Yobu 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

Okuhikiirira kwa Yobu n'obutungi bwe

¹ Omu nsi ya Uuzi hakaba harimu omushaija orikwetwa Yobu; ogwo mushaija akaba ari omuntu otaine kabara, kandi ohikiriire, owaabaire atiina Ruhanga, akeetantara ekibi.

² Akazaara aboojo mushanju n'abaishiki bashatu.

³ Kandi akaba atungire entaama enkumi mushanju, engamira enkumi ishatu, enimi z'okuhingisa rukumi, ebuguma z'endogoya magana ataano, n'abahuuku baingi munonga. N'ahabw'ekyo ogwo mushaija akaba ari omushaija rugambwa orikukira abashaija boona ab'omu nsi z'oburugwa-izooba.

⁴ Kandi abatabani bakaba bakunda kuriira obugyenyi omu nju ya buri omwe aha izooba rye, kandi batuma ahari banyaanyabo bonshatu kwija kurya n'okunywa nabo.

⁵ Bwanyima ebiro byabo eby'obugyenyi bikihwa, Yobu abatumaho kubeeza, aimuka kare omu kasheeshe, atamba ebitambo by'okwotsya ebirikwingana n'omubaro gwabo boona; ahabw'okuba Yobu akaba agira ati: Obundi abaana bangye bakaaba basiisire, bahemukire ahari Ruhanga omu mitima yaabo. Okwo nikwo Yobu yaabaire atwaza obutoosha.

Sitaane okugaya okuhikiirira kwa Yobu

⁶ Eizooba rimwe abaana ba Ruhanga bakaija kwemurika ahari MUKAMA, na Sitaane yaabaijamu.

⁷ MUKAMA yaabuuza Sitaane ati: Nooruga hi? Sitaane yaamugarukamu ati: Ninduga kugyendagyenda omu nsi, n'okugizengyereramu.

⁸ MUKAMA yaagaruka yaamubuuza ati: Ebyo waayetegyereza omwiru wangye Yobu, ku hataine mushaija orikumushusha omu nsi, ku ataine kabara kandi ku ahikiriire, omushaija orikuntiina, kandi orikwetantara ekibi?

⁹ Sitaane yaagarukamu MUKAMA ati: Noogira ngu Yobu akutiinira busha?

¹⁰ Tiiwe omurinda embaju zoona, we n'enju ye n'ebi atungire byona? Okaha omugisha ebi yaakozire n'emikono ye, kandi waakanyisa ebi atungire byona.

¹¹ Kwonka hati gorora omukono gwawe, okore aha bintu bye byona; naija kukwehakana butunu.

¹² MUKAMA yaagira Sitaane ati: Reeba, ebi atungire byona biri omu bushoboorozi bwawe; kwonka we, otamukoraho. Atyo Sitaane yaaruga omu maisho ga MUKAMA.

Yobu okumarwaho ebye, n'okufeerwa abaana be

¹³ Eizooba rimwe abatabani na bahara be bakaba nibarya nibanywera viinyo omu nju ya mukuru waabo;

¹⁴ entumwa yaija ahari Yobu, yaamubikira eti: Enimi zaaba nizihinga, n'endogoya niziriira aha rubaju rwazo;

¹⁵ ahonaaho aba Sabeya baazeeshukamu, baazinyaga, n'abariisa baazo baabaitsa rurara; niinye nyenka owaahonokaho, nkaija kubikubikira.

¹⁶ Ku yaabaire naakigamba, endiijo ntumwa yaija, yaagira eti: Omuriro gwa Ruhanga gwaruga omu iguru, gwayotsya entaama n'abariisa baazo, gwabicwekyereza; niinye nyenka owaahonokaho, nkaija kubikubikira.

¹⁷ Nawe ku yaabaire naakigamba, haija ondiijo, yaagira ati: Abakaludaaya baija omu mitwe eshatu, baayeshuka omu ngamira, baazinyaga, n'abariisa baazo baabaitsa rurara; niinye nyenka owaahonokaho, nkaija kubikubikira.

¹⁸ N'ogwo ku yaabaire naakigamba, haija ondiijo, yaagira ati: Batabani baawe na bahara baawe baaba nibarya, nibanywera viinyo omu nju ya mukuru waabo;

¹⁹ omuyaga gw'amaani gwareetwa omu ihamba, gwateera embaju ina z'enju, enju yaagwera abo batsigazi, baafa; niinye nyenka owaahonokaho, nkaija kubikubikira.

²⁰ Yobu, ku yaabihuriire, yaimuka, yaataagura ekijwaro kye, yaamwa eishokye rye, yaajuumara ahansi, yaaramya, naagira ati:

²¹ Nkaruga omu nda ya maawe ntaine ki njwaire, kandi nikwo ndigarukayo ntyo. MUKAMA akampa, mbwenu abiinyihireho. Eiziina rya MUKAMA risiimwe!

²² Omuri ebyo byona Yobu tarakozire kibi, n'obu kwakuba okubarira Ruhanga okushobya.