1Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
2“Ngeqiniso ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuliqiniso.
3Loba umuntu ubengafisa ukuphikisana laye
4Ukuhlakanipha kwakhe kujulile, amandla akhe makhulu.
5Uyazidudula izintaba zona zingazi lutho,
6Uyawunyikinya umhlaba endaweni yawo,
7Uyalitshela ilanga ukuba lingakhanyi;
8Nguye kuphela owelula amazulu,
9UnguMenzi wezinkanyezi iNgulube leZinja,
10Wenza imimangaliso engafinyelelekiyo,
11Uthi nxa esedlula kimi, ngingamboni;
12Nxa ehluthuna, ngubani ongamalela?
13UNkulunkulu kalunqandi ulaka lwakhe;
14Pho mina ngingaphikisana laye njani?
15Laloba ngingelamlandu, ngeke ngimphendule;
16Lanxa bengingambiza asabele,
17Ubengangicobodisa ngesiphepho
18Ubengasoze angiphe ithuba lokukhokha umoya
19Nxa kungokwamandla, alamandla amakhulu!
20Loba ngingabe ngimsulwa, umlomo wami ubungangilahla;
21Lanxa ngingelacala,
22Kuyafanana konke; yikho ngisithi,
23Nxa isifo esibi sibulala ngokuphangisa,
24Nxa ilizwe liwela ezandleni zababi,
25Amalanga ami alesiqubu esidlula esesithunywa;
26Antweza edlule njengezikepe zelala,
27Nxa ngingathi, ‘Ngizakubeka eceleni ukusola kwami,
28ngilokhu ngihemahema ngezinhlupho zami,
29Njengoba ngivele sengibekwe icala,
30Loba ngingaze ngigeze ngesepa
31uzavele ungiphosele emgodini olodaka
32Akasumuntu njengami ukuthi ngingamphendula,
33Aluba ubengabakhona osilamulayo,
34omunye nje ongasusa uswazi lukaNkulunkulu kimi,
35Lapho-ke bengizakhuluma ngingesabi yena,