Yobu 14
1 “Munthu wobadwa mwa amayi amakhala masiku owerengeka ndipo ndi odzaza ndi mavuto okhaokha.
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
2 Amaphuka ngati duwa ndipo kenaka amafota; amathawa ngati mthunzi ndipo sakhalitsa.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3 Kodi munthu wotereyo nʼkumuyangʼanitsitsa? Kodi mungamubweretse pamaso panu kuti mumuzenge mlandu?
And dost thou open thy eyes upon such one, and bring me into judgment with thee?
4 Ndani angatulutse chabwino mʼchoyipa? Palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe!
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5 Masiku a munthu ndi odziwikiratu; munakhazikitsa chiwerengero cha miyezi yake ndipo munamulembera malire amene sangathe kuwalumpha.
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6 Choncho Inu mumufulatire ndipo mumuleke apumule kufikira atakondwera nawo moyo ngati munthu waganyu.
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7 “Mtengo uli nacho chiyembekezo: ngati wadulidwa, udzaphukiranso ndipo nthambi zake sizidzaleka kuphukira.
For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its tender branch will not cease.
8 Mizu yake ingathe kukalamba mʼnthaka ndipo chitsa chake nʼkuwola pa dothi,
Though its root shall become old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground;
9 koma pamene chinyontho chafika udzaphukira ndipo udzaphuka nthambi ngati mtengo wanthete.
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 Koma munthu amafa nayikidwa mʼmanda, amapuma mpweya wotsiriza ndipo kutha kwake nʼkomweko.
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11 Monga madzi amaphwera mʼnyanja kapena monga mtsinje umaphwera nuwuma,
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 momwemonso munthu amagona ndipo sadzukanso; mpaka zamlengalenga zidzathe, anthu sadzauka kapena kudzutsidwa ku tulo tawo.
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens shall be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13 “Aa, Inu mukanangondibisa mʼmanda ndi kundiphimba kuti ndisaoneke mpaka mkwiyo wanu utapita! Achikhala munandiyikira nthawi, kuti pambuyo pake mundikumbukirenso. (Sheol h7585)
O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest conceal me, until thy wrath is past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! (Sheol h7585)
14 Munthu akafa, kodi adzakhalanso ndi moyo? Masiku anga onse a moyo wovutikawu ndidzadikira mpaka itafika nthawi yomasulidwa.
If a man dieth, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change shall come.
15 Inu mudzandiyitane ndipo ndidzakuyankhani; inu mudzafunitsitsa kuona cholengedwa chimene munachipanga ndi manja anu.
Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands.
16 Ndithudi pamenepo mudzayangʼana mayendedwe anga koma simudzalondola tchimo langa.
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17 Zolakwa zanga zidzakulungidwa mʼthumba; inu mudzaphimba tchimo langa.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up my iniquity.
18 “Koma monga phiri limakokolokera ndi kuswekasweka ndipo monga thanthwe limasunthira kuchoka pa malo ake,
And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of its place.
19 monganso madzi oyenda amaperesera miyala ndipo madzi othamanga amakokololera nthaka, momwemonso Inu mumawononga chiyembekezo cha munthu.
The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
20 Inu mumamugonjetsa kamodzinʼkamodzi ndipo munthuyo nʼkutheratu; Inu mumasintha maonekedwe a nkhope yake ndipo mumamutaya kutali.
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21 Ana ake akamalemekezedwa, iyeyo sazidziwa zimenezo; akamachititsidwa manyazi iye saziona zimenezo.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22 Iye amangomva zowawa za mʼthupi lake ndipo amangodzilirira yekha mwini wakeyo.”
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
