¹Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

¹Zvino rimwe zuvazve vanakomana vaMwari vakati vachindomira pamberi paJehovha, Satani akasvikawo pakati pavo, akamira pamberi paJehovha.

²And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

²Jehovha akati kuna Satani, Wabvepiko? Satani akapindura Jehovha, akati, Ndabva pakupota-pota nenyika, napakufamba-famba pairi.

³And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

³Jehovha akati kuna Satani, Wacherekedza muranda wangu Jobho here? nekuti hakuna munhu akafanana naye panyika, munhu akakwana, akarurama, anotya Mwari, achinzvenga zvakaipa; nazvino anorambira pakururama kwake, kunyange iwe wakandikurudzira kuti ndimuparadze asine mhaka.

⁴And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

⁴Satani akapindura Jehovha, akati, Ganda rinotsihwa neganda, zvose zvaanazvo munhu angazviisira upenyu hwake.

⁵But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

⁵Asi tambanudzai ruoko rwenyu zvino, murove mafupa ake nenyama yake, ipapo achakushorai pachena.

⁶And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

⁶Jehovha akati kuna Satani, Tarira, iye ari paruoko rwako; asi koga urege upenyu hwake.

⁷So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

⁷Naizvozvo Satani akabva pamberi paJehovha, akarova Jobho namaronda akaipa, kubva patsoka dzake kusvikira pamusoro wake.

⁸And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

⁸Jobho akatora chaenga akazvikwenya nacho; akagara pasi pakati pamadota.

⁹Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

⁹Ipapo mukadzi wake akati kwaari, Ucharambira nazvino pakururama kwako here? Shora Mwari, ufe hako.

¹⁰But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

¹⁰Asi iye akati kwaari, Iwe unotaura sezvinotaura mumwe wavakadzi matununu. Tingagamuchira zvakanakacheteparuoko rwaMwari, tikasagamuchira zvakaipawo here? Pazvinhu izvi zvose Jobho haana kutadza nomuromo wake.

¹¹Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

¹¹Zvino shamwari nhatu dzaJobho dzakati dzichinzwa zvakaipa zvose zvakanga zvamuwira, dzikauya mumwe nomumwe achibva kwake, dzaiti Erifazi muTemani, naBhiridhadhi muShuhi, naZofari muNamati; vakatenderana kundomunzwira tsitsi nokumunyaradza.

¹²And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

¹²Zvino vakati vachitarira vachiri kure, vakasamuziva, vakachema kwazvo, mumwe nomumwe akabvarura nguvo yake, vakakushira guruva kudenga pamisoro yavo.

¹³So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

¹³Ipapo vakagara pasi naye mazuva manomwe nousiku hunomwe; asi hakuna nomumwe akataura naye kunyange shoko rimwe; nekuti vakaona kuti njodzi yake yakanga iri huru kwazvo.