3. Ukutya kungcanyulwa lulwimi,ke yona intetho iviwa ziindlebe.
4. Makhe sikhethe oko kulungileyo;ewe, masiphicothe oko kufanelekileyo.
5. “Kaloku uYobi uthi: ‘Ndimsulwa,kodwa uThixo undivimb' ubulungisa.
6. Nangona ndinyanisekile, ndiphathwa okwexoki;nangona ndingenatyala, utolo lwakhe lundingxwelerhile.’
7. Wakha wakho phi ofana noYobi lo,osoloko ehlalele ukuphoxisa,
8. umnt' osoloko ethene mbende nabenzi bobubi,ohlal' eqhogene nezikhohlakali?
9. Kaloku yena uthi:‘Akumncedi lutho umntuukuzimisela ukukholisa uThixo.’
10. “Kambe ke ndiphulaphuleni, zingqondi:kukude lé kuThixo ukwenza ububi,kuSomandla ukwenza ubugwenxa.
11. Kuye umntu uvuna loo nto ayilimileyo;umntu umphatha ngokwehambo yakhe.
12. Hayi bo, uThixo akayenzi inkohlakalo;uSomandla akabugqwethi ubulungisa.
13. Kakade ngubani owammiselayo ukuba alawule ihlabathi?Ngubani owambeka ukuba alongamele lonke elimiweyo?
14. Xa ebenokusuka azimiseleawunqamle umoya wakhe nempefumlelo yakhe
15. konke okuphilayo kungasuka kutshabalale,noluntu lonke lubuyele kwaseluthulini.
16. “Ngaba uyaqiqa na – phulaphula ke!Bek' iindlebe ndithethe.
17. Umchasi-mthetho angalawula njani?Ke wena ungamgweba njani uThixoeyingangalala yelungisa nje?
18. Kaloku nakukumkani yena unokuthi: ‘Awunto yanto;’aze kwizidwangube athi: ‘Nizizinto ezikhohlakeleyo.’
19. UThixo akakhethi buso nakumatshawe;nesityebi akasilungiseleli ngaphezu kwehlwempu;kaloku bonke bangumsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
20. Bafa ngephanyazo ezinzulwini zobusuku;bayagungqiswa abantu, bafe;kwanezihandiba ziyawa zingawiswanga mntu.
21. “Kaloku yena uzijongile iindlela zabantu;uwabona onke amanyathelo abo.
22. Kaloku akukho thunzi nantsunguzi yabumnyamaapho abenzi bobubi bangazifihla khona.
23. KuThixo akuyomfuneko ukubancwina ngakumbi abantuxenikweni ebasa ematyaleni.