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.