Sehluko 5

1 Nine-ke tinjinga lalelani emavi ami, khalani nililele tinhlupheko letitawunehlela. 2 Lengcebo yenu seyiyabola netingubo yenu setidliwa ngumvunya. 3 Igolide nesiliva yenu seyiyatfomba, nalokutfomba kwayo kutawunilahla kudle nemitimba yenu njengemlilo. Nisacokelela ingcebo nakulamalanga ekugcina. 4 Ase nibuke la, emaholo etisebenti letavuna emasimu enu leniwagodlile ayanimangalela anilahle ngelicala; nekukhala kwebavuni sekungenile nasetindlebeni teNkhosi seBawothi. 5 La emhlabeni niphile ngekutanasa nangekutijabulisa, nakhuluphalisa netinhlitiyo tenu ngelilanga lekuhlatjwa. 6 Nimlahlile nambulala umuntfu lolungile; kantsi akamelani nani. 7 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, beketelani kuze kufike iNkhosi. Ase nibuke umlimi logadze sitselo semhlaba loligugu; usibeketelela size sitfole imvula yekucala neyekugcina. 8 Nani-ke beketelani. Cinisani yinhlitiyo tenu ngobe kubuya kweNkhosi sekusondzele. 9 Baalwane, ningasolani, khona ningetuhlulelwa; nangu umgwebi aseme emnyango. 10 Bazalwane, thathani sibonelo sekuhlupheka nekubeketela kwebaphrofethi labakhuluma egameni leNkhosi. 11 Khumbulani phela kutsi ngulabo labaciniselako lesitsi babusisiwe. Nake neva ngekukhutsatwa kwaJobe, niyati-ke kutsi inKhosi yenta siphetfo sini kuye; ngobe inKhosi inebubele nesihawu lesikhulu. 12 Kepha, bazalwane bai, etikwako konkhe ningafungi, nome ngelizulu, nomengemhlaba, nome ngangusiphi sifungo; kodvwa nanivuma nibotsi: ''yebo'' nome-ke nitsi: ''cha'' nangabe niyala, kuze ningangeni ekwehlulelweni. 13 Ukhona yini lohluphekako emkhatsini wenu? Akatsandaze. Ukhona yini lojabulile? Akadvumise ngekuhlabela. 14 Ukhona yini logulako emkhatsini wenu? Akabite babonisi belibandla, bamtsandazele ngekugcobisa ngemafutsa egameni leNkhosi. 15 Umtsandazo wekukholwa uyawuphilisa logulako, iNkhosi imvuse, nome entile tono uyawutsetselelwa tono. 16 Ngako-ke vunani tono tenu kulomunye nalomunye, nithandazelane, kuze nitawuphiliswa. Kuncusa kwemuntfu lolungile kunemandla kakhulu. 17 Elija labengumuntfu afana natsi, wakhuleka ngekuncusa kutsi lingani, langete lana emhlabeni iminyaka lemitsatfu kanye netinyanga letisitfupha. 18 waphindze watsandaza, lase liyana futsi litulu, nemhlaba waphindze watsela titselo tawo. 19 Bazalwane bami, nangabe lomunye emkhatsisini wenu adukele ecinisweni, bese lomunye uyambuyisa, 20 yatini kutsi lowo lobuyise soni ekwedukeni kwaso, uyawusindzisa umphefumulo waso ekufeni, asibekele tono letinye.