Umuntu omsulwa uyatlhaga
1Kwakukhona indoda enarheni ye-Utsi ebekuthiwa nguJobho. Indoda leyo gade imsulwa begodu iqotho. Ngokwesaba uZimu, beyibalekela ubumbi. 2Beyinamadodana alikhomba namadodakazi amathathu.
3Beyinezimvu neembuzi eziziinkulungwana ezilikhomba, amakamela aziinkulungwana ezintathu, ikulungwana yeenkomo ezibotjhelwako, amakhulu amahlanu wabodumbana abasikazi kanye neensebenzi ezinengi kwamambala. Gade ayindoda enjinge ukudlula woke umuntu enarheni engepumalanga. 4Amadodanakhe gade avame ukugega ngokweenkumba zawo enze imigidi, ameme nabodadwawo abathathu kobana bazogoma bebasele ndawonye. 5Bekuthi kungaphela umzombe wemigidi leyo, uJobho abize abantwabakhe abahlambulule. Gade avuka ekuseni bese abenzele imihlabelo yokutjhiswa ukuya ngokwesibalo sabo boke ngombana uJobho gade adlumbana asithi: “Kungenzeka abantwabami bone ngokuthuka uZimu eenhliziyweni zabo.” UJobho gade enza lokho ngeenkhathi zoke.
Umphikisi ulwisana noJobho
6Kwaba nelanga mhlana amadodana kaZimu aziveza khona phambi kwakaSomnini nomphikisi weza wazifaka hlangana nawo. 7USomnini wabuza umphikisi wathi: “Uvelaphi-ke wena?”
Umphikisi wathi: “Gade ngizulazula ephasini, ngehla ngenyuka.”
8USomnini wathi kuye: “Uthi khewatjheja nje ngencekwami uJobho? Akunamuntu ofana naye ephasini, uyindoda emsulwa neqotho. Ngokwesaba uZimu ubalekela ubumbi.”
9Umphikisi waphendula uSomnini wathi: “UJobho wesaba uZimu ngelize na? 10Angithi umbiyele ngomthangala kanye nomzakhe nakho koke anakho. Ubusise umsebenzi wezandla zakhe, ngalokho imihlambakhe yandile enarheni. 11Kodwana nawelula isandla sakho uthinte koke anakho gadesi, ngiyakutjela ngithi uzakuthuka emtarini.”
12USomnini wathi kumphikisi: “Qala, koke anakho ngikunikela esandleni sakho, kodwana yena ngenyama ungamthinti.” Yeke umphikisi wasuka phambi kwakaSomnini.
13Ngelinye ilanga amadodana namadodakazi kaJobho gade agoma begodu asela iwayini ngekumbeni yezibulo. 14Khonapho kweza isigijimi kuJobho sathi: “Iinkomo gade zilima, abodumbana bakarula utjani hlanu kwazo, 15kwavela amaTjheba asahlela iinceku zakho ngesabula, athatha zoke iinkomo nabodumbana. Ungibona nginje sengimi ngedwa ophunyurhileko, nje-ke ngithe angizokubikela.”
16Kwathi sisakhuluma njalo kwafika esinye sathi: “Kwehle umbani esibhakabhakeni warhadla izimvu neembuzi kanye neenceku zakho. Sekwaba ngimi ophunyurhileko ngathi angizokubikela.”
17Kwathi naso sisakhuluma njalo kwafika esinye isigijimi sathi: “AmaKasidi eze ngeenqhema ezintathu afese asahlela iinceku azibulala ngesabula abe athumba amakamela. Ungibona nginje, sengimi ophunyurhileko ngathi angizokubikela.”
18Naso kuthe sisakhuluma njalo kwafika esinye sathi: “Amadodanakho namadodakazakho gade agoma, asela iwayini ngekumbeni yezibulo, 19qala, sekwavela isiwuruwuru erhalawumbeni samadlha phasi amaswazi womane wekumba, yawela phezu kwabantwabakho. Bahlongakele boke, sekwaba ngimi ophunyurhileko ngathi angizokubikela.”
20Yeke uJobho wasikima, wadabula iphuraphurakhe, waguda ihlokwakhe, wawa ngobuso 21wathi:
“Ngavela ngibulanzi esibelethweni sakamma,
ngizakubuyela ehlabathini nginjalo.
USomnini bekangiphile,
uSomnini uthethe;
alithokozwe ibizo lakaSomnini!”
22Kikho koke lokhu uJobho azange one namkha asole uZimu ngobumbi.
