¹ Eluntu bwaishile kuba bushiku uluntu abana baume bakwa Lesa baishile mukuitula ku ntanshi yakwa Yahweh. Satana nankwe aishile kwisa nabo kukuitula pantanshi yakwa Yahweh. ² Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Satana ati, ''Wafuma kwisa? Satana aishile kwasuka Yahweh elo no kwisa kulanda ati, ''Nafuma mukululumba pa calo, na bwelela uku elo naya noku.'' ³ Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Satana ati, ''Naukwata ukubona umubomfi wandi Yobo? Pantu takwaba nangu umo uwaba nga ena pa calo, uutatungwa akabi elo umuntu uwakololoka, umo uutina Lesa uutaluka ukufuma kububi. Acili aikatisha kuli bumpomfu bwakwe, nangula wandufishe kuli ena, ukuti monaule apakubula umulandu.'' ⁴ Satana aishile kwasuka Yahweh elo no kwisa kulanda ati, ''Inkanda pa nkanda, ca cine; umutu kuti apela conse ico akwata pa mweo wakwe. ⁵ Lelo tambululeni ukuboko kwenu elo mwikate amafupa yakwe elo no muntu wakwe, elo mubone nga tamupontele ku cinso cenu.'' ⁶ Yahweh aishile kulanda kuli Satana ati, ''Bona, ali mu maboko yobe; umweo wakwefye eo ufwilefye ukufumishako.'' ⁷ Eluntu Satana aishile kufuma pa cinso cakwa Yahweh. Aishile kuma Yobo ne fipute ifikali ukufuma kumakasa yakwe ukufika ku mutwe wakwe. ⁸ Yobo aishile kubula akapimfya akatobeka ake ciinga ukuti aipalileko umwine, elo aishile kwilakala panshi pakati ka cishala. ⁹ Eluntu umukashi wakwe aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Bushe mucili na mwikatisha kuli bu mpomfu bwenu? Ponteleni Lesa elo mufwe.'' ¹⁰ Lelo aishile kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Walandafye ngefyo umwanakshi icipuka alanda. Bushe ukupokelela ifyabune ukufuma kuli Lesa elo no kukana pokelela ifibi?'' Muli ifi fyonse ifintu, Yobo tatalile abembuka na kanwa kakwe. ¹¹ Nomba uluntu abanankwe bakwa Yobo batatu baishile kumfwa pali ifi fyonse ifibi ifyaishile ponena pali ye, cila muntu aishile ukufuma ku ncende yakwe: Elifashi umwina Temani, Bilidadi umwina Shui, elo Sofa umwina Namati. Bapekenye inshita yakwisa mukulosha nankwe elo na mukumukoselesha. ¹² Uluntu baishile kwimya amenso yabo apatali, tabamwishibile, Baimishe amashiwi yabo elo baishile kulila. Cila muntu aishile kulepula ilaya lyakwe elo no kuposa ulukungu mumulu elo na pamitwe yabo. ¹³ Eluntu baikele nankwe panshiku akausaba cine lubali elo no bushiku cine lubali. Tapali nangu umo uwalandile ishiwi kuli ye, pantu babwene ati ubukali bwakwe bwali bukalamba.