Yobu 34
1 Pamenepo Elihu anapitiriza kuyankhula kuti,
Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
2 “Imvani mawu anga, inu anthu anzeru; tcherani khutu inu anthu ophunzira.
Hear my words, O ye wise [men; ] and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3 Pakuti khutu limayesa mawu monga momwe mʼkamwa mumalawira chakudya.
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
4 Tsono tiyeni tizindikire chomwe chili choyenera; tiphunzire pamodzi chomwe chili chabwino.
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
5 “Yobu akunena kuti, ‘Ndine wosalakwa, koma Mulungu akukana kundiweruza molungama.
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
6 Ngakhale ndine wolungama mtima, akundiyesa wabodza; ngakhale ndine wosachimwa, mivi yake ikundichititsa mabala osachiritsidwa.’
Should I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable without transgression.
7 Kodi munthu wofanana ndi Yobu ndani, amene amayankhula zamwano ngati akumwa madzi?
What man [is] like Job, [who] drinketh up scorning like water?
8 Iye amayenda ndi anthu ochita zoyipa; amayanjana ndi anthu oyipa mtima.
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
9 Paja iye amanena kuti, ‘Munthu sapindula kanthu poyesetsa kukondweretsa Mulungu.’
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10 “Tsono mverani ine, inu anthu anzeru zomvetsa zinthu. Mulungu sangachite choyipa ndi pangʼono pomwe, Wamphamvuzonse sangathe kuchita cholakwa.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, [that he should do] wickedness; and [from] the Almighty, [that he should commit] iniquity.
11 Iye amamubwezera munthu molingana ndi ntchito zake; Mulungu amabweretsa pa munthu molingana ndi zomwe amachita.
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.
12 Nʼchosayembekezeka kuti Mulungu achite cholakwa, kuti Wamphamvuzonse apotoze chilungamo.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
13 Kodi anapatsa Mulungu udindo wolamulira dziko lapansi ndani? Ndani anayika Mulungu kuti azilamulira dziko lonse?
Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14 Mulungu akanakhala ndi maganizo oti achotse mzimu wake ndi mpweya wake,
If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
15 zamoyo zonse zikanawonongekeratu ndipo munthu akanabwerera ku fumbi.
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
16 “Ngati ndinu omvetsa zinthu, imvani izi; mvetserani zimene ndikunena.
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
17 Kodi Mulungu wodana ndi chilungamo angathe kukhala wolamulira? Kodi iwe ungathe kuweruza Wolungama ndi Wamphamvuyo?
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
18 Kodi si Iye amene amanena kwa mafumu kuti, ‘Ndinu opanda pake,’ ndipo amawuza anthu otchuka, ‘Ndinu oyipa,’
[Is it fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] wicked? [and] to princes, [Ye are] ungodly?
19 Iye sakondera akalonga ndipo salemekeza anthu olemera kupambana osauka, pakuti onsewa ndi ntchito ya manja ake?
[How much less to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all [are] the work of his hands.
20 Iwo amafa mwadzidzidzi, pakati pa usiku; anthu amachita mantha ndipo amamwalira; munthu wamphamvu amachotsedwa popanda dzanja la munthu.
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
21 “Maso a Mulungu amapenya njira za munthu; amaona mayendedwe ake onse.
For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 Palibe malo obisika kapena a mdima wandiweyani kumene anthu ochita zoyipa angabisaleko.
[There is] no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 Mulungu sasowa kuti apitirizebe kufufuza munthu, kuti abwere pamaso pake kudzaweruzidwa.
For he will not lay upon man more [than right; ] that he should enter into judgment with God.
24 Popanda kufufuza, Iye amawononga anthu amphamvu ndipo mʼmalo mwawo amayikamo ena.
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
25 Pakuti Iyeyo amadziwa bwino ntchito zawo amawagubuduza usiku ndipo amatswanyika.
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth [them] in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26 Iye amawalanga chifukwa cha kuyipa kwawo, pamalo pamene aliyense akuwaona;
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
27 Chifukwa anasiya kumutsata ndipo sasamaliranso njira zake zonse.
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
28 Anachititsa amphawi kuti kulira kwawo kufike pamaso pake, kotero Iyeyo anamva kulira kwa amphawiwo.
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
29 Koma ngati Mulungu akhala chete, ndani angamunene kuti walakwa? Akabisa nkhope yake, ndani angathe kumupenyabe? Komatu ndiye amene amayangʼana za munthu komanso mtundu wa anthu,
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man only:
30 kuti asalamuliridwe ndi anthu osapembedza, kuti asatchere anthu misampha.
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
31 “Mwina munthu atanena kwa Mulungu kuti, ‘Ndine wolakwa koma sindidzachimwanso,
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more: ]
32 ndiphunzitseni zimene sindikuziona ngati ndachita choyipa, sindidzachitanso.’
[That which] I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
33 Kodi Mulungu akuweruzeni potsata mmene inuyo mukuganizira, pamene inu mukukana kulapa? Chisankho nʼchanu, osati changa; tsono ndiwuzeni zomwe mukudziwa.
[Should it be] according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
34 “Anthu omvetsa zinthu adzakambirana, anthu anzeru amene akundimva adzandiwuza kuti,
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 ‘Yobu akuyankhula mopanda nzeru; mawu ake ndi opanda fundo.’
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words [were] without wisdom.
36 Aa, kunali bwino Yobu akanayesedwa mpaka kumapeto chifukwa choyankha ngati munthu woyipa!
My desire [is that] Job may be tried unto the end because of [his] answers for wicked men.
37 Pa tchimo lake amawonjezerapo kuwukira; amawomba mʼmanja mwake monyoza pakati pathu, ndipo amachulukitsa mawu otsutsana ndi Mulungu.”
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
