Yobu
42 Kaneko Yobu ŵamjanjile Yehofa kuti:
2 “Sambano une manyilile kuti wawojo akusakombola kutenda yindu yosope
Soni pangali chindu chilichose champaka asache kutenda chele wawojo nganaŵa achikombwele.
3 Wawojo ŵaŵechete kuti, ‘Ana jweleju ŵani jwakunyosya maloŵe gangu mwangali lundaju?’
Myoyo une naŵechete, nambo ndili jwangapikanichisya yindu
Naŵechete yindu yakusimonjesya mnope yakwamba une, yindu yele nganguyimanyilila.
4 Wawo ŵaŵechete kuti, ‘Chonde mpikane, soni une chimbechete.
Une chinamwusye yiwusyo, soni mmwejo munjanje.’
5 Mawiwi gangu gapikene yakwamba wawojo,
Nambo sambano naweni ni meso ganguga.
6 Ni ligongo lyakwe ngulitendela chanasa pamaloŵe gambechete kala,*
Mwamti ngulitaga luwundu soni liwu pakulosya kugalawuka mtima.”
7 Panyuma pakuti Yehofa aŵechete maloŵe gelega kwa Yobu, Yehofajo ŵamsalile Elifasi jwa ku Temani kuti:
“Une namtumbilile mnope mmwejo pampepe ni achimjenu ŵaŵili ŵala, pakuŵa jemanja nganimŵecheta yisyesyene yakwamba une mpela mwatendele jwakutumichila jwangu Yobu. 8 Sambano mjigale ng’ombe syelume syakwana 7 soni ngondolo syelume syakwana 7, ni mjawule nasyo kwa jwakutumichila jwangu Yobu. Mkayipeleche mbopesi yeleyi ligongo lya yakulemwa yenu. Kweleko jwakutumichila jwangu Yobu chakampopelele jemanja. Pelepo nditu une chingapikane kuŵenda kwakwe kwakuti ngamtendela jemanja yindu mwakamulana ni kuloŵela kwenu. Pakuŵa jemanja nganimŵecheta yindu yisyesyene yakwamba une mpela mwatendele jwakutumichila jwangu Yobu.”
9 Myoyo Elifasi jwa ku Temani, Bilidadi jwa ku Suwa, soni Sofali jwa ku Naamati ŵapite ni kuja kutenda yaŵasalile Yehofa. Mwamti Yehofa ŵajanjile lipopelo lya Yobu.
10 Panyuma pakuti Yobu ŵapopelele achimjakwe ŵala, Yehofa ŵamtyochesye Yobu yakusawusya yakwe soni ŵamwuchisye chipanje chakwe. Yehofa ŵampele jwalakwe kuwilisya kaŵili payindu yaŵakwete pandanda. 11 Achalongo achimjakwe wosope soni achimjakwe wosope ŵakala ŵayiche ni kulya yimpepe ni jwalakwe m’nyumba jakwe. Jemanjaji ŵamlimbikasisye Yobu soni kumyalasya ligongo lya yakusawusya yosope yele Yehofa ŵakundile kuti asimane nayo. Jwalijose ŵampele Yobujo mbiya soni mbete jagolide.
12 Myoyo Yehofa ŵampele upile wejinji Yobu kumbesi kwa umi wakwe kupundana ni kundanda kwa umi wakwe. Mwamti jwalakwe ŵakwete ngondolo syakwana 14,000, ngamila syakwana 6,000, ng’ombe syakwana 2,000 soni abulu ŵachakongwe ŵakwana 1,000. 13 Nambosoni jwalakwe ŵaŵeleche ŵanache ŵane ŵachalume ŵakwana 7 soni ŵachakongwe ŵakwana ŵatatu. 14 Lina lya mwanache jwakwe jwandanda jwamkongwe jwaliji Yemima, jwaŵili jwaliji Kesiya, soni jwatatu jwaliji Keleni-hapuki. 15 M’chilambo chosopecho mwaliji mwangali jwamkongwe jwakusalala mnope mpela muŵaŵelele ŵanache ŵachakongwe ŵa Yobuŵa. Baba ŵawoŵa ŵapele jemanjaji chipanje pampepe ni achalumbu ŵawo ŵala.
16 Panyuma pa yeleyi Yobu jwatemi ni umi kwa yaka yakwana 140, mwamti jwalakwe ŵaweni ŵanache ŵakwe soni yisukulu yakwe mpaka kuja kwika m’bado* wamcheche. 17 Pambesi pakwe Yobu jwawile ali atemi ni umi welewu soni wakwikutila.