¹ Ndipo Yobu anayankha Yehova, nati, ² Ndidziwa kuti inu mukhoza kuchita zonse, kuti palibe kanthu kadzakwaniritsidwa ndi inu. ³ Zowonadi, ndalankhula zinthu zomwe sindimazimvetsa, zinthu zovuta kundimvetsa, zomwe sindimadziwa. ⁴ Inu munandiuza kuti, 'Tamvera tsopano, ndiyankhula. ⁵ Ndikufunsa zinthu, ndipo udzandiuza. ' Ndinali ndikumva za inu mwa khutu langa, koma tsopano diso langa lakuonani. ⁶ Kotero ndimadzipeputsa ndekha; Ndikulapa m'fumbi ndi mapulusa. " ⁷ Ndipo panali, atatha kunena ndi Yobu izi, Yehova anati kwa Elifazi wa ku Temani, Mkwiyo wanga wakuyakira iwe ndi mabwenzi ako awiri, chifukwa simunandinenera choyenera, monga anachitira Yobu mtumiki wanga. ⁸ Tsopano tengani ng'ombe zamphongo zisanu ndi ziwiri, ndi nkhosa zamphongo zisanu ndi ziwiri, pitani kwa mtumiki wanga Yobu, mudziperekere nsembe yopsereza: Mtumiki wanga Yobu adzakupemphererani, ndipo ndidzavomereza pemphero lake, kuti ndithane naye wakutsata pambuyo pa kupusa kwako, sunanene choyenera cha ine, monga anandichitira Yobu mtumiki wanga. " ⁹ Pamenepo Elifazi wa ku Temani, Bilidadi wa ku Shuwa, ndi Zofari wa ku Naama ananka, nachita monga Yehova adawalamulira, ndipo Yehova anamlandira Yobu. ¹⁰ Pomwe Yobu adapempherera axamwali wace, Yahova adabwezera cuma cace. Yehoba wamupeele bingi kabiji wayile na muchima yense. ¹¹ Ndipo abale ake onse a Yobu, ndi alongo ake onse, ndi onse omudziwa kale, anabwera kwa iye, nadya naye m'nyumba mwake. Bāmulombwele lusa ne kumusanshija ku bibi byonso byāmuletele Yehova, ne boba bonso bāpele Yoba ndalama ne ndalama. ¹² Yehova anadalitsa kutha kwa moyo wa Yobu koposa poyamba; anali ndi nkhosa zikwi khumi ndi zinayi, ngamila zikwi zisanu ndi chimodzi, ng'ombe zamagoli chikwi chimodzi, ndi abulu akazi chikwi chimodzi. ¹³ Anali ndi ana amuna asanu ndi awiri ndi ana akazi atatu. ¹⁴ Mwana wake woyamba anamutcha Yemima, wachiwiri anamutcha Keziya, ndipo wachitatu anamutcha dzina lakuti Kereni-Hapuki. ¹⁵ M'dziko lonselo simunapezeke akazi okongola ngati ana aakazi a Yobu. Bambo awo anawapatsa cholowa pamodzi ndi abale awo. ¹⁶ Pambuyo pake, Yobu anakhala ndi moyo zaka 140; adawona ana ake aamuna ndi ana aamuna ake, mpaka mibadwo inayi. ¹⁷ Ndipo Yobu anamwalira, ali wokalamba, nakhuta masiku;