Umsebenzi 21:1 Kodwa uJobe waphendula wathi: 21:2 Lalela ngenkuthalo inkulumo yami, futhi ake lokhu kube induduzo yakho. 21:3 Ngivumele ngikhulume; emva kwalokho sengikhulumile, qhubeka uklolodela. 21:4 Mina-ke, ukukhononda kwami kumuntu na? futhi uma bekunjalo, kungani kungabi okwami umoya ukhathazeke? 21:5 Ngibheke, futhi nimangale, futhi ubeke isandla sakho emlonyeni wakho. 21:6 Noma ngikhumbula, ngiyesaba, futhi ukuthuthumela kubamba enyameni yami. 21:7 Kungani ababi bephila, baguge, yebo, babe namandla amakhulu? 21:8 Inzalo yabo iqiniswe emehlweni abo kanye nabo, kanye nenzalo yabo phambi kwamehlo abo. 21:9 Izindlu zabo ziphephile ekwesabeni, futhi induku kaNkulunkulu ayikho phezu kwabo. 21:10 Inkunzi yabo iyazala, futhi ayiphuthi; inkomo yabo izala, iphonse hhayi ithole lakhe. 21:11 Bathumela abancane babo njengomhlambi kanye nezingane zabo umdanso. 21:12 Bathatha isigubhu nehabhu, futhi bajabule ngomsindo womculo. 21:13 Bachitha izinsuku zabo engcebweni, futhi ngomzuzwana behlela endaweni yabafileyo. 21:14 Ngakho bathi kuNkulunkulu: "Suka kithi; ngoba kasifuni ukwazi izindlela zakho. 21:15 Uyini uMninimandla onke, ukuze simkhonze? nokuthi iyiphi inzuzo okufanele sinakho, uma sikhuleka kuye? 21:16 Bheka, okuhle kwabo akukho esandleni sabo; kusuka kimi. 21:17 Kukangaki isibani ababi sicinywa! futhi bafika kangaki ukubhujiswa phezu kwabo! UNkulunkulu ukwabela usizi entukuthelweni yakhe. 21:18 Banjengezinhlanga phambi komoya, futhi njengamakhoba isiphepho ithatha ihambe. 21:19 UNkulunkulu uyababekela abantwana bakhe ububi bakhe ngizokwazi. 21:20 Amehlo akhe ayobona ukubhujiswa kwakhe, futhi uyophuza ulaka lwe uSomandla. 21:21 Ngoba ingakanani injabulo anayo endlini yakhe ngemva kwakhe, lapho isibalo sakhe izinyanga zinqunywa phakathi? 21:22 Ingabe kukhona ozofundisa uNkulunkulu ulwazi? ngoba uyabahlulela abaphakemeyo. 21:23 Omunye ufa emandleni akhe egcwele, ekhululekile futhi enokuthula. 21:24 Amabele akhe agcwele ubisi, futhi amathambo akhe agcwele umnkantsha. 21:25 Futhi omunye ufa umunyu womphefumulo wakhe, futhi akazange adle kanye injabulo. 21:26 Bayolala phansi ngokufanayo othulini, futhi izimpethu uyosibekela. 21:27 Bheka, ngiyayazi imicabango yenu, futhi amacebo eningathembeki cabanga ngokumelene nami. 21:28 Ngoba nithi: 'Iphi indlu yesikhulu? futhi iphi indawo yokuhlala izindawo zababi? 21:29 Anibuzanga yini labo abahamba ngendlela? kodwa lina kalibazi yini labo amathokheni, 21:30 Ukuthi ababi bagcinelwe usuku lokubhujiswa? bayakuba kukhishwa osukwini lolaka. 21:31 Ngubani oyakumemezela ebusweni bakhe indlela yakhe? futhi ngubani oyakumbuyisela lokho anakho wenze? 21:32 Nokho uyakulethwa ethuneni, futhi uyohlala ethuneni. 21:33 Amagabade esigodini ayoba mnandi kuye, futhi wonke umuntu uyoba donsa emva kwakhe, njengalokhu bengenakubalwa ngaphambi kwakhe. 21:34 Pho ningiduduza ngeze, njengoba izimpendulo zenu zisele amanga?