Yobu
2 Panyuma pa yeleyi, lyayiche lisiku lyele ŵanache ŵa Mlungu jusyesyene* ŵapite kuja kuwonechela pameso pa Yehofa. Nombenajo Satana ŵayiche pasikati pa jemanjajo kuti awonechele pameso pa Yehofa.
2 Kaneko Yehofa ŵamwusisye Satanajo kuti, “Ana mmweji mkutyochela kwapi?” Satanajo ni ŵamjanjile Yehofa kuti, “Naliji mkusyungulilasyungulila pachilambo chapasi soni kwendajenda m’chilambomo.” 3 Yehofa ni ŵamwusisye Satanajo kuti, “Ana mtima wenu uli pa jwakutumichila jwangu Yobu? Pakuŵa pangali mundu mpela jweleju pachilambo chapasi. Jwalakwe ngakusatenda yakulemwa soni ali mundu jwakulupichika. Nambosoni jwalakwe ali mundu jwakumjogopa Mlungu soni akusaŵambala kutenda yindu yakusakala. Jwalakwe akupitilisyape kuŵa jwakulupichika atamose kuti mmwejo mkulinga kundendekasya une kuti namjonanje jwalakwejo pali pangali ligongo.” 4 Pelepo Satana ni ŵamjanjile Yehofajo kuti, “Lipende kulipila lipende. Mundu mpaka apeleche yakwe yosope pakusaka kukulupusya umi wakwe. 5 Nambo agambe kulinga kunyakula mkono wawo ni konanga liwupa soni mnowu wakwe. Nditu ngwasalila, jwalakwe chiŵatukane wawojo ali mkulola.”
6 Kaneko Yehofa ŵamjanjile Satanajo kuti, “Chambone, jwalakwe nampeleche mmyala mwenu* nambo mkasimumwulaga.” 7 Myoyo Satana ŵatyosile pameso pa Yehofa ni kuja kumtendekasya Yobu kuti akole yilonda yakupweteka mnope kutandila kumtwe mpaka kusajo. 8 Pelepo Yobu ŵajigele lupale ni kulimwajilaga, mwamti ŵaliji mkutama pa liwu.
9 Pambesi pakwe ŵamkwakwe Yobu ŵamwusisye jwalakwe kuti, “Ana wawo akupitilisyape kuŵa ŵakulupichika? Agambe kumtukana Mlungu kuti awe!” 10 Nambo Yobu ŵajanjile ŵamkwakwewo kuti, “Wawotu akuŵecheta mpela achakongwe ŵangali lunda. Ana tujembecheyeje kuti chitupocheleje yambonepe kutyochela kwa Mlungu jusyesyene? Ana ngatukusosekwa kwembecheyasoni kuti chitupocheleje yakupweteka?” Atamose kuti Yobu jwasimene ni yakusakala yosopeyi, nambo jwalakwe nganaŵecheta chilichose chakulemwecheka.*
11 Sambano achimjakwe ŵatatu ŵa Yobu ŵapikene yakwamba yakusawusya yosope yaŵasimene nayo Yobujo. Mwamti jwalijose jwayiche kutyochela kumangwakwe. Achimjakweŵa ŵaliji Elifasi jwa ku Temani, Bilidadi jwa ku Suwa, soni Sofali jwa ku Naamati. Myoyo jemanjaji ŵakamulene yakuti asimane ni chakulinga chakuti ajawule kwa Yobu kuti akamlimbikasye ni kumtamika mtima pasi. 12 Jemanjaji paŵagambile kumwona Yobujo ali chapakutalichila, nganammanyilila kuti ali Yobu jula. Pelepo jemanjajo ŵatandite kulila mwakwesya maloŵe mnope soni ŵapapwile yakuwala yawo. Nambosoni jemanjaji ŵatandite kumwasanya luwundu mwinani soni lwine ŵalutagaga pa mitwe jawo. 13 Kaneko jemanjajo ŵatemi pasi yimpepe ni jwalakwe kwa masiku 7 chilo ni musi. Pandaŵi josopeji jemanjaji nganaŵechetana ni Yobujo pakuŵa ŵayiwonaga kuti ululu wakupikana jwalakwe uli wekulungwa mnope.