Jobho 1 - Bhaibhiri Idzva rechiShona rine Dhuterokanonika

I: MAZWI OKUSUMA NHAMO DZAJOBHU Mwari anorega Satani achiedza Jobhu

¹ Kwaiva nomumwe murume munyika yeUzi ainzi Jobhu. Murume iyeyo aiva munhu akarurama, ari pachokwadi, aitya Mwari uye munhu wainzvenga zvakaipa.

² Akabereka vana vakomana vanomwe uye vasikana vatatu,

³ aiva nehwai zviuru zvinomwe, nengamera zviuru zvitatu nezvipani mazana mashanu amadhonza, namazana mashanu amadhongi makadzi navaranda vazhinji kwazvo, zvokuti aiva nomukurumbira kupinda vamwe vanhu vose vokumabvazuva.

⁴ Vanakomana vaJobhu vaipota vachiita mabiko mumisha yavo, mumwe nomumwe aine chijanha chezuva rake. Vaindokokawo hanzvadzi dzavo nhatu kuti vadye nokunwa pamwechete navo.

⁵ Paainge mazuva iwayo amabiko apera, Jobhu aitumira nhume yokuti vazomuchenura. Aifumomuka rungwanani-ngwanani achipira zvibayiro zvokupisa maererano nouwandu hwavo, nokuti Jobhu aiti vangadaro vanakomana vake vakatadzira Mwari vachimushonha mumwoyo yavo. Jobhu aiita saizvozvo nguva dzose.

Nhanho yokutanga

⁶ Zvino nerimwe zuva zvakazoitika kuti vana vaMwari vakauya kuzozviratidza pana Tenzi. Satani akauyawo ari mukati mavo.

⁷ Tenzi akati kuna Satani, “Uri kubvepi?” Satani akapindura Tenzi achiti, “Ndanga ndichingodzengerera zvangu nenyika ndichifamba-famba mairi.”

⁸ Tenzi akati kuna Satani, “Wati wambofungisisa here nezvomuranda wangu Jobhu kuti hakuna akafanana naye panyika. Munhu akarurama, ari pachokwadi anotya Mwari uye anonzvenga uipi.”

⁹ Satani akapindura Tenzi achiti, “Iye Jobhu anotya Mwari mahara here?

¹⁰ Handiti makamutenderedza norumhanda iye nemba yake uye zvose zvaanazvo kumativi ose? Makakomborera basa raanoita namaoko ake. Makaita kuti zvinhu zvake zviwande panyika.

¹¹ Ingotambanudzai ruoko rwenyu mungobata chete zvose zvaanazvo muone kuti haakushonhei here pameso penyu chaipo”

¹² Tenzi akati kuna Satani, “Zvakanaka, zvose zvaanazvo zvava mumaoko mako, asi iye pachake usambomubatabata zvako.” Saizvozvo Satani akabva abva zvake panaMwari.

Nhamo dzakawira Jobhu

¹³ Rimwe zuva zvakaitika kuti vanakomana navanasikana vake vakanga vari pakudya zvavo nokunwa waini mumba yomukomana wavo mukuru,

¹⁴ kwakauya nhume kuna Jobhu ichiti, “Nzombe dzanga dzichirima, madhongi achifura zvawo pedyo nadzo.

¹⁵ VaSebhiya vauya vakazvitora vakauraya vashandi namapakatwa, ini ndoga ndini ndapunyuka kuzokutaurirai.”

¹⁶ Achiri kutaura kudaro, kwakasvika mumwe achitiwo, “Moto waMwari waburuka kudenga ukapisa hwai navashandi ukavaroromesa. Ini ndoga ndini ndapunyuka kuzokutaurirai.”

¹⁷ Achiri kutaurawo kudaro, kwakauyazve mumwe achiti, “VaKaradhiya vaita mapoka matatu ndokubva vaita chivhundumukira pangamera vakaenda nadzo. Vauraya vashandi namapakatwa. Ini ndoga ndini ndangopunyuka kuzokutaurirai.”

¹⁸ Achiri mukutaura mumwezve ndiye vhu, akati, “Vana venyu vanga vachidya nokunwa zvavo waini mumba yomukoma wavo mukuru.

¹⁹ Kwabva dutu guru ravhuvhuta nokugwenga rikarova imba iyoyo kumativi mana ikakoromokera pavadiki ivava vakafa. Ini ndoga ndini ndapunyuka kuzokutaurirai.”

²⁰ Ipapo Jobhu akasimuka akabvarura gemenzi rake. Akaveura musoro wake ndokuti pasi zvambarara achinamata.

²¹ Akati: “Ndakabuda mudumbu ramai vangu ndisina chandakapfeka ndichadzokerazve ndisina chandakapfeka; Tenzi ndiye akapa; Tenzi ndiye atora. Zita raTenzi ngarirumbidzwe.”

²² Munaizvozvi zvose Jobhu haana chaakakanganisa kana kupa Mwari mhosva.