Umsebenzi
2:1 Kwaphinda kwaba khona usuku lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu efika ukuzozibonakalisa
phambi kukaJehova, noSathane weza phakathi kwabo ukuba azimise
phambi kukaJehova.
2:2 UJehova wathi kuSathane, "Uvelaphi?" NoSathane
waphendula uJehova, wathi: “Ekuzuleni nokuzulazula emhlabeni
ekuhambeni ehla enyuka kuyo.
" 2:3 Futhi uJehova wathi kuSathane: "Uyiqaphele inceku yami uJobe
akakho onjengaye emhlabeni, umuntu ongenasici nolungileyo, munye
omesaba uNkulunkulu, ogwema okubi, na? futhi usabambelele eyakhe
ubuqotho, nakuba ungivusele kuye ukuba ngimchithe ngaphandle
imbangela.
2:4 USathane wamphendula uJehova, wathi, Isikhumba ngesikhumba, yebo, konke lokho a
umuntu anganikela ngokuphila kwakhe.
2:5 Kodwa yelula isandla sakho manje, uthinte amathambo akhe nenyama yakhe, futhi yena
uyakukuthuka ebusweni bakho.
" 2:6 Futhi uJehova wathi kuSathane: "Bheka, usesandleni sakho; kodwa gcina eyakhe
ukuphila.
2:7 Ngakho uSathane waphuma phambi kukaJehova, futhi wamshaya uJobe
amathumba amabi kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kufike okhakhayini.
2:8 Wayesethatha udengezi ukuba azizekwe ngalo; wahlala phansi
phakathi komlotha.
" 2:9 Khona-ke umkakhe wathi kuye: "Usabambelela ekupheleleni kwakho na?
thuka uNkulunkulu, ufe.
2:10 Kodwa wathi kuye: Ukhuluma njengomunye wabesifazane abayiziwula
uyakhuluma. Ini? siyakwamukela okuhle esandleni sikaNkulunkulu, futhi siyakwamukela
ningamukeli okubi na? Kukho konke lokhu uJobe akonanga ngomlomo wakhe.
2:11 Manje lapho abangane abathathu bakaJobe bezwa bonke lobu bubi obehlele
yena, bafika, kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe; u-Elifazi umThemani, kanye
noBilidadi umShuhi, noSofari umNahama, ngokuba babenze ithempeli
bahlangana ndawonye ukuba beze ukuzolila naye futhi bamduduze.
2:12 Futhi lapho bephakamisa amehlo abo bekude, futhi abazange bamazi, yena
baphakamisa izwi labo, bakhala; baklebhula, kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo yakhe;
bafafaze ngothuli emakhanda abo ngasezulwini.
2:13 Bahlala phansi naye emhlabathini izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nobusuku obuyisikhombisa.
akwabakho owakhuluma kuye, ngokuba babona ukuthi usizi lwakhe lwalulukhulu
enkulu.