Job 24
1 Howe should not the times be hid from the Almightie, seeing that they which knowe him, see not his dayes?
“Seiko Wamasimba Ose asingatari nguva dzokutonga? Seiko avo vanomuziva vachitarisira mazuva akadai pasina?
2 Some remoue the land marks, that rob the flockes and feede thereof.
Vanhu vanobvisa mabwe omuganhu; vanofudza makwai avakaba.
3 They leade away the asse of the fatherles: and take the widowes oxe to pledge.
Vanotinha mbongoro dzenherera, uye vanotora nzombe yechirikadzi vachiita rubatso.
4 They make the poore to turne out of the way, so that the poore of the earth hide themselues together.
Vanodzinga vanoshayiwa kubva panzira, uye vanomanikidza varombo vose venyika kundovanda.
5 Behold, others as wilde asses in the wildernesse, goe forth to their businesse, and rise early for a praye: the wildernesse giueth him and his children foode.
Sezvinoita mbizi murenje, varombo vanobuda vachienda kumabasa avo, okukwara-kwara zvokudya; gwenga rinopa vana varo zvokudya.
6 They reape his prouision in the fielde, but they gather the late vintage of the wicked.
Vanosunganidza uswa mumasango, uye vanononga mazambiringa muminda yavakaipa.
7 They cause the naked to lodge without garment, and without couering in the colde.
Vashaya nguo, vagovata usiku hwose vasina zvavakapfeka uye vanoshayiwa zvokufuka muchando.
8 They are wet with the showres of the moutaines, and they imbrace the rocke for want of a couering.
Vanototeswa nemvura inonaya mumakomo, uye vanombundikira matombo nokuda kwokushayiwa pokuvanda.
9 They plucke the fatherles from the breast, and take the pledge of the poore.
Mwana nherera anobvutwa kubva pazamu; mwana mucheche womurombo anotorwa nokuda kwechikwereti.
10 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and take the glening from the hungrie.
Nokushayiwa zvokufuka, vanongofamba-famba havo vasina kupfeka; vanotakura zvisote, asi vane nzara.
11 They that make oyle betweene their walles, and treade their wine presses, suffer thirst.
Vanopwanya maorivhi pakati pemihoronga; vanotsika zvisviniro zvewaini, asi vanofa nenyota.
12 Men cry out of the citie, and the soules of the slayne cry out: yet God doth not charge them with follie.
Kugomera kwavanhu vanofa kunonzwika muguta, uye mweya yavakakuvadzwa inochema kuti ibatsirwe. Asi Mwari haana munhu waanopa mhosva.
13 These are they, that abhorre the light: they know not the wayes thereof, nor continue in the paths thereof.
“Varipo vanomukira chiedza, vasingambozivi nzira dzacho kana kugara mumakwara acho.
14 The murtherer riseth earely and killeth the poore and the needie: and in the night he is as a theefe.
Panongovira zuva, muurayi anobva amuka, uye anouraya varombo navanoshayiwa; panguva dzousiku anonyahwaira sembavha.
15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, and sayth, None eye shall see me, and disguiseth his face.
Ziso remhombwe rinomirira rubvunzavaeni; anofunga achiti, ‘Hakuna ziso richandiona,’ uye anogara akavanza chiso chake.
16 They digge through houses in the darke, which they marked for themselues in the daye: they knowe not the light.
Vanhu vanopaza dzimba murima, asi masikati vanozvipfigira mukati madzo; havana chokuita nechiedza.
17 But the morning is euen to them as the shadow of death: if one knowe them, they are in the terrours of the shadowe of death.
Kwavari vose zvavo, rima guru ndiwo mangwanani avo; vanoita ushamwari nokutyisa kwerima.
18 He is swift vpon the waters: their portion shalbe cursed in the earth: he will not behold the way of the vineyardes.
“Nyamba ivo ifuro riri pamusoro pemvura; mugove wavo wenyika wakatukwa, zvokuti hakuna munhu achaenda kuminda yemizambiringa.
19 As the dry ground and heate consume the snowe waters, so shall the graue the sinners. (Sheol h7585)
Kupisa nokuoma sezvakunobvisa chando chanyunguduka, saizvozvo guva rinobvuta vaya vakatadza. (Sheol h7585)
20 The pitifull man shall forget him: the worme shall feele his sweetenes: he shalbe no more remembered, and the wicked shalbe broke like a tree.
Chizvaro chinovakanganwa, honye inovadya; vanhu vakaipa havacharangarirwizve asi vakavhunwa somuti.
21 He doth euil intreat ye barren, that doeth not beare, neither doeth he good to the widowe.
Vanovandira mukadzi asingabereki, asina mwana, uye havaitiri chirikadzi tsitsi.
22 He draweth also the mighty by his power, and when he riseth vp, none is sure of life.
Asi Mwari anokwekweredza vane simba nesimba rake; kunyange vakasimbiswa, havana chokwadi noupenyu hwavo.
23 Though men giue him assurance to be in safetie, yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.
Angavarega zvavo vakazorora vachifungidzira kuti vakachengetedzwa; asi meso ake ari panzira dzavo.
24 They are exalted for a litle, but they are gone, and are brought lowe as all others: they are destroyed, and cut off as the toppe of an eare of corne.
Vanosimudzirwa kwechinguva chiduku, gare gare vaenda; vanodukupiswa vagounganidzwa savamwe vose, vanochekwa sehura dzezviyo.
25 But if it be not so, where is he? or who wil proue me a lyer, and make my words of no value?
“Kana zvisina kudaro, ndiani anganditi ndinoreva nhema, agoshayisa mashoko angu simba?”
