LESSON 16 Who Was Job?In the land of Uz, there lived a man who worshipped Jehovah. His name was Job. He was a very rich man with a large family. He was kind, and he helped poor people, women whose husbands had died, and children who had no parents. But just because he did what was right, would Job himself never have any problems? Job did not know it, but Satan the Devil was watching him. Jehovah said to Satan: ‘Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth. He listens to me and does what is right.’ Satan replied: ‘Of course Job obeys you. You protect him and bless him. You give him land and animals. Take it all away, and he will stop worshipping you.’ Jehovah said: ‘You may test Job. But you are not allowed to kill him.’ Why did Jehovah let Satan test Job? He was confident that Job would not fail. Satan began to test Job with a number of disasters. First he sent people called the Sabeans to steal Job’s cattle and donkeys. Then fire destroyed all of Job’s sheep. Another group of people, the Chaldeans, stole his camels. The servants who were looking after those animals were killed. Next came the worst disaster. All of Job’s children died when the house where they were feasting fell on them. Job was heartbroken, but he did not stop worshipping Jehovah. Satan wanted Job to suffer even more, so he caused sores to break out all over Job’s body. Job was in terrible pain. He did not know why all these things were happening to him. Yet, Job still worshipped Jehovah. God saw all of this, and he was very pleased with Job. Satan then sent three men to test Job. They told him: ‘You must have sinned and tried to hide it. God is punishing you.’ Job said: ‘I have not done anything wrong.’ But then he started to think that Jehovah was causing these problems, and he said that God was not being fair to him. A young man named Elihu had been quietly listening to the conversation. Then he spoke up and said: ‘What all of you have said is wrong. Jehovah is greater than we can understand. He could never do anything wicked. He sees everything and helps people with their problems.’ Then Jehovah spoke to Job. He said: ‘Where were you when I made the heaven and the earth? Why do you say that I am not fair? You speak, but you do not know why things happen.’ Job admitted his mistake and said: ‘I was wrong. I had heard about you, but now I really know you. Nothing is impossible for you. I am sorry for what I said.’ When the test was over, Jehovah made Job healthy again and gave him much more than he had before. Job lived a long and happy life. Jehovah blessed Job for listening to him even when it was hard. Will you be like Job and keep worshipping Jehovah, come what may? “You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome Jehovah gave.”—James 5:11 |
IRUẸMWI 16 Gha Re Job?Ọ ghaa mwẹ okpia ọkpa nọ ghaa ga e Jehova vbe otọ ọghe Uz. Eni ẹnrẹn ọre Job. Okpia na wa kakabọ fe, ọ vbe mwẹ emọ nibun. Ọ wa gha zẹ emwi obọ ne ivbiogue, ikhuo ni dẹgbẹ kevbe emọ nẹi mwẹ erha mwẹ iye. Ne a na miẹn wẹẹ ọmwa esi ẹre Job khin, te ọni ghi rhiema wẹẹ, ẹi khian ghi miẹn ọlọghọmwa ra? E Job ma rẹn wẹẹ e Setan ghee irẹn. E Jehova keghi khama e Setan wẹẹ: ‘U ma bẹghe ọguọmwadia mwẹ ighẹ e Job? Orhunmwu ọkpa i rrọọ nọ yevbe ọre vbe uhunmwu otagbọn. Ọ họn ẹmwẹ mẹ, ọ vbe ru emwi esi.’ Sokpan e Setan keghi wanniẹn Osanobua wẹẹ: ‘Ẹmwata nọ wẹẹ e Job họn ẹmwẹ nuẹ. Sokpan rhunmwuda ne u na fiangbe ẹre, ne u na gbaroghe ẹre, ne u na viọ otọ nibun kevbe aranmwẹ nibun nẹ, ẹre ọ si ẹre ne ọ na ga ruẹ. U gha miẹn ẹre emwi nọ mwẹ, u gha miẹn wẹẹ ẹi khian ghi ga ruẹ.’ Ẹre Jehova na ghi tama e Setan wẹẹ: ‘U sẹtin danmwẹ e Job ghee, sokpan ghẹ gbe ẹre rua.’ Vbọsiẹ ne Jehova na kue ne Setan danmwẹ e Job ghee? E Jehova rẹnrẹn wẹẹ e Job i khian de ye edanmwẹ nii. E Setan na ya ọlọghọmwa ughughan danmwẹ e Job. Okaro, ọ na gie Ivbi e Sabia ne iran ya do ẹmila kevbe ekẹtẹkẹtẹ ọghe Job viọ. Vbe iyeke ọni, erhẹn na giẹn ohuan hia ne Job mwẹ. Ivbi e Kialdia na vbe do e kamẹl ọghẹe hia viọ. Na kha na, iran na gbele eguọmwadia e Job hia ni ghaa gbaroghe emwi irri ọghẹe. Nọ ghi wa khọọ sẹ, ọre ne owa na wa de yan ivbi e Job hia vbe iran koko rri evbare. Iran hia na wulo. Ena hia wa balọ e Job sẹ ugboloko sokpan ọ ma sẹ e Jehova rae. E Setan na wẹẹ e Job ma he rrioya sẹ, ẹre ọ na mu emianmwẹ kun ẹnrẹn. Ẹtẹ na do gba e Job egbe hia. Obalọ ne Job ghaa ye i re nekherhe. E Job ma rẹn eke ne ọlọghọmwa na hia ke rre. Sokpan ọ na ye gha ga e Jehova. Ọna wa ya ẹko rhiẹnrhiẹn Osanobua. Vbe iyeke ọni, e Setan keghi gie ikpia eha bu e Job, ne iran ya danmwẹ ọnrẹn ghee. Iran keghi tama e Job wẹẹ: ‘Rhunmwuda orukhọ ne u ru lẹre, ẹre ọ si ẹre ne Osanobua na rri ruẹ oya.’ E Job keghi wanniẹn iran wẹẹ ‘I ma ru orukhọ rhọkpa.’ Ẹre Job na suẹn gha roro ẹre wẹẹ, e Jehova ẹre ọ si avbe ọlọghọmwa na kevbe wẹẹ Osanobua ma ya obọ esi mu irẹn. Igbama okpia ọkpa na tie ẹre Elihu na fẹko gha danmwehọ emwi ne iran ta. Ẹre ọ na ghi khama iran wẹẹ: ‘Ẹmwẹ ne uwa hia ta sin ma gba. E Jehova ẹre ọ sẹ ima hia. Ẹi khian sẹtin ru emwi nọ ma gba. Ọ bẹghe emwi hia ni sunu, ọ vbe ru iyobọ ne emwa, vbe iran ghaa rre uwu ọlọghọmwa.’ Vbe iyeke ọni, e Jehova keghi tama e Job wẹẹ: ‘De eke ne uwẹ ghaa ye vbe I yi agbọn kevbe ẹrinmwi? Vbọsiẹ ne u na kha wẹẹ emwi ne I ru ma gba? U gha guan vbene u ma na rẹn vbene emwi ya sunu hẹ.’ E Job keghi miẹn kue wẹẹ ẹmwẹ ne irẹn ta ma khẹke. Ọ na khama Osanobua wẹẹ: ‘Ọ ma te khẹke ne I ta emwi ne I tae. I te ka họn vbekpa ruẹ nẹ, sokpan eban ẹre imẹ ghi rẹn ruẹ. Ai miẹn emwi ne uwẹ i sẹtin ru. Lahọ yabọ mwẹ.’ E Setan ghi danmwẹ e Job fo nẹ, e Jehova keghi mu e Job egbe rran. Emwi ne Osanobua ghi viọ ne Job vbe okiekie, ẹre ọ bun sẹ emwi ne Job te ka gha mwẹ. E Job keghi tọ ẹse wu ẹse. E Jehova keghi fiangbe Job rhunmwuda e Job họn ẹmwẹ ne irẹn agharhemiẹn wẹẹ emwi ghaa lọghọ. Adeghẹ ọ rhiẹnrhiẹn ra deghẹ ọ rriara, uwẹ gha ye gha ga e Jehova vbene Job ru ẹre ra? “Wa họn vbene Job zin egbe hẹ, wa vbe rẹn vbene Nọyaẹnmwa ghi fiangbẹe hẹ vbe okiekie.”—Jems 5:11 |