¹ Wayesethatha u-Elifazi, umThemani, wathi: ² Uma kulingwa ukukhulunywa kuwe , uyakukhathazeka na? Kepha ngubani ongazibamba, angakhulumi, na? ³ Bheka, uqondisile abaningi; uqinisile izandla ezibuthakathaka. ⁴ Amazwi akho amisile okhubekayo; usimamisile amadolo athuthumelayo. ⁵ Kepha sekufikile kuwe , uyakhathazeka; kuyakuthinta wena , uyashaywa luvalo. ⁶ Ukumesaba kwakho uNkulunkulu akusilo ithemba lakho yini , nokuphelela kwezindlela zakho akusiso isisekelo sakho na? ⁷ Ake ukhumbule ukuthi ngubani owake wachithwa engenacala na ? Babhujiswaphi abalungileyo na? ⁸ Njengokubona kwami abalima okubi bahlwanyele ukona, bayakuvuna. ⁹ Babhubha ngokuphephetha kukaNkulunkulu; ngomoya wentukuthelo yakhe bayaphela. ¹⁰ Ukubhonga kwengonyama nezwi lebhubesi kuyaphela , namazinyo amabhongo ayaphuka. ¹¹ Ibhubesi elinamandla liyabhubha ngokuswela impango ; amawundlu ebhubesikazi ayahlakazeka. ¹² Kwanyenyiselwa kimi izwi, indlebe yami yabamba ukunyenyezwa kwalo. ¹³ Ngokudlala kwemicabango ivuswe yimibono yasebusuku , lapho abantu sebehlelwe ngubuthongo obunzima, ¹⁴ ngafikelwa yingebhe nokuthuthumel a okwaqhaqhazelisa onke amathambo ami. ¹⁵ Kwadlula umoya ebusweni bami; uboya bomzimba wami bavuka. ¹⁶ Kwema okuthile, kepha angaqonda ukubonakala kwakho; isimo sasiphambi kwamehlo ami; kwathula; ngase ngizwa izwi, lathi: ¹⁷ Umuntu ulungile kunoNkulunkulu na ? Umuntukazana uhlambulukile kunoMenzi na? ¹⁸ Bheka, nasezincekwini zakhe akethembi, nezingelosi zakhe uyazibeka icala; ¹⁹ kakhulu kangakanani abahlezi ezindlini zodaka , abazisekelo zabo zisothulini, abachotshozwa njengenundu. ²⁰ Bagxotshwa kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa ; babhubha kuze kube phakade benganakwa muntu. ²¹ Intambo yetende labo ayisishulwa yini phakathi kwabo, bafe bengazelele, na?