1 Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
2 “Usizile kanjani ongenamandla!Usindisile kanjani ingalo engenamandla?
3 Umlulekile kanjani ongenakuhlakanipha!Umemezile kangakanani ukuqonda!
4 Utshelwe ngubani lawo mazwi,nomoya kabani waphuma kuwe, na?
5 “Izithunzi ziyathuthumelaphansi kwamanzi kanye nabakhelwane bawo.
6 Indawo yabafileyo ize phambi kwakhe,nendawo yokubhubha ayinasisibekelo.
7 Welula inyakatho phezu kwendawo engenalutho;uphanyeka umhlaba phezu kweze.
8 Ubopha amanzi emafwini akhe;ifu alidabuki phansi kwawo.
9 Uyasibekela ubuso besihlalo sakhe sobukhosi;uyeneka ifu lakhe phezu kwaso.
10 Uyingiliza ngomudwa phezu kobuso bamanzi,kuze kuphele ukukhanya ebumnyameni.
11 Izinsika zezulu ziyathuthumela;ziyethuswa ngokukhuza kwakhe.
12 Ngamandla akhe uyanyakazisa amanzi;ngokuqonda kwakhe uyachitha uRahabi.
13 Ngokuphefumula kwakhe izulu liyakhazimula;isandla sakhe sigwazile inyoka esheshayo.
14 Bheka, lokhu kungamaphethelo nje ezindlela zakhe,izwi lokunyenyeza nje elizwakalayo ngaye;indumo yamandla akhe,ngubani obeyakuyiqonda na?”