< Yobu 18 >
1 Pamenepo Bilidadi wa ku Suki anayankha kuti,
Eka Bildad ja-Shua nodwoko niya:
2 “Kodi iwe Yobu utsiriza liti zoyankhula zakozi? Khala munthu wozindikira zinthu ndipo ukatero ife tidzayankhula.
“Ibiro weyo weche miwachogi karangʼo? Bed ngʼama odimbore eka wawuo.
3 Chifukwa chiyani ukutiyesa ngati ngʼombe ndi kuoneka ngati opusa mʼmaso mwako?
Angʼo momiyo ikawowa ka dhok kendo wachalo joma ofuwo e nyimi?
4 Iwe amene ukudzipweteka wekha ndi mkwiyo wako, kodi dziko lapansi lisanduke bwinja chifukwa cha iweyo? Kodi kapena thanthwe lisunthidwe kuchoka pa malo ake?
Mirima ma in-gono biro hinyi mana in iwuon, iparo ni piny biro rumo nikech in? Koso nyaka gol lwendni kuonde magintie?
5 “Nyale ya munthu woyipa yazimitsidwa; malawi a moto wake sakuwalanso.
“Tach joma timbegi richo osenegi; kendo mae oseweyo liel.
6 Kuwala kwa mʼnyumba mwake kwasanduka mdima; nyale ya pambali pake yazima.
Ler manie hembe oselokore mudho; kendo taya manie bathe osetho.
7 Mayendedwe ake amgugu azilala; fundo zake zomwe zamugwetsa.
Chon nowuotho motegno, to tinde oywayo wuoth, riekone owuon ema omiyo opodho.
8 Mapazi ake amulowetsa mu ukonde ndipo akungoyendayenda mu ukondewo.
Tiendene osetere ei gogo kendo koro orundore e iye.
9 Msampha wamkola mwendo; khwekhwe lamugwiritsitsa.
Obadho osemako ombongʼne; kendo oride matek ma ok onyal bwodho.
10 Amutchera msampha pansi mobisika; atchera diwa pa njira yake.
Ochike gi otegu mopandi ei lowo kendo oket ne obadho e yo moluwo.
11 Zoopsa zikumuchititsa mantha kumbali zonse, zikutsatira mayendedwe ake onse.
Masiche onure koni gi koni kendo okete ka gi ka.
12 Mphamvu zake zatha chifukwa cha njala, tsoka likumudikira.
Midhiero oikore mar chame kendo chandruok okichore mar muonye sa ma opodho.
13 Wagwidwa nthenda yoopsa thupi lonse; miyendo yake, manja ake, zonse zawola.
Tuo marach omako dende duto, kendo miyo bedene kod tiendene kethore.
14 Wachotsedwa mʼnyumba imene ankadalira, ndipo amukokera ku imfa, mfumu ya zoopsa zonse.
Oseywae oko mogole e hembe kama ne odakie gi kwe, motere nyaka e nyim ruodh chandruok.
15 Mʼnyumba mwake zonse zachotsedwamo; awazamo sulufule kuti aphe tizirombo ta matenda.
Gimoro amora mane entierego koro onge e hembe; nikech mach mager osewangʼo kar dakne.
16 Mizu yake ikuwuma pansi ndipo nthambi zake zikufota
Jarichono chalo gi yath ma tiendene otwo ei lowo, kendo bedene oner.
17 Sadzakumbukiridwanso pa dziko lapansi; sadzakhalanso ndi chinthu chomutchukitsa mʼdziko.
Humbe rumo e piny; kendo onge ngʼama nochak opare.
18 Amuchotsa pa malo owala ndi kumuponya ku mdima, ndipo amupirikitsa pa dziko lonse.
Oriembe ogole e ler mi otere e mudho, kendo humbe orumo e piny.
19 Iye alibe ana kapena zidzukulu pakati pa anthu ake, kulibe wotsala kumene iye ankakhala.
Oonge gi nyithinde kata nyikwaye e dier ogandane, kata ngʼama nodongʼ kama yande odakie.
20 Anthu akumadzulo adabwa kwambiri ndi tsoka lake; anthu akummawa agwidwa ndi mantha aakulu.
Ka joma nodak yo podho chiengʼ nowinjo gima notimoreno luoro nomakogi, to joma odak yo wuok chiengʼ, kihondko nogoyo.
21 Ndithudi, izi ndiye zimagwera munthu woyipa; amenewa ndiye mathero a munthu amene sadziwa Mulungu.”
Chutho mago e gik matimore ne joma timbegi richo mokia Nyasaye.”