Umsebenzi
42:1 UYobhi wamphendula uYehova, wathi,
42:2 Ndiyazi ukuba unako ukufeza konke, kwaye akukho ngqiqweni
kuthintelwe kuwe.
42:3 Ngubani na lo usithe icebo engenakwazi? ngenxa yoko ndinayo
ndithethe into endingayaziyo; Izinto ezibalulekileyo kum, endizaziyo
hayi.
42:4 Khawuphulaphule, ndithethe mna; Ndiya kubuza kuwe, ndithethe wena.
ndixelele.
42:5 Bendikuva ukukuva ngendlebe, Kungoku iliso lam liyabona
wena.
42:6 Ngenxa yoko ndiyazicekisa, ndizohlwaye, Ndiseluthulini naseluthuthwini.
42:7 Kwathi, emva kokuba uYehova ewathethile la mazwi kuYobhi, uYehova
Wathi uYehova kuElifazi wakwaTeman, Ubushushu bam buyavutha kuwe
kubahlobo bakho ababini; kuba aniyithethanga into eyiyo ngam
ulungile, njengoko wenza ngako umkhonzi wam uYobhi.
42:8 Ngoko ke zithabathele iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo zibe sixhenxe, neenkunzi zeegusha zibe sixhenxe, uye kum
umkhonzi uYobhi, nizinyusele idini elinyukayo; kunye neyam
uya kunithandazela umkhonzi uYobhi; ngokuba ndiya kumamkela yena, hleze ndiphathwe nguye
nina ngokobudenge benu, ekubeni ningàthethanga nto ngam
ulungile, njengomkhonzi wam uYobhi.
42:9 Ngoko uElifazi wakwaTeman, noBhiledadi wakwaShuwa, noTsofare waseNahama.
baya, benza njengoko uYehova wabawisela umthetho, naye uYehova
wamkela uYobhi.
42:10 UYehova wakujika ukuthinjwa kukaYobhi, akumthandazela uYobhi
Wakongeza uYehova konke awayenako uYobhi, kwada kwaphindwa kabini.
42:11 Ke kaloku beza kuye bonke abazalwana bakhe, nabo bonke oodade, nabo bonke
nababezana naye ngenxa engaphambili, badla isonka nabo
endlwini yakhe; bamenzela isijwili, bamthuthuzela ngenxa yento yonke
elowo wamnika isahlulo sakhe
bezemali, elowo ube lijikazi legolide.
42:12 UYehova wakusikelela ukuphela kukaYobhi ngaphezu kwesiqalo sakhe;
waba neshumi elinesine lamawaka eegusha, nesithandathu samawaka eenkamela, newaka
ishumi elinesibini leenkomo, newaka leemazi zamaesile.
42:13 Waba noonyana abasixhenxe, neentombi ezintathu.
42:14 Owokuqala wamthiya igama elinguYemima; negama lowesibini;
eKezia; igama leyesithathu nguKeren-hapuki.
42:15 Akwafumaneka mankazana mahle njengeentombi zikaYobhi ezweni lonke.
waza uyise wazinika ilifa phakathi kwabazalwana bazo.
42:16 Emveni koko, uYobhi wadla ubomi iminyaka elikhulu elinamanci mane, wababona oonyana bakhe
oonyana boonyana bakhe izizukulwana ezine.
42:17 Wafa ke uYobhi, eyindoda enkulu, ephelele ebudaleni.