Job 8
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
Nake Bilidadi ũrĩa Mũshuhi agĩcookia, akĩũria atĩrĩ:
2 “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
“Nĩ nginya rĩ ũgũikara ũkĩaragia maũndũ ta macio? Ciugo ciaku no ta inegene rĩa rũhuho rũkĩhurutana.
3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Mũrungu-rĩ, nĩogomagia ciira wa kĩhooto? Ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩogomagia ũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ wa ma?
4 When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.
Rĩrĩa ciana ciaku ciamwĩhĩirie-rĩ, nĩacirekereirie iherithio nĩ ũndũ wa mehia ma cio.
5 But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
No rĩrĩ, wee ũngĩcũthĩrĩria Mũrungu na wĩthaithanĩrĩre harĩ Ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe,
6 if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũtheru na mũrũngĩrĩru-rĩ, o na rĩu no arahũke nĩ ũndũ waku nĩguo agũcookie handũ harĩa hakwagĩrĩire.
7 Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.
O na gũtuĩka kĩambĩrĩria gĩaku no kĩoneke kĩrĩ kĩnini, thuutha-inĩ nĩũkagaacĩra mũno.
8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
“Ũria ũhoro harĩ njiarwa cia tene, na ũtuĩrie maũndũ marĩa maithe mao meerutire,
9 For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
nĩgũkorwo ithuĩ tũraciarirwo o ro ira na tũtirĩ ũndũ tũũĩ, namo matukũ maitũ ma gũikara gũkũ thĩ no ta kĩĩruru.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
Acio githĩ to makũrute na makũhe ũhoro? Acio githĩ to maarie ũhoro marĩ na ũmenyo?
11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
Irura-rĩ, no rĩkũre handũ hatarĩ itomboya? Ithanjĩ-rĩ, no rĩtheereme handũ hatarĩ maaĩ?
12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
Rĩngĩkũrĩra handũ hatarĩ maaĩ rĩũmaga narua gũkĩra nyeki, o na rĩtakinyĩte rĩa gũtuuo.
13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
Ũcio nĩguo mũthia wa arĩa othe mariganagĩrwo nĩ Mũrungu; ũguo no ta guo mwĩhoko wa arĩa matooĩ Ngai ũthiraga.
14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
Kĩrĩa ehokete no kĩndũ kĩhũthũ; kĩrĩa egiritanagia nakĩo no ta rũrenda rwa mbũmbũĩ.
15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.
Etiiranagia na rũrenda rwake, naruo rũgatuĩka; akenyiitĩrĩra harĩ ruo, no rũtingĩmũtiirĩrĩra.
16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
Ahaana ta mũtĩ ũitĩrĩirio maaĩ wega ũrĩ riũa-inĩ, ũtambũrũkĩtie thuuna ciaguo mũgũnda-inĩ;
17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
mĩri yaguo ĩĩthiororokeirie kĩhumbu kĩa mahiga, na ĩcaragia ha kwĩgwatĩrĩra rwaro-inĩ rwa mahiga.
18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
No rĩrĩa wakũũrwo harĩa ũraarĩ-rĩ, handũ hau hagakaana mũtĩ ũcio, hakoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndirĩ ndakuona.’
19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
Ti-itherũ muoyo waguo ũmaga ũgathira, naho hau tĩĩri-inĩ ũcio hagakũra mĩtĩ ĩngĩ.
20 Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
“Ti-itherũ Mũrungu ndangĩrega mũndũ ũtarĩ ũcuuke, kana ekĩre moko ma arĩa mekaga ũũru hinya.
21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.
Na rĩrĩ, no arĩiyũria kanua gaku mĩtheko, nayo mĩromo yaku yanĩrĩre nĩ gũkena.
22 Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
Thũ ciaku nĩikahumbwo thoni, nacio hema cia arĩa aaganu itigacooka kuonwo.”
