1 Wasephendula u-Elifazi umThemani wathi:
2 “Nxa umuntu angaphosa ilizwi nje kuwe uzacunuka na?
3 Khumbula ukuthi sewabafundisa njani abanengi,
4 Amazwi akho abasekele labo abakhubekayo;
5 Kodwa manje uhlupho luze kuwe, usuphela amandla;
6 Kungani ukukholwa kwakho kungabi yiso isibindi sakho na
7 Khumbula manje: Ngubani owathi engelacala wabhubha na?
8 Ngokubona kwami labo abalima okubi
9 Ngokuphefumula kukaNkulunkulu bayabhubha;
10 Izilwane zingabhonga zihwabhe,
11 Isilwane siyafa ngokuswela ukudla
12 Kulethwe ilizwi kimi ngasese,
13 Phakathi kwamaphupho adungayo ebusuku,
14 ukwesaba lokuthuthumela kwangifikela
15 Kwathi tshazi umoya emehlweni ami,
16 Umoya lowo wema,
17 ‘Kambe umuntu angalunga ukwedlula uNkulunkulu na?
18 Nxa uNkulunkulu engazethembi izinceku zakhe,
19 pho-ke kuzakuba njani kulabo abahlala ezindlini zodaka,
20 Phakathi kokusa lokuhlwa bayabhidlizwa babe yizicucu;
21 Izintambo zamatende abo kazidonswa na,