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.