Job 32
Elihu speaks at last
Amadoda la womathathu ema ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayelungile ngokubona kwakhe. 2Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, owendlu kaRamu, wamzondela uJobe ngokuzigeza yena endaweni yokugezwa nguNkulunkulu. 3Wayebazondele njalo labangane labo bobathathu ngoba babengayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa uJobe kodwa bemlahlile ngokumsola.
4U-Elihu wayeke wema ukukhuluma loJobe ngoba babebadala kulaye. 5Kodwa kwathi esebona ukuthi wonke amadoda womathathu ayengaselalutho ayengalutsho, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha. 6Ngakho-ke u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi wathi: “Ngimncinyane ngeminyaka, lina libadala; yikho bengisesaba, ngithikaza ukutsho engikwaziyo.
7Ngikhumbule ngathi, ‘Kakukhulume ubudala; iminyaka yokukhula kayifundise ukuhlakanipha.’ 8Kodwa kungumoya osemuntwini, ukuphefumula kukaSomandla, okumupha ukuqedisisa. 9Kakusibo bodwa abadala abahlakaniphileyo, njalo kakusibo bodwa abalupheleyo abakuzwisisayo okulungileyo.
10Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi; lami ngizalitshela engikwaziyo. 11Bengithule lisakhuluma, ngikulalele ukucabanga kwenu; lathi lisadinga amazwi, 12ngalilalela ngokupheleleyo. Kodwa kakho lamunye kini otshengise ukuthi uJobe ulahlekile; kakho omunye wenu osephendule imibono yakhe.
13Lingaze lathi, ‘Sesikutholile ukuhlakanipha; uNkulunkulu kaveze ukuphosisa kwakhe, hatshi umuntu.’ 14Kodwa uJobe kakaqondisisi amazwi akhe kimi, futhi kangiyikumphendula ngendlela yenu yokuphikisa. 15Sebededile kabaselakho okunye abangakutsho; sebesilela amazwi.
16Ngike ngime na njengoba sebethule, sebemi nje laphayana bengaselampendulo? 17Lami ngisake ngikhulume; lami ngizakutsho engikwaziyo. 18Ngoba manengi amazwi engilawo, umoya ongaphakathi kwami uyangifuqa; 19ngaphakathi ngiyafuthelana njengewayini elivalelwe embodleleni; njengemixhaka yewayini esifuna ukudubuka.
20Kumele ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle; kumele ngivule indebe zami ngiphendule. 21Kangizukutshengisa ubandlululo loba kukubani, futhi kangisoze ngiyenge muntu; 22ngoba ngabe ngangiligabazi ekukhulumeni, uMenzi wami ubezangisusa masinyane.”