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