U-Elihu uhlala ngokukhalima uJobho
1Godu u-Elihu wathatha wathi:
2“Wena Jobho,
udlumbana bona lokhu kulungile
lokha nawuzitjela uthi,
‘Anginamlandu ngehlangothini lakaZimu’,
3nalokha nawubuza uthi, ‘Kungisizani nje?
Ngizathi ngizuzani nangingoniko?’
4Mina ngizakuphendula-ke,
wena nabangani bakhwabo:
5Qala phezulu emazulwini uyelele,
ubone amafu aphakeme ngehla kwakho.
6Nawonako, lokho kumthinta ngani uZimu?
Nakube iimphambeko zakho ziba zinengi,
kumgugunaphi yena?
7Nakube wena ulungile, yini oyiletha kuye?
Wamukela ini kuwe na?
8Ubukhohlakali bakho buthinta kwaphela umuntu onjengawe,
nokulunga kwakho kuthinta kwaphela indoda efana nawe.
9“Abantu bayarhahlawula ngabagandeleli abanengi,
balila ngebanga lamandla wabanengi,
10esikhundleni sokuthi, ‘Uphi uZimu,
umDalami ongikhoselisa ebumnyameni,
11osenze sehluka eembandaneni zephasi,
nosihlakaniphise kuneenyoni zomkayi na?’
12Ebandlapho baliliswa kuziphakamisa kwabambi,
kodwana uZimu akaphenduli.
13Ngambala uZimu akasilaleli isililo esingatjho litho,
oSabekako akasinaki.
14Nanyana ungamboni asenza ilitho,
yazi bonyana indabakho iphambi kwakhe.
Wena mlindele nje kwaphela.
15Nawungenzi njalo, itukuthelwakhe izakwehlela;
yena akayeleli umuntu oqoqomako.
16UJobho lo ukhuluma ummoya,
wande ngamezwi aqinileko anganangqondo.”