1. Ke kaloku la madoda mathathu ade amncama uYobi, kuba yena wasuka wanje, esithi umsulwa yena.
2. Ke yena uElihu unyana kaBharakeli wendlu kaRam eBhuzi uthe akuyiqonda le meko wasuka wakhathazeka, kuba kaloku uYobi wayezenza ilungisa esola uThixo.
3. Futhi wakhathazwa nayinto yokuba ezi zihlobo zikaYobi zithathu zisuke zoyiswa kukuphendulana noYobi, zingabanga nako ukudandalazisa ubutyala bakhe, kodwa zimtyhola.
4. UElihu lo wayesalindele ukuthetha noYobi, kuba abanye aba babebadala kunaye.
5. Athe ke la madoda mathathu akuba selethethe koma umqala esoyiswa bubuciko bukaYobi, wakhathazeka,
6. wangenelela ke yena uElihu unyana kaBharakeli waseBhuzi, wathi:“Kambe ke ndiyimveku ngeminyaka,ke nina senikhulile, niziingwevu,nto leyo ke esuke yanditsho ndamathidala,ndoyika ukuphuhlisa olwam uluvo.
7. Ndithe: ‘Mandiyekel' iminyak' isiphakele.’Bendisithi: ‘Izilimela zingasiph' ubulumko.’
8. Kambe ke ngoku ndiyaqonda ukuba ngumoya osemntwini,ewe, lifuthe likaSomandla elimthi jize ngokuqonda umntu.
9. Hayi, abuyi ngaminyaka ubulumko,kungayi nangabudala ukuqonda imfanelo.