UJobe 17

1 Umoya wami wonakele, insuku zami zicitshiwe, amangcwaba ngawami.

2 Kabakho lami yini abaklolodayo, lelihlo lami lichitha ubusuku ekuvukeleni kwabo?

3 Akubeke isibambiso sami kuwe; ngubani yena ozatshaya esandleni sami?

4 Ngoba inhliziyo yabo uyifihlele ukuqedisisa; ngenxa yalokhu kawuyikubaphakamisa.

5 Okhuluma ngokuyenga kubangane, lamehlo abantwana bakhe azafiphala.

6 Njalo ungimise ngaba yisaga sezizwe, ngaze ngaba ngokhafulelwayo phambi kwazo.

7 Njalo ilihlo lami lifiphele ngosizi, lamalunga ami anjengesithunzi wonke.

8 Abaqotho bazakwethuswa yikho, longelacala uvukela ongamesabiyo uNkulunkulu.

9 Lolungileyo uzabambelela endleleni yakhe, lolezandla ezihlambulukileyo uzakwengeza amandla.

10 Kodwa-ke lina lonke, phendukani ake libuye, ngoba kangitholi ohlakaniphileyo phakathi kwenu.

11 Insuku zami zedlule, amacebo ami adabuke phakathi, lezifiso zenhliziyo yami.

12 Bamisa ubusuku bube yimini; ukukhanya kuseduze phambi kobumnyama.

13 Uba ngilinda, ingcwaba lizakuba yindlu yami; ngendlala umbheda wami emnyameni. (Sheol h7585)

14 Ngibiza ingcwaba ngisithi: Wena ungubaba; impethu ngisithi: Umama lodadewethu.

15 Pho-ke ithemba lami lingaphi? Yebo, ithemba lami ngubani ozalibona?

16 Kuzakwehlela kumijabo yengcwaba, lapho sizaphumula khona ndawonye enhlabathini. (Sheol h7585)