Umsebenzi 15:1 Wayesephendula u-Elifazi umThemani, wathi: 15:2 Ingabe ohlakaniphileyo kufanele akhulume ulwazi okuyize, futhi agcwalise isisu sakhe ngasempumalanga umoya? 15:3 Kufanele abonisane ngenkulumo engasizi? kumbe ngezinkulumo azenzayo angenze lutho? 15:4 Yebo, wena ulahla ukwesaba, futhi uvimbela umthandazo phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 15:5 Ngoba umlomo wakho ukhuluma ububi bakho, futhi ukhetha ulimi abanobuqili. 15:6 Umlomo wakho uyakulahla, akumina; yebo, izindebe zakho ziyafakaza. ngokumelene nawe. 15:7 Wena ungumuntu wokuqala owazalwa? noma wenziwa ngaphambi kukaJehova amagquma? 15:8 Wena wezwa imfihlo kaNkulunkulu? wena uvimbezela ukuhlakanipha wena? 15:9 Wazini, esingakwazi? ozwisisayo, okuyikhona hhayi kithi? 15:10 Kanye nathi kukhona kokubili izimpunga namaxhegu kakhulu, amadala kakhulu kunowakho ubaba. 15:11 Ingabe induduzo kaNkulunkulu incane kuwe? kukhona into eyimfihlo nawe? 15:12 Kungani inhliziyo yakho ikumuka? Amehlo akho acwayiza ngani na? 15:13 Ukuze uphendulele umoya wakho ngokumelene noNkulunkulu, futhi uvumele amazwi anjalo aphume emlonyeni wakho? 15:14 Uyini umuntu ukuba ahlanzeke? futhi ozelwe ngowesifazane. ukuthi abe ngolungileyo? 15:15 Bheka, akabethembi abangcwele bakhe; yebo, izulu alikho uhlanzekile emehlweni akhe. 15:16 Kakhulu kangakanani oyisinengiso nongcolile umuntu, ophuza ububi amanzi? 15:17 Ngizokubonisa, ngizwe; futhi lokho engikubonile ngizokumemezela; 15:18 Okushiwo amadoda ahlakaniphileyo kusukela koyise, kodwa abangazange bakufihle. 15:19 Kwaphiwa kubo kuphela umhlaba, futhi akekho umfokazi owadlula phakathi kwabo. 15:20 Umuntu omubi uhlupheka ngobuhlungu zonke izinsuku zakhe, kanye nenani iminyaka ifihliwe kumcindezeli. 15:21 Umsindo owesabekayo usezindlebeni zakhe: ekuphumeleleni umchithi uyofika phezu kwakhe. 15:22 Akakholwa ukuthi uzobuya ebumnyameni, futhi ulindelwe okwenkemba. 15:23 Uzulazula efuna isinkwa, ethi: "Siphi?" uyazi ukuthi usuku lobumnyama selulungile esandleni sakhe. 15:24 Inkathazo nosizi kuyomethusa; bayakunqoba yena, njengenkosi elungele ukulwa. 15:25 Ngoba welulela isandla sakhe ngokumelene noNkulunkulu, futhi iqiniswe ngokumelene noSomandla. 15:26 Ugijima phezu kwakhe, ngisho entanyeni yakhe, phezu kwezikhulu zakhe eziwugqinsi amabhakede: 15:27 Ngoba emboza ubuso bakhe ngamanoni akhe, futhi wenza namafutha emaceleni akhe. 15:28 Futhi uhlala emizini eyincithakalo, futhi ezindlini ezingenamuntu ezihlala khona, sezilungele ukuba yinqwaba. 15:29 Ngeke acebe, futhi impahla yakhe ngeke uqhubeke, noma uyakwelula ukuphelela kwawo emhlabeni. 15:30 Ngeke asuke ebumnyameni; ilangabi liyokoma elakhe amagatsha, nangokuphefumula komlomo wakhe uyakumuka. 15:31 Okhohliswayo makangathembeli ezeni, ngoba okuyize kuyoba kwakhe imbuyiselo. 15:32 Kuyofezwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakhe, futhi igatsha lakhe ngeke kube eluhlaza. 15:33 Uyakuvuthulula izithelo zakhe zomvini ezingavuthwanga njengomvini, futhi uyolahla eyakhe imbali njengomnqumo. 15:34 Ngoba ibandla labazenzisi liyoba incithakalo, nomlilo ngeke qeda amatabernakele okufumbathisa. 15:35 Bakhulelwa ububi, futhi bazala okuyize, futhi isisu sabo ulungisa inkohliso.