Umsebenzi
36:1 Waqokela uElihu, wathi,
36:2 Khawenze kuhle, ndikutyele;
Egameni likaThixo.
36:3 Ndiya kukuphakamisela entweni ekude ukwazi kwam, ndinike ubulungisa
uMenzi wam.
36:4 Okwenene, akabuxoki amazwi am; Ogqibeleleyo ngokwazi
unawe.
36:5 Yabona, uThixo unamandla, akacekisi bani;
nobulumko.
36:6 Akamgcini umphefumlo ongendawo; Iintsizana uzinika ibango.
36:7 Akawasusi amehlo akhe kwabangamalungisa; Ungookumkani
phezu kwetrone; ewe, uzimise ngonaphakade, zibekho
uphakamile.
36:8 Ukuba bakhonkxiwe ngamakhamandela, babanjiswa ngeentsontelo zembandezelo;
36:9 Ubabonisa ke izenzo zabo, Nezikreqo zabo abanazo
kugqithisiwe.
36:10 Uzityhilela intethiso iindlebe zabo, Uthi mababuye
ebugwenxeni.
36:11 Ukuba bathe beva, bamkhonza, Boyigqiba imihla yabo ekulungeni,
neminyaka yabo ebumnandini.
36:12 kodwa ukuba abeva, baya kubhubha ngekrele, kwaye baya kufa
ngaphandle kokwazi.
36:13 Ke abaziintshembenxa ngentliziyo babamba umsindo; Abazibiki xa abakhonkxayo.
bona.
36:14 Bafa besebancinane, umphefumlo wabo ube phakathi koyinqambi.
36:15 Uyamhlangula olusizana ngeentsizi zakhe, Azityhile iindlebe zabo
ingcinezelo.
36:16 Kananjalo ubeya kukukhupha wena embandezelweni, Akuse endaweni ebanzi;
apho kungekho kuxinana; nokubekwa etafileni yakho
kufuneka izaliswe kukutyeba.
36:17 Ke wena uzalise isigwebo abangendawo: isiko nobulungisa
bambelela kuwe.
36:18 Kuba ubushushu, gcinani, hleze nikuthabathe ngesibetho sakhe.
ngoko ke, ucamagusho olukhulu alunako ukukukhulula.
36:19 Wobuxabisa na ubutyebi bakho? hayi, negolide, nangawo onke amandla anamandla.
36:20 Musa ukunqwenela ubusuku, xa abantu benqanyulwe ezindaweni zabo.
36:21 Lumka, ungaguqukeli konobutshinga;
inkxwaleko.
36:22 Yabona, uThixo uphakamile ngamandla akhe;
36:23 Ngubani na omphathise indlela yakhe; Ngubani na onokuthi, Usebenzile?
ubugwenxa?
36:24 Khumbula ukuba uwukhulise ngembeko umsebenzi wakhe, Abawukhangelayo abantu.
36:25 Bonke abantu bayawubona; Umntu uwukhangela emgama.
36:26 Yabona, uThixo mkhulu, asimazi;
iminyaka ikhangelwe.
36:27 Ngokuba uwanciphisa amathontsi amanzi, Athele ngemvula ngokwelizwi lawo
umphunga wayo:
36:28 Awathontsiza amafu, Anyathele phezu kwabantu abaninzi.
36:29 Kananjalo unako na ukukuqonda ukwahlukana kwamafu, nesandi se
umnquba wakhe?
36:30 Yabona, waneka phezu kwawo ukukhanya kwakhe, Azigubungele ngamazantsi omoya
ulwandle.
36:31 Kuba ngezo nto ugqweba izizwe; unika ukudla ngento eninzi.
36:32 Ugubungela ukukhanya ngamafu; akatsho ukuba mayibengezela
ilifu eliza phakathi kwalo.
36:33 Ukugquma kwakhe kuyamxela, Kwaneenkomo, ukuba zisingele phantsi
umphunga.