4. U-Elihu wayelindele ukukhuluma kuJobe, ngokuba bona babebadala kunaye.
5. Lapho u-Elihu esebona ukuthi ayikho impendulo emilonyeni yalawo madoda amathathu, lwavutha ulaka lwakhe.
6. U-Elihu, indodana kaBarakeli, umBuzi, wayesethatha-ke, wathi:“Mina ngisemusha ngeminyaka,nina nibadala;ngalokho nganginamahloni,ngesaba ukunitshela umqondo wami.
7. Ngathi: ‘Makukhulume izinsuku,ubuningi beminyaka bazise ukuhlakanipha.’
8. Nokho kukhona umoya kumuntu;ukuphefumula kukaSomandla kuyabaqondisa.
9. Abakhulu abahlakaniphile,nabadala abaqondi ukwahlulela.
10. “Ngalokho ngithi: Ngizweni;nami ngiyakusho umqondo wami.
11. Bhekani, ngilindele amazwi enu,ngabeka indlebe emiqondweni yenu,nisaphenya eniyakukusho.
12. Nganilalela nina;bhekani, kwakungekho noyedwa owamahlula uJobenowaphendula amazwi akhe phakathi kwenu.
13. Maningasho ukuthi:‘Sifumene ukuhlakanipha;uNkulunkulu angamphengulula,hhayi umuntu.’
14. Akahlelelanga mina amazwi akhe;angiyikumphendula ngezinkulumo zenu.
15. “Bayakhungatheka, abasaphenduli;baphelelwa ngamazwi.
16. Ngibalindele yini,uma bengakhulumi, na?Ngokuba bemi bengasaphenduli.
17. Nami ngiyakuphendula okwami,ngitshengise nami umqondo wami.
18. Ngokuba ngigcwele amazwi;umoya phakathi kwami uyangiqhubezela.
19. Bhekani, okuphakathi kwami kunjengewayini elingenambobo;kucishe ukuqhuma njengezimvaba ezintsha.