Yobu 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

Eby'obutungi bwa Yobu

¹ Omu nsi ya Uuzi, hakaba hariyo omushaija orikwetwa Yobu. Ogwo mushaija akaba ari omuntu ataine kamogo ahikiriire, naatiina Ruhanga kandi naayetantara ekibi.

² Akazaara abatabani mushanju n'abahara bashatu.

³ Akaba aine entaama enkumi mushanju, engamira enkumi ishatu, enimi rukumi z'okuhingisa, n'endogoya ebuguma magana ataano, n'abahuuku baingi munonga. Ogwo muntu akaba ari rugambwa omu baaburugwa-izooba boona.

⁴ Abatabani bakaba bamanyiriire kuza omu nju y'omwe aharibo, kuriiramu obugyenyi aha izooba rye; kandi batuma ahari banyaanyabo bonshatu nibabeeta kurya n'okunywa hamwe nabo.

⁵ Reero ebiro by'obugyenyi ku byabaire bihwa, Yobu abatumaho, baija, abeeza. Aguruka kare omu kasheeshe, atamba ebitambo by'okucwetsya, ebirikwingana n'omubaro gwabo boona. Ahabw'okuba Yobu akaba agira ati: Obundi abaana bangye bakaaba bakozire ebibi, barogotsire ahari Ruhanga omu mitima yaabo.

Sitaane okushaba Ruhanga okugyeza Yobu

⁶ Eizooba rimwe, baamaraika bakaija omu maisho ga Nyakubaho, na Sitaane yaabaiziramu.

⁷ Nyakubaho yaabuza Sitaane ati: Nooruga hi? Sitaane yaagarukamu Nyakubaho ati: Ninduga kukora oku n'oku mu nsi, kugizengyereramu.

⁸ Nyakubaho abuuza Sitaane ati: Ebyo waayetegyereza omwiru wangye Yobu; ku hatariho muntu ori nkawe omu nsi? Ku ataine kamogo, ku ari ohikiriire, arikutiina Ruhanga kandi orikwetantara ekibi?

⁹ Sitaane agarukamu Nyakubaho ati: Yobu shi naatiinira Ruhanga busha?

¹⁰ Tiiwe otuura omurinzire embaju zoona, n'eka ye, n'ebi aine byona? Manya okaha omugisha ebi yaakoreise emikono ye, ebi atungire byakanya omu nsi.

¹¹ Kwonka mbwenu gorora omukono gwawe, okore aha bi atungire byona. Haza oreebe ku ataija kukucumuraho.

¹² Nyakubaho agira Sitaane ati: Reeba, ebi atungire byona biri omu bushoboorozi bwawe; kwonka we otamukoraho. Sitaane atyo aruga omu maisho ga Nyakubaho.

Yobu okufeerwa ebintu bye n'Abaana be

¹³ Eizooba rimwe, batabani ba Yobu n'abahara ku baabaire nibarya ebyokurya, nibanywa viino omwa mukuru waabo;

¹⁴ omuntu yaija ahari Yobu, yaamubikira ati: Enimi ku zaaba nizihinga, n'endogoya niziziriira aha rubaju,

¹⁵ Abasabeya baazeeshukamu, baazinyaga, baita n'abahuuku baawe. Niinye naahonokaho, nkaija kukubikira.

¹⁶ Ku yaabaire naakigamba ebyo, haija ondiijo yaamugira ati: Omuriro gwa Ruhanga gwatimbira omu iguru, gwayotsya entaama zaawe n'abahuuku baawe, gwabicwekyereza. Niinye naahonokaho, nkaija kukubikira.

¹⁷ Nawe ku yaabaire naakigamba ebyo, haija ondiijo yaagira ati: Abakaludaaya omu bimbuuro bishatu baayeshuka omu ngamira zaawe, baazinyaga baita n'abahuuku baawe. Kureka niinye naahonokaho, nkaija kukubikira.

¹⁸ Ku yaabaire naakigamba ebyo, haija ondiijo yaagira ati: Batabani baawe na bahara baawe ku baaba nibarya ebyokurya nibanywa viino omu nju ya mukuru waabo,

¹⁹ ahonaaho omuyaga gw'amaani gwareetwa omu ihamba, gwateera egyo nju embaju zaayo ina, yaagwera abo batsigazi n'empangare, baafa. Kureka niinye naahonokaho, nkaija kukubikira.

²⁰ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Yobu yaimuka, yaataagura ebi ajwaire, yaamwa eishokye, yaajuumara aha nsi, yaaramya Ruhanga.

²¹ Yaagira ati: Nkaruga omu nda ya maawe ntaine ki njwaire, kandi nikwo ndigarukayo. Nyakubaho niwe yampaire, kandi niwe yaanyaka. Eiziina rye rihimbisibwe.

²² Omuri ebyo byona Yobu taine kibi ki yaakozire, nobu kwakuba okugira ngu Ruhanga ashobize.