1U-Elifazi umThemani wasephendula wathi:
2“Umuntu angasiza uNkulunkulu na?
3Bekungamupha ntokozo bani uSomandla ukulunga kwakho na?
4Yikumesaba kwakho yini akukhuzela khona
5Kabubukhulu ububi bakho na?
6Wawubiza isibambiso kubafowenu kungelasizatho;
7Abakhatheleyo wawubancitsha amanzi,
8lanxa wena wawuyindoda elamandla, ulepulazi,
9Abafelokazi wabaxotsha ungabaphanga lutho
10Kungenxa yalokho usuhanqwe yimijibila,
11yikho kumnyama kangaka ungasaboni,
12UNkulunkulu kakho esiqongweni samazulu na?
13Kodwa wena uthi, ‘UNkulunkulu wazini?
14Usithwe ngamayezi amakhulu, ngakho kasiboni
15Wena-ke uzakwalela endleleni endala na
16Bedluliswa singakafiki isikhathi sabo,
17Bathi kuNkulunkulu, ‘Tshiyana lathi!
18Ikanti kunguye owagcwalisa izindlu zabo ngezinto ezinhle,
19Abalungileyo bayakubona lokho bathokoze;
20‘Ngempela izitha zethu zichithiwe,
21Zehlise kuNkulunkulu ukuze uwelelane laye;
22Yamukela iziqondiso eziphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
23Nxa ubuyela kuSomandla, uzavuselelwa;
24lomthuso wakho uwulahlele othulini,
25lapho-ke uSomandla uzakuba ligolide lakho,
26Ngempela uzazuza ukuthokoza kuSomandla
27Uzakhuleka kuye, yena akuzwe,
28Lokho okumisileyo kuzakwenziwa,
29Nxa abantu besehliswa ubususithi, ‘Baphakamiseni!’
30Uzabasiza lalabo abonayo,