UJobe Chapter 2
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Kwathi futhi ngelinye ilanga afika amadodana kaNkulunkulu , ema phambi kukaJehova; noSathane wafika phakathi kwawo ukuba eme phambi kukaJehova.
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UJehova wathi kuSathane : Uvelaphi na? USathane wamphendula uJehova , wathi: Ekuzuleni emhlabeni nasekuhambahambeni kuwo.
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Wayesethi uJehova kuSathane : Inhliziyo yakho iyiqaphele inceku yami uJobe na ? Ngokuba akakho onjengaye emhlabeni , umuntu ongenasici nolungileyo, omesaba uNkulunkulu , obalekela okubi ; usabambelela ekupheleleni kwakhe, noma ungivusele ukumchitha engenacala.
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USathane wamphendula uJehova , wathi: Isikhumba ngesikhumba , yebo, konke umuntu anakho uyakunika ngokuphila kwakhe.
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Kepha ake welule isandla sakho , uthinte amathambo ak he nenyama yakhe , impela uyakukuthuka ebusweni bakho.
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UJehova wayesethi kuSathane : Bheka, usesandleni sakho ; gcina ukuphila kwakhe kodwa.
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Wayesephuma uSathane ebusweni bukaJehova , wamshaya uJobe ngamathumba amabi, kusukela ematheni onyawo kuze kufike okhakhayini.
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Wathatha udengezi ukuzozenwaya ngalo; wayehlezi phakathi komlotha.
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Wayesethi umkakhe kuye : Usabambelela ekupheleleni kwakho na ? Thuka uNkulunkulu, ufe.
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Kepha wathi kuye : Ukhuluma njengalokhu owesifazane oyisiwula ekhuluma. Siyakwamukela okuhl e kuphela kuNkulunkulu , singamukeli nokubi, na? Kukho konke lokho uJobe akonanga ngomlomo wakhe.
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Lapho abangane abathathu bakaJobe sebezwe ngakho konke lokho okubi okumehleleyo, bafika kuye bevela , kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe : ngu-Elifazi umThema ni, noBilidadi umShuhi , noSofari umNahama ; bavumelana ukuba baye bamkhalele, bamduduze.
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Lapho bephakamisa amehlo abo besekude , abamazanga; badazuluka bakhala, baklebhula, kwaba yilowo nalowo ingubo yakhe , bafafaza amakhanda abo ngothuli beluphonsa phezulu.
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Bahlala phansi naye emhlabathini izinsuku eziyisikhombisa nobusuku obuyisikhombisa, akukhulumanga muntu kuye, ngokuba babona ukuthi usizi lwakhe lwalulukhulu kakhulu.