1Amadoda la womathathu ema ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayelungile ngokubona kwakhe.
2Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, owendlu kaRamu, wamzondela uJobe ngokuzigeza yena endaweni yokugezwa nguNkulunkulu.
3Wayebazondele njalo labangane labo bobathathu ngoba babengayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa uJobe kodwa bemlahlile ngokumsola.
4U-Elihu wayeke wema ukukhuluma loJobe ngoba babebadala kulaye.
5Kodwa kwathi esebona ukuthi wonke amadoda womathathu ayengaselalutho ayengalutsho, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.
6Ngakho-ke u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi wathi:
7Ngikhumbule ngathi, ‘Kakukhulume ubudala;
8Kodwa kungumoya osemuntwini,
9Kakusibo bodwa abadala abahlakaniphileyo,
10Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi;
11Bengithule lisakhuluma,
12ngalilalela ngokupheleleyo.
13Lingaze lathi, ‘Sesikutholile ukuhlakanipha;
14Kodwa uJobe kakaqondisisi amazwi akhe kimi,
15Sebededile kabaselakho okunye abangakutsho;
16Ngike ngime na njengoba sebethule,
17Lami ngisake ngikhulume;
18Ngoba manengi amazwi engilawo,
19ngaphakathi ngiyafuthelana njengewayini elivalelwe embodleleni;
20Kumele ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle;
21Kangizukutshengisa ubandlululo loba kukubani,