1 Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
2 “Nanamuhla ukukhala kwami kumunyu;isandla sami siyasinda ngokububula kwami.
3 Sengathi ngingazi ukuthi ngiyakumtholaphi,ngize ngifike endlini yakhe,
4 ngilungise ukwahlulelwa kwami phambi kwakhe,ngigcwalise umlomo wami ngezimpendulo.
5 Bengiyakuwazi amazwi abeyakungiphendula ngawo,ngiqonde ukuthi ubeyakuthini kimi.
6 Ubeyakuphikisana nami ngamandla akhe amakhulu na?Cha, ubeyakubhekisa kimi.
7 Lapho olungileyo ubeyakuphikisana naye,mina ngikhululwe kumahluleli wami kuze kube phakade.
8 Kodwa bheka, ngiya empumalanga,kepha akakho,nasentshonalanga, kepha angimboni,
9 nangasenyakatho ekusebenzeni kwakhe, kepha akabonwa;ujikela ngaseningizimu,kepha akabonakali.
10 Ngokuba uyayazi indlela yami;esengivivinyile,ngiyakuphuma njengegolide.
11 Unyawo lwami lunamathele ezinyathelweni zakhe;ngigcinile indlela yakhe,angiphambukanga.
12 Angichezukanga emyalweni wezindebe zakhe;ngizibekele amazwi akhe kunezimiso zami.
13 “Kodwa uyinto inye,ngubani ongambuyisa na?Okufisayo umphefumulo wakhe,lokho uyakwenza.
14 Uyakufeza engikumiselweyo;izinto eziningi ezinjalo zikuye.
15 Ngalokho ngishaywa luvalo ebusweni bakhe;lapho ngikuqaphela, ngiyamesaba.
16 NguNkulunkulu odangalisileyo inhliziyo yami,uSomandla ungethusile,
17 ngokuba anginqunywanga,bungakafiki ubumnyama;wangifihlela ukuhlwa.