini.

19. Ukoma nokushisa kuyaqeda amanzi eqhwa; kanjalo indawo yabafileyo labo abonileyo.

20. Isizalo siyamkhohlwa; izimpethu ziyamsobozela; akasayikukhunjulwa; ukungalungi kuyaphulwa njengomuthi.

21. Uyayidla inyumba engazaliyo; akenzeli umfelokazi okuhle.

22. Uyadonsa namaqhawe ngamandla akhe; uyavuka; akakho osenethemba lokuphila.

23. UNkulunkulu uyamnika ukuba alondeke, asekelwe; kepha amehlo akhe aphezu kwezindlela zabo.

24. Bayaphakanyiswa; emva kwesikhashana abasekho; bayaphela njengabanye, bafe; babuna njengezihloko zezikhwebu.

25. “Uma kungenjalo, ngubani ongangenza onamanga, awenze ize amazwi ami, na?”