¹ UJobe wabuye waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wathi: ² Kuphila kukaNkulunkulu osusile ukwahlulelwa kwami, noSomandla owenze munyu umphefumulo wami, ³ kusekhona ukuphefumula kimi, nomoya kaNkulunkulu usemakhaleni ami, ⁴ izindebe zami aziyikukhuluma okubi, nolimi lwami aluyikukhipha inkohliso. ⁵ Makube kude nami ukuba nginivumele; angiyikuzaphuca ukuphelela kwami ngize ngife. ⁶ Ngibambelela ekulungeni kwami , angikuyeki; inhliziyo yami ayisoli nowodwa wemihla yami. ⁷ Isitha sami masibe njengomubi, nongisukelayo njengowonileyo. ⁸ Liyini ithemba longenaNkulunkulu , nxa enqunywa , lapho uNkulunkulu esusa umphefumulo wakhe, na? ⁹ UNkulunkulu uyakuzwa ukukhala kwakhe, lapho ehlelwa lusizi, na? ¹⁰ Uyakuthokoza ngoSomandla, ambize uNkulunkulu ngezikhathi zonke, na? ¹¹ Ngiyakunifundisa ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu ; okukuSomandla angiyikukufihla. ¹² Bhekani, nina nonke nikubonile; kungani ukuba nizenze ize na? ¹³ Lokhu kuyisabelo somuntu omubi kuNkulunkulu, nefa lezidlwangudlwangu ezilamukela kuSomandla. ¹⁴ Uma abantwana bakhe banda, bandela inkemba; inzalo yakhe ayiyikusutha ngokudla. ¹⁵ Abasele kuye bayakumbelwa ekufeni, abafelokazi babo bangalili. ¹⁶ Noma enqwabela isiliva njengothuli, alungise izambatho njengodaka, ¹⁷ makakulungise, kepha kuyakwembathwa ngolungileyo , ongenacala abele isiliva. ¹⁸ Uyakha indlu yakhe njengenundu, ibe njengedlangala elakhiwa ngumlindi. ¹⁹ Uyalala enothile , angakuphindi kodwa ; uyavula amehlo akhe, abe engasekho. ²⁰ Ingebhe iyamehlela njengamanzi; isivunguvungu siyamphephula ebusuku. ²¹ Umoya wasempumalanga uyamthatha , amuke; uyambhengula endaweni yakhe. ²² Uyacibishelwa engahawukelwa; uyabaleka nokubaleka esandleni sakhe. ²³ Abantu bayakumshayela ihlombe , bamncimfele ukuba asuke endaweni yakhe.