1 Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
2 “Ngizwile izinto eziningi ezinjalo;nina nonke ningabaduduzi ababi.
3 Amazwi angumoya nje awayikuphela yini?Ucunulwa yintoni ukuba uphendule na?
4 Nami ngingakhuluma njengani;uma imiphefumulo yenu ibisesikhundlenisomphefumulo wami,bengiyakuhlanganisa amazwi ngani,ngininikinele ikhanda lami.
5 Benginganiqinisa ngomlomo,induduzo yezindebe zami inidambise.
6 “Noma ngikhuluma,ubuhlungu bami abudanjiswanga;noma ngiyeka,kuyini okumuka kimi na?
7 Kepha manje ungikhathazile,uyichithile yonke indlu yami.
8 Ungicindezele, kungubufakazi;ukonda kwami kuyangivukela,kufakaze ebusweni bami.
9 Ulaka lwakhe luyangidwengula,lungizingele;uyangigedlela amazinyo;isitha sami singicijisela amehlo aso.
10 Bangikhamisela imilomo yabo,bangimukula esihlathini ngenhlamba,bangihlanganyela.
11 UNkulunkulu uyanginikela kubantu abonakeleyo,angiphonse esandleni sababi.
12 Ngangihlezi kahle, wangichoboza;wangibamba ngentamo,wangiphahlaza;wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo.
13 Abacibishelayo bakhe bangihaqa;uyaqhekeza izinso zami engenasihawu;uchithela inyongo yami emhlabathini.
14 Uyangidiliza nokudiliza futhifuthi,angidumele njengeqhawe.
15 “Ngithungile indwangu yamasaka phezu kwesikhumba sami.ngingcolisile uphondo lwami othulini.
16 Ubuso bami bubomvu ngokukhala;ezinkosheni zami kukhona ithunzi lokufa,
17 noma kungekho ubudlova ezandleni zaminokukhuleka kwami kulungile.
18 Mhlaba, ungathukusi igazi lami;ukukhala kwami makungabi nandawo.
19 Namanje bheka,ufakazi wami usezulwini;ummeli wami usezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
20 Abangane bami bayangiklolodela;iso lami liphophoza izinyembezi kuNkulunkulu
21 ukuba amphikele umuntu kuNkulunkulunendodana yomuntu kumakhelwane wayo.
22 Ngokuba iyingcosana iminyaka eyakubalwa,ngingakahambi indlela engingayikubuya kuyo.