Umsebenzi 3:1 Emva kwalokho uJobe wavula umlomo wakhe, futhi waqalekisa usuku lwakhe. 3:2 Wayesekhuluma uJobe, wathi: 3:3 Makubhubhe usuku engazalwa ngalo, nobusuku obukhona wathi: Kukhulelwe umntwana wesilisa. 3:4 Lolo suku malube ubumnyama; uNkulunkulu makangakunaki kwaphezulu ukukhanya kukhanye phezu kwawo. 3:5 Vumela ubumnyama nethunzi lokufa kube it. ifu alihlale phezu kwalo yona; ubumnyama bemini mabulwesabise. 3:6 Kepha lobo busuku, mabubanjwe ubumnyama phezu kwabo; lingahlanganiswa izinsuku zomnyaka, zingangeni esibalweni sezinyanga. 3:7 Bheka, lobo busuku mabube zodwa, makungangeni kubo izwi lokujabula. 3:8 Mabaqalekise abaqalekisa usuku, abalungele ukuvusa zabo ukulila. 3:9 Izinkanyezi zobumnyama balo makube mnyama; mayibheke ukukhanya, kodwa lingabi nalo; futhi makungaboni ukusa kosuku. 3:10 Ngoba ayivalanga iminyango yesisu sikamame, futhi ayifihlanga usizi emehlweni ami. 3:11 Kungani ngingafanga kusukela esizalweni? kungani ngingawulahlanga umoya lapho mina waphuma esiswini? 3:12 Kungani amadolo angivimbela? noma kungani amabele ukuba ngimunce? 3:13 Ngoba manje kufanele ngabe ngilale ngithule, ngabe ngilele. ngabe ngiphumule, 3:14 Kanye namakhosi nabeluleki bomhlaba, owakha izindawo eziyincithakalo ngokwabo; 3:15 Noma nezikhulu ezazinegolide, ezazigcwalisa izindlu zazo ngesiliva. 3:16 Noma ngabe angizange ngibe njengozalo olufihlwayo; njengezingane ezingakaze zibe khona wabona ukukhanya. 3:17 Lapho ababi bayayeka ukuhlupha; nalapho abakhathele bayaphumula. 3:18 Lapho iziboshwa ziphumule ndawonye; abalizwa izwi likaJehova umcindezeli. 3:19 Abancane nabakhulu balapho; lenceku ikhululekile enkosini yayo. 3:20 Ngakho-ke ukukhanya kunikezwa ososizini, nokuphila kwabampofu umunyu emphefumulweni; 3:21 Abalangazelela ukufa, kodwa akufiki; futhi uyimbe ngaphezu kwayo ingcebo efihliwe; 3:22 Abajabula kakhulu, futhi bajabule, lapho bengathola ithuna? 3:23 Kungani ukukhanya kunikwe umuntu ondlela yakhe isithekile, futhi uNkulunkulu ambiyelwe ngothango? phakathi? 3:24 Ngoba ukububula kwami kufika ngaphambi kokuba ngidle, futhi ukubhonga kwami kuthululwa njengokungathi amanzi. 3:25 Ngoba into engiyesaba kakhulu sehlele kimi, futhi lokho mina uvalo selufikile kimi. 3:26 Ngangingekho ngokuphepha, futhi angizange ngiphumule, futhi angizange ngithule; okwamanje kwafika inkathazo.