UJobho uphendula uZimu
1Yeke uJobho waphendula uZimu wathi:
2“Ngiyazi bonyana ungenza yoke into,
nokobana ihloswakho angeze yaphazanyiswa.
3Ubuze wathi,
‘Ungubani yena lo,
ofiphaza ihlelo ngamezwi
abe anganalwazi na?’
Ngambala, ngikhulume ngezinto engingazaziko,
izinto ezimangazako enginganalwazi lazo.
4Godu uthe,
‘Lalela-ke, ngizakukhuluma,
ngizakufaka umbuzo,
bese ungiphendule.’
5Bengikuzwa ngamahlebezi,
kodwana gadesi sengiyakwazi.
6Ngalokho ngizisola ngengikukhulumileko,
ngiyaphenduka, ngizilahla ethulini nemlotheni.”
Isiphetho
7Ngemva kobana uSomnini akhulume koke lokhu kuJobho, wathi ku-Elifasi umTemani: “Ngikuthukuthelele wena nabangani bakho ababili ngombana azange nikhulume kuhle ngami njengombana uJobho incekwami enzile. 8Yeke ngalokho thatha iinkunzi ezilikhomba namaqama alikhomba uye encekwinami uJobho bese nizenzela umhlabelo wokutjhiswa. Incekwami uJobho izanithandazela, yeke ngizakwamukela umthandazwakhe ukuze ngingazikhohlwa ngani. Azange nikhulume okulungileko ngami njengombana kwenze incekwami uJobho.”
9Yeke u-Elifasi umTemani, uBhilidadi umTjhurhi noTsofara umNama benza njengombana uSomnini abatjelile. USomnini wamukela umthandazo kaJobho.
10Ngemva kobana uJobho athandazele abangani bakhe, uSomnini waphendulela ubujamo bakhe: Wamupha lokho agade anakho ngokubuyelelwe kabili. 11Boke abafowabo nabodadwabo kanye nabo boke ebebamazi ngaphambilini, beza emzinakhe bazogoma naye. Bamduduza bebamqinisa kiwo woke amatshwenyeko ebegade awehliselwe nguSomnini. Omunye nomunye wabo wamupha isipaparu sesiliva nesongo legolide.
12USomnini wabusisa ingcenye yokugcina yepilo kaJobho ukudlula yekuthomeni. Gade aneenkulungwana ezilitjhumi nane zezimvu neembuzi, iinkulungwana ezisithandathu zamakamela, iinkulungwana ezimbili zeenkomo ezibotjhelwako kanye nekulungwana yabodumbana abasikazi. 13Godu gade anamadodana alikhomba namadodakazi amathathu. 14Indodakazi yokuthoma gade ayithiye bona nguJemima, yesibili kunguKhetsiya bese yesithathu kunguKhereni-Hapuku. 15Alikho nalinye ilizwe elakhe lafunyanwa linamadodakazi amahle njengewakaJobho. Uyise wawabela ilifa kanye nabafowawo.
16Ngemva kwalokhu, uJobho waphila iminyaka elikhulu namatjhumi amane. Wabona abantwabakhe kanye nesizukulwana sabo. 17Yeke wahlongakala sele amdala khulu ngeminyaka.
