Umsebenzi
19:1 Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
19:2 Koze kube nini nihlupha umphefumulo wami, futhi ningiphahlaze ngamazwi?
19:3 Lezi izikhathi eziyishumi ningihlambalazile, aninamahloni ngokwenza
ningabaziyo kimi.
19:4 Futhi kungaba ngempela ukuthi ngiphambukile, isiphambeko sami sihlala kimi.
19:5 Uma ngempela nizozikhukhumeza ngokumelene nami, futhi niphikisane nami
isihlamba:
19:6 Yazini manje ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungichithile, futhi ungihaqile ngowakhe
inetha.
19:7 Bheka, ngiyakhala ngithi: 'Ngithi: 'Kubi, kodwa kangizwakali;
akukho ukwahlulela.
19:8 Uyibiyile indlela yami ukuze ngingakwazi ukudlula, futhi ubeke ubumnyama phakathi
izindlela zami.
19:9 Ungiphucile udumo lwami, wathatha umqhele ekhanda lami.
19:10 Ungichithile inhlangothi zonke, futhi ngihambile, futhi ithemba lami unalo
isuswe njengesihlahla.
19:11 Futhi uye wavuthela intukuthelo yakhe phezu kwami, futhi wangibala kuye
njengesinye sezitha zakhe.
19:12 Amabutho akhe ahlangana ndawonye, futhi amise indlela yawo ngokumelene nami, futhi akanise
nxazonke zetabernakele lami.
19:13 Ubabekile kude nami abafowethu, futhi abazana nami impela.
ehlukanisiwe nami.
19:14 Izihlobo zami zihlulekile, futhi abangane bami bangikhohliwe.
19:15 Abahlala endlini yami nezincekukazi zami bangishaya umfokazi
ngingowezizwe emehlweni abo.
19:16 Ngabiza inceku yami, futhi akazange aphendule; Ngimncenge ngeyami
umlomo.
19:17 Umoya wami uyanuka kumkami, nakuba ngincenga abantwana
ngenxa yowami umzimba.
19:18 Yebo, abantwana bayangidelela; Ngasukuma, bakhuluma ngami.
19:19 Bonke abangane bami ezinhliziyweni banengwa ngami, futhi labo engangibathanda baphendukile
ngokumelene nami.
19:20 Ithambo lami linamathele esikhumbeni sami nasenyameni yami;
isikhumba samazinyo ami.
19:21 Ngihawukeleni, nihawukele, nina bangane bami; okwesandla sika
UNkulunkulu ungithintile.
19:22 Kungani ningizingele njengoNkulunkulu, futhi anisuthi ngenyama yami?
19:23 O ukube amazwi ami manje ebhaliwe! Sengathi zinganyatheliswa encwadini!
19:24 Ukuze aqoshwe ngepeni lensimbi nomthofu edwaleni kuze kube phakade!
19:25 Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi uMhlengi wami uyaphila, futhi uyokuma phezu
usuku lokugcina emhlabeni:
19:26 Futhi nakuba ngemva izibungu esikhumbeni sami zibhubhisa lomzimba, nokho enyameni yami ngeke
Ngiyabona uNkulunkulu:
19:27 Lowo ngiyozibonela ngokwami, futhi amehlo ami bayobona, futhi hhayi
omunye; noma izinso zami ziphela phakathi kwami.
19:28 Kodwa kufanele nithi, 'Kungani simshushisa, sibona umsuka wendaba
itholakala kimi?
19:29 Yesabani inkemba, ngokuba ulaka luletha izahlulelo zikaJehova
inkemba, ukuze nazi ukuthi kukhona ukwahlulela.