Umsebenzi
16:1 Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
16:2 Ngizwile izinto eziningi ezinjalo: nina nonke ningabaduduzi ababi.
16:3 Ingabe amazwi ayize ayophela? noma yini ekwenza ube nesibindi
impendulo?
16:4 Nami bengingakhuluma njengani; uma umphefumulo wenu ubusesikhundleni somphefumulo wami, I
ngingaqongelela amazwi ngokumelene nani, futhi nginikine ikhanda lami kini.
16:5 Kodwa bengiyokuqinisa ngomlomo wami, futhi ukunyakaza izindebe zami
kufanele uqede usizi lwakho.
16:6 Noma ngikhuluma, ukudabuka kwami akunqamuki; noma ngiyeka, ngiyini?
Ngehlisa?
16:7 Kodwa manje ungikhathazile, wena uyenza incithakalo yonke inhlangano yami.
16:8 Futhi ungigcwalisile imibimbi, okuwubufakazi ngokumelene nami.
nokuzaca kwami kwavuka kimi kufakaza ebusweni bami.
16:9 Uyangidwengula ngolaka lwakhe, ongizondayo;
amazinyo; isitha sami singilola amehlo aso.
16:10 Bakhamise phezu kwami ngomlomo wabo; bangitshayile phezu kwe
isihlathi ngokuthuka; bangiqoqele ndawonye.
16:11 UNkulunkulu unginikele kubantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, futhi unginikele ezandleni
lababi.
16:12 Bengihlezi kahle, kepha wangiphula; wangibamba ngesandla.
intamo yami, wangihluthula, wangimisa kwaba yisiphawulo sakhe.
16:13 Imicibisholo yakhe iyangizungeza;
ayihawukeli; uthela inyongo yami emhlabathini.
16:14 Wangibhidliza ngokugqekeza phezu kokwephuka, wagijima phezu kwami njengomdondoshiya.
16:15 Ngithungele indwangu yesaka esikhumbeni sami, futhi ngingcolise uphondo lwami othulini.
16:16 Ubuso bami bubomvu ngokukhala, futhi phezu izinkophe zami ithunzi lokufa.
16:17 Hhayi ngenxa yokungabi nabulungisa ezandleni zami, futhi umkhuleko wami uhlanzekile.
16:18 O mhlaba, ungasibekela igazi lami, futhi uvumele ukukhala kwami kungabi nandawo.
16:19 Futhi manje, bheka, ufakazi wami usezulwini, nofakazi wami uphakeme.
16:20 Abangane bami bayangidelela, kodwa iso lami likhala izinyembezi kuNkulunkulu.
16:21 Ukuthi umuntu angamncengela umuntu kuNkulunkulu, njengomuntu encengela indoda yakhe.
umakhelwane!
16:22 Lapho iminyaka embalwa isifikile, khona-ke ngizohamba ngendlela engingayikuhamba ngayo
buyela.