UJobe 1:6-22

UJobe 1:6-22 ZUL20

Langa limbe, amadodana kaNkulunkulu eza azibonakalisa phambi kukaSimakade, noSathane wafika waba mdibi munye nawo. USimakade wathi kuSathane: “Uvelaphi na?” USathane wamphendula uSimakade, wathi: “Ngivela ekuzulazuleni emhlabeni, ngehla ngenyuka kuwo.” USimakade wathi kuSathane: “Inhliziyo yakho isike yayiqaphela yini inceku yami uJobe na? Ngokuba akukho muntu namunye ofana naye emhlabeni, ongenasici, oqotho, owesaba uNkulunkulu nogwema okubi.” USathane wamphendula uSimakade, wathi: “Ngabe uJobe umesaba uNkulunkulu kungenasizathu na? Kanti awumbiyelanga yini nxazonke ngothango, yena nabomndeni wakhe, nakho konke anakho, wabusisa nomsebenzi wezandla zakhe na? Imfuyo yakhe iwuchibidolo ezweni. Kepha-ke ake welule isandla sakho uthinte konke anakho, ubone ukuthi akazukukuqalekisa yini, ebusweni bakho.” USimakade wathi kuSathane: “Kulungile-ke, konke anakho kusesandleni sakho, kodwa uze ungamthinti yena ngesandla sakho.” USathane wayesesuka ehamba ebukhoneni bukaSimakade. Kwathi ngolunye usuku, lapho amadodana namadodakazi kaJobe edla, ephuza iwayini endlini yezibulo lakhe, kwafika isigijimi kuJobe, sathi: “Izinkabi bezilima, izimbongolo ziklabe eduze nazo, ngesikhathi kufika amaShebha akuthumba, abulala izinceku ngenkemba; yimina nje ngedwa engiphunyulile, ukuze ngizokubikela.” Sisakhuluma, kwafika esinye, sathi: “Kwehle umlilo kaNkulunkulu uvela ezulwini, washisa izimvu nezinceku, wakuqothula; yimina nje ngedwa engiphunyulile, ukuze ngizokubikela.” Sisakhuluma, kwafika esinye, sathi: “AmaKhaledi enze amaviyo amathathu, ahlasela, athumba amakameli, abulala izinceku ngenkemba; yimina nje ngedwa engiphunyulile, ukuze ngizokubikela.” Sisakhuluma naleso kwafika esinye, sathi: “Amadodana namadodakazi akho abedla, ephuza iwayini endlini yendodana yakho endala, kwase kufika esikhulu isishingishane sivela ngasehlane, sawashaya omane amagumbi endlu, yawela phezu kwabantwana, bafa ujuqu. Yimina nje ngedwa engiphunyulile, ukuze ngizokubikela.” UJobe wayesesukuma, waklebhula isembatho sakhe, waphuca ikhanda lakhe, wawela emhlabathini, wakhuleka, wathi: “Ngaphuma ngize esizalweni sikamame, futhi ngizobuyela khona ngize. USimakade usisile, uSimakade usethathile; malibongwe igama likaSimakade.” Sekwenzekile konke lokhu uJobe akazange one, akamthelanga ngehlazo uNkulunkulu.

Funda UJobe 1