Jobho 29:1-25
29 UJobho waraga nekulumakhe, wathi:
2 “Ngathana bengingabuyela eenyangeni ezadlulako,Emihleni leya nangisatjhejwa nguZimu,
3 Lokha nakenza isibani sakhe sikhanyise ihlokwami,Lokha nangisakghona ukukhambakhamba ebumnyameni ngokukhanya kwakhe,+
4 Lokha nangisathabela ukuphila kwami,Emihleni leya ngisathabela ubungani obuhle noZimu,+
5 UMninimandla Woke nakasese nami,Ngisabhodwe bantwabami,
6 Lokha ngisahlamba iinyawo zami ngebhodoro,Namadwala angithululela imilanjana yamafutha.+
7 Lokha nangisakghona ukuya esangweni ledorobho+Bengihlale netatawini lomphakathi,+
8 Amasokana nakangibonako bewajamela eqadi,*Ngitjho namadoda amadala bewasikima ajame.+
9 Amakhosana wona bewathula du;Avale lapha adla khona.
10 Ngitjho namadoda adumileko bewathula du;Begodu angatjho litho.
11 Woke umuntu obekangizwa bekakhuluma kuhle ngami,Nalabo ebebangibona bebafakaza kuhle ngami.
12 Ngombana bengisindisa otlhagako olilela isizo,+Ngisindise intandani kuhlanganise nanyana ngubani obekanganamuntu ongamsiza.+
13 Osezingeni lokufa bekakhuluma kuhle ngami,+Begodu bengenza nehliziyo yomhlolokazi ithabe.+
14 Ukulunga bengikumbethe inga zizambatho zami;Ubulungiswa bami bebunjengejasi enganamikhono begodu bunjengetjhila elithwalwa ehloko.
15 Bengimamehlo wesiphofuNeenyawo zorholopheleko.
16 Bengitlhogomela abatlhagako inga nginguyise kibo;+Bengisiza abantu engingabaziko bafumane ubulungiswa.+
17 Bengiphula imihlathi yomenzi wobumbi+Ngihluthule nenyamazana emazinywenakhe.
18 Benginande ngithi, ‘Ngizokufela ngendlinami,+Begodu amalangami azokuba manengi inga lithuli lehlabathi.
19 Ngizokuba njengemirabhu enabela ngemanzini,Begodu umbethe uzokuhlala ubusuku boke eempandeni zami.
20 Abantu bazokuhlala bangihlonipha,Begodu ngizokudumuza umsubelami ngokubuyelelweko.’
21 Abantu bebathabela ukungilalela,Bathule balindele iseluleko sami.+
22 Bekuthi nangiqeda ukukhuluma abantu bavale imilomo;Amezwami bewazwakala kamnandi eendlebeni zabo.
23 Bebangilinda inga balindele izulu;Balinde ngabomvu ukuzwa amezwami inga mumuntu olindele izulu letwasahlobo.+
24 Nangimomothekako bebangakholwa;Nabangibona ngithabile bebaqina idolo.
25 Bengibayala inga ngimdosiphambilabo,Ngihlale inga ngiyikosi hlangana namabuthwayo,+Njengomuntu oduduza abalilako.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiHebheru, “bewazifihla.”
