Job 18 (BONCB)
1 Kwathi lapho uBhilidadi umShuhi waphendula wathi: 2 “Koze kube nini ulokhu uphethe emlonyeni?Nakana andubana sikhulume. 3 Kungani usithatha njengezinkomokube ingathi siyizithutha kuwe na? 4 Wena ozidabudabulayo ube yiziqa ngokuthukuthela kwakho,uthi sesingawudela umhlaba ngenxa yakho?Loba uthi amadwala agudlulwe ezindaweni zawo na? 5 Isibane somubi siyacima;ilangabi lomlilo wakhe liyaphela ukubhebha. 6 Ukukhanya ethenteni lakhe kuyafiphala;isibane esiseceleni kwakhe siyacima. 7 Izisinde zakhe zamandla ziyadeda;lamacebo akhe yiwo amlahla phansi. 8 Inyawo zakhe zimbeka emambuleniacine esemthandele. 9 Umjibila umhwiphula ngesithende;isihitshela simuthi nki. 10 Isihitshela usifihlelwe phansi;umjibila uthukuziwe endleleni yakhe. 11 Uyethuka ngokwesaba inxa zonkekumlandelele langaphi aya khona. 12 Umonakalo umlambele;incithakalo imlindele nxa esiwa. 13 Kudla ingxenye yesikhumba sakhe;izibulo lokufa lidla izitho zakhe. 14 Uyasuswa ekuvikelekeni kwethente lakheaqhutshwe asiwe enkosini yokwesaba. 15 Umlilo uhlala ethenteni lakhe;isolufa evuthayo ichithachithwe emzini wakhe. 16 Impande zakhe ziyabuna ngaphansilamagatsha akhe abune ngaphezulu. 17 Ukukhunjulwa kwakhe kuyaphela emhlabeni;kalabizo elizweni. 18 Uyasuswa ekukhanyeni aye ebumnyameninjalo axotshwe emhlabeni. 19 Kalabantwana loba isizukulwane ebantwini bakibo,kakho loyedwa owakhe lapho ake ahlala khona. 20 Abantu bentshonalanga bayanengwa yisiphetho sakhe;abantu bempumalanga bayatshaqeka. 21 Ngempela linjalo ikhaya lomuntu omubi;yiyo indawo yalowo ongamaziyo uNkulunkulu.”