1Wayesephendula uJobe, wathi:
2“Ngizwile izinto eziningi ezinjalo; nina nonke ningabaduduzi ababi.
3Amazwi angumoya nje awayikuphela yini? Ucunulwa yintoni ukuba uphendule na?
4Nami ngingakhuluma njengani; uma imiphefumulo yenu ibisesikhundleni somphefumulo wami, bengiyakuhlanganisa amazwi ngani, ngininikinele ikhanda lami.
5Benginganiqinisa ngomlomo, induduzo yezindebe zami inidambise.
6“Noma ngikhuluma, ubuhlungu bami abudanjiswanga; noma ngiyeka, kuyini okumuka kimi na?
7Kepha manje ungikhathazile, uyichithile yonke indlu yami.
8Ungicindezele, kungubufakazi; ukonda kwami kuyangivukela, kufakaze ebusweni bami.
9Ulaka lwakhe luyangidwengula, lungizingele; uyangigedlela amazinyo; isitha sami singicijisela amehlo aso.
10Bangikhamisela imilomo yabo, bangimukula esihlathini ngenhlamba, bangihlanganyela.
11UNkulunkulu uyanginikela kubantu abonakeleyo, angiphonse esandleni sababi.
12Ngangihlezi kahle, wangichoboza; wangibamba ngentamo, wangiphahlaza; wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo.
13Abacibishelayo bakhe bangihaqa; uyaqhekeza izinso zami engenasihawu; uchithela inyongo yami emhlabathini.
14Uyangidiliza nokudiliza futhifuthi, angidumele njengeqhawe.
15“Ngithungile indwangu yamasaka phezu kwesikhumba sami. ngingcolisile uphondo lwami othulini.
16Ubuso bami bubomvu ngokukhala; ezinkosheni zami kukhona ithunzi lokufa,
17noma kungekho ubudlova ezandleni zami nokukhuleka kwami kulungile.
18Mhlaba, ungathukusi igazi lami; ukukhala kwami makungabi nandawo.
19Namanje bheka, ufakazi wami usezulwini; ummeli wami usezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
20Abangane bami bayangiklolodela; iso lami liphophoza izinyembezi kuNkulunkulu
21ukuba amphikele umuntu kuNkulunkulu nendodana yomuntu kumakhelwane wayo.
22Ngokuba iyingcosana iminyaka eyakubalwa, ngingakahambi indlela engingayikubuya kuyo.