UJobe 1

1 ¹Kwakukhona indoda ezweni lase-Uze, igama layo kwakunguJobe. Leyo ndoda yayingenasici iqotho, imesaba uNkulunkulu, igwema okubi. ^a a v1 Lapha uJobe 'wayemesaba uNkulunkulu' — yilapha uJobe eqala khona. Kuyo yonke le ncwadi uJobe uyofika ekumazini lo Nkulunkulu hhayi nje njengolungileyo nonamandla kuphela, kodwa njengoBaba wobudlelwano abehlala enguye. Ukuvuma kwakhe okuyisiphetho ku-42:5 kuphawula lonke uhambo — 'manje iso lami liyakubona.' ²Wazalelwa amadodana ayisikhombisa namadodakazi amathathu. ³Wayenezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, namakamela ayizinkulungwane ezintathu, nezipani zezinkabi ezingamakhulu amahlanu, nezimbongolo zensikazi ezingamakhulu amahlanu, nenqwaba enkulu kakhulu yezinceku, kangangokuba le ndoda yayinkulu kunabo bonke abantu basempumalanga. ⁴Amadodana akhe ayejwayele ukuya enze idili endlini yalowo nalowo ngosuku lwakhe, athumele abize odadewabo abathathu ukuba beze badle baphuze kanye nawo. ⁵Kwakuthi lapho izinsuku zedili seziphelile, uJobe athumele ababize, abangcwelise, avuke ekuseni kakhulu anikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa ngamunye wabo. Ngokuba uJobe wayethi: “Mhlawumbe abantwana bami bonile bathuka uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zabo.” Lokhu kwakuyilokho uJobe ayehlala ekwenza.

Umkhandlu Wasezulwini Uyabuthana

⁶Kwathi ngolunye usuku amalunga omkhandlu wasezulwini afika ukuzozethula phambi kukaBaba wethu, noSathane weza phakathi kwawo.

⁷UBaba wethu wathi kuSathane: “Uvelaphi?” USathane waphendula uBaba wethu, wathi: “Ngivela ekuzulazuleni emhlabeni nasekuhambahambeni kuwo.”

⁸UBaba wethu wathi kuSathane: “Uke wayinaka yini inceku yami uJobe? Akekho onjengaye emhlabeni—indoda engenasici neqotho, emesaba uNkulunkulu, igwema okubi.”

⁹USathane waphendula uBaba wethu, wathi: “Kanti uJobe umesabela ize uNkulunkulu na? ¹⁰Awuzange yini umbiyele ngothango yena nendlu yakhe nakho konke anakho, nxazonke? Ubusisile umsebenzi wezandla zakhe, nemfuyo yakhe yanda ezweni. ¹¹Kodwa yelula isandla sakho uthinte konke anakho, ngempela uyakukuqalekisa ebusweni bakho.”

¹²UBaba wethu wathi kuSathane: “Kulungile—konke anakho kusesandleni sakho. Kodwa ungabeki sandla kuyo le ndoda ngokwayo.” Ngakho uSathane waphuma phambi kukaBaba wethu.

¹³Kwathi ngolunye usuku amadodana namadodakazi kaJobe ayedla ephuza iwayini endlini yomfowabo omdala, ¹⁴kwafika isithunywa kuJobe, sathi: “Izinkabi zazilima, izimbongolo zidla eceleni kwazo, ¹⁵kwase kuhlasela amaSabha azithatha, zabulala izinceku ngosiko lwenkemba. Yimina ngedwa engiphunyukile ukuze ngizokutshela.”

¹⁶Esakhuluma, kwafika esinye, sathi: “Umlilo kaNkulunkulu wehla uvela ezulwini washisa izimvu nezinceku waziqeda. Yimina ngedwa engiphunyukile ukuze ngizokutshela.”

¹⁷Esakhuluma, kwafika esinye, sathi: “AmaBhabhiloni akha amaviyo amathathu okuhlasela, ehlela phezu kwamakamela awathatha, abulala izinceku ngosiko lwenkemba. Yimina ngedwa engiphunyukile ukuze ngizokutshela.”

¹⁸Esakhuluma, kwafika esinye, sathi: “Amadodana namadodakazi akho ayedla ephuza iwayini endlini yomfowabo omdala, ¹⁹kwase kufika ngokuzumayo umoya omkhulu uvela ngaphesheya kwehlane washaya amagumbi omane endlu. Yawela phezu kwentsha, bafa. Yimina ngedwa engiphunyukile ukuze ngizokutshela.”

²⁰Khona-ke uJobe wasukuma, waklebhula ingubo yakhe, waphuca ikhanda lakhe, wawa phansi wakhonza. ²¹Wathi: “Ngafika ngize ngivela esiswini sikamame, ngiyakubuyela ngize. UBaba wethu wanika, futhi usethathile; alibusiswe igama lakhe.” ^b b v21 Ngisho nasekulahlekelweni okubuhlungu, uJobe uyambusisa Lowo onika athathe. Ufinyelela egameni lesivumelwano lapho ekhonza — futhi i-FHB imbiza ngoBaba wethu, ubudlelwano uJobe asondela kubo ngisho nangaphambi kokuba akubone ngokugcwele. ²²Kukho konke lokhu uJobe akonanga, futhi akazange ambeke icala uNkulunkulu ngokona.