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Impendulo KaJobe
1 Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
2 “Nxa ubuhlungu bami bungalinganiswa
lokuhlupheka kwami konke kufakwe esikalini!
3 Ngempela bungasinda ukwedlula itshebetshebe yolwandle,
akungamangalisi ukuthi amazwi ami abhede kanje.
4 Imitshoko kaSomandla iphakathi kwami,
umoya wami unatha itshefu yayo;
inhlupho zokuhlukuluza zikaNkulunkulu ziqondiswe kimi.
5 Kambe ubabhemi weganga uyakhala yini utshani bukhona,
loba inkabi ikhonye yona ukudla ilakho?
6 Ukudla okuduma kuyadleka na kungelatswayi,
kumbe okumhlophe kweqanda kuyanambitheka yini?
7 Ngiyala ukukuthinta;
ukudla okunjalo kubuyisa inhliziyo yami.
8 Oh, aluba ngingazuza isicelo sami,
uNkulunkulu angiphe lokho engikufisayo,
9 ukuthi uNkulunkulu avume ukungichoboza,
ekele nje isandla sakhe singiqede!
10 Lalapho ngizabe ngilokhu ngilale induduzo
intokozo yami ebuhlungwini obungadediyo,
ukuthi bengingawaphikanga amazwi akhe oNgcwele.
11 Ngilamandla bani okuthi ngibe lokhu ngithemba?
Ngisamelelwe yini ukuba ngibe ngilokhu ngibekezela?
12 Ngilamandla elitshe yini?
Inyama yami ilithusi na?
13 Ngilawo yini amandla okuzisiza,
manje njengoba sengemukwe impumelelo?
14 Iloba ngubani ogodla umusa kumkhula wakhe
udela ukwesaba uSomandla.
15 Kodwa abafowethu kabathenjwa
njengemifula egeleza icitsha,
njengemifula echithayo
16 ileliqhwa eselincibilika,
njalo igcwele ngongqwaqwane osencibilikile,
17 kodwa ikhawule ukugeleza ngesikhathi sokoma,
kuthi sekutshisa amanzi anyamalale ezindleleni zawo.
18 Indwendwe zamakamela ziyaphambuka ezindleleni zazo;
zintule enkangala zifele khona.
19 Indwendwe zamakamela aseThema zidinga amanzi,
abathengisi baseShebha balinde bethembile.
20 Bayadana ngoba bebekade bethembile;
bayafika khonale bafike badane.
21 Lani selitshengise ukuthi kalilancedo;
libona into eyesabekayo beselisesaba.
22 Sengake ngatsho yini ukuthi, ‘Ake lingihlawulele lokhu,
ngihlengani ngempahla yenu,
23 ngikhululani esandleni sesitha,
ngihlengani ekufithizelweni ngabalesihluku’?
24 Ngifundisani, ngizathula;
ake lingitshengise lapho engiphambanise khona.
25 Abuhlungu kanganani amazwi eqiniso!
Kodwa ukuphikisa kwenu kutshengisani?
26 Lizama ukuqondisa engikutshoyo,
amazwi omuntu oselahlekelwe lithemba liwathethe njengomoya nje na?
27 Lina lingenza inkatho ngezintandane,
lithengise lomngane wenu.
28 Kodwa okwamanje wobani lomusa lingizwele.
Ngingaqamba amanga phambi kwenu na?
29 Dedani, lingenzi okungaqondanga;
khumbulani kutsha, phela ubuqotho bami busengozini.
30 Kukhona okubi na okusezindebeni zami?
Kambe umlomo wami kawukwehlukanisi okubi na?”

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