Job 22
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, and said,
Pamenepo Elifazi wa ku Temani anayankha kuti,
2 Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
“Kodi munthu nʼkukhala waphindu kwa Mulungu? Kodi munthu wanzeru angamupindulire Iye?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou are righteous? Or is it gain to him that thou make thy ways perfect?
Kodi Wamphamvuzonse akanapeza chabwino chotani iweyo ukanakhala wolungama? Kodi iyeyo akanapeza phindu lanji makhalidwe ako akanakhala angwiro?
4 Is it for thy fear of him that he reproves thee, that he enters with thee into judgment?
“Kodi nʼchifukwa choti umamuopa, kuti azikudzudzula, kuti azifuna kukukokera ku mlandu?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
Kodi osati nʼchifukwa chakuti kuyipa kwako nʼkwakukulu? Kodi machimo ako si opanda malire?
6 For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Iwe unkawumiriza abale ako kuti akupatse chikole popanda chifukwa; umalanda anthu zovala zawo ndi kuwasiya amaliseche.
7 Thou have not given water to the weary to drink, and thou have withheld bread from the hungry.
Sunawapatse madzi anthu otopa, ndipo unawamana chakudya anthu anjala,
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the land. And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.
ngakhale unali munthu wamphamvu, wokhala ndi malo akeake, munthu waulemu wake, wokhala mʼdzikomo.
9 Thou have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Ndipo akazi amasiye unawachotsa wopanda kanthu, ndipo unapondereza ana amasiye.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubles thee,
Nʼchifukwa chake misampha yakuzungulira, nʼchifukwa chake tsoka ladzidzidzi lakuchititsa mantha,
11 or darkness, so that thou cannot see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
nʼchifukwa chake kuli mdima kuti sungathe kuona kanthu, nʼchifukwa chakenso madzi achigumula akumiza.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
“Kodi Mulungu sali kutalitali kumwamba? Ndipo ona nyenyezi zili mmwamba kwambirizo, ona kutalika kwake pamene zililipo!
13 And thou say, What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
Komabe iweyo ukunena kuti, ‘Kodi Mulungu amadziwa chiyani? Kodi Iye amaweruza mu mdima woterewu?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see, and he walks on the vault of heaven.
Mitambo yakuda yamuphimba, kotero kuti Iye sakutiona pamene akuyendayenda pamwamba pa thambopo.’
15 Will thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Kodi iwe udzayendabe mʼnjira yakale imene anthu oyipa ankayendamo?
16 Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
Iwo anachotsedwa nthawi yawo isanakwane, maziko awo anakokoloka ndi madzi achigumula.
17 who said to God, Depart from us, and, What can the Almighty do for us?
Anthuwo anati kwa Mulungu, ‘Tichokereni! Kodi Wamphamvuzonse angatichitire chiyani?’
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Chonsecho ndi Iye amene anadzaza nyumba zawo ndi zinthu zabwino, choncho ine sindigwirizana ndi uphungu wa anthu oyipa.
19 The righteous see it, and are glad. And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
“Anthu olungama amaona kuwonongeka kwawo ndipo amakondwera; anthu osalakwa amangoseka, akamuona woyipa akulangidwa.
20 Saying, Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, and the remnant of them, the fire has consumed.
Amanena kuti, ‘Ndithudi adani athu awonongeka ndipo moto wawononga chuma chawo!’
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.
“Gonjera Mulungu kuti ukhale naye pamtendere; ukatero udzaona zabwino.
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Landira malangizo a pakamwa pake ndipo usunge mawu ake mu mtima mwako.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shall be built up, thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
Ukabwerera kwa Wamphamvuzonse udzabwezeretsedwa; ukachotsa zoyipa zonse zimene zimachitika mʼnyumba mwako,
24 Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
ndipo chuma chamtengowapatali nuchiona ngati fumbi, golide wa ku Ofiri numutaya ku miyala ya ku zigwa.
25 Yea, the Almighty will be thy treasure, and precious silver to thee.
Pamenepo Wamphamvuzonseyo adzakhala golide wako, siliva wako wamtengowapatali.
26 For then shall thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shall lift up thy face to God.
Pamenepo udzakondwera naye Wamphamvuzonse ndipo udzakweza nkhope yako kwa Mulungu.
27 Thou shall make thy prayer to him, and he will hear thee, and thou shall pay thy vows.
Udzamupempha ndipo adzakumvera, ndipo udzapereka zimene unalonjeza.
28 Thou shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee. And light shall shine upon thy ways.
Chimene watsimikiza kuti uchite, chidzachitikadi, kuwala kudzakuwunikira pa njira yako.
29 When they cast thee down, thou shall say, There is lifting up, and he will save the humble man.
Pamene anthu agwetsedwa pansi, iwe nʼkunena kuti, ‘Akwezeni!’ Pamenepo Iye adzapulumutsa anthu oponderezedwa.
30 He will deliver even him who is not innocent. Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
Iye adzapulumutsa ngakhale munthu amene ndi wolakwa, ameneyo adzapulumutsidwa kudzera mʼkulungama kwako.”
