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.