Tibusiso taJobe
1Eveni lase-Usi kwakunendvodza, libito layo kunguJobe. Lendvodza yayimsulwa, ilungile, futsi imesaba Nkulunkulu, ikubalekela konkhe lokubi. 2Jobe abenemadvodzana lasikhombisa nemadvodzakati lamatsatfu, 3abefuye timvu letatiti-7 000, nemakamela lati-3 000, netinkhabi letiboshelwako letiyinkhulungwane, netimbongolo letinsikati letatingema-500 kanye netisebenti letinyenti kakhulu. Lendvodza yayidvume ngebunjinga lobukhulu, yendlula onkhe emadvodza asemphumalanga.
4Emadvodzana akhe abevamise kwenta emadzili ngemagema emakhaya awo: abeyaye ameme bodzadzewabo labatsatfu kutsi bete batewudla banatse nawo. 5Bekutsi kungendlula lesikhatsi semadzili, bese Jobe utfumela kubantfwabakhe abahlambulule. Abevuka ekuseni ngetingweti abentele bonkhe umnikelo wekushiswa ngekwelinani labo, acabanga atsi: “Mhlawumbe bantfwabami bonile bacalekisa Nkulunkulu etinhlitiyweni tabo.” Lona bekungumkhuba waJobe, labewenta njalo nje.
Kuvivinywa kwaJobe kwekucala
6Kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga emadvodzana aNkulunkulu atsatsa tindzawo tawo embikwaSimakadze, naSathane watfolakala asemkhatsini wawo.
7Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uphumaphi?”
Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Ngiphuma kuyawuhlamahlama emhlabeni lapho bengihambahamba khona ngehla ngenyuka.”
8Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uyibonile yini inceku yami Jobe? Kute namunye umuntfu longamtfola emhlabeni lofanana naye; umsulwa, ucotfo ngenhlitiyo, ungumuntfu lowesaba Nkulunkulu nalokubalekelako lokubi.”
9Sathane waphendvula, watsi: “Usho kutsi Jobe abengakukhonta yini, kube abengatfoli lutfo kuwe? 10Awukambiyeli ngelutsango yini Jobe kanye nemndeni wakhe nako konkhe lanako? Uwubusisile umsebenti wakhe wetandla, waze wamupha ngisho nemihlambi yetifuyo lesetigcwele kulo lonkhe lelive. 11Kodvwa ase welulele sandla sakho kuko konkhe lanako, ubone kutsi angeke yini akwetfuke.”
12Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile, konkhe lanako kusetandleni takho, kodvwa ungasibeki sandla sakho emtimbeni wakhe.” Ngako Sathane wahamba, wesuka kuSimakadze.
Kubhujiswa kwebantfwana baJobe nekuphela kwengcebo yakhe
13Ngalelinye lilanga atsi emadvodzana nemadvodzakati aJobe adla lidzili anatsa neliwayini endlini yemnakabo lomkhulu, 14kwefika sigijimi kuJobe, satsi: “Sitsite sisalima ngetinkhabi ensimini, timbongolo tidla lapha eceleni kwato, 15kwefika emaSabi asihlasela, atitfumba. Tinceku takho atibulele tonkhe ngenkemba; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
16Satsi sisakhuluma lesigijimi, kwefika lesinye, satsi: “Umlilo waNkulunkulu wehle esibhakabhakeni washisa tonkhe timvu takho kanye nato tonkhe tinceku takho; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
17Satsi sisakhuluma leso sigijimi, kwefika lesinye, satsi: “EmaKhaledi ente ticheme letintsatfu awatfumba onkhe emakamela akho ahamba nawo. Abulele tonkhe tinceku takho ngenkemba; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
18Naleso satsi sisakhuluma, kwefika lesinye, satsi: “Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho abedla lidzili anatsa liwayini endlini yemnakabo lomkhulu, 19kwefika umoya lomkhulu uchamuka ngasehlane, wabhidlita lendlu, onkhe emakona ayo lamane. Ivele yawela etikwabo, bafa bonkhe; ngimi kuphela losindzile, ngase ngiyabaleka ngita lapha kuwe kutekwatisa ngaloko!”
20Watsi kube akuve loko Jobe, wasukuma waklebhula timphahla takhe, wahhula inhloko yakhe. Wesuka lapho watilahla phansi emhlabatsini wakhotsama, 21watsi: “Ngaphuma esiswini samake ngingcunu, kanjalo futsi ngiyawubuyela ngingcunu. Simakadze uphile, Simakadze utsatsile. Alidvunyiswe libito laSimakadze.”
22Kuko konkhe loku Jobe akazange one ngekutsi asole Nkulunkulu.
