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| 1. | Kwakukhona indoda elizweni leUzi, ibizo layo lalinguJobe. Leyondoda yayiphelele-ke, iqondile, imesaba uNkulunkulu, ixwaya okubi. |
| 2. | Yasizalelwa amadodana ayisikhombisa lamadodakazi amathathu. |
| 3. | Lemfuyo yayo yayiyizimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, lamakamela ayizinkulungwane ezintathu, lezipane zenkabi ezingamakhulu amahlanu, labobabhemi abasikazi abangamakhulu amahlanu, lenceku ezinengi kakhulu. Ngakho lowomuntu wayemkhulu okwedlula bonke abantu bempumalanga. |
| 4. | Njalo amadodana akhe ahamba enza idili endlini yaleyo laleyo ngosuku lwayo; athuma abiza odadewabo abathathu ukuze badle banathe lawo. |
| 5. | Kwakusithi lapho esephelile amazopha ensuku zedili, uJobe athume, awangcwelise, avuke ekuseni kakhulu, anikele iminikelo yokutshiswa ngokw enani lawo wonke, ngoba uJobe wathi: Mhlawumbe amadodana ami onile, amthuka uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yawo. Wenza njalo uJobe zonke izinsuku. |
| 6. | Kwasekusiba losuku lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu eza ukuzimisa phambi kwe Nkosi, loSathane laye wafika phakathi kwawo. |
| 7. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Uvela ngaphi? USathane wasephendula i Nkosi wathi: Ekuzulazuleni emhlabeni lekuhambahambeni kuwo. |
| 8. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Ubekile yini inhliziyo yakho encekwini yami uJobe, ngoba kakho onjengayo emhlabeni, umuntu opheleleyo loqondileyo, owesaba uNkulunkulu loxwaya ububi? |
| 9. | USathane wasephendula i Nkosi wathi: UJobe umesabela ize uNkulunkulu yini? |
| 10. | Kawumbiyelanga yini yena lendlu yakhe lakho konke alakho inhlangothi zonke? Ubusisile umsebenzi wezandla zakhe, lezifuyo zakhe zanda kakhulu elizweni. |
| 11. | Kodwa isibili yelula isandla sakho khathesi, uthinte konke alakho; sibili uzakuthuka ebusweni bakho. |
| 12. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuSathane: Khangela konke alakho kusesandleni sakho; kuphela kuye ungeluleli isandla sakho. Wasephuma uSathane phambi kwe Nkosi. |
| 13. | Kwasekusiba losuku lapho amadodana lamadodakazi akhe ayesidla enatha iwayini endlini yomfowabo, izibulo. |
| 14. | Kwasekufika isithunywa kuJobe sathi: Inkabi bezilima labobabhemi besidla emaceleni azo; |
| 15. | kwasekutheleka amaShebha, akuthatha, atshaya izinceku ngobukhali benkemba, njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikele. |
| 16. | Lesi sisakhuluma, kwafika lesinye, sathi: Umlilo kaNkulunkulu uwile uvela emazulwini, watshisa phakathi kwezimvu laphakathi kwezinceku, waziqeda; njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikele. |
| 17. | Lesi sisakhuluma, kwafika lesinye, sathi: AmaKhaladiya amise amaxuku amathathu atheleka phezu kwamakamela, awathatha, atshaya izinceku ngobukhali benkemba, njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikele. |
| 18. | Lesi sisakhuluma, kwafika lesinye, sathi: Amadodana akho lamadodakazi akho bebesidla benatha iwayini endlini yomfowabo, izibulo. |
| 19. | Khangela-ke, umoya omkhulu wafika uvela ngaphetsheya kwenkangala, watshaya amagumbi womane endlu, yawela phezu kwamajaha, afa; njalo yimi ngedwa kuphela engiphephileyo ukuze ngikubikele. |
| 20. | UJobe wasesukuma, wadabula ibhatshi lakhe, waphuca ikhanda lakhe, wawa emhlabathini, wakhonza; |
| 21. | wasesithi: Ngaphuma ngize esiswini sikamama, njalo ngizabuyela khona ngize; i Nkosi yapha, i Nkosi ithethe; kalibusiswe ibizo le Nkosi. |
| 22. | Kukho konke lokhu uJobe konanga, kambalelanga ubuwula uNkulunkulu. |
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