‏ Job 15

Impendulo Ka-Elifazi

1Wasephendula u-Elifazi umThemani wathi:

2“Kambe indoda ehlakaniphileyo ingaphendula ngeze nje
loba igcwalise isisu sayo ngomoya otshisayo wempumalanga na?
3Ingadaza inkani ngamazwi angatsho lutho,
ngezinkulumo ezingelasisindo na?
4Wena uze weyise ukulunga
njalo uphazame lokukhonza uNkulunkulu.
5Isono sakho sikhuthaza umlomo wakho;
usuthethe ulimi lwamaqili.
6Umlomo wakho yiwo okulahlayo, hatshi owami;
izindebe zakho zifakaza ububi bakho.

7Nguwe yini umuntu wokuqala ukuzalwa?
Wabakhona kuqala kulezintaba na?
8Uyake ulalele yini enkundleni kaNkulunkulu?
Nguwe wedwa yini ololwazi?
9Kuyini okwaziyo wena thina esingakwaziyo?
Ulemibono bani wena thina esingelayo?
10Asebezimpunga lamakhehla bavumelana lathi,
amadoda amadala kuloyihlo.
11Induduzo zikaNkulunkulu kazikwanelisi yini,
amazwi akhulunywa kamnandi kuwe?
12Kungani uvumela ukufuqwa yinhliziyo na,
kungani amehlo akho eqwayiza,
13uze ubhodlise ulaka lwakho kuNkulunkulu
ukhihlize amazwi anjalo ngomlomo wakho?

14Umuntu uyini ukuthi abe ngohlanzekileyo na,
lozelwe ngowesifazane ongaba ngcwele?
15Nxa uNkulunkulu engazethembi izingilosi zakhe,
njalo lamazulu engathembekanga kuye,
16pho umuntu ongcolileyo ke, oxhwalileyo,
onatha ububi njengamanzi!

17Lalela kimi ngikuchazele;
wothi ngikutshele esengakubonayo,
18lokho osekwafakazwa yizihlakaniphi,
bengafihli lutho abaluthatha kubokhokho babo
19(abayibo kuphela abaphiwa ilizwe
njalo akwaze kwedlula muntu wezizweni phakathi kwabo):
20Ngezinsuku zakhe zonke umuntu omubi uhlutshwa yizinhlungu,
kube yisihluku seminyaka yonke ayibekelweyo.
21Imisindo eyesabisayo iyagcwala ezindlebeni zakhe;
nxa kusithi kuyalunga, izikliwi zimhlasele.
22Ulahlekelwa lithemba lokuwuphepha umnyama;
umiselwe inkemba.
23Uyantula nje abe yikudla kwamanqe;
uyazi ukuthi usuku lobumnyama selusondele.
24Usizi lobuhlungu emoyeni bumlethela uvalo;
inhlupho ziyamgabhela, njengenkosi isilungele ukuhlasela,
25ngoba efumbathele uNkulunkulu inqindi,
ezimisela ukulwa loSomandla,
26aqholoze amhlasele
ngesihlangu esiqinileyo, esilohlonzi.

27Lanxa ezimuke ubuso bungaka,
umkhaba ulenga ngedanga,
28uzahlala emadolobheni angamanxiwa
lezindlini ezingahlali muntu,
izindlu eziwohlokayo zibe yinqumbi.
29Kasayikunotha futhi lenotho yakhe kayiyikuma,
lezifuyo zakhe kazisayikugcwala ilizwe lonke.
30Kayikuphepha emnyameni;
ilangabi lizabunisa amahlumela akhe
lomoya wokuphefumula komlomo kaNkulunkulu uzamthwalela kude.
31Makangazikhohlisi ngokuthemba okuyize,
ngoba akazukuzuza lutho ngakho.
32Singakapheli isikhathi sakhe uzajeziswa,
lezingatsha zakhe kaziyikuhluma.
33Uzaba njengevini eliphundlwe izithelo zalo zingakavuthwa,
njengesihlahla se-oliva sikhithiza impoko zaso.
34Ngoba ixuku labangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu kalizukuba lezithelo,
lomlilo uzawahangula amathente alabo abathanda isivalamlomo.
35Bazithwala uhlupho babelethe ububi;
isibeletho sabo sibumba inkohliso.”