Jobe Chapter 32

1. Lawo madoda amathathu ayeseyeka ukumphendula uJobe, ngokuba wayelungile emehlweni akhe.

2. Lwase luvutha ulaka luka-Elihu, indodana kaBarakeli, umBuzi womndeni kaRamu; ulaka lwakhe lwavuthela uJobe, ngokuba wazithetha yena kunoNkulunkulu.

3. Ulaka lwakhe lwavuthela nabangane bakhe abathathu, ngokuba noma bengafumananga impendulo, bamlahla nokho uJobe.

4. U-Elihu wayelindele ukukhuluma kuJobe, ngokuba bona babebadala kunaye.

5. Lapho u-Elihu esebona ukuthi ayikho impendulo emilonyeni yalawo madoda amathathu, lwavutha ulaka lwakhe.

6. U-Elihu, indodana kaBarakeli, umBuzi, wayesethatha-ke, wathi: “Mina ngisemusha ngeminyaka, nina nibadala; ngalokho nganginamahloni, ngesaba ukunitshela umqondo wami.

7. Ngathi: ‘Makukhulume izinsuku, ubuningi beminyaka bazise ukuhlakanipha.’

8. Nokho kukhona umoya kumuntu; ukuphefumula kukaSomandla kuyabaqondisa.

9. Abakhulu abahlakaniphile, nabadala abaqondi ukwahlulela.

10. “Ngalokho ngithi: Ngizweni; nami ngiyakusho umqondo wami.

11. Bhekani, ngilindele amazwi enu, ngabeka indlebe emiqondweni yenu, nisaphenya eniyakukusho.

12. Nganilalela nina; bhekani, kwakungekho noyedwa owamahlula uJobe nowaphendula amazwi akhe phakathi kwenu.

13. Maningasho ukuthi: ‘Sifumene ukuhlakanipha; uNkulunkulu angamphengulula, hhayi umuntu.’

14. Akahlelelanga mina amazwi akhe; angiyikumphendula ngezinkulumo zenu.

15. “Bayakhungatheka, abasaphenduli; baphelelwa ngamazwi.

16. Ngibalindele yini, uma bengakhulumi, na? Ngokuba bemi bengasaphenduli.

17. Nami ngiyakuphendula okwami, ngitshengise nami umqondo wami.

18. Ngokuba ngigcwele amazwi; umoya phakathi kwami uyangiqhubezela.

19. Bhekani, okuphakathi kwami kunjengewayini elingenambobo; kucishe ukuqhuma njengezimvaba ezintsha.

20. Ngiyakukhuluma ukuba ngikhululeke; ngiyakuvula izindebe zami ukuba ngiphendule.

21. Mangingakhethi ubuso bamuntu, ngingathophi nobani.

22. Ngokuba angikwazi ukuthopha; uma kunjalo, uMenzi wami angangisusa masinyane.