1. U-Elihu wathatha wathi:
2. “Yizwani amazwi ami,nina zihlakaniphi,nibeke indlebe kimi nina zazi.
3. Ngokuba indlebe iyavivinya amazwi,njengokuba ulwanga luzwa ukudla.
4. Masizikhethele okulungileyo,sazi phakathi kwethu okuhle.
5. Ngokuba uJobe uthe: ‘Ngilungile;uNkulunkulu ususile ukwahlulelwa kwami.
6. Phezu kokwahlulelwa kwami ngishaywa onamanga;inxeba lami alinakupholiswa,noma ngingenasiphambeko.’
7. Ngumuphi umuntu onjengoJobeophuza usulu njengamanzi,
8. ohamba ngokwazana nabenza okubi,ahambisane nabantu ababi, na?
9. Ngokuba uthi: ‘Akunalusizo kumuntuukuba azane noNkulunkulu.’
10. “Ngalokho ngizweni nina bantu abanokuqonda;makube kude noNkulunkulu ukuba enze okubi,nakuSomandla ukuba enze ukona.
11. Ngokuba uyabuyisela kumuntu njengokwenza kwakhe,atholise kube yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe.
12. Impela uNkulunkulu akenzi okubi;uSomandla kahlanekezeli ukwahlulela.
13. Ngubani owambeka phezu komhlaba na?Ngubani owamisa izwe lonke na?
14. Uma ebeyakuzibheka yena,azibuyisele umoya wakhe nomphefumulo wakhe,
15. inyama yonke ibiyakufa kanyekanye,umuntu abuyele othulini.
16. “Uma unengqondo, yizwa lokhu,ulalele izwi lokukhuluma kwami.