Uwu Mbuban Enamabe Inyi Jioba

Mgbọ Solomọn okanabe ogwu ubọọn̄ ebi Ijeren, Jioba ododo ọmọ ibe: ‘Ire keke ke oweek ibe nrọ nnyi owu?’ Solomọn ofọfọọk ibe: ‘Emi ire sọntiik gwun̄, nkariọọn̄ inu mbarọ. Soso nyi emi iriọọn̄-inu mbasa ikpọ chieen̄ me lek ebi eyi kwun̄.’ Jioba otutumu inyi ọmọ ibe: ‘Bak lek odobe emi iriọọn̄-inu, marọ ibe ore ogwu orọriọọn̄ inu ichit me isijọn̄ yi, mè irọ si ibe obọọn̄ ubọọn̄ enenen. Ire ogban̄ utọn̄ me lek n̄a, owu moluk ujọn̄ọ ugwem.’

Solomọn obebene ikinama uwu mbuban. Isa alata araran̄, alata okuket, uti mè ewuuk echi onwọnwọn ichit inama uwu ya. Owuwa ebirieen̄ mè ebibaan̄ ikakaan̄ usọ-ubọk esi ikwaan̄ me lek uwu ya. Mgbọ acha jaaba orakabe, esisi ikwaan̄ me lek uwu ya isan̄a mè isa uwu ya inyi Jioba. Minama ntook ngwugwa mè ito inu ebesa igwa ngwugwa me inyọn̄. Solomọn otọtọbọ ekpe me isi ntook ya mè ibeek uriaak ibe: ‘Jei Jioba, uwu mbuban yi ikamin enenen mè ijaan̄ uja igbe inu ebesa inyi owu, ire, soso bọkọ ntọbọ-ebum eji ebekinyi owu me emen uwu yi tap mè kigban̄ uriaak kiji.’ Keke ke Jioba okeek ofolek uwu mbuban ya melek uriaak Solomọn ni? Mgbọ yaage Solomọn obeekbe uriaak isan̄a, ukan̄ onanan̄a me isinyọn̄ initaka ngwugwa okup me inyọn̄ ntook ngwugwa ya. Eyi ijeen̄ ibe ke Jioba ibọkọ uwu mbuban ya itap. Mgbọ ebi Ijeren emun̄be inu yi, ema ebebele ejit enenen.

Otutuuk ebi Ijeren mè ebi iluk me ujọn̄ọ ere miriọọn̄ ogwu ubọọn̄ Solomọn kubọk ogwu orọriọọn̄ inu. Ebi ene misa ufialek kiban̄ inu me lek Solomọn ibe itap ubọk inyi ema. Ogwu ubọọn̄ enenwaan̄ Sieba si isa idodo oyọyọt inu initọ Solomọn ikpọ. Mgbọ Solomọn ofọọkbe ọmọ isan̄a, itutumu ibe: ‘Nkachieek inu ebi ene etumube ofolek kwun̄ mege ire mgbọ nnube mè inisa chieen̄ n̄a gaalek imun̄ ibe ke owu okaan̄ iriọọn̄-inu igak ubọk ema etumube. Awaji kwun̄ Jioba igbana owu enenen.’ Me oke mgbọ ya, ebi Ijeren minwọọn̄ ugwem enenen, ema si mikaan̄ ubelejit. Ire, inu monwene sọnja mgbọ.