Umsebenzi 1:1 Kwakukho indoda ezweni lakwaUtse, egama linguYobhi; ibe loo ndoda ogqibeleleyo, othe tye, omoyikayo uThixo, otyekayo ebubini. 1:2 Wazalelwa oonyana abasixhenxe, neentombi ezintathu. 1:3 Imfuyo yakhe yayingamawaka asixhenxe empahla emfutshane, namawaka amathathu eenkamela; namakhulu amahlanu ezibini zeenkomo, namakhulu amahlanu eemazi zamaesile, enzima kunene ikhaya elikhulu; yaba yiloo ndoda inkulu kuwo onke amadoda ebandla bucala ngasekhohlo. 1:4 Oonyana bakhe babeqhele ukuya kwenza isidlo endlwini yalowo ibiyimini yakhe; kwaye wathumela ukuba kubizwe oodade babo bobathathu ukuba badle basele nabo. 1:5 Kwathi, yakuzaliseka imihla yesidlo, uYobhi wathumela, wabangcwalisa, wavuka kusasa, wanyusa amadini amadini anyukayo ngokwenani labo bonke bephela; ngokuba wathi uYobhi, Yiloo nto mhlawumbi oonyana bam bonile, bamtshabhisa uThixo entliziyweni yabo. Ngaloo ndlela Wenza uYobhi ngamaxesha onke. 1:6 Ke kaloku kwathi ngamhla uthile, oonyana bakaThixo beza kuzimisa phambi koYehova, weza noSathana phakathi kwabo. 1:7 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Uvela phi na? Waphendula uSathana uYehova, wathi, Ekutyhutyha-tyhutyheni ehlabathini, nasekuhambeni phezulu naphantsi kuyo. 1:8 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Umgqalile na kodwa umkhonzi wam uYobhi? akukho unjengaye ehlabathini, indoda egqibeleleyo, ethe tye omoyikayo uThixo, atyeke ebubini? 1:9 USathana wamphendula uYehova, wathi, UYobhi lo ufumana emoyikela ilize na uThixo? 1:10 Akuthanga na wena wambiyela wamjikeleza, wayijikeleza indlu yakhe ngeenxa zonke; yonke into anayo ngeenxa zonke? uwusikelele umsebenzi wezandla zakhe; ubutyebi bakhe bandile elizweni. 1:11 Kodwa ke khawuse isandla sakho ngoku, uchukumise into yonke anayo, uya kuthanda ukuqalekise ebusweni bakho. 1:12 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Yabona, konke anako kusesandleni sakho; kodwa kuye ngokwakhe musa ukusa isandla sakho. Wemka ke uSathana ubuso bukaYehova. 1:13 Kwathi ngamhla uthile badla oonyana bakhe neentombi zakhe, badla besela iwayini endlwini yomkhuluwa wabo. 1:14 Kwafika umthunywa kuYobhi, wathi, Iinkomo bezilima. namaesile esidla ecaleni lazo. 1:15 Agaleleka amaShebha phezu kwazo, azithimba; ewe, abulele abakhonzi ngohlangothi lwekrele; ndisinde ndedwa kuye ndikuxelele. 1:16 Esathetha lowo, kwafika omnye, wathi, Ngumlilo UThixo uwile ezulwini, wazitshisa iigusha neegusha abakhonzi, wabadla; kwasinda mna ndedwa, ukuza kukuxelela. 1:17 Esathetha lowo, kwafika omnye, wathi, Mna AmaKaledi enza amaqela amathathu azingenela iinkamela, azihlasela bahamba nazo, ewe, bababulala abakhonzi ngohlangothi lwekrele ikrele; kwasinda mna ndedwa, ukuza kukuxelela. 1:18 Esathetha lowo, kwafika omnye, wathi, Oonyana bakho neentombi zakho bezisidla, zisela iwayini emadodeni azo amakhulu indlu kabhuti: 1:19 Kwasuka kwafika umoya omkhulu ngasentlango, wabetha kulo; ezimbombeni zone zendlu, yawa phezu kwamadodana, anjalo ifile; kwasinda mna ndedwa, ukuza kukuxelela. 1:20 Wesuka uYobhi, wayikrazula ingubo yakhe yokwaleka, wayicheba intloko yakhe, wawa phantsi emhlabeni, waqubuda; 1:21 wathi, Ndaphuma ndize esizalweni sikama, ndiya kubuya ndize; khona, uYehova wanika, uYehova uthabathile; makabongwe yena igama likaYehova. 1:22 Kuko konke oko akonanga uYobhi, akamsola nokumsola uThixo.