Job 13
1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.
“Atĩrĩrĩ, maitho makwa nĩmonete maũndũ macio mothe, matũ makwa nĩmamaiguĩte na magataũkĩrwo nĩmo.
2 What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.
Ũrĩa mũũĩ o na niĩ nĩnjũũĩ; mũtirĩ oogĩ kũngĩra.
3 But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with God;
No niĩ ndĩrenda kwaria na Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, na ngerirĩria gũciira na Mũrungu.
4 For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
No inyuĩ-rĩ, mũranjigĩrĩra ndeto cia maheeni; inyuothe mũrĩ athondekani a tũhũ!
5 Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.
Naarĩ korwo mwakira ki! Ũndũ ũcio ũngĩtuĩka ũũgĩ harĩ inyuĩ.
6 Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Na rĩrĩ, thikĩrĩriai kĩhooto gĩakwa; iguai gũthaithana kwa mĩromo yakwa.
7 Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?
Kaĩ mũngĩaria ũũru mũkĩarĩrĩria Mũrungu? Kaĩ mũngĩaria maheeni igũrũ rĩake?
8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Kaĩ mũngĩmuonia kĩmenyano? Kaĩ mũgũciirĩrĩra Mũrungu?
9 Will it be well if he should search you out? or as one mocketh at a man, will ye mock at him?
Angĩmũtuĩria inyuĩ-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio no ũtuĩke mwega? No mũmũheenie ta ũrĩa mũngĩheenia mũndũ?
10 He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
Ti-itherũ no amũrũithie mũngĩtuĩka a kuonania kĩmenyano na hitho.
11 Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?
Hĩ, riiri wake ndũngĩmũmakia? Mũtingĩnyiitwo nĩ guoya nĩ ũndũ wake?
12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, your bulwarks are bulwarks of mire.
Mĩario yanyu ya ũũgĩ nĩ thimo hũthũ o ta mũhu; ihooto cianyu no ta kwĩgitĩra na rĩũmba.
13 Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what [will]!
“Kirai ki, mũreke njarie; o ũrĩa ndĩrĩona-rĩ, rekei nyone.
14 Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ndĩtoonyie ũgwati-inĩ na ngaiga muoyo wakwa moko-inĩ makwa?
15 Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.
O na angĩnjũraga-rĩ, niĩ nowe ndĩrĩĩhokaga; na ti-itherũ nĩ ngatetera mĩthiĩre yakwa hau mbere yake.
16 This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.
Ti-itherũ, ũndũ ũyũ noguo ũgaatuĩka wa kũũhonokia, nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũtooĩ Ngai ndangĩũmĩrĩria gũũka mbere yake!
17 Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.
Thikĩrĩriai wega ũhoro wakwa; matũ manyu nĩmakĩigue ũrĩa nguuga.
18 Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.
Ti-itherũ nĩhaarĩirie ciira wakwa, na nĩnjũũĩ nĩ nguoneka ndĩ wa kĩhooto.
19 Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.
Nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota gũũthitanga? Angĩkorwo nĩ kũrĩ-rĩ, no gũkira ngũkira ngue.
20 Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.
“Wee Ngai, ta kĩĩhe o maũndũ maya meerĩ, na ndigũcooka gũkwĩhitha:
21 Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:
Atĩrĩ, eheria guoko gwaku, gũikare kũraya na niĩ, na ũtige kũũmakia na imakania ciaku.
22 Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.
Ningĩ ũnjĩte na nĩngwĩtĩka, kana ũkĩreke njarie, nawe ũnjookerie.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
Nĩ mahĩtia na mehia maigana niĩ njĩkĩte? Nyonia ihĩtia na rĩĩhia rĩakwa.
24 Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?
Ũraahitha ũthiũ waku nĩkĩ, na ũkandua thũ yaku?
25 Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
Nĩũngĩnyamaria ithangũ rĩrahurutwo nĩ rũhuho? Nĩũgũtengʼerania na maragara momũ?
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;
Nĩgũkorwo nĩ wandĩkĩte maũndũ marũrũ ma kũnjũkĩrĩra, na ũkaangaĩra igai rĩa mehia ma ũnini wakwa.
27 And thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou settest a bound about the soles of my feet; —
Wohaga magũrũ makwa na mĩnyororo; ũrangagĩra njĩra ciakwa ciothe na ũndũ wa gũcora njoro makinya ma magũrũ makwa.
28 One who, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that the moth eateth.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũndũ amocaga ta kĩndũ kĩbuthĩte, agathira ta nguo ĩrĩĩtwo nĩ memenyi.
