Umsebenzi
4:1 Waphendula uElifazi wakwaTeman, wathi,
4:2 Ukuba ke sithe sathetha nawe, woba buhlungu na? kodwa ngubani onako
azibambe angathethi?
4:3 Yabona, ubafundise abaninzi, wabomeleza abatyhafileyo;
izandla.
4:4 Amazwi akho ambambile owawayo, wamqinisa
amadolo atyhafileyo.
4:5 Kungokunje into ize kuwe, wadinwa; uyakuchukumisa, kwaye
uyakhwankqiswa.
4:6 Ukoyika kwakho uThixo asiyiyo inkoloseko yakho na, Ithemba lakho, nokuthe tye kwakho?
iindlela zakho?
4:7 Khawukhumbule, ngubani na owakha wadaka, emsulwa? okanye bebephi
Ngaba ilungisa linqanyulwe?
4:8 Kwangoko ndabonayo ukuba abalima ubutshinga, nabahlwayela ubutshinga, bavuna ubutshinga
enjalo.
4:9 Ngokufutha kukaThixo badake, Ngokuphefumla komsindo wakhe
bagqiba.
4:10 Ukugquma kwengonyama, nezwi lengonyama entsha, namazinyo
kwiingonyama ezintsha zaphukile.
4:11 Ingonyama entsha iyatshabalala ngenxa yokuswela amaxhoba; namathole engonyama entsha ayatshabalala.
zithe saa.
4:12 Ke kaloku yaziselwa kum into efihlakeleyo, yeva indlebe yam yeva kancinane
ngayo.
4:13 Ngeengcinga zemibono yasebusuku, Xa efikelwa bubuthongo obukhulu
amadoda,
4:14 Ndafikelwa lunkwantyo, nokungcangcazela, Kwawanyibilikisa onke amathambo am.
4:15 Kwadlula umoya phambi kobuso bam; zasuka iinwele zenyama yam.
4:16 Wema ngxi, ke mna andayazi imbonakalo yawo;
kwathi cwaka phambi kwamehlo am, ndeva ilizwi lisithi.
4:17 Umntu uya kuba lilungisa ngaphezu koThixo na? umntu uya kuba nyulu ngaphezu kwakhe
umenzi wakhe?
4:18 Yabona, akakholwa ngabakhonzi bakhe; izithunywa zakhe wazibeka ityala
ubudenge:
4:19 Kobeka phi na ke kwabo bahlala ezindlwini zodongwe, eziziseko zabo zisisiseko!
Eluthulini, ezityunyuzwayo phambi kwenundu?
4:20 Badakiswa kususela kusasa kude kube ngokuhlwa;
nayiphi na malunga nayo.
4:21 Ubungangamsha babo abumki na kubo? bayafa, ngokunjalo
abangenabulumko.