‏ Job 32

Inkulumo Ka-Elihu

1Amadoda la womathathu ema ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayelungile ngokubona kwakhe. 2Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, owendlu kaRamu, wamzondela uJobe ngokuzigeza yena endaweni yokugezwa nguNkulunkulu. 3Wayebazondele njalo labangane labo bobathathu ngoba babengayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa uJobe kodwa bemlahlile ngokumsola. 4U-Elihu wayeke wema ukukhuluma loJobe ngoba babebadala kulaye. 5Kodwa kwathi esebona ukuthi wonke amadoda womathathu ayengaselalutho ayengalutsho, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.

6Ngakho-ke u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi wathi:

“Ngimncinyane ngeminyaka,
lina libadala;
yikho bengisesaba,
ngithikaza ukutsho engikwaziyo.
7Ngikhumbule ngathi, ‘Kakukhulume ubudala;
iminyaka yokukhula kayifundise ukuhlakanipha.’
8Kodwa kungumoya osemuntwini,
ukuphefumula kukaSomandla, okumupha ukuqedisisa.
9Kakusibo bodwa abadala abahlakaniphileyo,
njalo kakusibo bodwa abalupheleyo abakuzwisisayo okulungileyo.

10Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi;
lami ngizalitshela engikwaziyo.
11Bengithule lisakhuluma,
ngikulalele ukucabanga kwenu;
lathi lisadinga amazwi,
12ngalilalela ngokupheleleyo.
Kodwa kakho lamunye kini otshengise ukuthi uJobe ulahlekile;
kakho omunye wenu osephendule imibono yakhe.
13Lingaze lathi, ‘Sesikutholile ukuhlakanipha;
uNkulunkulu kaveze ukuphosisa kwakhe, hatshi umuntu.’
14Kodwa uJobe kakaqondisisi amazwi akhe kimi,
futhi kangiyikumphendula ngendlela yenu yokuphikisa.

15Sebededile kabaselakho okunye abangakutsho;
sebesilela amazwi.
16Ngike ngime na njengoba sebethule,
sebemi nje laphayana bengaselampendulo?
17Lami ngisake ngikhulume;
lami ngizakutsho engikwaziyo.
18Ngoba manengi amazwi engilawo,
umoya ongaphakathi kwami uyangifuqa;
19ngaphakathi ngiyafuthelana njengewayini elivalelwe embodleleni;
njengemixhaka yewayini esifuna ukudubuka.
20Kumele ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle;
kumele ngivule indebe zami ngiphendule.
21Kangizukutshengisa ubandlululo loba kukubani,
futhi kangisoze ngiyenge muntu;
22ngoba ngabe ngangiligabazi ekukhulumeni,
uMenzi wami ubezangisusa masinyane.”