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Inkulumo Ka-Elihu

1Amadoda 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.”