Jobho 1:1-22
1 Bekunendoda ethileko enarheni ye-Utsi igama layo kunguJobho.*+ Bekayindoda elungileko,+ ethembekileko, esaba uZimu nekubalekelako ukwenza okumbi.+
2 Bekanamadodana alikhomba namadodakazi amathathu.
3 Bekafuye izimvu ezizii-7 000, amakamela azii-3 000, iinkomo* eziyi-1 000 nabodumbana abama-500 begodu aneensebenzi ezinengi kangangobana waba mkhulu ukudlula boke abantu bePumalanga.
4 Amadodanakhe bewaphele enze umnyanya endlini yomunye nomunye ngokudlhegana. Bewamema nabodadwabo abathathu bona bazokudla bebasele nabo.
5 Bekuthi nasele abantwabakhe baqede ukwenza umnyanya ngokudlhegana kwabo, uJobho athumele umlayezo wokobana bazicwengise. Bekavuka ekuseni enzele omunye nomunye wabo umhlatjelo otjhiswako+ ngombana bekacabanga athi: “Kungenzeka abantwabami bonile begodu bathuke uZimu eenhliziyweni zabo.” Ngilokho-ke uJobho ebekahlala akwenza.+
6 Nje-ke ngelinye ilanga amadodana kaZimu*+ weqiniso angena bona ajame phambi kwakaJehova+ noSathana+ wangena hlangana nawo.+
7 UJehova wathi kuSathana: “Ubuyaphi?” USathana wathi kuJehova: “Ekuzulazuleni ephasini nekukhambakhambeni kilo.”+
8 UJehova wathi kuSathana: “Ucabanga ngencekwami uJobho na? Akunamuntu ofana naye ephasini. Uyindoda emsulwa, elungileko,+ esaba uZimu nekubalekelako ukwenza okungakalungi.”
9 USathana waphendula uJehova wathi: “Ngathana uJobho bekanganalitho bekazomhlonipha* na uZimu?+
10 Awukambekeli na iboda elivikela yena nendlwakhe+ nakho koke anakho? Ubusise umsebenzakhe+ nefuywakhe yande khulu enarheni.
11 Kodwana akhe ulule isandla sakho uthathe koke anakho, ngiyakutjela uzokuthuka ebusweni bakho.”
12 Yeke uJehova wathi kuSathana: “Qala! Koke anakho kusezandleni zakho. Ungamlimazi uJobho!” USathana wasuka phambi kwakaJehova.+
13 Kuthe ngelinye ilanga amadodana namadodakazakhe adla, asela newayini ngendlini yomfowabo omkhulu,+
14 kwafika isithunywa sathi kuJobho: “Iinkomo bezilima, abodumbana badla utjani eqadi kwazo
15 lokha nakufika amaSeba asahlela, azithatha, abulala neensebenzi ngesabula. Ngimi kwaphela ophunyurhileko bona ngizokutjela.”
16 Kuthe isithunywa sisakhuluma njalo, kwafika esinye sathi: “Kwehle umlilo uvela kuZimu ezulwini, watjhisa izimvu neensebenzi waziqeda! Ngimi kwaphela ophunyurhileko bona ngizokutjela.”
17 Kuthe naleso nasisakhuluma njalo, kwafika esinye sathi: “AmaKhaledi*+ akhe iinqhema ezintathu, asahlela amakamela awathatha, abulala neensebenzi ngesabula. Ngimi kwaphela ophunyurhileko bona ngizokutjela.”
18 Sisakhuluma njalo, kwafika esinye sathi: “Amadodanakho namadodakazakho bewadla asela newayini ngendlini yomfowabo omkhulu.
19 Sekwavela umoya omkhulu uvela emmangweni, wamadlha amakhona amane wendlu, yawela phezu kwabantwabakho bafa. Ngimi kwaphela ophunyurhileko bona ngizokutjela.”
20 Khonokho uJobho wasikima warathula isambatho sakhe, waguda ihlokwakhe; wawela phasi wakhothama
21 wathi:
“Ngiphume esibelethweni sakamma ngibulanzi,Ngizokubuyela ngibulanzi.+
UJehova uphile,+ uJehova uthethe.
Igama lakaJehova aliragele phambili nokudunyiswa.”
22 Naphezu kwakho koke lokhu, uJobho akhenge one namkha asole uZimu ngobumbi.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kungatjho ukuthi “Ungazimbi Wokuphikiswa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “iimpani zeenkomo ezima-500.”
^ Sisitjho sesiHebheru esiqalisele emadodaneni kaZimu aziingilozi.
^ Namkha “bekazomsaba.”
^ Namkha “AmaKasidi.”
