Umsebenzi
38:1 UJehova wayesemphendula uJobe esesivunguzaneni, wathi:
38:2 Ngubani lo owenza mnyama iseluleko ngamazwi angenalwazi?
38:3 Bopha izinkalo zakho njengendoda; ngokuba ngiyakubuza, ngiphendule
wena mina.
38:4 Wawukuphi lapho ngibeka izisekelo zomhlaba? memezela, uma
unakho ukuqonda.
38:5 Ubani oye wabeka izilinganiso zalo, uma wazi? noma onakho
welula umucu phezu kwayo?
38:6 Zibekwe phezu kwaziphi izisekelo zawo? kumbe ngubani owabeka ikona
itshe laso;
38:7 Lapho izinkanyezi zokusa zahlabelela ndawonye, futhi wonke amadodana kaNkulunkulu wakhamuluka
ngenjabulo?
38:8 Noma ngubani wavala ulwandle ngezicabha, lapho wabhodloza, sengathi kwaba
okhishwe esibelethweni?
38:9 Lapho ngenza ifu ingubo yalo, nesigayegaye a
i-swaddlingband yayo,
38:10 Futhi wahlephula ngenxa yayo indawo yami emisiwe, futhi wamisa imigoqo nezicabha.
38:11 Wathi: "Uzakuza kuze kube manje, kodwa ungedluli;
amagagasi aqhoshayo kufanele agcinwe?
38:12 Uye wayala ekuseni kusukela ezinsukwini zakho; futhi kwabangela ukusa
ukwazi indawo yakhe;
38:13 Ukuze ibambe imikhawulo yomhlaba, ukuze ababi banamandla
nginyakaziswe kuyo?
38:14 Iphendulwe njengobumba uphawu; futhi ame njengengubo.
38:15 Futhi kusukela ababi ukukhanya kwabo kugodliwe, futhi ingalo ephakeme iyoba
ephukile.
38:16 Ingabe uye wangena emithonjeni yolwandle? noma usungenile
ukusesha ekujuleni?
38:17 Ingabe amasango okufa uvulelwe kuwe? noma usuyibonile
iminyango yethunzi lokufa na?
38:18 Ubonile ububanzi bomhlaba? memezela uma uyakwazi
konke.
38:19 Iphi indlela lapho ukukhanya kuhlala? nobumnyama , buphi na?
indawo yakhona,
38:20 Ukuze uyiyise emngceleni wayo, futhi wena
Uyazazi yini izindlela zendlu yakho na?
38:21 Uyazi, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi wazalwa? noma ngoba inombolo ye
izinsuku zakho zinhle?
38:22 Ungenile engcebweni yeqhwa? noma usuyibonile
ingcebo yesichotho,
38:23 Engizigcinele isikhathi sokuhlupheka, kusukela usuku
impi nempi?
38:24 Ngayiphi indlela ukukhanya kwahlukaniswa, okuyinto uhlakaza umoya wasempumalanga phezu
umhlaba?
38:25 Ngubani ohlukanisele ukugeleza amanzi, noma indlela
ngombani wokuduma;
38:26 Ukunisa imvula emhlabeni, lapho kungekho muntu; ehlane,
lapho kungekho muntu khona;
38:27 Ukuze asuthise umhlabathi incithakalo nogwadule; kanye nokubangela ihlumela le
imifino ethambile ukuba ihlume?
38:28 Ingabe imvula uyise? Ngubani owazala amathonsi amazolo na?
38:29 Iqhwa elaphuma esizalweni sikabani? kanye nesithwathwa sasezulwini, onakho
ubulili bayo?
38:30 Amanzi acasha njengetshe, futhi ubuso utwa yiqhwa.
38:31 Ungakwazi yini ukubopha ithonya elimnandi lesiLimela, noma uthukulule izibopho zesiLimela?
I-Orion?
38:32 Ungakwazi yini ukuveza iMazaroti ngesikhathi salo? noma ungaqondisa
I-Arcturus namadodana akhe?
38:33 Uyazazi izimiso zasezulwini? ungabeka ukubusa
yawo emhlabeni?
38:34 Ungaphakamisela izwi lakho emafwini, ukuze ukuchichima kwamanzi
ngimboze?
38:35 Ungakwazi yini ukuthumela imibani, ukuze bahambe, futhi bathi kuwe, 'Silapha.'
kukhona?
38:36 Ngubani obeke ukuhlakanipha ezibilinini? noma ngubani onike ukuqonda
enhliziyweni?
38:37 Ngubani ongabala amafu ngokuhlakanipha? noma ngubani ongahlala amabhodlela ka
izulu,
38:38 Lapho uthuli lukhula lube lukhuni, futhi amagabade anamathela ndawonye?
38:39 Ingabe uyozingela ingonyama inyamazane? noma ugcwalise iphango labasha
amabhubesi,
38:40 Lapho zilala emihumeni yazo, futhi behlala ekusithekeni ukuze baqamekele?
38:41 Ngubani opha igwababa ukudla kwalo? lapho amazinyane akhe ekhala kuNkulunkulu.
bayazulazula ngokuswela inyama.