Umsebenzi
4:1 Wayesephendula u-Elifazi umThemani, wathi:
4:2 Uma sizama ukukhuluma nawe, ingabe uzodabuka? kodwa ngubani ongakwazi
azibambe angakhulumi?
4:3 Bheka, uqondisile abaningi, futhi uqinise ababuthakathaka
izandla.
4:4 Amazwi akho baye basekela lowo owayewa, futhi uye waqinisa
amadolo axegayo.
4:5 Kodwa manje sekufikile kuwe, futhi uyadangala; kuyakuthinta, futhi
ukhathazekile.
4:6 Ingabe lokhu akukhona ukwesaba kwakho, ithemba lakho, ithemba lakho, futhi ubuqotho of
izindlela zakho?
4:7 Khumbula, ngiyakuncenga, ngubani owake wabhubha engenacala? noma bekuphi
abalungileyo bayanqunywa?
4:8 Njengoba nje ngibonile, labo abalima ububi, futhi bahlwanyele ububi, bavuna
okufanayo.
4:9 Ngokuphefumula kukaNkulunkulu bayabhubha, futhi ngokuphefumula kwamakhala akhe
badla.
4:10 Ukubhonga kwengonyama, nezwi lengonyama enolaka, namazinyo
amabhongo ezingonyama aphukile.
4:11 Ingonyama endala iyabhubha ngokuswela impango, namathole engonyamakazi
zihlakazeke phesheya.
4:12 Manje into yalethwa kimi ngasese, futhi indlebe yami yemukela kancane
kwakho.
4:13 Emicabangweni evela emibonweni yasebusuku, lapho ubuthongo obunzima buwela
amadoda,
4:14 Ingebhe futhi ukuthuthumela, okuyinto kwanyakazisa wonke amathambo ami.
4:15 Kwase kudlula umoya phambi kobuso bami; izinwele zenyama yami zasukuma;
4:16 Kwama, kodwa angikwazanga ukubona isimo salo: isithombe kwaba
phambi kwamehlo ami, kwathi cwaka, ngezwa izwi lithi:
4:17 Ingabe umuntu ofayo uyoba ubulungisa ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu? umuntu uyakuba msulwa ukwedlula
umenzi wakhe?
4:18 Bheka, akethembi izinceku zakhe; lezingilosi zakhe wazilaya
ubuwula:
4:19 Kakhulu kangakanani kulabo abahlala ezindlini zobumba, ogama isisekelo
othulini, ezichotshozwa phambi kwenundu?
4:20 Bachithwa kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa: babhubha phakade ngaphandle
noma yikuphi mayelana nakho.
4:21 Ingabe ubuhle babo phakathi kwabo abusuki na? bayafa, yebo
ngaphandle kokuhlakanipha.