Job 24
1 Times are not hid from the Almighty: but they that know him, know not his days.
“Nĩ kĩĩ kĩgiragia Mwene-Hinya-Wothe araarĩrie mahinda ma ciira? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga arĩa mamũũĩ meterere mĩthenya ta ĩyo o tũhũ?
2 Some have removed landmarks, have taken away flocks by force, and fed them.
Kũrĩ andũ meeheragia mahiga ma mũhaka, na makarĩithia ndũũru cia mahiũ iria maiyĩte.
3 They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow’s ox for a pledge.
Moyaga ndigiri ya mwana wa ngoriai, na magakuua ndegwa ya mũtumia wa ndigwa ĩtuĩke ya kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ wao.
4 They have overturned the way of the poor, and have oppressed together the meek of the earth.
Nĩ meeheragia andũ arĩa abatari njĩra-inĩ, na makahatĩrĩria athĩĩni othe a bũrũri magatũma mathiĩ makehithe.
5 Others like wild asses in the desert go forth to their work: by watching for a prey they get bread for their children.
O ta njagĩ cia werũ, noguo andũ arĩa athĩĩni marokagĩra wĩra wa kũhaara kĩndũ gĩa kũrĩa; kũu bũrũri ũrĩa ũtagĩaga kĩndũ nĩkuo marutaga irio cia kũhe ciana ciao.
6 They reap the field that is not their own, and gather the vintage of his vineyard whom by violence they have oppressed.
Monganagia ngaragatha mĩgũnda-inĩ, na makahaara matigari mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ ya arĩa aaganu.
7 They send men away naked, taking away their clothes who have no covering in the cold:
Maraaraga njaga nĩ kwaga nguo; matirĩ kĩndũ gĩa kwĩhumbĩra rĩrĩa kwagĩa heho.
8 Who are wet, with the showers of the mountains, and having no covering embrace the stones.
Maconjoragio nĩ mbura ya irĩma-inĩ, nao makenyiitĩrĩra mahiga nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga ha kwĩyũa.
9 They have violently robbed the fatherless, and stripped the poor common people.
Mahuragia mwana wa ngoriai kuuma nyondo-inĩ; nako gakenge ka mũthĩĩni gatahagwo nĩ ũndũ wa thiirĩ.
10 From the naked and them that go without clothing, and from the hungry they have taken away the ears of corn.
Mathiiaga njaga nĩ kwaga nguo; makuuaga itĩĩa cia ngano, no magatigwo marĩ o ahũtu.
11 They have taken their rest at noon among the stores of them, who after having trodden the winepresses suffer thirst.
Mahihagĩra ndamaiyũ mĩtaro-inĩ; nĩo makinyangaga ihihĩro cia ndibei o magĩkuaga nĩ nyoota.
12 Out of the cities they have made men to groan, and the soul of the wounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to pass unrevenged.
Mũcaayo wa arĩa marakua nĩũraiguuo ũkiuma itũũra inene, nayo mĩoyo ya arĩa agurarie no gũkaya ĩrakaya ĩkĩenda ũteithio. No Ngai gũtirĩ mũndũ aratuĩra ciira nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũũru.
13 They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths.
“Nĩ kũrĩ andũ arĩa mareganaga na ũtheri, na matiũĩ njĩra ciaguo, o na kana magaikara tũcĩra-inĩ twaguo.
14 The murderer riseth at the very break of day, he killeth the needy, and the poor man: but in the night he will be as a thief.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gwatuka-rĩ, mũũragani ookagĩra akooraga athĩĩni na abatari; ningĩ ũtukũ agatuĩka ta mũici.
15 The eye of the adulterer observeth darkness, saying: No eye shall see me: and he will cover his face.
Riitho rĩa gĩtharia rĩetagĩrĩra kũgĩe mairia; kĩĩraga atĩrĩ, ‘Gũtirĩ riitho o na rĩmwe rĩngĩnyona,’ na gĩgaikara kĩĩhithĩte ũthiũ.
16 He diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had appointed for themselves, and they have not known the light.
Rĩrĩa kũrĩ nduma-rĩ, nĩguo andũ matuaga nyũmba, no mũthenya magatinda mehingĩire; matiendaga ũndũ wa ũtheri.
17 If the morning suddenly appear, it is to them the shadow of death: and they walk in darkness as if it were in light.
Nĩgũkorwo andũ acio othe-rĩ, nduma ĩrĩa ndumanu nĩyo rũciinĩ rwao; magĩaga ũrata na imakania cia nduma.
18 He is light upon the face of the water: cursed be his portion on the earth, let him not walk by the way of the vineyards.
“No rĩrĩ, o nĩ mũhũũyũ ũrĩa ũrerete igũrũ rĩa maaĩ; igai rĩao bũrũri-inĩ nĩ irume, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũtirĩ mũndũ ũthiiaga mĩgũnda-inĩ ya mĩthabibũ.
O ta ũrĩa riũa na ũrugarĩ iniinaga maaĩ ma tharunji-rĩ, ũguo noguo mbĩrĩra ĩhuragia arĩa mehĩtie. (Sheol h7585)
20 Let mercy forget him: may worms be his sweetness: let him be remembered no more, but be broken in pieces as an unfruitful tree.
Nayo nda ĩrĩa yamaciarire ĩkariganĩrwo nĩo, igunyũ nacio ikamarĩa; andũ arĩa aaganu maticookaga kũririkanwo, no moinangagwo ta mũtĩ.
21 For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.
Marĩĩaga indo cia mũtumia thaata na ũrĩa ũtarĩ kaana, na matiiguagĩra mũtumia wa ndigwa tha.
22 He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.
No Ngai, nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoti wake, nĩakururagia arĩa marĩ hinya; o na mangĩĩhaanda wega-rĩ, matirĩ na mwĩhoko atĩ nĩmagatũũra muoyo.
23 God hath given him place for penance, and he abuseth it unto pride: but his eyes are upon his ways.
We no ametĩkĩrie maikare mahurũkĩte makĩĩiguaga ta matarĩ na ũgwati, no maitho make nĩmacũthagĩrĩria njĩra ciao.
24 They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken.
Nĩgũkorwo matũũgagĩrio o kahinda kanini, magacooka makeehera; maikũrũkagio na magakua o ta andũ arĩa angĩ othe; makeeheragio o ta igira cia ngano.
25 And if it be not so, who can convince me that I have lied, and set my words before God?
“Akorwo ũguo tiguo gũtariĩ-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩonania atĩ nĩndaheenania, na agĩtue ciugo ciakwa cia tũhũ?”
