Umsebenzi
29:1 UJobe waqhubeka nomfanekiso wakhe, wathi:
29:2 Sengathi nganginjengezinyanga ezidlule, njengasezinsukwini lapho uNkulunkulu engilondoloza khona;
29:3 Lapho isibani sakhe sikhanya phezu kwekhanda lami, futhi lapho ngokukhanya kwakhe ngahamba
ngobumnyama;
29:4 Njengasemihleni yobusha bami, lapho imfihlakalo kaNkulunkulu iphezu kwami
itabernakele;
29:5 Lapho uSomandla wayesenami, lapho abantwana bami bengizungezile;
29:6 Lapho ngigeza izinyathelo zami ngebhotela, futhi idwala wangithululela imifula
amafutha;
29:7 Lapho ngiphumela esangweni emzini, lapho ngilungisa isihlalo sami
umgwaqo!
29:8 Izinsizwa zangibona, futhi zacasha, futhi abadala basukuma, futhi wema
phezulu.
29:9 Izikhulu zayeka ukukhuluma, futhi zabeka izandla zabo emlonyeni wabo.
29:10 Izikhulu zazithule, nolimi lwazo lwanamathela ophahleni
umlomo wabo.
29:11 Lapho indlebe ingizwa, yangibusisa; kwathi lapho iso lingibona, kwaba
wafakaza kimi:
29:12 Ngoba ngakhulula ompofu owayekhala, futhi intandane, kanye naye
engelamuntu omsizayo.
29:13 Isibusiso salowo owayeseza kubhubha safika phezu kwami, futhi ngenza
inhliziyo yomfelokazi ukuhlabelela ngentokozo.
29:14 Ngembatha ukulunga, futhi wangembathisa: ukwahlulela kwami kwaba njengengubo futhi
umqhele.
29:15 Ngangingamehlo ezimpumputhe, futhi ngangiyizinyawo izinyonga.
29:16 Nganginguyise kwabampofu, futhi isizathu engangingasazi ngaphenya
ngaphandle.
29:17 Futhi ngaphula imihlathi ababi, futhi ngahlwitha impango yakhe
amazinyo.
29:18 Ngase ngithi: "Ngizofela esidlekeni sami, futhi ngizokwandisa izinsuku zami zibe njengezinsuku zokuzalwa."
isihlabathi.
29:19 Impande yami yelulelwe emanzini, futhi amazolo alala phezu kwami ubusuku bonke
igatsha.
29:20 Inkazimulo yami entsha kimi, futhi umnsalo wami wavuselelwa esandleni sami.
29:21 Amadoda alalela kimi, futhi walinda, futhi wathula iseluleko sami.
29:22 Ngemva kwamazwi ami abaphindanga bakhuluma; inkulumo yami yawela phezu kwabo.
29:23 Bangilinda njengemvula; basebewuvula kakhulu umlomo wabo
mayelana nemvula yamuva.
29:24 Uma ngibahleka, babengakholwa; nokukhanya kwami
ubuso ababubumbi.
29:25 Ngakhetha indlela yabo, futhi ngahlala induna, futhi ngahlala njengenkosi ebuthweni.
njengoduduza abalilayo.