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| 1. | Lawomadoda amathathu aseyekela ukumphendula uJobe, ngoba wayelungile emehlweni akhe. |
| 2. | Lwaseluvutha ulaka lukaElihu indodana kaBarakeli umBuzi, owosendo lukaRamu. Ulaka lwakhe lwavuthela uJobe ngoba wazilungisisa yena kuloNkulunkulu. |
| 3. | Ulaka lwakhe lwabavuthela labo abangane bakhe abathathu, ngoba bengatholanga impendulo, kube kanti bamlahla uJobe. |
| 4. | Kodwa UElihu wayelindele uJobe ekhuluma, ngoba babebadala ngensuku kulaye. |
| 5. | UElihu esebonile ukuthi kwakungelampendulo emlonyeni walamadoda amathathu, ulaka lwakhe lwaseluvutha. |
| 6. | Ngakho uElihu indodana kaBarakeli umBuzi waphendula wathi: Mina ngingomncinyane ngezinsuku, lina-ke libadala. Ngenxa yalokhu bengithikaza, ngesaba ukulitshela umcabango wami. |
| 7. | Ngathi: Kakukhulume izinsuku, lobunengi beminyaka bazise inhlakanipho. |
| 8. | Isibili umoya ukhona emuntwini, lokuphefumulela kukaSomandla kuyabanika ukuqedisisa. |
| 9. | Abakhulu kabahlakaniphanga, labalupheleyo ka baqedisis i isahlulelo. |
| 10. | Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi; lami ngizatshengisa umcabango wami. |
| 11. | Khangelani, bengiwalindele amazwi enu, ngabeka indlebe ekukhulumeni kwenu okuhlakaniphileyo, lisadinga amazwi. |
| 12. | Yebo, ngalilalela, khangelani-ke, kakho phakathi kwenu omvumisileyo uJobe, owaphenduleyo amazwi akhe. |
| 13. | Hlezi lithi: Sitholile inhlakanipho; nguNkulunkulu ozamxotsha, hatshi umuntu. |
| 14. | Kodwa kangihlelelanga amazwi, langamazwi enu kangiyikumphendula. |
| 15. | Badideka, kabasaphendulanga, basusa amazwi kubo. |
| 16. | Ngasengilinda, kodwa kabakhulumanga, ngoba bema, kabasaphendulanga. |
| 17. | Lami ngizaphendula ingxenye yami, lami ngitshengise umcabango wami. |
| 18. | Ngoba ngigcwele amazwi, umoya wesisu sami uyangiqhubezela. |
| 19. | Khangelani, isisu sami sinjengewayini engavulwanga, njengemigodla emitsha sizadabuka. |
| 20. | Ngizakhuluma ukuze ngiphefumule; ngivule indebe zami, ngiphendule. |
| 21. | Ake ngingaphakamisi ubuso bomuntu, ngingabizi umuntu ngebizo lokubamba amehlo. |
| 22. | Ngoba kangikwazi ukunika amabizo okubamba amehlo; masinyane umenzi wami angangisusa. |
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