Impendulo kaJobe

40INkosi yasiphendula uJobe yathia:

2 Ophikisana loSomandla uzamqondisa yini? Osola uNkulunkulu kakuphenduleb.

3 UJobe waseyiphendula iNkosi wathi:

4 Khangela, ngiphansi; ngingakuphendula ngithinic? Ngibeka isandla sami emlonyeni wamid. 5 Ngikhulumile kanye, kodwa kangiyikuphendulae; kumbe kabili, kodwa kangiyikuqhubekaf.

INkosi ibonakalisa amandla ayo

6 INkosi yasimphendula uJobe isesivunguzaneni yathig:

7 Bopha khathesi ukhalo lwakho njengendodah; ngizakubuza, ubusungazisai. 8 Isibili, uzachitha isahlulelo sami yinij? Ungilahle, ukuze ube ngolungileyo yinik? 9 Njalo ulengalo yini njengoNkulunkulu? Kumbe ungaduma yini ngelizwi njengayel? 10 Khathesi zicecise ngobukhosi lokuphakama, uzembese ngodumo lenkazimulom. 11 Usabalalise intukuthelo zolaka lwakhon, ukhangele wonke ozigqajayo, umthobiseo. 12 Khangela wonke ozigqajayop, umehlisele phansiq, unyathelele phansi ababi endaweni yabor. 13 Ubafihle bonkes ethulinitu, ubophe ubuso babo ngasese. 14 Khona lami ngizavuma kuwe, ukuthi isandla sakho sokunene singakusindisav. 15 Ake ukhangele imvubu engayenza kanye lawe; idla utshani njengenkabiw. 16 Ake ukhangele, amandla ayo asekhalweni lwayo, lokuqina kwayo kusemisipheni yesisu sayo. 17 Iyagobisa umsila wayo njengomsedari; imisipha yemilenze yayo yelukenex. 18 Amathambo ayo anjengempompi zethusi, amathambo ayo anjengemigoqo yensimbi. 19 Ingeyokuqalay yezindlela zikaNkulunkuluz; owayenzayo wasondeza inkemba yayo. 20 Ngoba intaba ziyayivezela ukudla, lapho okudlala khona inyamazana zonke zeganga. 21 Ilala phansi kwesihlahla esiluhlaza, ekusithekeni kwemihlanga lamaxhaphozia. 22 Izihlahla eziluhlaza ziyayisibekela ngomthunzi wazo; imidubu yesifula iyayiphahlab. 23 Khangela, umfula uyayicindezela, kayiphangisic; ilesibindi lanxa iJordani ingaphuphumela emlonyeni wayod. 24 Ongayibamba yini ngamehlo ayo? Ongahlaba yini amakhala ayo ngemijibila?