Umsebenzi 1:1 Kwakukhona umuntu ezweni lase-Uzi ogama lakhe lalinguJobe; futhi leyondoda yayinjalo ophelele noqotho, owesaba uNkulunkulu, ogwema okubi. 1:2 Futhi wazalelwa amadodana ayisikhombisa namadodakazi amathathu. 1:3 Impahla yakhe yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, namakamela ayizinkulungwane ezintathu; nezimbongolo zezinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu, nezimbongolo zezinsikazi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu, nekhulu ikhaya elikhulu; kangangokuthi lo muntu wayemkhulu kunabo bonke abantu bezwe empumalanga. 1:4 Amadodana akhe ayehamba enza idili ezindlini zawo, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngosuku lwakhe; futhi wathuma wabiza odadewabo abathathu ukuba badle, baphuze nabo. 1:5 Futhi kwaba njalo, lapho izinsuku zedili yabo seziphelile, ukuthi uJobe wathuma wawangcwelisa, wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wanikela iminikelo yokushiswa njengomumo wawo wonke, ngokuba uJobe wathi: “Yiyo mhlawumbe amadodana ami onile, futhi athuke uNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zawo. Ngakho wenza uJobe njalonjalo. 1:6 Manje kwakukhona usuku lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu afika ukuzibonakalisa phambi kukaJehova, uSathane wafika phakathi kwabo. 1:7 Wathi uJehova kuSathane, "Uvelaphi?" Wabe esephendula uSathane uJehova, wathi: “Ekuzuleni nasekuhambeni emhlabeni, nasekuhambeni phezulu naphansi kuyo. " 1:8 Futhi uJehova wathi kuSathane: "Uyiqaphile inceku yami uJobe akakho onjengaye emhlabeni, umuntu ongenasici nolungileyo, munye omesaba uNkulunkulu, ogwema okubi, na? 1:9 USathane wayesemphendula uJehova, wathi: "UJobe uyamesaba uNkulunkulu ngeze na? 1:10 Awumbiyelanga yini yena, nendlu yakhe, futhi nxazonke konke anakho nxazonke na? uwubusisile umsebenzi wezandla zakhe. nemfuyo yakhe yandile ezweni. 1:11 Kodwa ake welule isandla sakho manje, futhi uthinte konke anakho, futhi uyakuvuma ukuthuke ebusweni bakho. " 1:12 Futhi uJehova wathi kuSathane: "Bheka, konke anakho kusesandleni sakho; kuphela kuyena ungabeki isandla sakho. Ngakho uSathane waphuma ubukhona bukaJehova. 1:13 Kwathi ngolunye usuku amadodana akhe namadodakazi akhe babedla, futhi bephuza iwayini endlini yomfowabo omdala. 1:14 Kwafika isithunywa kuJobe, sathi: "Izinkomo bezilima; nezimbongolo ziklabile eceleni kwazo. 1:15 Futhi amaSabeya awela phezu kwabo, futhi bamuka nabo; yebo, babulele izinceku ngosiko lwenkemba; mina ngedwa ngisinde khona ngikutshele. 1:16 Esakhuluma, kwafika nomunye, wathi: "Umlilo." kaNkulunkulu uwile ezulwini, washisa izimvu nezimvu izinceku, waziqeda; mina ngedwa ngisindile, ukuze ngikubikele. 1:17 Esakhuluma, kwafika nomunye, wathi: AmaKaledi enza amaviyo amathathu, awela phezu kwamakamela, awanqoba wazithwala, yebo, wazibulala izinceku ngosiko lwe inkemba; mina ngedwa ngisindile, ukuze ngikubikele. 1:18 Esakhuluma, kwafika nomunye, wathi: "Amadodana akho." amadodakazi akho ayedla, ephuza iwayini emadodeni awo indlu yomfowethu: 1:19 Futhi, bheka, kwafika umoya omkhulu uvela ehlane, futhi wawushaya emagumbini omane endlu, yawela phezu kwezinsizwa, futhi zikhona efile; mina ngedwa ngisindile, ukuze ngikubikele. 1:20 Khona-ke uJobe wasukuma, futhi waklebhula ingubo yakhe, futhi aphuce ikhanda lakhe, futhi wawela phansi emhlabathini, bakhuleka; 1:21 Wathi, Ngaphuma ngize esizalweni sikamame, futhi ngiyakubuya ngize khona: uJehova wapha, uJehova uthathile; akabusiswe igama likaJehova. 1:22 Kukho konke lokho uJobe akonanga, futhi akamangalelanga uNkulunkulu ngobuwula.