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

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

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

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

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.

³And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

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

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

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

⁵but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!

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

⁶And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

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

⁷And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

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

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

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

⁹And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.

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

¹⁰But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

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.

¹¹And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

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

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 the heavens.

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.

¹³And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.