¹Kwakanga kuno munhu panyika yeUzi, ainzi Jobho; munhu uyu aka­nga akakwana, akarurama, aitya Mwari achinzvenga zvakaipa

²Iye wakabereke­rwa vanakomana vanomwe navakunda vatatu.

³Uye fuma yake yakasvika ma­kwai ane zviuru zvinomwe, nemakamera zviuru zvitatu, nemombe dzakaringana majoko ana mazana mashanu, namakadzi embongoro ana mazana mashanu, nava­nhu vazhinji paimba yake; naizvozvo munhu uyu akanga ari mukuru pakati pavana vamabvazuva.

⁴Vanakomana vake vaisienda ku­ndoita mutambo paimba yomumwe no­mumwe wavo pazuva rake; vaituma kundodana hanzvadzi dzavo nhatu kuzo­dya nokumwa navo.

⁵Zvino kana ma­zuva okutamba kwavo apera Jobho ai­tuma nhume kuvadana vanatswe, zvino iye ndokumuka mangwanani, ndokupisa zvipiriso zvinopiswa zvaivaringanira vose; nekuti Jobho wakati, Zvimwe vanakomana vangu vakatadza, vaka­shora Mwari pamoyo yavo; Jobho aisidaro nguva dzose.

⁶Zvino rimwe zuva vanakomana va­Mwari vakati vachindomira pamberi pa­Jehovha, Satani akasvikawo pakati pavo.

⁷Jehovha akati kuna Satani, Wabve­piko? Satani akapindura Jehovha, akati, Ndabva pakupota-pota nenyika, napaku­famba-famba pairi.

⁸Jehovha akati kuna Satani, Wache­rekedza muranda wangu Jobho here? Nekuti hakuna munhu akafanana naye panyika, munhu akakwana, akarurama, anotya Mwari, achinzvenga zvakaipa.

⁹Ipapo Satani akapindura Jehovha, akati, Jobho anotya Mwari pasina here?

¹⁰Hamuna kumupoteredza here noru­mhanda, iye neimba yake, nezvose zvaa­nazvo, pamativi ose? Makaropafadza ma­basa amaoko ake, uye fuma yake yakawanda panyika.

¹¹Asi tambanudzai henyu ruoko rwenyu, zvino, murove zvose zvaanazvo, ipapo iye achakushorai pachena.

¹²Jehovha akati kuna Satani, Ta­rira, zvose zvaanazvo zviri paruoko rwako; asi usatambanudzira ruoko rwako kwaari. Naizvozvo Satani akabva pa­mberi paJehovha.

¹³Zvino rimwe zuva vanakomana vake navanasikana vake vakati vachidya nokumwa waini paimba yomukuru wavo,

¹⁴nhume ikasvika kuna Jobho, ikati, Mombe dzakanga dzichirima, nembo­ngoro dzichichera kurutivi rwadzo,

¹⁵vaSabea vakadziwira, ndokudzitora, navafudziwo vakavauraya neminondo inopinza; ini ndoga ndakapukunyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai.

¹⁶Iye akati achitaura, mumwe aka­svikawo, akati, Moto waMwari waka­bva kudenga, ukapisa makwai navafudzi, ukavapedza; ini ndoga ndapukunyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai.

¹⁷Iye akati achitaura, mumwe aka­svikawo, akati, VaKaradhea vakaita ma­poka matatu, vakawira makamera, vakamatora, navafudziwo vakavauraya neminondo inopinza; ini ndoga ndapuku­nyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai.

¹⁸Iye akati achitaura, mumwe aka­svikawo, akati, Vanakomana venyu navanasikana venyu vakanga vachidya nokumwa waini mumba momukuru wavo,

¹⁹dutu guru ndokubva kurutivi rwerenje, ndokurova pamusoro pavana, vakafa; ini ndoga ndapukunyuka, ndauya kuzokuudzai.

²⁰Ipapo Jobho akasimuka, akabva­rura nguvo yake, akaveura vhudzi rake akazviwisira pasi, akanamata,

²¹akati, Ndakabuda mumimba mamai vangu ndiri musvi, ndichadzokerapo ndiri musvi; Jehovha wakapa, Jehovha waka­tora, zita raJehovha ngarikudzwe.

²²pazvinhu izvi zvose Jobho haana kutadza, haana kuti Mwari akaita noupenzi.