UJOBHO 2
Umphikisi usaragela phambili nokulwisa uJobho
1Godu kwaba nelanga lapha amadodana kaZimu aziveza khona phambi kwakaSomnini, nomphikisi wazifaka hlangana nawo naye waziveza phambi kwakaSomnini. 2USomnini wathi kumphikisi: “Uvelaphi-ke wena?”
Umphikisi wathi: “Gade ngizulazula ephasini, ngehla ngenyuka.”
3USomnini godu wathi kuye: “Uthi khewatjheja nje ngencekwami uJobho? Akunamuntu ofana naye ephasini, uyindoda eqotho nethembekileko. Ngokwesaba uZimu ubalekela ubumbi. Usadzimelele ekubeni qotho nanyana ungitjitjizele bona ngijamelane naye, ngamlobisa ngaphandle kwesizathu.”
4Umphikisi waphendula wathi: “Ubuhlungu busesikhunjeni! Umuntu uzakunikela koke anakho ikani azakusindisa ipilwakhe. 5Yeke nange ungelula isandla sakho umthinte enyameni nemathanjenakhe, ngiyakutjela ngithi uzokuthuka emtarini.”
6USomnini wathi kumphikisi: “Qala, ngimnikele esandleni sakho, kwaphela ungathinti ipilwakhe.”
7Yeke umphikisi wasuka phambi kwakaSomnini wayokuhlunguphaza uJobho ngamathumba ukusukela ngaphasi kweenyawo bekube sefokothweni. 8UJobho wathatha isiqetjhana sediko wazirhwaya ngaso, wahlala ezaleni.
9Umkakhe wathi kuye: “Usabambelele ekubeni qotho kwakho na? Thuka uZimu lo, ufe.”
10Kodwana yena wathi kuye: “Ukhuluma njengesidlhadlha somfazi. Kanti sizakwamukela okuhle kwaphela kuZimu singasamukela nokumbi na?”
Kikho koke lokho uJobho azange one begodu azange akhulume litho elimbi.
11Kuthe bona abangani abathathu bakaJobho bezwe ngakho koke okumbi okumehleleko, beza omunye nomunye abuya lapha ahlala khona. Bahlangana kobana baye kuJobho bayomtjhiriya. Bona bekungu-Elifasi umTemani, uBhilidadi umTjhurhi noTsofara umNama. 12Kwathi lokha nabambona basesebuqamamana, kwaba bukhuni ukumfanisa. Bathoma ukurhahlawula, badabula iimphuraphura zabo, bazirhatjha ngethuli eenhloko. 13Bahlala equlwanini noJobho loyo amalanga alikhomba nobusuku bakhona. Akakho owaba nelitho alitjhoko kuJobho ngombana bebabona bonyana udosa emhlweni kangangani.
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