1Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
2“Nxa ubuhlungu bami bungalinganiswa
3Ngempela bungasinda ukwedlula itshebetshebe yolwandle,
4Imitshoko kaSomandla iphakathi kwami,
5Kambe ubabhemi weganga uyakhala yini utshani bukhona,
6Ukudla okuduma kuyadleka na kungelatswayi,
7Ngiyala ukukuthinta;
8Oh, aluba ngingazuza isicelo sami,
9ukuthi uNkulunkulu avume ukungichoboza,
10Lalapho ngizabe ngilokhu ngilale induduzo
11Ngilamandla bani okuthi ngibe lokhu ngithemba?
12Ngilamandla elitshe yini?
13Ngilawo yini amandla okuzisiza,
14Iloba ngubani ogodla umusa kumkhula wakhe
15Kodwa abafowethu kabathenjwa
16ileliqhwa eselincibilika,
17kodwa ikhawule ukugeleza ngesikhathi sokoma,
18Indwendwe zamakamela ziyaphambuka ezindleleni zazo;
19Indwendwe zamakamela aseThema zidinga amanzi,
20Bayadana ngoba bebekade bethembile;
21Lani selitshengise ukuthi kalilancedo;
22Sengake ngatsho yini ukuthi, ‘Ake lingihlawulele lokhu,
23ngikhululani esandleni sesitha,
24Ngifundisani, ngizathula;
25Abuhlungu kanganani amazwi eqiniso!
26Lizama ukuqondisa engikutshoyo,
27Lina lingenza inkatho ngezintandane,
28Kodwa okwamanje wobani lomusa lingizwele.
29Dedani, lingenzi okungaqondanga;
30Kukhona okubi na okusezindebeni zami?