uYobhi uYobhi 2 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Kwathi ngamhla uthile, oonyana bakaThixo beza kubonakala ebusweni bukaYehova, weza noSathana nabo, ukuba babonakale ebusweni bukaYehova.

2Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Uvela phi na? uSathana wamphendula uYehova, wathi, Ulihambahamba ehlabathini, ahambahamba kulo.

3uYehova wathi kuSathana: “Ukubonile na, mkhonzi wam uYobhi, ukuba akukho unjengaye ehlabathini, indoda elilungisa, elilungisa, emoyikayo uThixo, ebuphepha ububi? ukanti usabugcinile ubulungisa bakhe, nokuba undishukumisele ukuba ndimtshabalalise ngelize.

4uSathana wamphendula uYehova, wathi, Ulusu ngenxa yolusu; yonke into anayo umntu woyinikela ngenxa yomphefumlo wakhe.

5Ke kaloku khawuse isandla sakho, uchukumise emathanjeni akhe nasenyameni yakhe, ukuba akayi kukulahla na phambi kwamehlo akho.

6Wathi uYehova kuSathana, Nanko esesandleni sakho; kodwa wusindise umphefumlo wakhe.

7uSathana wesuka ebusweni bukaYehova, wambetha uYobhi ngamathumba, wathabathela entendeni yeenyawo zakhe wesa etholeni lakhe.

8Wathabatha isitya sodongwe, wazikrwela ngaso; wahlala eluthuthwini.

9Wathi umkakhe kuye, Usabambelele na ekugqibeleleni kwakho? Mqalekise uThixo, ufe.

10Wathi ke yena kuye, Uthetha njengesidenge. Intoni? Siya kwamkela okulungileyo esandleni sikaThixo na, singamkeli ezimbi? Kuko konke oko akonanga uYobhi ngomlomo wakhe.

11Zathi izihlobo ezithathu zikaYobhi zakuva ngayo yonke le ntlekele emhleleyo, zeza zaya elowo endlwini yakhe; nguElifazi wakwaTeman, uBhiledadi wakwaShuwa, noTsofare wakwaNahama; ngokuba babenzela umnqophiso wokumenza buhlungu, bamthuthuzele.

12Bawaphakamisela amehlo abo bekude, abamazanga, baphakamisa izwi labo, balila; Bazikrazula iingubo zabo bonke, bagalela ngothuli entloko, belugalela ngothuli entloko.

13Bahlala naye phantsi iimini zasixhenxe nobusuku bazo; kungekho uthetha naye, ngokuba babebona ukuba umvandedwa wakhe mkhulu kakhulu.