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1 Hagi mago zupa Anumzamofo ankeromo'za ete Ra Anumzamofo avugama eme atru hunaku'ma neazageno'a, Sata'a anampi e'ne.
Tsiku linanso pamene ana a Mulungu anabwera kudzadzionetsa pamaso pa Yehova, nayenso Satana anabwera nawo limodzi kudzadzionetsa pamaso pa Yehova.
2 Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno antahige'ne, Kagra igati ane? Higeno Sata'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, Nagra mopafi vano vano nehureti oe.
Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Satana, “Kodi iwe ukuchokera kuti?” Satana anayankha Yehova kuti, “Ndakhala ndikungoyendayenda ndi kumangozungulira mʼdzikoli.”
3 Ra Anumzamo'a ete mago'ane Satana antahigeno, Eri'za vaheni'a Jopuna kenampi onke'nane? Mopafina agrikna vahera omani'neankino maka zampina mani fatgo huno nemanino, hazenke'a omanegeno Anumzamo'nagu korera nehuno, kefo avu'ava zana nosia ne' mani'ne. Agra mago hazenkea osu'nea zante, rehe'na kesue hanke'na hugantogenka maka zama'a omeri haviza hu'nananagi, agra ko'ma mani'nea kante mani fatgo huno mani'ne.
Pamenepo Yehova anati kwa Satana, “Kodi unalingalirapo za mtumiki wanga Yobu? Palibe wina pa dziko lapansi wofanana naye; ndi munthu wosalakwa ndi wolungama mtima, munthu amene amaopa Mulungu ndi kupewa zoyipa. Ndipo iye akanalibe wangwiro, ngakhale iwe unandiwumiriza kuti ndikulole kuti umuvutitse popanda chifukwa.”
4 Hianagi Sata'a ana kemofo nona'a amanage huno Ra Anumzamofonkura hu'ne, Avufgare'ma hazenkema fore'ma hinkeno'a, mika zama'a atreno agra'a avufga agura vazigahie.
Satana anayankha kuti, “Iye ayesedwe mʼthupi mwake. Munthu angathe kupereka zonse ali nazo malingana iyeyo ali ndi moyo.
5 Hianagi Jopu avufgare'ma krima neminka zaferina'ama eri havizama hanankeno'a negesnankeno huhaviza hugantegahie.
Koma tatambasulani dzanja lanu ndi kuwononga thupi lake, ndipo iyeyo adzakutukwanani ndithu pamaso panu.”
6 Anage higeno Ra Anumzamo'a huno, Knareki amne kavesinia zana Jopu avufgarera hugahananagi, asimu'a e'orio.
Yehova anati kwa Satana, “Chabwino, iye ali mʼmanja mwako; koma moyo wake usawuchotse.”
7 Higeno Sata'a Ra Anumzamofo avugatira atreno vuno Jopuna mika avufafina usage namu omeri fore humigeno, aga agusareti'ma vuno asenire'ma uhanati'neana usage namumo'a avite'ne.
Choncho Satana anachoka pamaso pa Yehova napita kukazunza Yobu ndi zilonda zaululu pa thupi lake lonse.
8 Ana higeno Jopu'a tanefapi mani'neno, tako hu'nea mopa kavo atupa'a erino namuma'afina zuke nehateno mani'ne.
Pamenepo Yobu anatenga phale ndi kumadzikanda nalo atakhala pa dzala la phulusa.
9 Ana'ma nehigeno'a nenaro'a huno, Amanahu zama nehigenka kagra nagafare fatgo kavukvara hunka neane? Ama atrenka Anumzamofona huhaviza huntegeno kahe frina frio.
Mkazi wake anati kwa iye, “Kodi ukuwumirirabe kukhala wangwiro? Tukwana Mulungu kuti ufe!”
10 Hianagi Jopu'a kenona huno, Kagra negi nagi a'nemo'ma nehiankna ke nehane! Anumzamo'ma knare'zantamima tamisnigeta e'nerisuta'a, na'a hanigeta havi zanena e'origahu'e. Anage nehuno ana maka zama avufgare'ma fore'ma hia kna'afina, Jopu'a mago kumira keaga'afina osu'ne.
Yobu anayankha kuti, “Ukuyankhula ngati mkazi wopusa. Kodi tidzalandira zokoma zokhazokha kwa Mulungu, osalandiranso zowawa?” Mu zonsezi, Yobu sanachimwe pa zimene anayankhula.
11 Hagi Jopu avufgare'ma hazenkema fore'ma hiankema nentahi'za 3'a arone'amo'za kea hu'za antahi'za hute'za, nozmia atre'za zamasunku'ma hunente'za azeri hanaveti kema asaminagura e'naze. Ana vahe'mokizmi zamagi'a, Temani vahepinti ne' Elifasi'ma, Suhi vahepinti ne' Biltati'ma, Na'ama vahepinti ne' Zofari'e.
Abwenzi atatu a Yobu, Elifazi wa ku Temani, Bilidadi wa ku Suki ndi Zofari wa ku Naama, atamva za tsoka lonse limene linamugwera iye, ananyamuka ku nyumba zawo nakumana malo amodzi mopangana kuti apite ndi kukamupepesa Yobu ndi kumutonthoza.
12 Hagi afeteti'ma Jopuma eme nege'za ru vahe mani'ne hu'za kesavri hu'naze. Ana nehu'za erava'oma hu'za nege'za tusi krafa hu'za zavira nete'za tanefara hatregonefi'za tusi zamasunku hunte'naze.
Atamuona Yobuyo, iwo ali chapatalipo, sanathe kumuzindikira. Choncho anayamba kulira mokweza mawu ndipo anangʼamba mikanjo yawo ndi kuwaza fumbi pa mitu yawo.
13 Ana hute'za 7ni'a knafi Jopu'enena mopafina mani'naze. Hagi ana knafina mago'mo'e huno Jopuna kea huomi'ne. Na'ankure Jopu'a tusi'a atazampi mani'neankino kea humigara osu'nege'za anara hu'naze.
Tsono anakhala naye pamodzi pansi kwa masiku asanu ndi awiri, usana ndi usiku omwe. Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe anayankhula naye, chifukwa anazindikira kuti Yobu amavutika kwambiri.

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