Umsebenzi
42:1 UJobe wayesemphendula uJehova, wathi:
42:2 Ngiyazi ukuthi ungenza zonke izinto, futhi akukho mcabango kungaba
kugodlwe kuwe.
42:3 Ngubani ofihla iseluleko engenalwazi? ngakho-ke nginayo
wakhuluma engingaqondi; izinto ezimangalisayo kakhulu kimi, engangizazi
hhayi.
42:4 Ake uzwe, futhi ngizokhuluma;
ngitshele.
42:5 Ngizwile ngawe ngokuzwa kwendlebe, kodwa manje iso lami liyabona
wena.
42:6 Ngakho ngiyanengwa, futhi ngizisole othulini nasemlotheni.
42:7 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi, ngemva kokuba uJehova esekhulumile la mazwi kuJobe, the
UJehova wathi ku-Elifazi umThemani: “Intukuthelo yami iyakuvuthela;
ngokumelene nabangane bakho ababili, ngoba anikhulumanga ngami lokho okukhona
kulungile, njengoba kwenza inceku yami uJobe.
42:8 Ngakho zithatheleni manje izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa, niye kimi
inceku uJobe, nizinikelele umnikelo wokushiswa; futhi wami
inceku uJobe uyakunikhulekela, ngokuba ngiyamamukela yena, funa ngibhekane naye
nina ngokobuwula benu, ngokuba anikhulumanga ngami lokho enikwenzileyo
ulungile, njengenceku yami uJobe.
42:9 Ngakho u-Elifazi umThemani, noBhilidadi umShuhi, noSofari umNahama.
wahamba, wenza njengalokho uJehova ebayalile, noJehova
avume uJobe.
42:10 Futhi uJehova waguqula ukuthunjwa kukaJobe, lapho ethandazela yakhe
futhi uJehova wamnika uJobe okuphindwe kabili kwalokho ayenakho ngaphambili.
42:11 Khona kwafika kuye bonke abafowabo, nabo bonke odadewabo, futhi bonke
ababengabazana naye ngaphambili, badla nabo
endlini yakhe; bamkhalela, bamduduza phezu kwakho konke
ububi uJehova ayemehlisele phezu kwakhe; bonke bamnika ucezu
imali, yilowo nalowo icici legolide.
42:12 Ngakho uJehova wabusisa ukugcina kukaJobe ngaphezu kwesiqalo sakhe
wayenezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nane, namakamela ayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha, nenkulungwane
amajoka ezinkabi, nezimbongolo zezinsikazi eziyinkulungwane.
42:13 Wayenamadodana ayisikhombisa namadodakazi amathathu.
42:14 Futhi wabiza igama lowokuqala, Jemima; negama lowesibili,
I-Kezia; igama leyesithathu nguKerenihaphuki.
42:15 Futhi ezweni lonke akutholakalanga abesifazane abahle njengamadodakazi kaJobe.
uyise wabanika ifa phakathi kwabafowabo.
42:16 Ngemva kwalokho uJobe waphila iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane, futhi wabona amadodana akhe, futhi
amadodana amadodana akhe, izizukulwana ezine.
42:17 Ngakho uJobe wafa, emdala futhi egcwele izinsuku.