1 Wasephendula uJobe wathi:
2 “Ngeqiniso ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu kuliqiniso.
3 Loba umuntu ubengafisa ukuphikisana laye
4 Ukuhlakanipha kwakhe kujulile, amandla akhe makhulu.
5 Uyazidudula izintaba zona zingazi lutho,
6 Uyawunyikinya umhlaba endaweni yawo,
7 Uyalitshela ilanga ukuba lingakhanyi;
8 Nguye kuphela owelula amazulu,
9 UnguMenzi wezinkanyezi iNgulube leZinja,
10 Wenza imimangaliso engafinyelelekiyo,
11 Uthi nxa esedlula kimi, ngingamboni;
12 Nxa ehluthuna, ngubani ongamalela?
13 UNkulunkulu kalunqandi ulaka lwakhe;
14 Pho mina ngingaphikisana laye njani?
15 Laloba ngingelamlandu, ngeke ngimphendule;
16 Lanxa bengingambiza asabele,
17 Ubengangicobodisa ngesiphepho
18 Ubengasoze angiphe ithuba lokukhokha umoya
19 Nxa kungokwamandla, alamandla amakhulu!
20 Loba ngingabe ngimsulwa, umlomo wami ubungangilahla;
21 Lanxa ngingelacala,
22 Kuyafanana konke; yikho ngisithi,
23 Nxa isifo esibi sibulala ngokuphangisa,
24 Nxa ilizwe liwela ezandleni zababi,
25 Amalanga ami alesiqubu esidlula esesithunywa;
26 Antweza edlule njengezikepe zelala,
27 Nxa ngingathi, ‘Ngizakubeka eceleni ukusola kwami,
28 ngilokhu ngihemahema ngezinhlupho zami,
29 Njengoba ngivele sengibekwe icala,
30 Loba ngingaze ngigeze ngesepa
31 uzavele ungiphosele emgodini olodaka
32 Akasumuntu njengami ukuthi ngingamphendula,
33 Aluba ubengabakhona osilamulayo,
34 omunye nje ongasusa uswazi lukaNkulunkulu kimi,
35 Lapho-ke bengizakhuluma ngingesabi yena,