Jɔbɔ

1 Pami kɛmɔtshi aki lo wodja wa Uzɛ, lokombo lande Jɔbɔ.*+ Nde aki kanga losembwe ndo aki la olowanyi;*+ nde akokaka Nzambi wɔma ndo akayanganya la kɛnɛ kele kɔlɔ.+ 2 Nde akote ana w’apami 7 ndo ana wa wamato 3. 3 Dongalonga diande diakakome polo ɛkɔkɔ nunu esambele (7 000), kamɛlɔ nunu sato (3 000), ngɔmbɛ kinunu (1 000)* ndo mponda* 500, kaamɛ ndo leemba la woke efula l’ekambi; ko nde akayonga onto la woke efula oleki anto tshɛ wa lo Ɛstɛ.

4 Anande w’apami tshɛ onto l’onto aki la lushi lande la nsala dambo lo luudu lande hita.* Vɔ wakelɛka akadiyɛwɔ 3 dia ndjɔlɛ ndo ndjɔnɔ kaamɛ la wɔ. 5 L’ɔkɔngɔ wa nshi y’alambo nshila, Jɔbɔ akawaelɛka la oyango wa mbakidia. Oma laasɔ, nde aketɔka la pindju ka pɛɛ ndo akalambolaka elambo wa lotshumba+ dikambo dia onto l’onto l’atei awɔ. Nɛ dia Jɔbɔ akataka ate: “Ondo anami wakasale pɛkato ndo wakadje Nzambi mananu lo etema awɔ.” Ngasɔ mbakasalaka Jɔbɔ tena tshɛ.+

6 Lam’akakoke lushi l’ana wa Nzambi ka mɛtɛ*+ mbɔtɔ dia temala la ntondo ka Jehowa,+ Satana+ nde lawɔ akɔtɔ l’atei awɔ.+

7 Ko Jehowa akambola Satana ate: “Oma lende ayaaye?” Satana akakadimola Jehowa ate: “Oma la teteta lo nkɛtɛ ndo tɛngɔla lɛkɔ.”+ 8 Ko Jehowa akatɛ Satana ate: “Onde wɛ akɛnyi* okambi ami Jɔbɔ? Ndooko onto la nkɛtɛ oko nde. Nde ekɔ kanga losembwe ndo onto lele la olowanyi,*+ loka Nzambi wɔma ndo lakayanganya la kɛnɛ kele kɔlɔ.” 9 Ko Satana akakadimola Jehowa ate: “Onde Jɔbɔ mbokaka Nzambi wɔma wokoka?+ 10 Shi wɛ akoodinge+ nde la luudu lande la diangɔ diande tshɛ la lokombo l’ekokelo? Wɛ akatshɔkɔla olimu w’anya+ ande ndo dongalonga diande diambofulanɛ lo wodja. 11 Koko dia awui ntshikitana, ohosembola lonya layɛ kele kɔmɔla kɛnɛ tshɛ kele la nde, ndooko onyake nde ayokodja mananu ko washo ayɛ.” 12 Ko Jehowa akatɛ Satana ate: “Eenda, kɛnɛ tshɛ kele la nde kekɔ lo anya ayɛ.* Dikambo ɔtɔi ko, towahɛke ndamɛ lonya!” Ɔnkɔnɛ Satana akatombe oma la ntondo* ka Jehowa.+

13 Lushi lɔmɔtshi, etena kakalɛka ndo kakanɔka anande w’apami la anande wa wamato wanu lo luudu l’enondo awɔ,+ 14 ɔkɛndji ɔmɔtshi akaye le Jɔbɔ ko akayowotɛ ate: “Ngɔmbɛ yakafusaki ndo mponda yakalɛki adiyo suke la yɔ 15 ko ase Sɛba wakatɔtwɛ, wakayiɔshi ndo wakadiaki ekambi la lokuwa la ta. Dimɛ oto kakahandji, kamomoya ndjokotɛ.”

16 Etena kakandatɛkɛtaka, okina akaye ko akate ate: “Dja y’oma le Nzambi* yakaholwe oma l’olongo ko yakatshumbi ɛkɔkɔ la ekambi ndo yakaalongoyisha! Dimɛ oto kakahandji, kamomoya ndjokotɛ.”

17 Etena kakandatɛkɛtaka, okina nto akaye ko akate ate: “Ase Kaladiya+ wakakahanyi lo elui 3 ko wakandji kamɛlɔ ndo wakatshwe la yɔ, ndo vɔ wakadiaki ekambi la lokuwa la ta. Dimɛ oto kakahandji, kamomoya ndjokotɛ.”

18 Etena kakandatɛkɛtaka, okina nto akaye ko akate ate: “Anayɛ w’apami la anayɛ wa wamato wakalɛki ndo wakanɔki wanu lo luudu l’enondo awɔ. 19 Ko lɔpɛpɛ la wolo lakaye la shashimoya oma l’oswe wa shɛnga, lakakɔmɔdi lo atshuku 4 wa luudu lakɔ ko lɔ lakakame ɛlɔngɔlɔngɔ la esekaseka akɔ, ko wakavwe. Dimɛ oto kakahandji, kamomoya ndjokotɛ.”

20 Ko Jɔbɔ akemala, akaatshatsha ahɔndɔ ande ndo akanya divo dia l’ɔtɛ ande ko akayakɔsha la nkɛtɛ ndo akakusama 21 ko akate ate:

Jehowa kakasha+ ndo Jehowa kambɔɔsa.

Lokombo la Jehowa latetemale tombɔma.”

22 Lo akambo asɔ tshɛ, Jɔbɔ kosala pɛkato ndo nde kombuta dia Nzambi ambosala dui dimɔtshi dia kɔlɔ.*