Umsebenzi
32:1 Ngakho la madoda amathathu ayeka ukuphendula uJobe, ngoba wayelungile emehlweni akhe
amehlo siqu.
32:2 Lwavutha ulaka luka-Elihu, indodana kaBarakeli, umBuzi,
ulaka lwakhe lwamvuthela uJobe, ngokuba yena
wazilungisisa yena kunoNkulunkulu.
32:3 Futhi ulaka lwakhe lwavutha ngokumelene nabangane bakhe abathathu, ngoba babenakho
akatholanga mpendulo, nokho wamlahla uJobe.
32:4 Manje u-Elihu wayelinde waze wakhuluma uJobe, ngoba babebadala kunaye
yena.
32:5 Lapho u-Elihu ebona ukuthi kwakungekho mpendulo emlonyeni walawo madoda amathathu.
ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.
32:6 U-Elihu indodana kaBarakeli, umBuzi, waphendula wathi: "Ngimncane;
nina-ke nibadala kakhulu; ngalokho ngesaba, angiba nasibindi sokunitshela okwami
umbono.
32:7 Ngathi: Izinsuku kufanele zikhulume, futhi ubuningi beminyaka kufanele bafundise ukuhlakanipha.
32:8 Kodwa kukhona umoya kumuntu, futhi ukuphefumula kukaSomandla kuyanikeza
baqonde.
32:9 Abantu abakhulu abahlakaniphile ngaso sonke isikhathi, nabadala abaqondi ukwahlulela.
32:10 Ngakho ngathi: Lalela kimi. nami ngizoveza umbono wami.
32:11 Bheka, Ngilindele amazwi akho; ngibekile indlebe ezindabeni zenu nina
wacinga ukuthi uzothini.
32:12 Yebo, Ngalalela kini, futhi bheka, kwakungekho noyedwa kini lowo
wamkholisa uJobe, noma owaphendula amazwi akhe:
32:13 Hleze nithi: 'Sikutholile ukuhlakanipha.'
hhayi umuntu.
32:14 Manje akakhulumanga amazwi akhe kimi, futhi ngeke ngimphendule
ngezinkulumo zakho.
32:15 Bamangala, ababe besaphendula, bayeka ukukhuluma.
32:16 Lapho ngilindile, (ngokuba abazange bakhulume, kodwa bema, futhi waphendula cha
Okuningi;)
32:17 Ngathi, Mina ngiyophendula nengxenye yami, nami ngizoveza umbono wami.
32:18 Ngoba ngigcwele udaba, umoya ongaphakathi kimi uyangicindezela.
32:19 Bheka, isisu sami sinjengewayini elingenambobo; isilungele ukuqhuma
njengamabhodlela amasha.
32:20 Ngizokhuluma, ukuze ngiqabuleke: Ngizovula izindebe zami futhi ngiphendule.
32:21 Ake ngingavumi, ngiyakuncenga, ukwamukela ubuso banoma yimuphi umuntu, futhi ake nginikeze
iziqu ezithophayo kumuntu.
32:22 Ngoba angikwazi ukunikeza iziqu ezithophayo; ngokwenza kanjalo umenzi wami angenza
ngokushesha ungisuse.