Jobho
42 TNje-ke uJobho wathi kuJehova:
2 “Sengiyazi bona ukghona ukwenza zoke izinto
Begodu akunalitho elisemkhumbulwenakho obhalelwa kulenza.+
3 Uthe, ‘Ngubani ositha iseluleko sami anganalwazi?’+
Khona kunjalo, ngikhulumile kodwana bengingazwisisi
Izinto ezikarisako, izinto engingazaziko.+
4 Uthe, ‘Ngibawa ungilalele, ngizokukhuluma.
Ngizokubuza, wena ungiphendule.’+
5 Ngizwile ngawe,
Kodwana nje sengikubona ngamehlwami.
6 Nje-ke ngiyazisola ngengikutjhwileko,+
Begodu ngihlala ehlabathini nemlotheni ukutjengisa bona ngiyazisola.”+
7 Ngemva kobana uJehova akhulume noJobho, uJehova wathi ku-Elifazi umTemani:
“Ningisilinge khulu wena nabangani bakho ababili,+ ngombana akhenge nikhulume iqiniso ngami+ njengombana kwenze incekwami uJobho. 8 Nje-ke thathani iinkunzi ezilikhomba namaramu alikhomba, niye encekwinami uJobho, nizenzele umhlatjelo otjhiswako. Incekwami uJobho izonithandazela.+ Nami ngizokwamukela isibawo sakhe bona nginganijezisi ngebanga lobudlhadlha benu ngombana akhenge nikhulume iqiniso ngami njengombana kwenze incekwami uJobho.”
9 Yeke u-Elifazi umTemani, uBhilidadi umTjhurhi noTsofara umNama benza njengombana uJehova atjhwile. UJehova wawuzwa umthandazo kaJobho.
10 Ngemva kobana uJobho athandazele abangani bakhe,+ uJehova wasusa ubuhlungu bakhe+ bewambuyisela ubunjinga bakhe. UJehova wamnikela lokho ebekanakho ngokubuyelelwe kabili.+ 11 Boke abafowabo bakaJobho, abodadwabo nabangani bakhe bakade,+ beza bazokudla naye emzinakhe. Bazwelana naye begodu bamduduza kibo boke ubuhlungu uJehova avumele bona bumehlele. Ngamunye wabo wamupha isipho semali necici legolide.
12 Nje-ke uJehova wabusisa uJobho ukudlula ekuthomeni,+ uJobho waba nezimvu ezizii-14 000, amakamela azii-6 000, iinkomo eziyi-1 000 ezipanwa ngambili* nabodumbana abasikazi abayi-1 000.+ 13 Phezu kwabantwana ebekanabo, waba namanye amadodana alikhomba namadodakazi amathathu.+ 14 Wathiya indodakazakhe yokuthoma ngokuthi nguJemima, yesibili nguKhetsiya, yesithathu nguKhereni-Hapuku. 15 Abekho enarheni abafazi ebebabahle njengamadodakazi kaJobho. Uyise wabanikela ilifa kunye nabafowabo.
16 Ngemva kwalokho, uJobho waphila iminyaka eli-140 bewabona abantwabakhe neenzukulwana zakhe, bekwaba sizukulwana sesine. 17 Ngemva kwesikhathi eside uJobho sekanelisekile ngokuphila, wahlongakala.