Satani unolika Jobe
1 Kwakati kukabe ne nlume mu shango ye Uzi, zina lile kuyi Jobe, wakabe ali nthu usina nlandu, wakatambunuka, unotja Ndzimu kakale unoleya mbipo. 2 Jobe wakabe ana bakololo bali kutendeka ne bakololokadzi bali batatu, 3 wakabe ana pkhwizi dzili zwiwulu zwili kutendeka (7 000) ne kamela dzili zwiwulu zwili zwitatu (3 000) ne majokwi e ng'ombe ali mazana mashanu (500) ne madonki makadzi ali mazana mashanu (500) ne balanda bali banjinji kwazo. Ndizo wakabe ali nthu wakafuma kwazo mu bathu bose baku bhezhuba.
4 Bakololo ba Jobe bakabe begala belabana kuthama nzano mu misha yabo, ngono bakabe bekoka hazwadzi dzabo kuti bawoja ne kung'wa nabo. 5 Kwakabe kuti mazhuba e nzano awila Jobe wakabe etumila bathu kuti bana babe badang'we kuti abatjenapadze, wakabe ebinduka mangwanana edusila mmwe ne mmwe wabo tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa ngobe wakabe ekumbula kuti bangadwa bakathama tjibi kakale bakatuka Ndzimu mu mimoyo yabo. Jobe wakabe ethama sa ikoku zwibaka zose.
6 Ngono kwakati limwe zhuba bakololo be Ndzimu bakazha kuwozwilakidza mbeli kwa Yahwe, Satani kazhabo nabo. 7 Yahwe bakabhuzwa Satani beti, “Unodwa ngayi?” Satani kadabila Yahwe eti, “Ndodwa kuyendayenda mu shango ne kupotelekapoteleka muili.”
8 Ngono Yahwe bakabhuzwa Satani beti, “Apa wabe ne hanya ngekwe nlanda wangu Jobe kene? Akuna nthu unonga iye mu shango, nthu usina nlandu, wakatambunuka kakale unotja Ndzimu kakale unoleya mbipo.”
9 Ipapo Satani kadabila eti, “Apa moti Jobe unomutjila suli kene? 10 Apa amuzombakilila nge bhakasa iye nebe nsha uwe nenge tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanatjo kene? Makakombolela tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaakashinga nge maboko awe kakale makampa zwithuwo zwinjinji zwizhele shango. 11 Koga tambunudzani luboko gwenyu mubulaye tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanatjo, unowomutuka patjena!”
12 Ngono Yahwe bakati kuna Satani, “Kwakalulwama, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanatjo ndotjilonga mu luboko gugo koga iye nge kukwe usitongobuya ukankutha nge tjinyala tjitjo!” Ndizo Satani kadwa mbeli kwa Yahwe kayenda.
Kolomogwa kwe thundu ya Jobe
13 Kwakati limwe zhuba bakololo ne bakololokadzi ba Jobe bakabe bali mu nzano beja beng'wa nkumbi we zhambi ku nsha we hwola yabo, 14 kukazha ntumwa kuna Jobe kabe eti, “Ng'ombe dzabe dzilima ngono madonki efula tjapejo, 15 ngono bathu be Sheba bazha bakadzinginilila bakadzitakula bakayenda nadzo. Babulaya balanda bose nge thumo. Ndimi ndonga ndasiya kuwomuzibisa!”
16 Ntumwa wakati asathu awidza matama awe mmwe ntumwa kazha kati, “Moto we Ndzimu waloba pkhwizi ne balisi bose. Ndimi ndoga ndapudzumuka kuzha ndiwomuzibisa.”
17 Ntumwa wakati atjalebeleka mmwe ntumwa kazha eti, “Bakhaladiya bazha bakazwibumba makupo matatu bakanginilila dzikamela bakadzitola bakayenda nadzo. Babulaya balanda bose nge thumo ndimi ndoga ndasala kuwomuzibisa!”
18 Nlanda wakati atjalebeleka mmwe nlanda kazha eti, “Bakololo ne bakololokadzi benyu babe beja beng'wa nkumbi we zhambi bali ku nsha we hwola yabo, 19 tjinyolotjo kukazha dutu lidwa ku tjilambanyika likavuna phanda nna dze ng'umba, ngono ng'umba ikabawila ngono bafa bose, ndimi ndoga ndasala kuwomuzibisa.”
20 Ipapo Jobe kamilika kapalula zwiambalo zwizwe, katesela nsholo uwe, kawila pasi kanamata. 21 Ngono kati, “Ndakazwagwa ndili mbujo, ndowobgwilila ndili mbujo, Yahwe bakapa, Yahwe batola. Ngakukudziwe zina la Yahwe!”
22 Muna ikoku kose Jobe ha aazotjinya kene kuli kutendeka Ndzimu nge tjinyala.
Satani unolika Jobe
1 Kwakati kukabe ne nlume mu shango ye Uzi, zina lile kuyi Jobe, wakabe ali nthu usina nlandu, wakatambunuka, unotja Ndzimu kakale unoleya mbipo. 2 Jobe wakabe ana bakololo bali kutendeka ne bakololokadzi bali batatu, 3 wakabe ana pkhwizi dzili zwiwulu zwili kutendeka (7 000) ne kamela dzili zwiwulu zwili zwitatu (3 000) ne majokwi e ng'ombe ali mazana mashanu (500) ne madonki makadzi ali mazana mashanu (500) ne balanda bali banjinji kwazo. Ndizo wakabe ali nthu wakafuma kwazo mu bathu bose baku bhezhuba.
4 Bakololo ba Jobe bakabe begala belabana kuthama nzano mu misha yabo, ngono bakabe bekoka hazwadzi dzabo kuti bawoja ne kung'wa nabo. 5 Kwakabe kuti mazhuba e nzano awila Jobe wakabe etumila bathu kuti bana babe badang'we kuti abatjenapadze, wakabe ebinduka mangwanana edusila mmwe ne mmwe wabo tjibhayilo tjinopisiwa ngobe wakabe ekumbula kuti bangadwa bakathama tjibi kakale bakatuka Ndzimu mu mimoyo yabo. Jobe wakabe ethama sa ikoku zwibaka zose.
6 Ngono kwakati limwe zhuba bakololo be Ndzimu bakazha kuwozwilakidza mbeli kwa Yahwe, Satani kazhabo nabo. 7 Yahwe bakabhuzwa Satani beti, “Unodwa ngayi?” Satani kadabila Yahwe eti, “Ndodwa kuyendayenda mu shango ne kupotelekapoteleka muili.”
8 Ngono Yahwe bakabhuzwa Satani beti, “Apa wabe ne hanya ngekwe nlanda wangu Jobe kene? Akuna nthu unonga iye mu shango, nthu usina nlandu, wakatambunuka kakale unotja Ndzimu kakale unoleya mbipo.”
9 Ipapo Satani kadabila eti, “Apa moti Jobe unomutjila suli kene? 10 Apa amuzombakilila nge bhakasa iye nebe nsha uwe nenge tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanatjo kene? Makakombolela tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaakashinga nge maboko awe kakale makampa zwithuwo zwinjinji zwizhele shango. 11 Koga tambunudzani luboko gwenyu mubulaye tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanatjo, unowomutuka patjena!”
12 Ngono Yahwe bakati kuna Satani, “Kwakalulwama, tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanatjo ndotjilonga mu luboko gugo koga iye nge kukwe usitongobuya ukankutha nge tjinyala tjitjo!” Ndizo Satani kadwa mbeli kwa Yahwe kayenda.
Kolomogwa kwe thundu ya Jobe
13 Kwakati limwe zhuba bakololo ne bakololokadzi ba Jobe bakabe bali mu nzano beja beng'wa nkumbi we zhambi ku nsha we hwola yabo, 14 kukazha ntumwa kuna Jobe kabe eti, “Ng'ombe dzabe dzilima ngono madonki efula tjapejo, 15 ngono bathu be Sheba bazha bakadzinginilila bakadzitakula bakayenda nadzo. Babulaya balanda bose nge thumo. Ndimi ndonga ndasiya kuwomuzibisa!”
16 Ntumwa wakati asathu awidza matama awe mmwe ntumwa kazha kati, “Moto we Ndzimu waloba pkhwizi ne balisi bose. Ndimi ndoga ndapudzumuka kuzha ndiwomuzibisa.”
17 Ntumwa wakati atjalebeleka mmwe ntumwa kazha eti, “Bakhaladiya bazha bakazwibumba makupo matatu bakanginilila dzikamela bakadzitola bakayenda nadzo. Babulaya balanda bose nge thumo ndimi ndoga ndasala kuwomuzibisa!”
18 Nlanda wakati atjalebeleka mmwe nlanda kazha eti, “Bakololo ne bakololokadzi benyu babe beja beng'wa nkumbi we zhambi bali ku nsha we hwola yabo, 19 tjinyolotjo kukazha dutu lidwa ku tjilambanyika likavuna phanda nna dze ng'umba, ngono ng'umba ikabawila ngono bafa bose, ndimi ndoga ndasala kuwomuzibisa.”
20 Ipapo Jobe kamilika kapalula zwiambalo zwizwe, katesela nsholo uwe, kawila pasi kanamata. 21 Ngono kati, “Ndakazwagwa ndili mbujo, ndowobgwilila ndili mbujo, Yahwe bakapa, Yahwe batola. Ngakukudziwe zina la Yahwe!”
22 Muna ikoku kose Jobe ha aazotjinya kene kuli kutendeka Ndzimu nge tjinyala.