Kuvivinywa kwaJobe kwesibili
1Kwaphindza futsi kwatsi nangalelinye lilanga emadvodzana aNkulunkulu eta atsatsa tindzawo tawo embikwaSimakadze, naSathane watfolakala asasemkhatsini wawo.
2Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uphumaphi?”
Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Ngiphuma kuyawuhlamahlama emhlabeni, lapho bengihambahamba khona ngehla ngenyuka.”
3Simakadze wabuta Sathane, watsi: “Uyibonile yini inceku yami Jobe? Kute namunye umuntfu longamtfola emhlabeni lofanana naye; umsulwa, ucotfo ngenhlitiyo, ungumuntfu lowesaba Nkulunkulu nalokubalekelako lokubi. Seloku usabambelele ekwetsembekeni kwakhe, nome wena bewungichukulusha ngekutsi ngimbhubhise ngaphandle kwesizatfu.”
4Sathane waphendvula Simakadze, watsi: “Sikhumba esikhunjeni! Umuntfu angalahlekelwa nguko konkhe lanako ngenca yemphilo yakhe. 5Kodvwa ase welule sandla sakho utsintse inyama yakhe nematsambo akhe, ubone kutsi angeke yini akwetfuke.”
6Simakadze wakhuluma kuSathane, watsi: “Kulungile phela, usetandleni takho; kodvwa ungambulali.”
7Ngako Sathane wesuka embikwaSimakadze, wesukela Jobe, wamhlasela ngematfumba labutfukako, kusukela ngaphansi kwelunyawo lwakhe kuze kuyewufika etulu elunweleni lwakhe. 8Jobe watsatsa lucetu lweludzengelo watenwaya ngalo ahleti emlotseni etaleni.
9UmkaJobe wakhuluma kuJobe, watsi: “Namanje solomane usabambelele yini kulokwetsembeka kwakho? Yetfuka loNkulunkulu wakho, ufe lokungenani!”
10Jobe wamphendvula, watsi: “Wena ukhulumisa kwemfati losilima. Kantsi sesitakwemukela lokuhle kodvwa yini kuNkulunkulu, singasakwemukeli lokubuhlungu nalokubi?” Kuko konkhe loku Jobe akazange one ngekukhuluma kwakhe.
Bangani baJobe labatsatfu
11Kwatsi kube bakuve konkhe loko lobekumehlele Jobe, bangani bakhe labatsatfu bo-Elifazi, umThemani, naBildadi, umShuhi, kanye naSofari, umNama, besuka emakhaya abo bahlangana bacondza kuJobe, bayakumlilela nekumdvudvuta. 12Batsi nabambona basesekhashane, bangete bambona kutsi nguye; bacala bakhala kakhulu, baklebhula imijiva yabo, batitsela ngelutfuli etinhloko tabo. 13Bahlala naye phansi emhlabatsini emalanga lasikhombisa nebusuku bakhona. Kute nome munye lowase wakhuluma lutfo kuye, ngobe babebona buhlungu lobukhulu labekubo.
