UTsofara ukhuluma noJobho kokuthoma
1Yeke uTsofara umNama waphendula wathi:
2“Amezwi amanengi kangaka akazukuphendulwa na?
Ukuphophotha kangaka kuzakwenza oqinisileko na?
3Ikulumakho engazisiko leyo izakuthulisa abantu na?
Ukuhlahlatha kwakhokho akuzukukuveza emtarini na?
4Uthi, ‘Indabami inetlha’,
begodu uthi kuZimu, ‘Ngimsulwa kuwe’.
5Maye, kwanga uZimu angakhuluma,
iye, akhulume nawe umlomo nomlomo!
6Inga angakwembulela iimfihlakalo zokuhlakanipha!
Ukuhlakanipha kwakhe kunepumelelo epheleleko.
Nje-ke, uzakwazi bona isibetho sakaZimu kuwe
sincani kunomlandwakho.
7Ungazifunyana iimfihlakalo zakaZimu na?
Sewuyifikelele imikhawulo yoSabekako na?
8Iphakeme ngaphezu kwamazulu!
Yini nje into ongayenza wena ngalokho?
Itjhinge khulu kunendawo yabafileko!
Lilwazana bani ongaba nalo wena?
9Isilinganiso sayo sinabile kunephasi,
begodu sibanzi kunelwandle.
10UZimu nadlulako, ufaka umuntu ekufeni,
bese kuthi omunye amgcine aphilile.
Akakho ongamkhandela kilokho.
11Nguye owazi abaphehli benturhu,
ubona ubukhohlakali akude.
Akadingi ukutjhidela eduze azokuphenya!
12Njengomjeka ofakwa emlilweni uphekwe unganalitho,
injalo nehloko yomuntu.
Iye, ubelethwa anjengodumbana wommango.
13“Wena-ke nawulungisa ihliziywakho,
uzakwelulela izandla zakho kuZimu.
14Nakube kunesono esandleni sakho, silahle!
Ungavumeli ubukhohlakali emzinakho!
15Nawenze njalo,
uzakuphakamisa ubuso bakho umsulwa,
ube ngoqinileko, ungabi nevalo.
16Mbala uzakukhohlwa amatshwenyekwakho;
uzawakhumbula inga mamanzi ageleze adlula.
17Ipilwakho izakuphakama kunelanga eminekulu,
izakuphazima njengelanga lekuseni.
18Uzakuba nesibindi ngombana ithemba likhona;
uzakuqaphela ipahlakho,
uphumule uphephile.
19Uzakulala uzigedle, kunganamuntu okusabisako.
Abanengi bazazincengela kuwe,
20kodwana amehlo wabakhohlakeleko azokufifiyela.
Bangabi nendawo yokuphephela,
ithemba labo lizakuba kuphelelwa mamandla.”
