UElihu uyaqhamuka. Uqala ukumphendula uJobe

32Lawomadoda amathathu aseyekela ukumphendula uJobe, ngoba wayelungile emehlweni akhea. 2 Lwaseluvutha ulaka lukaElihu indodana kaBarakeli umBuzib, owosendo lukaRamuc. Ulaka lwakhe lwavuthela uJobe ngoba wazilungisisa yena kuloNkulunkulud. 3 Ulaka lwakhe lwabavuthela labo abangane bakhe abathathu, ngoba bengatholanga impendulo, kube kanti bamlahla uJobee. 4 Kodwa UElihu wayelindele uJobe ekhuluma, ngoba babebadala ngensuku kulaye. 5 UElihu esebonile ukuthi kwakungelampendulo emlonyeni walamadoda amathathu, ulaka lwakhe lwaseluvutha. 6 Ngakho uElihu indodana kaBarakeli umBuzi waphendula wathi: Mina ngingomncinyane ngezinsuku, lina-ke libadalaf; ngenxa yalokhu bengithikaza, ngesaba ukulitshelag umcabango wamih. 7 Ngathi: Kakukhulume izinsuku, lobunengi beminyaka bazise inhlakanipho. 8 Isibili umoya ukhona emuntwinii, lokuphefumulela kukaSomandlaj kuyabanika ukuqedisisak. 9 Abakhulu kabahlakaniphil ngezikhathi zonke, labalupheleyo kabaqedisisi isahlulelom. 10 Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi; lami ngizatshengisa umcabango wamin. 11 Khangelani, bengiwalindele amazwi enu, ngabeka indlebe ekukhulumeni kwenu okuhlakaniphileyo, lisadinga amazwi. 12 Yebo, ngalilalela, khangelani-ke, kakho phakathi kwenu omvumisileyo uJobe, owaphenduleyo amazwi akheo. 13 Hlezi lithi: Sitholile inhlakanipho; nguNkulunkulu ozamxotsha, hatshi umuntup. 14 Kodwa kangihlelelanga amazwi, langamazwi enu kangiyikumphendula. 15 Badideka, kabasaphendulanga, basusa amazwi kubo. 16 Ngasengilinda, kodwa kabakhulumanga, ngoba bema, kabasaphendulanga. 17 Lami ngizaphendula ingxenye yamiq, lami ngitshengiser umcabango wamis. 18 Ngoba ngigcwele amazwi, umoya wesisu sami uyangiqhubezela. 19 Khangelani, isisu sami sinjengewayini engavulwanga, njengemigodla emitsha sizadabukat. 20 Ngizakhuluma ukuze ngiphefumule; ngivule indebe zami, ngiphendule. 21 Ake ngingaphakamisi ubuso bomuntuu, ngingabizi umuntu ngebizo lokubamba amehlov. 22 Ngoba kangikwazi ukunika amabizo okubamba amehlo; masinyane umenzi wami angangisusaw.