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.