UYOBI 31

₁“Ke mna ke sendazimisela ngomxhelo wam wonke

ukuba kungáze kubekho ntombi ndiyincwasayo.

₂Ke, siyintoni isabelo somntu kuThixo?

Liyintoni ilifa kuSomandla kweliphezulu?

₃Abangalunganga ubathwaxa ngezibetho,

aze abo bangamatshijolo abayekele ngentlekele.

₄Andithi na kaloku yena uyazazi iindlela zam,

ewabala onke amanyathelo am?

₅“Ndiqinisekile andizange ndenze buqhophololo,

ndingazanga ndakhohlisa mntu.

₆Makhe ndibekwe esikalini kungekho xanasi

ukuze uThixo aqonde ukuba ndimsulwa.

₇Ukuba ngaba nditenxile endleleni,

ndaza ke ndabhaduliswa yiminqweno,

okanye ukuba izandla zam zidyojwe bububi,

₈izilimo zam mazixhatshazwe mntu wumbi,

yonke into endiyilimileyo mayincothulwe neengcambu.

₉“Ukuba ngaba ndikhe ndancwasa omnye umfazi,

okanye ndaya kumxhwarhela ngasemasangweni ommelwane,

₁₀umfazi wam ngamana wagubela enye indoda;

ewe, ngamana wambathwa bantu bambi.

₁₁Kuba eso ingaba sisenzo esigwenxa,

ingaba lityala elifanelwe kukugwetywa.

₁₂Loo nto ingaba njengomlilo otshabalalisayo,

otshisa yonke imveliso yam.

₁₃“Ukuba ndakha ndasigatya isikhalazo sesicaka sam,

okanye andasihoya isicakazana xa sinesikrokro ngakum,

₁₄bendingathini ke ukujongana noThixo?

Ndingathini ukuphendula xa efuna ingxelo?

₁₅Andithi na kaloku kwalo Thixo udale mna

zikwadalwe nguye nezicaka zam!

₁₆“Mna andizange ndikumangale ukunceda amahlwempu,

nabahlolokazi abazange bemke belambatha kum.

₁₇Andizange ndaneliseke kukutya ndedwa,

ibe yona inkedama ingenayo into etyiwayo.

₁₈Kaloku ndayikhulisa njengoyise kwasebuntwaneni bayo,

ndayondla ndayithantamisa kwasekuzalweni kwayo.

₁₉Ndakubona usizana oluze,

oluhlwempuzeke kangangokuba lungabi nayo impahla yokunxiba,

₂₀bendilunika impahla eyenziwe ngoboya obuyimveliso yeegusha zam,

lutsho lundincome luhambe lundidumisa.

₂₁Ngaba ndakha ndayivuyelela inkedama

kuba ndiqhayisa ngokuyitshonisa nasenkundleni?

₂₂Xa kunjalo ke ngamana ndakroboka iingalo;

akwaba zingancothuka emagxeni am.

₂₃Hayi bo! Ngenxa yokoyika isohlwayo sikaThixo,

nangenxa yokuhlonipha ubuhandiba bakhe,

into enjalo andizange ndayenza.

₂₄“Xa bendingaqamelela ngegolide,

kwecikizekileyo ndisithi: ‘Ulithemba lam!’

₂₅ukuba bendivuye ndada ndaqholosa ngenxa yentabalala yobutyebi bam,

nangenxa yokwanda kwemveliso yam,

₂₆ukuba bendisuke ndanqula ilanga ngenxa yokuqaqamba kwalo,

okanye inyanga ngenxa yomfaneleko wayo,

₂₇ukuba ngaba bendiwexulekile ndasanga isandla sam,

ndibusa zona ezi zinto,

₂₈nale ke into ibingaba bubugwenxa obufanele isohlwayo esiqatha,

kuba ukwenjenjalo ingaba kukuvukelana noThixo kweliphezulu.

₂₉“Andizange ndavuyiswa kukubandezeleka kotshaba lwam,

ndingazange ndakuthakazelela ukuminxeka kwalo.

₃₀Andizange umlomo wam ndiwuvule wone

ngokusuka ndilushwabulele utshaba lwam.

₃₁Namadoda andisebenzelayo akazange athi:

‘Yhu, besilamba phaya kwaYobi!’

₃₂Abahambi abazange balale ecaleni lendlela ndikho;

ndiyabamema beze, kuba iingcango zomzi wam zahlala zivulekile.

₃₃Bambi bayazigusha bazifihle iziphoso zabo,

kambe ke mna andibufihli ubugwenxa bam.

₃₄Kuba mna andiboyiki abantu,

andithi cwaka okanye ndizivalele endlwini,

kuba ndisoyika ukunyenjwa zizalamane.

₃₅“Akwaba bekukho ondiphulaphuleyo!

Ndiwandlalile umcimbi wam;

uSomandla makandiphendule.

Akwaba izityholo endibekwa zona ngondimangalelayo bezibhaliwe.

₃₆Bendiya kuzithwala emagxeni,

ndizithi jize ngazo entloko njengentshinga.

₃₇UThixo bendiya kumanekela konke okwam,

ndingqiyaze phambi kwakhe njengetshawe.

₃₈“Ukuba ngaba umhlaba wam ubundenzela isijwili,

zindigxeka neefolo zawo,

₃₉ukuba nditye imveliso yawo ndingabahlawulanga abaniniwo,

ndaza bona abalimi bawo ndabavimba,

₄₀ewe, endaweni yengqolowa mawuvelise imithi enameva,

ukuze endaweni yerhasi uvelise ukhula.”