1 U-Elifazi umThemani wasephendula wathi:
2 “Umuntu angasiza uNkulunkulu na?
3 Bekungamupha ntokozo bani uSomandla ukulunga kwakho na?
4 Yikumesaba kwakho yini akukhuzela khona
5 Kabubukhulu ububi bakho na?
6 Wawubiza isibambiso kubafowenu kungelasizatho;
7 Abakhatheleyo wawubancitsha amanzi,
8 lanxa wena wawuyindoda elamandla, ulepulazi,
9 Abafelokazi wabaxotsha ungabaphanga lutho
10 Kungenxa yalokho usuhanqwe yimijibila,
11 yikho kumnyama kangaka ungasaboni,
12 UNkulunkulu kakho esiqongweni samazulu na?
13 Kodwa wena uthi, ‘UNkulunkulu wazini?
14 Usithwe ngamayezi amakhulu, ngakho kasiboni
15 Wena-ke uzakwalela endleleni endala na
16 Bedluliswa singakafiki isikhathi sabo,
17 Bathi kuNkulunkulu, ‘Tshiyana lathi!
18 Ikanti kunguye owagcwalisa izindlu zabo ngezinto ezinhle,
19 Abalungileyo bayakubona lokho bathokoze;
20 ‘Ngempela izitha zethu zichithiwe,
21 Zehlise kuNkulunkulu ukuze uwelelane laye;
22 Yamukela iziqondiso eziphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
23 Nxa ubuyela kuSomandla, uzavuselelwa;
24 lomthuso wakho uwulahlele othulini,
25 lapho-ke uSomandla uzakuba ligolide lakho,
26 Ngempela uzazuza ukuthokoza kuSomandla
27 Uzakhuleka kuye, yena akuzwe,
28 Lokho okumisileyo kuzakwenziwa,
29 Nxa abantu besehliswa ubususithi, ‘Baphakamiseni!’
30 Uzabasiza lalabo abonayo,