Jobe
2 Ngemuva kwaloko, kwefika lilanga lekutsi tingilosi*+ tite embikwaJehova+ kute time etindzaweni tato, naSathane wangena nato futsi wema embikwaJehova.+
2 Jehova wase ubuta Sathane watsi: “Ubuyaphi?” Sathane waphendvula Jehova watsi: “Bengehla ngenyuka emhlabeni futsi ngibukabuka kuwo.”+ 3 Jehova watsi kuSathane: “Umbonile yini Jobe* inceku yami? Kute umuntfu lofana naye emhlabeni. Ucotfo futsi wetsembekile,*+ uyangesaba, uyakubalekela nalokubi. Nanyalo akakabulahli bucotfo bakhe+ ngisho nobe wena wetama kungenta kutsi ngimbhubhise*+ ngaphandle kwesizatfu.” 4 Kepha Sathane waphendvula Jehova watsi: “Sikhumba ngesikhumba. Umuntfu angalahlekelwa ngiko konkhe lanako kuze alondvolote kuphila kwakhe. 5 Kodvwa asewelule sandla sakho, utsintse ematsambo akhe nenyama yakhe, ubone kutsi angeke yini akwetfuke nje umbukile.”*+
6 Jehova wabese utsi kuSathane: “Usesandleni sakho!* Kuphela nje ungambulali!” 7 Ngako Sathane wesuka embikwaJehova* wase uhlasela Jobe ngematfumba labuhlungu*+ kusuka etulu enhloko kuya phansi elunyaweni. 8 Jobe watsatsa lucetu lwesitja selubumba kute atenwaye ngalo, ahleti phansi emlotseni.+
9 Ekugcineni umfati wakhe watsi kuye: “Solo ubambelele kulokwetsembeka kwakho? Yetfuka Nkulunkulu ufe!” 10 Kodvwa Jobe wamphendvula watsi: “Ukhulumisa kwemfati longenangcondvo. Kantsi kufanele semukele lokuhle kuphela yini kuNkulunkulu weliciniso, singasakwemukeli nalokubi?”+ Kuko konkhe loku lokwamehlela, Jobe akazange one.*+
11 Bangani baJobe labatsatfu,* bo-Elifazi+ umThemani, Bildadi+ umShuwa+ naSofari+ umNama, beva ngako konkhe lokubuhlungu lebekwehlele Jobe. Ngako ngamunye wabo wesuka ekhaya lakhe ngobe bebavumelene ngekutsi batawuhlangana kute bahambe bayolilela Jobe futsi bamdvudvute. 12 Ngesikhatsi bambona basesekhashane, abazange babone kutsi nguJobe. Ngako batsi nasebabona kutsi nguye bacala kukhala kakhulu futsi badzabula tingubo tabo, bajika umhlabatsi emoyeni nasetinhloko tabo.+ 13 Bahlala naye phansi emhlabatsini emalanga langu-7 nebusuku lobungu-7. Kute ngisho namunye lowakhuluma naye, ngobe bebabona kutsi uva buhlungu kakhulu.+