Ukuzithoba kukaJobe
1UJobe wayesemphendula uJehova, wathi:
2“Ngiyazi ukuthi ungenza konke;
alinakuvinjwa icebo lakho.
3Ngubani ositheza iziluleko engenakwazi na?
Ngikhulumile lokho ngingakuqondanga,
izimangaliso ezinkulu kunami ebengingazazi.
4“Ake ungizwe, kukhulume mina;
ngiyakukubuza, wena ungazise.
5Ngangizwile ngawe ngokuzwa kwezindlebe,
kepha manje iso lami liyakubona.
6Ngalokho ngiyazinenga,
ngizisole othulini nasemlotheni.”
7Kwathi lapho uJehova esekhulumile lawo mazwi kuJobe, uJehova wathi ku-Elifazi umThemani: “Intukuthelo yami iyavuthela wena nabangane bakho ababili, ngokuba anikhulumanga okulungileyo ngami njengenceku yami uJobe. 8Ngalokho zithatheleni izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa, niye encekwini yami uJobe, nizinikelele ngazo zibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa; uJobe inceku yami uyakunikhulekela, ngokuba uma ngivuma ubuso bakhe, angiyikwenza kini njengobuwula benu, lokhu ningakhulumanga okulungileyo ngami njengenceku yami uJobe.” 9Base behamba u-Elifazi umThemani, noBilidadi umShuhi, noSofari umNahama, benza njengokukhuluma kukaJehova kubo; uJehova wavuma-ke ubuso bukaJobe.
Ukubusiswa kukaJobe
10UJehova wambuyisa uJobe ekuhluphekeni, lapho ekhulekela abangane bakhe; wenezela kukho konke uJobe ayenakho ngokukuphinda kabili. 11Kwase kufika kuye bonke abafowabo, nabo bonke odadewabo, nabo bonke ababazana naye ngaphambili, badla endlini yakhe; bamkhalela, bamduduza ngakho konke okubi uJehova amehlisele khona, yilowo nalowo wamnika uhlamvu lwemali necici legolide.
12Kanjalo uJehova wabusisa ukugcina kukaJobe kunokuqala kwakhe; waba nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nane, namakamela ayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha, namabhangqa ayinkulungwane ezinkabi, nezimbongolo zezinsikazi eziyinkulungwane. 13Wayenamadodana ayisikhombisa namadodakazi amathathu. 14Wabiza igama leyokuqala ngokuthi uJemima, negama leyesibili ngokuthi uKesiya, negama leyesithathu ngokuthi uKereni Haphuki. 15Ezweni lonke akufunyanwanga abesifazane abahle njengamadodakazi kaJobe; uyise wabanika ifa phakathi kwabanewabo.
16Emva kwalokho uJobe wayesekhona iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amane, wabona amadodana akhe namadodana amadodana akhe kwaze kwaba yizizukulwane ezine. 17Wafa-ke uJobe esemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku.
