Yobu Ayankha Atate

Yobu akuvomereza kuti analankhula zinthu zimene sanazimvetse; makutu ake anali atamva, tsopano maso ake aona, ndipo alapa m'fumbi ndi m'phulusa. Kenako Atate wathu akuuza abwenzi ake kuti analankhula molakwika, ndipo Yobu awapempherera. Chuma chake chiwirikizidwa, banja lake labwezeretsedwa.

Chaputala 42.

Ndipo Yobu anayankha Atate wathu, nati: “Ndikudziwa kuti Inu mungathe kuchita zinthu zonse, ndi kuti palibe cholinga chanu chingalephereke. Inu munafunsa kuti, ‘Kodi ndani uyu amene amadetsa uphungu wanga popanda nzeru?’ Zoonadi ndinanena zinthu zimene sindinazimvetse, zinthu zodabwitsa koposa ine, zimene sindinazidziwe. Inu munati, ‘Tamvera tsopano, ndipo Ine ndidzayankhula; ndidzakufunsa, ndipo iwe uyenera kundiyankha.’ Makutu anga anamva za Inu, koma tsopano maso anga akuonani Inu. ^a Chifukwa chake ndibweza mau anga, ndipo ndikulapa m'fumbi ndi phulusa.”

Chifundo kwa Anzake Atatu

Atate wathu atatha kuyankhula mau awa kwa Yobu, anati kwa Elifazi Mtemani, “Mkwiyo wanga wayaka pa iwe ndi anzako awiri, pakuti simunayankhule za Ine molondola, monga momwe wayankhulira mtumiki wanga Yobu. ^b Tsopano tengani ng'ombe zazimuna zisanu ndi ziwiri ndi nkhosa zazimuna zisanu ndi ziwiri, muzitengere kwa mtumiki wanga Yobu, ndipo muzipereke monga nsembe yopsereza chifukwa cha inu nokha. Mtumiki wanga Yobu adzakupemphererani, ndipo Ine ndidzalandira pemphero lake, osakuchitirani monga mwa uchitsiru wanu. Pakuti simunayankhule za Ine molondola, monga momwe wayankhulira mtumiki wanga Yobu.”

Ndipo Elifazi Mtemani, Bilidadi Msuki, ndi Zofari Mnaamati anapita nachita monga Atate wathu anawauzira, ndipo Atate wathu analandira pemphero la Yobu.

Ndipo Yobu atapempherera anzake, Atate wathu anamubwezera chuma chake, namupatsa zochuluka kawiri kuposa zimene anali nazo poyamba. Ndipo abale ake onse aamuna ndi aakazi, ndi onse amene anamudziwa poyamba, anabwera nadya naye chakudya m'nyumba yake. Anamutonthoza ndi kumulimbikitsa pa mavuto onse amene Atate wathu anamubweretsera, ndipo aliyense anamupatsa chidutswa cha siliva ndi mphete yagolide.

Atate wathu anadalitsa zaka za Yobu zotsatira kuposa zoyambirira. Iye anali ndi nkhosa 14,000, ngamira 6,000, ng'ombe zantchito 1,000 ziwiriziwiri, ndi abulu aakazi 1,000. Analinso ndi ana aamuna asanu ndi awiri ndi ana aakazi atatu. Mwana wake wamkazi woyamba anamutcha Yemima, wachiwiri Keziya, ndi wachitatu Kereni-hapuki. ^c M'dziko lonse munalibe akazi okongola ngati ana aakazi a Yobu, ndipo bambo wawo anawapatsa cholowa pamodzi ndi abale awo. ^d Zitatha izi, Yobu anakhala ndi moyo zaka 140, ndipo anaona ana ake ndi ana a ana ake, mibadwo inayi. Motero Yobu anamwalira, atakalamba ndi kukhuta masiku.

Zolemba pansi

^aYobu 42:5 — Yobu poyamba anali atangomva za Mulungu; koma tsopano akuona Atate wathu maso ndi maso, ndipo fanizo lolakwika la mulungu wakutali latheratu kwamuyaya.
^bYobu 42:7 — Anzakewo anayankhula za Mulungu ngati mulungu wakutali wofuna kuwerengera; koma Yobu, pakati pa zowawa zake zonse ndi madandaulo ake, anapitiriza kutambasula manja kwa Atate wathu — ndipo Atate wathu analemekeza zimenezi.
^cYobu 42:14 — Mayina a ana aakazi akukondwerera kukongola ndi chimwemwe zobwezeretsedwa: Yemima tanthauzo lake ndi 'nkhunda,' Keziya tanthauzo lake ndi 'sinamoni,' ndipo Kereni-hapuki tanthauzo lake ndi 'nyanga ya zodzola m'maso.'
^dYobu 42:15 — M'nthawi zakale ana aakazi sankalandira cholowa pamodzi ndi ana aamuna kawirikawiri — choncho mphatso ya Yobu kwa iwo inali chochita chodabwitsa cha chisomo ndi kufanana.