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| 1. | Kwakanga kuno munhu panyika yeUzi, ainzi Jobho; munhu uyu akanga akakwana, akarurama, aitya Mwari achinzvenga zvakaipa |
| 2. | Iye wakaberekerwa vanakomana vanomwe navakunda vatatu. |
| 3. | Uye fuma yake yakasvika makwai ane zviuru zvinomwe, nemakamera zviuru zvitatu, nemombe dzakaringana majoko ana mazana mashanu, namakadzi embongoro ana mazana mashanu, navanhu vazhinji paimba yake; naizvozvo munhu uyu akanga ari mukuru pakati pavana vamabvazuva. |
| 4. | Vanakomana vake vaisienda kundoita mutambo paimba yomumwe nomumwe wavo pazuva rake; vaituma kundodana hanzvadzi dzavo nhatu kuzodya nokunwa navo. |
| 5. | Zvino kana mazuva okutamba kwavo apera Jobho aituma nhume kuvadana vanatswe, zvino iye ndokumuka mangwanani, ndokupisa zvipiriso zvinopiswa zvaivaringanira vose; nokuti Jobho wakati, "Zvimwe vanakomana vangu vakatadza, vakashora Mwari pamoyo yavo;" Jobho aisidaro nguva dzose. |
| 6. | Zvino rimwe zuva vanakomana vaMwari vakati vachindomira pamberi paJehovha, Satani akasvikawo pakati pavo. |
| 7. | Jehovha akati kuna Satani, "Wabvepiko?" Satani akapindura Jehovha, akati, "Ndabva pakupota-pota nenyika, napakufamba-famba pairi." |
| 8. | Jehovha akati kuna Satani, "Wacherekedza muranda wangu Jobho here? Nokuti hakuna munhu akafanana naye panyika, munhu akakwana, akarurama, anotya Mwari, achinzvenga zvakaipa." |
| 9. | Ipapo Satani akapindura Jehovha, akati, "Jobho anotya Mwari pasina here? |
| 10. | Hamuna kumupoteredza here norumhanda, iye neimba yake, nezvose zvaanazvo, pamativi ose? Makaropafadza mabasa amaoko ake, uye fuma yake yakawanda panyika. |
| 11. | "Asi tambanudzai henyu ruoko rwenyu, zvino, murove zvose zvaanazvo, ipapo iye achakushorai pachena." |
| 12. | Jehovha akati kuna Satani, "Tarira, zvose zvaanazvo zviri paruoko rwako; asi usatambanudzira ruoko rwako kwaari." Naizvozvo Satani akabva pamberi paJehovha. |
| 13. | Zvino rimwe zuva vanakomana vake navanasikana vake vakati vachidya nokunwa waini paimba yomukuru wavo, |
| 14. | nhume ikasvika kuna Jobho, ikati, "Mombe dzakanga dzichirima, nembongoro dzichichera kurutivi rwadzo, |
| 15. | vaSabea vakadziwira, ndokudzitora, navafudziwo vakavauraya neminondo inopinza; ini ndoga ndakapukunyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai." |
| 16. | Iye akati achitaura, mumwe akasvikawo, akati, "Moto waMwari wakabva kudenga, ukapisa makwai navafudzi, ukavapedza; ini ndoga ndapukunyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai." |
| 17. | Iye akati achitaura, mumwe akasvikawo, akati, "VaKaradhea vakaita mapoka matatu, vakawira makamera, vakamatora, navafudziwo vakavauraya neminondo inopinza; ini ndoga ndapukunyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai." |
| 18. | Iye akati achitaura, mumwe akasvikawo, akati, "Vanakomana venyu navanasikana venyu vakanga vachidya nokunwa waini mumba momukuru wavo, |
| 19. | dutu guru ndokubva kurutivi rwerenje, ndokurova pamusoro pavana, vakafa; ini ndoga ndapukunyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai." |
| 20. | Ipapo Jobho akasimuka, akabvarura nguvo yake, akaveura vhudzi rake akazviwisira pasi, akanamata, |
| 21. | akati, "Ndakabuda mumimba mamai vangu ndiri musvi, ndichadzokerapo ndiri musvi; Jehovha wakapa, Jehovha wakatora, zita raJehovha ngarikudzwe." |
| 22. | pazvinhu izvi zvose Jobho haana kutadza, haana kuti Mwari akaita noupenzi. |
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