1 Ayeka loo madoda omathathu ukumphendula uYobhi; kuba ubelilungisa emehlweni akhe.
2 Wavutha umsindo kaElihu unyana kaBharakeli, wakwaBhuzi, owemizalwane yakwaRam; wavutha kuYobhi umsindo wakhe, ngenxa yokuzigwebela ngokwakhe kunoThixo.
3 Wavutha kubahlobo bakhe abathathu umsindo wakhe, ngenxa enokuba bengafumananga kumphendula, phofu bemgwebile uYobhi.
4 Ke kaloku uElihu ubesalindisile kuYobhi ngamazwi, ngokuba babebadala kunaye ngemihla.
5 Wabona uElihu, ukuba akukho mpendulo emlonyeni waloo madoda mathathu, wavutha ke umsindo wakhe.
6 Wasusela uElihu unyana kaBharakeli, wakwaBhuzi, wathi,Ndimncinane mna ngemihla,Ke nina niziingwevu;Ngenxa yoko ndakhwelela phaya, ndoyika ukunityela ukwazi kwam.
7 Ndathi, Imihla mayithethe,Iminyaka emininzi yazise ubulumko.
8 Noko ngumoya osemntwini,Nokuphefumla kukaSomandla okubaqondisayo.
9 Ukulumka àkunábakhulu,Ukuqonda okufaneleyo àkunámadoda makhulu odwa.
10 Ngako oko ndithi, Phulaphula kum, Ndokutyela ukwazi kwam nam.
11 Yabonani, bendiwalindile amazwi enu,Ndakubekela indlebe ukuqonda kwenu,Nada nagocagoca ukuthetha.
12 Ndanigqala kakuhle;Yabonani, akukho namnye kuni umohlwayileyo uYobhi,Wawaphendula amazwi akhe.
13 Hleze nibe nithi, Sibufumene ubulumko;UThixo uyamphephetha, asingumntu.
14 Ke akakubhekisanga kum ukuthetha;Andiyi kumphendula ngamazwi enu.
15 Baqhiphuke umbilini, abasaphenduli;Baphelelwe kukuthetha.
16 Khe ndenze kùhle na, ngokuba bengathethi,Ngokuba bemi bengasaphenduli?
17 Ndiya kuphendula nam okwam,Ndixele ukwazi kwam nam.
18 Kuba ndizele kukuthetha;Únditcuthile umoya wembilini yam.
19 Niyabona, imbilini yam injengewayini engavulelwanga;Njengeentsuba ezintsha, iza kugqabhuka.
20 Ndiya kuthetha, ukuze ndiphefumle;Ndiya kuwuvula umlomo wam, ndiphendule.
21 Mandingàkhe ndinonelele mntu;Ndingàkhe nditeketise mntu.