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Inkulumo Ka-Elihu
1 Amadoda la womathathu ema ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayelungile ngokubona kwakhe. 2 Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, owendlu kaRamu, wamzondela uJobe ngokuzigeza yena endaweni yokugezwa nguNkulunkulu. 3 Wayebazondele njalo labangane labo bobathathu ngoba babengayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa uJobe kodwa bemlahlile ngokumsola. 4 U-Elihu wayeke wema ukukhuluma loJobe ngoba babebadala kulaye. 5 Kodwa kwathi esebona ukuthi wonke amadoda womathathu ayengaselalutho ayengalutsho, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.
6 Ngakho-ke u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi wathi:
“Ngimncinyane ngeminyaka,
lina libadala;
yikho bengisesaba,
ngithikaza ukutsho engikwaziyo.
7 Ngikhumbule ngathi, ‘Kakukhulume ubudala;
iminyaka yokukhula kayifundise ukuhlakanipha.’
8 Kodwa kungumoya osemuntwini,
ukuphefumula kukaSomandla, okumupha ukuqedisisa.
9 Kakusibo bodwa abadala abahlakaniphileyo,
njalo kakusibo bodwa abalupheleyo abakuzwisisayo okulungileyo.
10 Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi;
lami ngizalitshela engikwaziyo.
11 Bengithule lisakhuluma,
ngikulalele ukucabanga kwenu;
lathi lisadinga amazwi,
12 ngalilalela ngokupheleleyo.
Kodwa kakho lamunye kini otshengise ukuthi uJobe ulahlekile;
kakho omunye wenu osephendule imibono yakhe.
13 Lingaze lathi, ‘Sesikutholile ukuhlakanipha;
uNkulunkulu kaveze ukuphosisa kwakhe, hatshi umuntu.’
14 Kodwa uJobe kakaqondisisi amazwi akhe kimi,
futhi kangiyikumphendula ngendlela yenu yokuphikisa.
15 Sebededile kabaselakho okunye abangakutsho;
sebesilela amazwi.
16 Ngike ngime na njengoba sebethule,
sebemi nje laphayana bengaselampendulo?
17 Lami ngisake ngikhulume;
lami ngizakutsho engikwaziyo.
18 Ngoba manengi amazwi engilawo,
umoya ongaphakathi kwami uyangifuqa;
19 ngaphakathi ngiyafuthelana njengewayini elivalelwe embodleleni;
njengemixhaka yewayini esifuna ukudubuka.
20 Kumele ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle;
kumele ngivule indebe zami ngiphendule.
21 Kangizukutshengisa ubandlululo loba kukubani,
futhi kangisoze ngiyenge muntu;
22 ngoba ngabe ngangiligabazi ekukhulumeni,
uMenzi wami ubezangisusa masinyane.”