Job 11
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and sayde,
Nake Zofaru ũrĩa Mũnaamathi agĩcookia, akĩũria atĩrĩ:
2 Should not the multitude of wordes be answered? or should a great talker be iustified?
“Ciugo icio ciothe-rĩ, nĩcikwaga gũcookio? Mwaria ũyũ-rĩ, nĩegũgĩtuuo mwagĩrĩru?
3 Should men holde their peace at thy lyes? and when thou mockest others, shall none make thee ashamed?
Mwĩraho ũcio waku-rĩ, nĩguo ũgũkiria andũ naguo? No kwage mũndũ ũngĩgũkaania rĩrĩa ũranyũrũrania?
4 For thou hast sayde, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.
Wee ũreera Ngai atĩrĩ, ‘Wĩtĩkio wakwa ndũrĩ ũcuuke, o na niĩ ndĩ mũtheru maitho-inĩ maku.’
5 But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!
Naarĩ korwo Ngai no aarie, atumũre mĩromo yake agũũkĩrĩre,
6 That he might shewe thee the secretes of wisedome, howe thou hast deserued double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquitie.
na akũguũrĩrie hitho cia ũũgĩ, nĩ ũndũ ũũgĩ ũrĩa wa ma nĩ wa mĩena ĩĩrĩ. Menya ũndũ ũyũ; atĩ Ngai ndakũherithĩtie kũringana na ũrĩa mehia maku maigana.
7 Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out ye Almighty to his perfection?
“Wee no ũhote kũmenya maũndũ marĩa mahithe ma Ngai? Kana no ũhote gũtuĩria kũna maũndũ ma Mwene-Hinya-Wothe?
8 The heauens are hie, what canst thou doe? it is deeper then the hell, how canst thou know it? (Sheol h7585)
Maũndũ make nĩmatũũgĩru gũkĩra igũrũ, wee nĩ atĩa ũngĩka? Nĩ mariku gũkĩra ũriku wa mbĩrĩra, wee nĩ atĩa ũngĩmenya? (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure thereof is longer then the earth, and it is broader then the sea.
Gĩthimo kĩamo nĩ kĩraihu gũkĩra thĩ na nĩ kĩaramu gũkĩra iria rĩrĩa inene.
10 If hee cut off and shut vp, or gather together, who can turne him backe?
“Angĩũka agũikie njeera-rĩ, acooke etane ciira-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmũgiria?
11 For hee knoweth vaine men, and seeth iniquitie, and him that vnderstandeth nothing.
Ti-itherũ nĩoĩ andũ arĩa maheenanagia; na rĩrĩa oona ũndũ mũũru-rĩ, githĩ ndaũmenyaga?
12 Yet vaine man would be wise, though man new borne is like a wilde asse colte.
No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũgĩ ndangĩtuĩka mũũgĩ o na rĩ, o ta ũrĩa njaũ ya ndigiri ya gĩthaka ĩtarĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩciarwo ĩrĩ mũndũ.
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:
“No rĩrĩ, ũngĩneana ngoro yaku kũrĩ Ngai, na ũtambũrũkie moko maku kũrĩ we,
14 If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let no wickednesse dwell in thy Tabernacle.
ũngĩeheria mehia marĩa marĩ guoko-inĩ gwaku, na ũgirie ũũru ũikare thĩinĩ wa hema yaku-rĩ,
15 The truely shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, and shalt be stable, and shalt not feare.
hĩndĩ ĩyo no ũhote gũtiira ũthiũ waku na igũrũ ũtegũconoka; no ũrũgame wega ũtarĩ na guoya.
16 But thou shalt forget thy miserie, and remember it as waters that are past.
Ti-itherũ nĩũkariganĩrwo nĩ mathĩĩna maku, ũmaririkanage o ta maaĩ marĩkĩtie gũtherera.
17 Thine age also shall appeare more cleare then the noone day: thou shalt shine and bee as the morning.
Mũtũũrĩre waku nĩũgacangarara gũkĩra mũthenya barigici, nayo nduma ĩgaatuĩka o ta rũciinĩ.
18 And thou shalt bee bolde, because there is hope: and thou shalt digge pittes, and shalt lye downe safely.
Ũgũtũũra ũrĩ na mwĩhoko tondũ ũrĩ na ũgitĩri, ũkehũgũraga harĩa ũrĩ, na ũkahurũka ũtarĩ na ũgwati.
19 For when thou takest thy rest, none shall make thee afraide: yea, many shall make sute vnto thee.
Nĩũgakomaga, gũtarĩ na mũndũ ũngĩtũma wĩtigĩre, nao andũ aingĩ nĩmakeyendithagia harĩ we.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.
No rĩrĩ, maitho ma andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmakaaga kuona, na matikoona gwa kũũrĩra; naguo ũndũ ũrĩa meriragĩria ũgaatuĩka mũcaayo wa gĩkuũ.”
