Job 16 (BONCB)
1 UJobe wasephendula wathi: 2 “Sengezwa izinto ezinengi ezifana lalezi;lingabaduduzi ababi lina lonke! 3 Zizaphela nini inkulumo zokubhuda kwenu lokhu?Kuyini okulihluphayo laphikelela nje lidaza inkani? 4 Lami bengingakhuluma njenganialuba yini elisesikhundleni sami;ngabe ngikhupha inkulumo ezimnandi ngilisolangize nginikine ikhanda lami. 5 Kodwa umlomo wami ngabe uyaliqinisa;induduzo yezindebe zami idedise inhlungu zenu. 6 Kodwa nxa ngikhuluma, ubuhlungu obukimi kabudedi;loba ngingaze ngithule, kabupheli. 7 Ngeqiniso, Nkulunkulu, usungiqede amandla;usuyitshabalalisile yonke imuli yami. 8 Usungibophile sekuyibo ubufakazi balokho;lokucikizeka kwami kuyakhula kungilahla. 9 UNkulunkulu uyanginxwanela angidlikize ngolaka lwakhe,angigedlele amazinyo;isitha sami singinyonkoloze ngamehlo ahlabayo. 10 Abantu bavula imilomo yabo bengihoza;bangimakala esihlathini bengihlambazababambane bangihlanganyele. 11 UNkulunkulu usenginikele ebantwini ababiwangiphosela ezandleni zezigangi. 12 Konke kwakukuhle kimi, kodwa wangibhidliza;wangixhakalaza ngentamo wangichoboza.Usengenze ngaba yinto yakhe yokunenjwa; 13 abacibi bemtshoko bakhe bangihanqile.Ungiciba izinso zami engelazweloachithele inyongo yami phansi. 14 Ungisukela njalonjalo;angidumele njengebutho. 15 Sengithungele isembatho sesaka emzimbeni wamingathukuza ibunzi lami othulini. 16 Ubuso bami sebubomvu ngokukhala,amathunzi anzima ahonqolozela amehlo ami; 17 kodwa izandla zami kaziluqhelanga udlakela,lomkhuleko wami uhlanzekile. 18 Awu mhlaba, ungaligqibeli igazi lami;sengathi lokukhala kwami kungaze kwacitshwa lanini! 19 Lakhathesi ufakazi wami usezulwini;umeli wami uphezulu khonale. 20 Umeli wami ngumngane waminxa amehlo ami empompoza inyembezi kuNkulunkulu; 21 uyamncengela umuntu kuNkulunkulunjengomuntu encengela umngane wakhe. 22 Kusasele iminyakana engemingakiandubana ngiye lapho kungabuywa khona.”