Umsebenzi
23:1 Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
23:2 Ngisho nanamuhla isikhalo sami sibaba;
ukububula.
23:3 O ukube ngangazi lapho engingamthola khona! ukuze ngize kuye
isihlalo!
23:4 Bengiyakubeka indaba yami phambi kwakhe, futhi ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngezimpikiswano.
23:5 Bengiyokwazi amazwi ayezongiphendula, futhi ngiqonde lokho yena
angasho kimi.
23:6 Ingabe uyophikisana nami ngamandla akhe amakhulu? Cha; kodwa wayezobeka
amandla kimi.
23:7 Lapho olungileyo angase aphikisane naye; ngakho kufanele ngilethwe
njalo umahluleli wami.
23:8 Bheka, ngiya phambili, kodwa akekho lapho; nangemuva, kodwa angikwazi
mbona:
23:9 Ngakwesokhohlo, lapho asebenza khona, kodwa angikwazi ukumbona: uyacasha
yena ngakwesokunene, ukuze ngingamboni;
23:10 Kodwa yena uyayazi indlela engiyithathayo;
phambili njengegolide.
23:11 Unyawo lwami lubambe ezinyathelweni zakhe;
23:12 Futhi angifulathelanga umyalo wezindebe zakhe; ngine
wazisa amazwi omlomo wakhe ngaphezu kokudla kwami.
23:13 Kodwa yena emqondweni munye, futhi ngubani ongamguqula? nalokho umphefumulo wakhe okufisayo,
lalokho akwenzayo.
23:14 Ngoba uyafeza lokho engikumiselweyo, futhi abaningi abanjalo
izinto zinaye.
23:15 Ngakho ngithuthumela ebusweni bakhe: lapho ngibheka, ngiyesaba
yena.
23:16 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyenza thambile inhliziyo yami, futhi uSomandla uyangikhathaza.
23:17 Ngoba angizange anqunywe phambi kobumnyama, futhi akazange asibekele
ubumnyama ebusweni bami.