¹ UJehova wayesemphendula uJobe, wathi: ² Osolayo uyakuphikisana noSomandla na ? Omkhuza uNkulunkulu makaphendule. ³ UJobe wamphendula uJehova, wathi: ⁴ Bheka, angiyinto yalutho ; ngingakuphendula ngokuthini na ? Ngibeka isandla sami emlonyeni wami. ⁵ Ngikhulumile kanye, angisayikuphendula, yebo, kabili, kepha angiqhubeki. ⁶ UJehova wayesemphendula uJobe esesikhwishikhwishini, wathi: ⁷ Bopha izinkalo zakho njengendoda; ngizakukubuza, wena ungazise. ⁸ Imbala uyachitha ukwahlulela kwami , ungilahle ukuba ube ngolungileyo , na? ⁹ Unengalo njengoNkulunkulu, ungaduma ngezwi elinjengelakhe, na? ¹⁰ Zihlobise ngobukhosi nangokuphakama, wembathe udumo nenkazimulo. ¹¹ Thulula ukuphuphuma kwentukuthelo yakho , ubheke bonke abazidlayo , ubathobise. ¹² Bheka bonke abaziphakamisayo , ubehlise phansi , unyathele ababi ezindaweni zabo. ¹³ Bafihle othulini kanyekanye, ubophe ubuso babo endaweni ethukusiweyo. ¹⁴ Khona ngiyakukudumisa nam i ngokuthi isandla sakho sokunene singakusindisa. ¹⁵ Ake ubheke uBehemoti engamenza kanye nawe ; uyadla utshani njengenkabi. ¹⁶ Bheka-ke, amandla akhe asezinkalweni zakhe , nezikhwepha zakhe zisemisipheni yesisu sakhe. ¹⁷ Uqinisa umsila wakhe njengomsedari; imisipha yamathanga akhe yalukene. ¹⁸ Amathambo akhe anjengemibhobo yethusi ; izimbambo zakhe zinjengemigoqo yensimbi. ¹⁹ Ungowokuqala wezidalwa zikaNkulunkulu; ekwenziweni waphiwa inkemba yakhe. ²⁰ Izintaba ziyamvezela ukudla, lapho kudlala khona izilwane zonke zasendle. ²¹ Ulala phansi kwezihlahla ezinomthunz i ekusitheni kwemihlanga nasemaxhaphozini. ²² Izihlahla ezinomthunzi ziyamsibekela ngomthunzi wazo ; iminyezane yasemfuleni iyamphahla. ²³ Bheka, noma kuphuphuma umfula , akethuki; uyaqalaba, noma iJordani ligijigijimela emlonyeni wakhe. ²⁴ Angabanjwa ebhekile, liqhunjuzelwe ikhala lakhe umkhala, na?