Umsebenzi
2:1 Kwathi ngamhla uthile, oonyana bakaThixo beza kuzimisa
weza noSathana phakathi kwabo, ukuba azimise
phambi koYehova.
2:2 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Uvela phi na? NoSathana
waphendula uYehova, wathi, Ekutyhutyhaleni ehlabathini, nasekutyhutyha-tyhutyheni ehlabathini
ukusuka ekunyukeni nasekuhleni kuyo.
2:3 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Umgqalile na kodwa umkhonzi wam uYobhi?
akukho unjengaye ehlabathini, indoda egqibeleleyo, ethe tye
omoyikayo uThixo, atyeke ebubini? ukanti usabambelele eyakhe
ukunyaniseka, noko undixhokonxele kuye, ukuba ndimtshabalalise ngaphandle
unobangela.
2:4 USathana wamphendula uYehova, wathi, Ulusu ngenxa yolusu;
umntu angancama ubomi bakhe.
2:5 Kodwa ke khawuse isandla sakho ngoku, uchukumise ethanjeni lakhe nasenyameni yakhe, naye lowo
uya kukuqalekisa ebusweni bakho.
2:6 Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Nanko esesandleni sakho; kodwa gcina eyakhe
ubomi.
2:7 Wemka ke uSathana, wemka ebusweni bukaYehova, wambetha uYobhi
amathumba amabi, athabathele entendeni yonyawo lwakhe, ase elukakayini lwakhe.
2:8 Wathabatha ingqayi, ukuba azikrwele ngayo; wahlala phantsi
phakathi kothuthu.
2:9 Wathi umkakhe kuye, Usabambelele na ekugqibeleleni kwakho?
Mqalekise uThixo, ufe.
2:10 Wathi ke yena kuye, Uthetha njengomnye wabafazi abaziziyatha
uyathetha. Intoni? Siya kwamkela okulungileyo esandleni sikaThixo, sikwenze oko
ningamkeli ububi? Kuko konke oko akonanga uYobhi ngomlomo wakhe.
2:11 Ke kaloku izihlobo ezithathu zikaYobhi zabuva bonke obo bubi bufikeleyo
yena, baphuma elowo endaweni yakhe; noElifazi wakwaTeman
uBhiledadi wakwaShuwa, noTsofare waseNahama;
bamiselana ndawonye ukuba beze bamlilele, bamthuthuzele.
2:12 Ke kaloku, bawaphakamisela amehlo abo bekude, abamazi
Baliphakamisa ilizwi labo, balila; bakrazula elowo ingubo yakhe yokwaleka
bazigalela ngothuli entloko ezulwini.
2:13 Bahlala naye emhlabeni apho iimini zasixhenxe nobusuku bazo.
kwaye kungekho namnye uthetha naye, kuba babebona ukuba umvandedwa wakhe mkhulu
kakhulu.