YOBU 1 - Sena

Satana ayesa Yobu

¹ Pakhali munthu unango m'dziko ya Uzi dzinache Yobu. Iye akhapembedza Mulungu pontho akhali wakukhulupirika kuna iye. Iye akhali munthu wadidi pontho wakuchita mphole-mphole gopesera kuchita chakuipa.

² Iye akhali na ana anomwe achimuna pontho ana atatu achikazi

³ mbafuya mabira pikwi pinomwe, ngamila pikwi pitatu, ng'ombe chikwi chibodzi na mabulu madzana mashanu. Iye akhali pontho na anyabasa azinji, pontho akhali wakufuma pyakwanga pakati pa anthu onsene akumabulukiro dzuwa.

⁴ Ana achimuna a Yobu akhachita phwando m'misa mwawo mwakuchita kupitisirana. Penepo onsene a iwo akhagumanyikana, pontho ndzidzi onsene akhachemera anyamaingawo atatu ale kuti akhale nawo.

⁵ Bzobzo na machibese onsene, angamala chita phwando yawo, Yobu akhalamuka mbapereka nsembe kuna Mulungu thangwi ya anache onsene kuachenesa pamaso pa Mulungu. Iye akhachita penepi ndzidzi onsene thangwi akhanyerezera kuti mwinango mbodzi wa anachewo adawa pakutikana Mulungu mumtima mwawo.

⁶ Nsiku inango angelo adadza dzaonekera pamaso pa MBUYA, tenepo Satana akhali nawombo penepo.

⁷ MBUYA adamvunza mbati, “Ukubulukira kupi?” Satana adatawira mbati, “Ndikhaponda-ponda pontho kuzunga-zunga pyanga m'dziko yapansi.”

⁸ MBUYA adamvunza mbati, “Ayi wamuona tani nyabasanga Yobu? Nkhabe pontho padziko yapansi munthu wakukhulupirika ninga iye tayu. Iye ambandipembedza pontho ambachita mphole-mphole gopesera kuchita chakuipa.”

⁹ Satana adatawira mbati, “Ayi mukunyerezera kuti ambakupembedzani kwene pezi pene?

¹⁰ Ndzidzi onsene mumbatchinjiriza iye, banjache na pyonsene pina iye. Imwe mumbatsanzayisa pyonsene pimbachita iye, pontho mwampasa ng'ombe zizinji zakudzala m'dziko monsene.

¹¹ Imwe mungambulusira kwene pyonsene pina iye, anati akutikaneni maso na maso!”

¹² MBUYA adatawira mbati, “Pyakoma, pyonsene pina iye ndapiikha m'manja mwako, kwache Yobu ene mwenechiro leka kumkuwaza.” Natenepo Satana adenda pyache.

Kufa kwa ana a Yobu na kuvungika kwa mfumache

¹³ Nsiku inango pikhachita ana a Yobu phwando m'nyumba ya mbaleawo wautombo,

¹⁴ nyamphangwa adadza mbathamanga kuna Yobu mbalonga mbati, “Ife tikhatipula kuminda na ng'ombe, pontho mabulu akhadya chifupi na penepo.

¹⁵ Mwakututumusa Asabea adadza mbaba pyonsene pile mbapha anyabasanu onsene kupambula ine. Ndapulumuka ndine ene basi kuti ndilonge kuna imwe pinthu penepi.”

¹⁶ Iye mbadzati malisa kulonga, nyabasa unango adadza kuna Yobu mbalonga mbati, “Njazi yapha mabira na amakabuswa onsene. Ndapulumuka ndine ene basi kuti ndilonge kuna imwe pinthu penepi.”

¹⁷ Iye mbadzati malisa kulonga, nyabasa unango adadza kuna Yobu mbalonga mbati, “Magulu matatu a Chikaladea adatifikira mbakwata ngamila zanu kwenda nazo, pontho mbapha anyabasanu onsene. Ndapulumuka ndine ene basi kuti ndilonge kuna imwe pinthu penepi.”

¹⁸ Iye mbadzati malisa kulonga, nyabasa unango adadza kuna Yobu mbalonga mbati, “Ananu akhachita phwando kumsuwo wa mwananu wautombo.

¹⁹ Pidagundika chonzi, chidagwisa nyumbayo mbipha onsene akhali mwenemowo. Ndapulumuka ndine ene basi kuti ndilonge kuna imwe pinthu penepi.”

²⁰ Natenepo Yobu adaimira mbang'amba nguwo zache, pontho adachinga mpala kuonesa kusintili kwache. Tenepo adalamba

²¹ mbalonga mbati, “Ndidabuluka chipezi-pezi m'mimba mwa mama, chimanja-manja ndinaenda kumasiye. MBUYA akhadapereka, mbwenye lero apoka. Dzinache mbilemedzwe!”

²² Podi kwene kuti pyonsenepi pikhadachitika kuna Yobu, iye hadadawe tayu pakuthonya chala Mulungu.