Umuntu waphendula wathi: “Lo wesifazane owanginika yena, nguyena onginike isithelo somuthi, nami-ke ngasidla.”
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Umuntu waphendula wathi: “Lo wesifazane owanginika yena, nguyena onginike isithelo somuthi, nami-ke ngasidla.”
Owesifazane ebona ukuthi umuthi muhle, ufanele ukudliwa, nokuthi uyaheha emehlweni, uyanxaneleka ekuhlakaniphiseni, wakha izithelo zawo wadla, wanika nomyeni wakhe owayenaye lapho, naye wadla.
Kuthe esemdala uSolomoni, bayiphambukisa omkakhe inhliziyo yakhe walandela abanye onkulunkulu; inhliziyo yakhe ayibange isanamathela kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wakhe ngokupheleleyo njengenhliziyo kayise uDavide.
Esakhuluma nawo, inkosi yehlela kuye, yathi: “Uyabona-ke, lobu bubi buvela kuSimakade. Pho kungani kusamele ngimlinde uSimakade na?”
Kepha-ke ake welule isandla sakho uthinte konke anakho, ubone ukuthi akazukukuqalekisa yini, ebusweni bakho.”
Kepha uJobe wathi kuye: “Ukhulumisa okowesifazane oyisiwula. Siyakwamukela okuhle kuphela yini kuNkulunkulu, asiyukwamukela yini nokubi na?” Kukho konke lokho uJobe akonanga ngomlomo wakhe.
Wayesethi uSimakade kuSathane: “Inhliziyo yakho iyiqaphele yini inceku yami uJobe na? Akekho onjengaye emhlabeni, umuntu ongenasici, oqotho, owesaba uNkulunkulu, ogwema okubi, osabambelele ebumsulweni bakhe noma ungibelesela ukuba ngimelane naye, ngimbhubhise engenacala.”
Ake welule isandla sakho uthinte amathambo akhe nenyama yakhe, uzobona uyakukuthuka bukhoma.”
Yahlambalaza igama likaSimakade, yaliqalekisa; yalethwa kuMose. Unina waleyo ndodana kwakunguShelomithi, indodakazi kaDibhiri, wesizwana sakwaDani.
“Nithe: ‘Akusizi ngalutho ukukhonza uNkulunkulu; sizuzeni ngokugcina imiyalo yakhe nokuthi sihambe silila phambi kukaSimakade Wamabandla na?
Wakhala phambi kwakhe kwaze kwaphela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa zedili labo, kodwa ngenxa yokuba wayelokhu embelesele, ngosuku lwesikhombisa uSamsoni wamtshela. Wayesebachazela abakubo imfumbe.