1 Amadoda la womathathu ema ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayelungile ngokubona kwakhe.
2 Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, owendlu kaRamu, wamzondela uJobe ngokuzigeza yena endaweni yokugezwa nguNkulunkulu.
3 Wayebazondele njalo labangane labo bobathathu ngoba babengayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa uJobe kodwa bemlahlile ngokumsola.
4 U-Elihu wayeke wema ukukhuluma loJobe ngoba babebadala kulaye.
5 Kodwa kwathi esebona ukuthi wonke amadoda womathathu ayengaselalutho ayengalutsho, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.
6 Ngakho-ke u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi wathi:
7 Ngikhumbule ngathi, ‘Kakukhulume ubudala;
8 Kodwa kungumoya osemuntwini,
9 Kakusibo bodwa abadala abahlakaniphileyo,
10 Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi;
11 Bengithule lisakhuluma,
12 ngalilalela ngokupheleleyo.
13 Lingaze lathi, ‘Sesikutholile ukuhlakanipha;
14 Kodwa uJobe kakaqondisisi amazwi akhe kimi,
15 Sebededile kabaselakho okunye abangakutsho;
16 Ngike ngime na njengoba sebethule,
17 Lami ngisake ngikhulume;
18 Ngoba manengi amazwi engilawo,
19 ngaphakathi ngiyafuthelana njengewayini elivalelwe embodleleni;
20 Kumele ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle;
21 Kangizukutshengisa ubandlululo loba kukubani,
22 ngoba ngabe ngangiligabazi ekukhulumeni,