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.