Jobho Anopindura Baba
Jobho anoti akataura pamusoro pezvinhu zvaasina kunzwisisa; nzeve dzake dzakanga dzanzwa, zvino meso ake aona, uye anotendeuka ari muguruva nomumadota. Ipapo Baba vedu vanoudza shamwari kuti dzakataura zvisina kururama, uye Jobho anodzinyengeterera. Pfuma yake inopetwa kaviri, mhuri yake inodzoserwa.
42 1Ipapo Jobho akapindura Baba vedu, akati: 2“Ndinoziva kuti munogona kuita zvinhu zvose, uye kuti hapana zano renyu ringakoneswa. 3Makabvunza muchiti, ‘Ndianiko uyu anofukidza zano rangu asina ruzivo?’ Zvirokwazvo ndakataura zvinhu zvandaisanzwisisa, zvinhu zvinoshamisa kwazvo kwandiri, zvandaisaziva. 4Makati, ‘Chinzwa zvino, uye ndichataura; ndichakubvunza, uye unofanira kundipindura.’ 5Nzeve dzangu dzakanga dzanzwa nezvenyu, asi zvino meso angu akuonai. a a v5 Jobho akanga ambonzwa nezvaMwari chete; zvino anoona Baba vedu chiso nechiso, uye mufananidzo wenhema waMwari ari kure wabviswa nokusingaperi. 6Naizvozvo ndinodzosa mashoko angu, uye ndinopfidza ndiri muguruva nemadota.”
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7Baba vedu vakati vapedza kutaura mashoko aya kuna Jobho, vakati kuna Erifazi muTemani, “Kutsamwa kwangu kunopfuta pamusoro pako neshamwari dzako mbiri, nokuti hamuna kutaura chokwadi pamusoro pangu, sezvakaita muranda wangu Jobho. b b v7 Shamwari idzi dzakataura nezvaMwari saMwari ari kure anotsvaka kubhadhariswa zvikwereti; asi Jobho, kunyange mumarwadzo ake ose nokunyunyuta kwake, akaramba achisvika kuna Baba vedu — uye Baba vedu vakazviremekedza. 8Naizvozvo zvino torai hando nomwe namakondohwe manomwe muende nazvo kumuranda wangu Jobho mugozvibayira sechipiriso chinopiswa nokuda kwenyu. Muranda wangu Jobho achakunyengetererai, uye ndichagamuchira munyengetero wake, ndisingakuitirei zvinoenderana noupenzi hwenyu. Nokuti hamuna kutaura chokwadi pamusoro pangu, sezvakaita muranda wangu Jobho.”
9Saka Erifazi muTemani, Bhiridhadhi muShuhi, naZofari muNaamati vakaenda vakaita sezvavakanga vaudzwa naBaba vedu, uye Baba vedu vakagamuchira munyengetero waJobho.
10Zvino Jobho paakanyengeterera shamwari dzake, Baba vedu vakamudzorera pfuma yake, vakamupa zvakapetwa kaviri kupfuura zvaakanga anazvo kare. 11Ipapo vakoma navanunʼuna vake nehanzvadzi dzake dzose, navose vaaimboziva kare, vakauya vakadya chingwa naye mumba make. Vakamunyaradza nokumuvaraidza pamusoro pamatambudziko ose akanga auyiswa naBaba vedu pamusoro pake, uye mumwe nomumwe akamupa chimedu chesirivha nemhete yegoridhe.
12Baba vedu vakaropafadza makore aJobho okupedzisira kupfuura okutanga. Akanga ana makwai 14,000, ngamera 6,000, nzombe dzamapani 1,000, nembongoro hadzi 1,000. 13Akanga anawo vanakomana vanomwe navanasikana vatatu. 14Akatumidza mwanasikana wokutanga kuti Jemimha, wechipiri kuti Keziya, uye wechitatu kuti Keren-hapuki. c c v14 Mazita avanasikana anopemberera runako nomufaro zvakadzorerwa: Jemimha zvinoreva kuti ‘njiva,’ Keziya zvinoreva kuti ‘sinamoni,’ uye Keren-hapuki zvinoreva kuti ‘nyanga yezvokuzora meso.’ 15Munyika yose makanga musina vakadzi vakanaka savanasikana vaJobho, uye baba vavo vakavapa nhaka pamwe chete navakoma vavo. d d v15 Munyika yekare vanasikana vaisawanzopiwa nhaka pamwe chete navanakomana — chipo chaJobho kwavari chakanga chiri chiito chinoshamisa chenyasha nokuenzana. 16Shure kwaizvozvi Jobho akararama makore 140, akaona vana vake navana vavana vake, zvizvarwa zvina. 17Naizvozvo Jobho akafa, akwegura, azere namazuva.