1 UThixo wasekhuluma loJobe ephakathi kwesiphepho. Wathi:
2 “Ngubani na lowo odunga amacebo ami
3 Qina njengendoda;
4 Wawungaphi lapho ngibeka izisekelo zomhlaba na?
5 Ngubani owamisa izilinganiso zawo na? Phela angithi uyazi!
6 Izinsika zawo zamiswa phezu kwani na,
7 lapho izinkanyezi zokusa zazihlabelela kanyekanye
8 Ngubani owavalela ulwandle ngemva kwezivalo
9 lapho ngisenza amayezi aba yisembatho salo na
10 lapho ngalubekela imikhawulo
11 lapho engathi, ‘Ungeza uze ufike lapha kodwa ungedluli;
12 Sewake wabekela ikuseni umthetho na,
13 ukuba kuphakamise umhlaba ngemiphetho
14 Umhlaba ubumbeka isimo njengebumba ufakwe uphawu;
15 Ababi bayacitshelwa ukukhanya,
16 Sewake wahamba emithonjeni yolwandle na
17 Amasango okufa aseke abonakaliswa kuwe na?
18 Ubuqedisisile na ubukhulu bobubanzi bomhlaba?
19 Yiphi indlela eya ekhaya elihlala ukukhanya na?
20 Ungakusa ezindaweni zakho na?
21 Ye uyakwazi, ngoba wawuvele usuzelwe!
22 Sewake wangena eziphaleni zikangqwaqwane
23 engizilindisele izikhathi zohlupho,
24 Ingaphi indlela eya esigodlweni sokwaba umbane,
25 Ngubani ogubhe intshukuntshu yezihlambo zezulu,
26 ukuthelezela ilizwe elingahlali muntu,
27 ukusuthisa ilizwe elilugwadule
28 Izulu elinayo liloyise na?
29 Ngesikabani isisu esizala iliqhwa na?
30 lapho amanzi abalukhuni njengelitshe,
31 Ungasibopha na isiLimela lesi esihle?
32 Ungawuletha na uMthala ngesikhathi sawo
33 Uyayazi imithetho yasezulwini na?
34 Ungawamemeza yini amayezi
35 Uyakuthuma yini ukuphazima kombane?
36 Ngubani owapha inhliziyo ukuhlakanipha
37 Ngubani ololwazi lokubala amayezi na?
38 nxa uthuli seluqina
39 Uyasizingelela na isilwanekazi ukudla kwaso,
40 lapho zilele ezikhundleni zazo
41 Ngubani opha iwabayi ukudla