1 Amadoda la womathathu ema ukuphendula uJobe ngoba wayelungile ngokubona kwakhe. 2 Kodwa u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi, owendlu kaRamu, wamzondela uJobe ngokuzigeza yena endaweni yokugezwa nguNkulunkulu. 3 Wayebazondele njalo labangane labo bobathathu ngoba babengayitholanga indlela yokuphikisa uJobe kodwa bemlahlile ngokumsola. 4 U-Elihu wayeke wema ukukhuluma loJobe ngoba babebadala kulaye. 5 Kodwa kwathi esebona ukuthi wonke amadoda womathathu ayengaselalutho ayengalutsho, ulaka lwakhe lwavutha.

6 Ngakho-ke u-Elihu indodana kaBharakeli umBhuzi wathi:

"Ngimncinyane ngeminyaka,

lina libadala;

yikho bengisesaba,

ngithikaza ukutsho engikwaziyo.

7 Ngikhumbule ngathi, ‘Kakukhulume ubudala;

iminyaka yokukhula kayifundise ukuhlakanipha.’

8 Kodwa kungumoya osemuntwini,

ukuphefumula kukaSomandla, okumupha ukuqedisisa.

9 Kakusibo bodwa abadala abahlakaniphileyo,

njalo kakusibo bodwa abalupheleyo abakuzwisisayo okulungileyo.

10 Ngakho ngithi: Lalelani kimi;

lami ngizalitshela engikwaziyo.

11 Bengithule lisakhuluma,

ngikulalele ukucabanga kwenu;

lathi lisadinga amazwi,

12 ngalilalela ngokupheleleyo.

Kodwa kakho lamunye kini otshengise ukuthi uJobe ulahlekile;

kakho omunye wenu osephendule imibono yakhe.

13 Lingaze lathi, ‘Sesikutholile ukuhlakanipha;

uNkulunkulu kaveze ukuphosisa kwakhe, hatshi umuntu.’

14 Kodwa uJobe kakaqondisisi amazwi akhe kimi,

futhi kangiyikumphendula ngendlela yenu yokuphikisa.

15 Sebededile kabaselakho okunye abangakutsho;

sebesilela amazwi.

16 Ngike ngime na njengoba sebethule,

sebemi nje laphayana bengaselampendulo?

17 Lami ngisake ngikhulume;

lami ngizakutsho engikwaziyo.

18 Ngoba manengi amazwi engilawo,

umoya ongaphakathi kwami uyangifuqa;

19 ngaphakathi ngiyafuthelana njengewayini elivalelwe embodleleni;

njengemixhaka yewayini esifuna ukudubuka.

20 Kumele ngikhulume ukuze ngibhodle;

kumele ngivule indebe zami ngiphendule.

21 Kangizukutshengisa ubandlululo loba kukubani,

futhi kangisoze ngiyenge muntu;

22 ngoba ngabe ngangiligabazi ekukhulumeni,

uMenzi wami ubezangisusa masinyane."