UJobe Uphendula uBaba
UJobe uthi wakhuluma ngezinto ayengaziqondi; izindlebe zakhe zazizwile, manje amehlo akhe asebonile, futhi uyaphenduka othulini nasemlotheni. Bese uBaba wethu etshela abangane ukuthi abakhulumanga kahle, uJobe abathandazele. Inhlanhla yakhe iphindwa kabili, nomndeni wakhe ubuyiselwa.
42 1UJobe waphendula uBaba wethu, wathi: 2“Ngiyazi ukuthi ungakwenza zonke izinto, nokuthi alikho icebo lakho elingenakuvinjwa. 3Wabuza wathi, ‘Ngubani lona ofiphaza iseluleko sami ngaphandle kolwazi?’ Ngempela ngakhuluma ngezinto engangingaziqondi, izinto ezimangalisa kakhulu kimi, engangingazazi. 4Wathi, ‘Lalela manje, ngizakhuluma; ngizakubuza, kumele ungiphendule.’ 5Izindlebe zami zazizwile ngawe, kodwa manje amehlo ami asekubonile. a a v5 UJobe wayeke wezwa ngoNkulunkulu kuphela ngaphambili; manje usembona uBaba wethu ubuso nobuso, futhi isithombe esihlekisayo sikaNkulunkulu okude sesinyamalele kuze kube phakade. 6Ngakho-ke ngiyawahoxisa amazwi ami, futhi ngiyaphenduka othulini nasemlotheni.”
Umusa Kubangani Abathathu
7Kwathi uBaba wethu esewakhulumile lamazwi kuJobe, wathi ku-Elifazi umThemani, “Ulaka lwami luyavutha kuwe nakubangani bakho ababili, ngokuba anikhulumanga kahle ngami, njengenceku yami uJobe. b b v7 Abangani babekhuluma ngoNkulunkulu njengonkulunkulu okude ofuna ukulandiswa; uJobe, kukho konke ukuhlupheka nokukhononda kwakhe, waqhubeka efinyelela kuBaba wethu — futhi uBaba wethu wakuhlonipha lokho. 8Ngakho manje thathani izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa niziyise encekwini yami uJobe, nizinikele njengomnikelo wokushiswa ngenxa yenu. Inceku yami uJobe izakunincengela, mina ngizakwemukela umkhuleko wayo, nginganiphathi ngokobuwula benu. Ngokuba anikhulumanga kahle ngami, njengenceku yami uJobe.”
9Ngakho u-Elifazi umThemani, uBilidadi umShuhi, noZofari umNahama bahamba benza njengoba uBaba wethu wayebatshelile, uBaba wethu wawemukela umkhuleko kaJobe.
10Kwathi uJobe esebakhulekele abangani bakhe, uBaba wethu wambuyisela inhlanhla yakhe, wamnika okuphindwe kabili kunalokho ayenakho ngaphambili. 11Base befika bonke abafowabo nodadewabo nabo bonke ababemazi ngaphambili, badla naye isinkwa endlini yakhe. Bamduduza bamthela induduzo ngayo yonke inhlupheko uBaba wethu ayeyilethe phezu kwakhe, ngulowo nalowo wamnika ucezu lwesiliva nesongo legolide.
12UBaba wethu wayibusisa iminyaka yokugcina kaJobe ngaphezu kweyokuqala. Wayenezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nane, namakamela ayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha, nezipani zezinkabi eziyinkulungwane, nezimbongolo zensikazi eziyinkulungwane. 13Futhi wayenamadodana ayisikhombisa namadodakazi amathathu. 14Indodakazi yokuqala wayetha igama elithi uJemima, eyesibili uKheziya, eyesithathu uKhereni-hapuki. c c v14 Amagama amadodakazi abungaza ubuhle nenjabulo okubuyisiwe: uJemima lisho ‘ijuba,’ uKheziya lisho ‘isinamoni,’ uKhereni-hapuki lisho ‘uphondo lokuqhola amehlo.’ 15Kuwo wonke lelo zwe kwakungekho abesifazane abahle njengamadodakazi kaJobe, uyise wabanika ifa kanye nabafowabo. d d v15 Ezweni lasendulo amadodakazi ayengavamile ukudla ifa kanye namadodana — isipho sikaJobe kuwo kwakuyisenzo esimangalisayo somusa nokulingana. 16Emva kwalokho uJobe waphila iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane, wabona abantwana bakhe nabantwana babantwana bakhe, izizukulwane ezine. 17Kanjalo uJobe wafa, esemdala egcwele izinsuku.
