Jobe 29

₂“Maye, ngiyatikhumbula tinsuku tami takucala.

Ngikhalela lawa malanga, Nkulunkulu asanginakekela.

₃Ngaleso sikhatsi sibane sakhe

sasikhanyisa etikwenhloko yami,

ngaloko kukhanya kwakhe

ngangihamba ekukhanyeni ngisho nasebumnyameni.

₄Maye! Leto tikhatsi nami ngisamila,

bungani betfu naNkulunkulu busashisa,

angibusisa kanye nemuti wami,

₅leto tikhatsi Somandla asengakimi,

nebantfwabami basesedvute nami,

₆lapho indlela yami isacwile elulateni,

nelidvwala lisatfululela kimi

imifula yemafutsa emncumo!

₇“Ngangitsi nangisondzela ngasemasangweni elidolobha,

ngitsi nangitsatsa sikhundla sami

enkhundleni yelidolobha,

₈emajaha enelele kungibona akhweshele eceleni,

bese kutsi imisumphe isukume ime ngetinyawo,

₉emadvodza lasembili angete akhuluma

ambonye imilomo yawo ngetandla tawo,

₁₀emavi alabahloniphekile athuliswe,

tilwimi tabo tinamatsele elwangeni.

₁₁Bonkhe lababengivile babekhuluma kahle ngami,

nalabo lababengibonile babengincoma,

₁₂ngobe ngangisindzisa labamphofu

lababekhala bacele lusito kimi,

netintsandzane letatite boyise lababengatisita.

₁₃Umuntfu abetsi nase afa angibusise,

ngangitijabulisa tinhlitiyo tebafelokati, tihlabele.

₁₄Kulunga ngangikwente kwaba yingubo yami yekwembatsa,

kungakhetsi muntfu

kwakungusona sembatfo sami nesigcoko sami.

₁₅Ngangingemehlo etimphumphutse,

netinyawo talabatishosha.

₁₆Nganginguyise walabeswele,

ngangiyitsatsela etulu ngiyihlolisise

indzaba yalosihambi eveni.

₁₇Ngangiwephula ematinyo alababi,

ngisindzise labo lasebababambile

ngibahlwitse ematinyweni abo.

₁₈“Ngangicabanga ngitsi:

‘Nami ngiyawufela ekhaya lami,

emalanga ami manyenti ngangesihlabatsi saselwandle.

₁₉Timphandze tami titawutfunguluta tize tifike emantini,

ematolo alale emagaleni ami busuku bonkhe.

₂₀Inkhatimulo yami iyawuhlala iyinsha njalo kimi,

nebutjoki bami buhlale bubusha njalo esandleni sami.’

₂₁“Bantfu babengilalela ngekungetsemba lokukhulu,

bathule balindzele kweluleka kwami.

₂₂Ngangitsi nasengikhulumile,

kungaphindzi kukhulume muntfu emvakwami,

emavi ami abewela ngebunono etindlebeni tabo.

₂₃Babengilindzela njengemvula,

banatse emavi ami njengemvula yasentfwasahlobo.

₂₄Ngangitsi nangimamatseka emehlweni abo,

bangete bakukholwa kalula loko,

kukhanya kwebuso bami kwakuligugu kubo.

₂₅Kwakungimi labebakhetsela indlela,

ngihlala emkhatsini wabo njengesikhulu sabo.

Ngangihlala njengenkhosi emkhatsini wemabutfo ayo;

nginjengemuntfu longumdvudvuti walabalilako.”