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1Wasephendula uJobe wathi:Select Job 21:1

2Zwanini lilalele ilizwi lami, lalokho kube zinduduzo zenu.Select Job 21:2

3Ngibekezelelani, ukuthi mina ngikhulume; lemva kokukhuluma kwami lingakloloda.Select Job 21:3

4Mina-ke ukusola kwami kusemuntwini yini? Kodwa uba kunjalo, kungani umoya wami ungekhathazeke?Select Job 21:4

5Ngikhangelani, likhakhamale, libeke isandla phezu komlomo.Select Job 21:5

6Yebo, lapho ngikhumbula, ngitshaywa luvalo, lokuthuthumela kubamba inyama yami.Select Job 21:6

7Ababi baphilelani, babe badala, yebo, bakhule emandleni?Select Job 21:7

8Inzalo yabo izinze phambi kwabo kanye labo, lembewu yabo emehlweni abo.Select Job 21:8

9Izindlu zabo zilokuthula kungelakwesaba, loswazi lukaNkulunkulu kaluphezu kwabo.Select Job 21:9

10Inkunzi yakhe iyakhwela ingaphuthi; inkomokazi yakhe iyazala, ingaphunzi.Select Job 21:10

11Bakhupha abantwanyana babo njengomhlambi, labantwana babo bayagida.Select Job 21:11

12Baphakamisa ilizwi ngesigujana lechacho, bathokoze ngelizwi lomhlanga.Select Job 21:12

13Bachitha insuku zabo ngokuhle, behlele engcwabeni ngokucwayiza kwelihlo.Select Job 21:13

14Babesebesithi kuNkulunkulu: Suka kithi; ngoba kasifisi ulwazi lwendlela zakho.Select Job 21:14

15Uyini uSomandla ukuthi simkhonze? Sizazuzani uba simncenga?Select Job 21:15

16Khangela, okuhle kwabo kakukho esandleni sabo; icebo lababi likhatshana lami.Select Job 21:16

17Kukangaki isibane sababi sicitshwa, kusiza ukuchitheka kwabo phezu kwabo! UNkulunkulu ubabela ubuhlungu elakeni lwakhe.Select Job 21:17

18Banjengamahlanga phambi komoya, lanjengomule isiphepho esiwuphephulayo.Select Job 21:18

19UNkulunkulu ubekela abantwana bakhe usizi lwakhe. Uyamvuza, njalo uzakwazi.Select Job 21:19

20Amehlo akhe azabona ukuchitheka kwakhe, anathe okolaka lukaSomandla.Select Job 21:20

21Ngoba iyini intokozo yakhe endlini yakhe emva kwakhe, lapho inani lenyanga zakhe liqunywa?Select Job 21:21

22Kukhona ongafundisa uNkulunkulu ulwazi yini? Ngoba yena wehlulela abaphezulu.Select Job 21:22

23Lo uyafa esemandleni akhe apheleleyo, yena wonke onwabile, elokuthula.Select Job 21:23

24Iziphathelo zakhe zigcwele uchago, lomnkantsho wamathambo akhe umanzi.Select Job 21:24

25Lomunye ufa elomphefumulo obabayo, engadlanga kokuhle.Select Job 21:25

26Balala ndawonye ethulini, lempethu zibasibekele.Select Job 21:26

27Khangelani, ngiyayazi imicabango yenu, lamacebo eliwaceba limelene lami.Select Job 21:27

28Ngoba lithi: Ingaphi indlu yesiphathamandla? Njalo lingaphi ithente lendawo zababi zokuhlala?Select Job 21:28

29Kalibabuzanga yini abadlula ngendlela, njalo kalinanzeleli iziboniso zabo?Select Job 21:29

30Ukuthi omubi uyekelwa osukwini lokubhujiswa; bazalethwa osukwini lwezintukuthelo.Select Job 21:30

31Ngubani ozamtshela indlela yakhe ebusweni? Ngubani ozamphindisela ngakwenzileyo?Select Job 21:31

32Kanti yena uzasiwa engcwabeni, lilindwe idundulu.Select Job 21:32

33Amagade esihotsha amnandi kuye, njalo udonsa wonke umuntu emva kwakhe, njengoba bengelakubalwa abaphambi kwakhe.Select Job 21:33

34Pho lizangiduduza njani ngeze, ngoba empendulweni zenu kusele inkohliso?Select Job 21:34