Job 28
1 The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold his place, where they take it.
“Nĩ kũrĩ handũ harĩa betha yenjagwo o na nĩ harĩ handũ harĩa thahabu ĩtheragĩrio.
2 Yron is taken out of the dust, and brasse is molten out of the stone.
Kĩgera kĩrutagwo kuuma tĩĩri-inĩ, nakĩo gĩcango kĩrutagwo mahiga-inĩ gĩgatwekio.
3 God putteth an end to darkenesse, and he tryeth the perfection of all things: he setteth a bond of darkenesse, and of the shadowe of death.
Mũndũ nĩkũniina aniinaga nduma; acaragia mahiga macio nginya kũrĩa kũriku mũno, o kũu nduma ĩrĩ ndumanu mũno.
4 The flood breaketh out against the inhabitant, and the waters forgotten of the foote, being higher then man, are gone away.
Mũndũ atũrĩkagia irima thĩ kũraya na kũrĩa andũ matũũraga, agakinya kũndũ kũrĩa mũndũ aariganĩirwo nĩgũthiiaga; kũu kũraihanĩrĩirie na andũ nĩkuo acunjuuraga akĩereeraga.
5 Out of the same earth commeth bread, and vnder it, as it were fire is turned vp.
Thĩ nĩkuo kuumaga irio, no na kũu thĩinĩ mũhuro kũgarũrũkĩte gũkahaana ta gũcinĩtwo na mwaki;
6 The stones thereof are a place of saphirs, and the dust of it is golde.
mahiga-inĩ ma thĩ nĩkuo kuumaga yakuti ĩrĩa ya bururu, na mũthanga wayo ũkoragwo na ngũmba cia thahabu.
7 There is a path which no foule hath knowen, neyther hath the kites eye seene it.
Gũtirĩ nyoni ndĩa-nyama yũĩ gacĩra kau kahithe, na gatirĩ konwo nĩ riitho rĩa hũngũ.
8 The lyons whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed thereby.
Nyamũ iria ciĩtĩĩaga itirĩ ciagathiĩra, o na gũtirĩ mũrũũthi ũkageragĩra.
9 He putteth his hand vpon the rockes, and ouerthroweth the mountaines by the rootes.
Guoko kwa mũndũ gũtharĩkagĩra gũkanyiita ihiga rĩa nyaigĩ, na gũkaguũria itina cia irĩma.
10 He breaketh riuers in the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.
Enjaga mungu ũgatũrĩkia rwaro rwa ihiga; maitho make makĩonaga igĩĩna ciaruo ciothe.
11 He bindeth the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe, and the thing that is hid, bringeth he to light.
Ethaga itwe cia njũũĩ, na indo iria hithe agaciumĩria ũtheri-inĩ.
12 But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
“No ũũgĩ-rĩ, ũngĩoneka kũ? Ũmenyo ũtũũraga kũ?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the liuing.
Mũndũ ndangĩmenya thogora wa ũũgĩ; ndũngĩoneka bũrũri wa arĩa marĩ muoyo.
14 The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me.
Kũrĩa kũriku mũno kuugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũrĩ thĩinĩ wakwa’; narĩo iria rĩkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũrĩ gũkũ gwakwa.’
15 Golde shall not be giuen for it, neyther shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof.
Ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ĩrĩa therie mũno, kana thogora waguo ũthimwo na betha.
16 It shall not be valued with the wedge of golde of Ophir, nor with the precious onix, nor the saphir.
Ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ya Ofiri, kana ũgũrĩke na onigithi ĩrĩa ĩrĩ goro mũno, o na kana yakuti ĩrĩa ya bururu.
17 The golde nor the chrystall shall be equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate of fine golde.
Thahabu kana icicio-rĩ, itingĩhota kũgerekanio naguo; o na kana ũkũũranio na mathaga ma thahabu.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, nor of the gabish: for wisedome is more precious then pearles.
Maricani kana ngenyekenyi iria cia goro itiagĩrĩire kũgwetanio naguo; thogora wa ũũgĩ ũkĩrĩte wa ruru ĩrĩa ndune.
19 The Topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold.
Yakuti ya Kushi ndĩngĩigananio naguo; o na ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ĩrĩa therie mũno.
20 Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
“Hakĩrĩ ũguo-rĩ, ũũgĩ ũngĩkiuma nakũ? Ũmenyo ũtũũraga kũ?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen?
Nĩmũhithe kũrĩ maitho ma ciũmbe ciothe iria itũũraga muoyo, ũkahithwo o na nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ.
22 Destruction and death say, We haue heard the fame thereof with our eares.
Mwanangĩko na gĩkuũ ciugaga atĩrĩ, ‘No mũhuhu waguo ũkinyĩte matũ-inĩ maitũ.’
23 But God vnderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
Ngai nĩooĩ njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũrĩ, na nowe wiki ũũĩ kũrĩa ũtũũraga,
24 For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and seeth all that is vnder heauen,
nĩgũkorwo nĩonaga mũthia wa thĩ, na nĩonaga maũndũ marĩa mothe marĩ rungu rwa igũrũ.
25 To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure.
Rĩrĩa aathimĩire rũhuho nditi yaruo, o na agĩthima maaĩ-rĩ,
26 When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightening of the thunders,
rĩrĩa aarutĩire mbura watho ĩrũmagĩrĩre, na agĩtemera rũheni na marurumĩ njĩra-rĩ,
27 Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it.
nake nĩonire ũũgĩ na akĩũthima; aũrũmirie na akĩũthuthuuria.
28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
Agĩcooka akĩĩra andũ atĩrĩ, ‘Gwĩtigĩra Mwathani-rĩ, ũcio nĩguo ũũgĩ, Nakuo gũtheemaga ũũru nĩ ũmenyo.’”
