UJobe 19

¹Wasephendula uJobe wathi:

²“Koze kube nini lilokhu lingichukuluza,

³Selingithethise amahlandla alitshumi manje;

⁴Nxa kuliqiniso ukuthi ngiphambukile,

⁵Nxa isibili liziphakamisa ngaphezulu kwami,

⁶yazini ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungonile

⁷Loba ngingaze ngikhale ngithi, ‘Ngiyahlukuluzwa bo!’

⁸Uyivalile indlela yami akudluleki;

⁹Usengiphucile konke ukuhlonitshwa

¹⁰Ungidabula inxa zonke ngize ngiphele du;

¹¹Ulaka lwakhe luyavutha kimi;

¹²Amabutho akhe eza ngamandla;

¹³Usenze abafowethu bangihlamuka;

¹⁴Izihlobo zami sezihambile;

¹⁵Izethekeli zami lezincekukazi zami zithi ngingowemzini;

¹⁶Ngithi nxa ngibiza isisebenzi sami singasabeli,

¹⁷Ukuphefumula kwami kuyamnukela umkami;

¹⁸Labafanyana bayangiklolodela;

¹⁹Bonke abangane bami abasekhwapheni bayanengeka ngami;

²⁰Angiselalutho ngaphandle kwesikhumba lamathambo kuphela;

²¹Ngizwelani usizi, bangane bami, wobani losizi,

²²Lingilandelelani njengoNkulunkulu na?

²³Oh, uthi ngabe amazwi ami ayalotshwa,

²⁴ngabe athwetshulwe ngensimbi phezu komnuso,

²⁵Ngiyazi ukuthi uMhlengi wami uyaphila,

²⁶Kuzakuthi nxa isikhumba sami sesibhujisiwe,

²⁷mina ngokwami ngizambona ngawami amehlo,

²⁸Lingaze lithi, ‘Sizamzingela qho

²⁹yini okumele liyesabe inkemba;