1 UJobe waqhubeka ngenkulumo yakhe wathi:
2 “Ngifunga ngoNkulunkulu ophilayo,
3 nxa ngilokhu ngiselempilo ngaphakathi kwami,
4 izindebe zami kazisoze zikhulume ububi,
5 Kangisoze ngivume ukuthi lina lilungile ngelikutshoyo;
6 Ngizakugcina ukulunga kwami ngingakuyekeli;
7 Sengathi izitha zami zingaba njengababi,
8 Ngoba ulethemba bani ongakholwayo nxa esefile,
9 UNkulunkulu uyakulalela yini ukukhala kwakhe
10 Uzakuthola yini ukuthokoza kuSomandla?
11 Ngizalifundisa mayelana lamandla kaNkulunkulu;
12 Lonke lizibonele lokhu ngokwenu.
13 Nansi isabelo uNkulunkulu asiqumela ababi,
14 Loba bebanengi njani abantwabakhe, isabelo sabo yinkemba;
15 Isifo esibi sizabangcwaba labo abatshiywa nguye besaphila,
16 Lokuba angaze abuthelele isiliva njengothuli
17 lokho akubuthelelayo abalungileyo bazakugqokela,
18 Indlu ayakhayo injengesidleke sobulembu,
19 Uthi esiyalala enothile, kodwa kasayikuphinda njalo;
20 Utshaywa luvalo kungathi ufuqwa yisikhukhula;
21 Umoya wempumalanga udlula laye, anyamalale;
22 Utshaya phezu kwakhe ngesihluku
23 Utshaya izandla umhleka ulunya