Job 12
1 UJobe waphendula, wathi:
2 “Akuthandabuzwa ukuthi yini nodwa abantu, nokuhlakanipha kuyofa nani.
3 Kepha nami nginengqondo njengani, aningedluli ngalutho. Ngubani ongazazi izinto ezinjengalezi na?
4 Sengiyinhlekisa kumngani wami, mina ebengikhala kuNkulunkulu angiphendule; umuntu olungileyo nongenasici, useyisigcono.
5 Labo abahleli kahle bayibukela phansi ingozi, ilungiselelwe abanezinyawo ezishelelayo.
6 Amathende abaphangi anokuthula, abachukuluza uNkulunkulu balondekile, labo abaletha onkulunkulu babo ngezandla zabo.
7 Kepha ake ubuze izilwane, zizokufundisa, nezinyoni zezulu, ukuze zikutshele.
8 Khuluma kuwo umhlaba, ukuze ukufundise, nasezinhlanzini zolwandle ukuze zikulandise.
9 Ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke laba, ongazi ngakho konke lokho ukuthi isandla sikaSimakade sikwenzile lokhu na?
10 Esandleni sakhe kukhona imiphefumulo yakho konke okuphilayo, kanjalo nomoya wabo bonke abaphilayo.
11 Indlebe ayiwahloli yini amazwi, nolwanga alukunambithi yini ukudla na?
12 Ukuhlakanipha kutholakala ezimpungeni, nangobude bezinsuku kwabanokuqonda.
13 “Ukuhlakanipha namandla kukuye, amasu nokuqonda kungokwakhe.
14 Yena uma ebhidliza, akekho ongakha kabusha, uma evalela umuntu, akekho ongamvulela.
15 Uyawavimba amanzi, ashe, awathumele agumbuqele umhlaba.
16 Amandla nokuhlakanipha okungqokolo kungokwakhe, oduka endleleni nalowo omdukisayo bangabakhe.
17 Uyaphuca abeluleki ukuhlakanipha, enze abehluleli babe yiziwula.
18 Uthukulula izintambo zamakhosi, awabophe ngebhande ezinkalweni zawo.
19 Ugodukisa abaphristi bengenalutho, athele phansi othulini izikhulu.
20 Uyazithulisa izindebe zabathembekileyo, aphuce amalunga ukuqonda.
21 Uthela izikhulu ngehlazo, athukulule amabhande abanamandla.
22 Wembula izinto ezijulileyo ebumnyameni, aveze obala izinto ezisebumnyameni obukhulu.
23 Wenza izizwe zibe zinkulu, bese ezibhubhisa, ukhulisa izizwe, bese ezihlakaza.
24 Uphuca abaholi bezizwe zomhlaba ukuqonda, abahlwathizise lapho kungekho ndlela khona, ehlane, kwahlongasibi.
25 Baphuphutheka ebumnyameni bengenakukhanya, ubabhamazelisile njengezidakwa.”