1UThixo wasekhuluma loJobe ephakathi kwesiphepho. Wathi:
2“Ngubani na lowo odunga amacebo ami
3Qina njengendoda;
4Wawungaphi lapho ngibeka izisekelo zomhlaba na?
5Ngubani owamisa izilinganiso zawo na? Phela angithi uyazi!
6Izinsika zawo zamiswa phezu kwani na,
7lapho izinkanyezi zokusa zazihlabelela kanyekanye
8Ngubani owavalela ulwandle ngemva kwezivalo
9lapho ngisenza amayezi aba yisembatho salo na
10lapho ngalubekela imikhawulo
11lapho engathi, ‘Ungeza uze ufike lapha kodwa ungedluli;
12Sewake wabekela ikuseni umthetho na,
13ukuba kuphakamise umhlaba ngemiphetho
14Umhlaba ubumbeka isimo njengebumba ufakwe uphawu;
15Ababi bayacitshelwa ukukhanya,
16Sewake wahamba emithonjeni yolwandle na
17Amasango okufa aseke abonakaliswa kuwe na?
18Ubuqedisisile na ubukhulu bobubanzi bomhlaba?
19Yiphi indlela eya ekhaya elihlala ukukhanya na?
20Ungakusa ezindaweni zakho na?
21Ye uyakwazi, ngoba wawuvele usuzelwe!
22Sewake wangena eziphaleni zikangqwaqwane
23engizilindisele izikhathi zohlupho,
24Ingaphi indlela eya esigodlweni sokwaba umbane,
25Ngubani ogubhe intshukuntshu yezihlambo zezulu,
26ukuthelezela ilizwe elingahlali muntu,
27ukusuthisa ilizwe elilugwadule
28Izulu elinayo liloyise na?
29Ngesikabani isisu esizala iliqhwa na?
30lapho amanzi abalukhuni njengelitshe,
31Ungasibopha na isiLimela lesi esihle?
32Ungawuletha na uMthala ngesikhathi sawo
33Uyayazi imithetho yasezulwini na?
34Ungawamemeza yini amayezi
35Uyakuthuma yini ukuphazima kombane?
36Ngubani owapha inhliziyo ukuhlakanipha
37Ngubani ololwazi lokubala amayezi na?
38nxa uthuli seluqina
39Uyasizingelela na isilwanekazi ukudla kwaso,
40lapho zilele ezikhundleni zazo
41Ngubani opha iwabayi ukudla