Umsebenzi
40:1 UJehova wamphendula uJobe, wathi:
40:2 Ophikisana noMninimandla onke angamfundisa na? yena lowo
ukhuza uNkulunkulu, makaphendule.
40:3 UJobe wayesemphendula uJehova, wathi:
40:4 Bheka, mina ngiphansi; ngingakuphendula ngithini na? ngizobeka isandla sami phezu
umlomo wami.
40:5 Ngikhulume kanye; kodwa kangiyikuphendula: yebo, kabili; kodwa ngizokwenza
ungaqhubeki.
40:6 Khona-ke uJehova wamphendula uJobe esesivunguzaneni, futhi wathi:
40:7 Bopha izinkalo zakho manje njengomuntu, Ngizobuza kuwe, futhi ngimemezele
wena kimi.
40:8 Ingabe nawe uzochitha ukwahlulela kwami? ungangilahla yini, ukuthi ungilahle?
kungenzeka ukuthi ulungile?
40:9 Unayo ingalo efana noNkulunkulu? Ungaduma ngezwi elinjengaye na?
40:10 Zihlobise ngobukhosi nangokuphakama; futhi wembathise
inkazimulo nobuhle.
40:11 Phonsa ukufutheka kolaka lwakho, futhi bheka bonke abazidlayo.
futhi amehlise.
40:12 Bheka bonke abazidlayo, futhi umthobise; futhi unyathele phansi
ababi endaweni yabo.
40:13 Bafihle othulini kanyekanye; futhi ubophe ubuso babo ekusithekeni.
40:14 Khona-ke ngizovuma kuwe ukuthi isandla sakho sokunene singasindisa
wena.
40:15 Bheka manje ubhemu, engamenza kanye nawe; udla utshani njengenkabi.
40:16 Bheka manje, amandla akhe asezinkalweni zakhe, futhi amandla akhe asezinkabeni ze
isisu sakhe.
40:17 Unyakazisa umsila wakhe njengomsedari; imisipha yamatshe akhe ithandelwe.
ndawonye.
40:18 Amathambo akhe anjengezinsimbi zethusi; amathambo akhe anjengemigoqo
insimbi.
40:19 He is inhloko yezindlela zikaNkulunkulu: Lowo owamenza angenza inkemba yakhe
ukuze asondele kuye.
40:20 Ngokuqinisekile izintaba zimkhiphela ukudla, lapho zonke izilwane zasendle
umdlalo wenkundla.
40:21 Ilala ngaphansi kwezihlahla shady, endaweni eyisithelo umhlanga, futhi ezinsikeni.
40:22 Imithi enomthunzi imsibekela ngomthunzi wayo; iminyezane yomfula
mjikelezise.
40:23 Bheka, uyaphuza umfula, futhi akasheshi;
sondeza iJordani emlonyeni wayo.
40:24 Uyayibamba ngamehlo akhe, ikhala ibhoboza ngokusebenzisa izingibe.