Djobi Atawira Baba

Djobi asalonga kuti alonga pinthu pidakhonda iye kubvesesa; makutu ace akhadabva, mbwenye cincino maso ace aona, pontho asatcunyuka mu fumbi na mu dothi. Penepo Baba wathu asapanga axamwali kuti iwo alonga mwakuphonyeka, pontho Djobi asaaphembera. Pinthu pyace pisawandiswa kawiri, pontho banja yace isabwezerwa.

Kapitulu 42.

Na tenepo Djobi atawira Baba wathu tenepa: “Ndisadziwa kuti Imwe musakwanisa kucita pyonsene, pontho kuti nkhabe cikumbuko canu cinakwanisa kupingizwa. Imwe mwabvundza tenepa: ‘Mbani uyu anabisa uphungu wanga mwakusowa kudziwa?’ Mwandimomwene ndalonga pinthu pidakhonda ine kubvesesa, pinthu pyakudzumatirisa kakamwe kuna ine, pidakhonda ine kudziwa. Imwe mwalonga tenepa: ‘Tetekera cincino, Ine ndinalonga; ndinakubvundza, iwe usafunika kunditawira.’ Makutu anga akhadabva pya Imwe, mbwenye cincino maso anga akuona Imwe. ^a Natenepo ndisabwezera mafala anga, mbanditcunyuka n'pfumbi na n'dota.”

Ntsisi kuna Axamwali Atatu

Baba wathu pidamala kulonga mafala awa kuna Djobi, apanga Elifazi Mtemani tenepa: “Ukali wanga wagaka kuna iwe na axamwali ako awiri, thangwi imwe nkhadalonga pya Ine mwakulungama tayu, ninga mudalonga ntumiki wanga Djobi. ^b Natenepo cincino kwatani ng'ombe zimphongo zinomwe na mabira amphongo manomwe, mbamuzisa kuna ntumiki wanga Djobi, mbamupereka ninga ntsembe yakupisa thangwi ya imwe ene. Ntumiki wanga Djobi anakuphembererani, Ine ndinatawira maphembero ace, mbandikhonda kukucitirani mwakubverana na upswiru wanu. Thangwi imwe nkhadalonga pya Ine mwakulungama tayu, ninga mudalonga ntumiki wanga Djobi.”

Natenepo Elifazi Mtemani, Bilidhadhi Mxuwi, na Zofari Mnaamati aenda mbacita ninga mudaapanga Baba wathu, na Baba wathu atawira maphembero a Djobi.

Djobi pidaphembera iye axamwali ace, Baba wathu abwezera mpfuma zace, mbampasa mwakuthimizirika kawiri kakamwe kupita pidakhala na iye kale. Na tenepo abale ace onsene amuna na akazi, pabodzi na onsene ale akhadamudziwa iye kale, abwera mbadya nkate pabodzi na iye n'nyumba mwace. Ammbalangaza mbantsangalaza thangwi ya nyatwa zonsene zidabweresa Baba wathu kuna iye, pontho m'bodzi na m'bodzi ampasa kathambo ka parata na phete ya ouro.

Baba wathu apasa nkhombo pyaka pyakumalisa pya Djobi kupita pyaka pyace pyakutoma. Iye akhala na mabira 14,000, ngamera 6,000, mapara a ng'ombe 1,000, na maburu akazi 1,000. Iye akhalambo na anace amuna anomwe na anace akazi atatu. Mwana wace wakutoma wa nkazi ancemera Yemima, waciwiri Keziya, na wacitatu Kereni-hapuki. ^c M'dziko monsene nkhabe mbuto ikhali na akazi akubalika ninga ana akazi a Djobi, na baba wawo aapasa unthaka pabodzi na abale awo. ^d Pakumala pyenepi, Djobi akhala maso pyaka 140, mbaona anace na ana a anace, mibadwo minai. Na tenepo Djobi afa, ali nkhalamba mbadzala na ntsiku.

Pyakulembwa pantsi

^aYobe 42:5 — Kale Djobi akhadabva basi pinthu pya Mulungu; mbwenye cincino akuona Baba wathu maso na maso, natenepo cithundzithundzi cakunama ca mulungu wakutali camala kwa muyaya.
^bYobe 42:7 — Axamwali akhalonga pya Mulungu ninga mulungu wakutali anaphemba makwanyiro; mbwenye Djobi, mukati mwa kutsukwala kwace konsene na kuspokonya kwace, apitiriza kuyesera kufika kuna Baba wathu — natenepo Baba wathu apilemedza.
^cYobe 42:14 — Madzina a ana akazi asasekerera kubalika na kutsandzaya kudabwezerwa: Yemima isabveka ‘njiwa,’ Keziya isabveka ‘kanelo,’ na Kereni-hapuki isabveka ‘nyanga ya pyakudzola pa maso.’
^dYobe 42:15 — Mu midzidzi yakale, ana akazi kazinji tayu akhatambira unthaka pabodzi na ana amuna — muoni udaapasa Djobi ukhali cicitwa cakudzumatirisa ca kukoma ntima na kulingana.