Job 29
1 So Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
Ningĩ Ayubu nĩathiire na mbere kwaria, akiuga atĩrĩ:
2 Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserued me!
“Naarĩ korwo no haane ũrĩa ndaatariĩ mĩeri ĩrĩa ya tene, matukũ-inĩ marĩa Ngai aamenyagĩrĩra,
3 When his light shined vpon mine head: and when by his light I walked thorowe the darkenesse,
rĩrĩa tawa wake wamũrĩkaga igũrũ rĩa mũtwe wakwa, na ũndũ wa ũtheri wake ngatuĩkanagĩria nduma-inĩ!
4 As I was in the dayes of my youth: when Gods prouidence was vpon my tabernacle:
Korwo ndariĩ ũrĩa ndatariĩ matukũ-inĩ marĩa ndagaacĩire biũ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kuumĩrania ngoro na Ngai kwarathimaga nyũmba yakwa,
5 When the almightie was yet with me, and my children round about me.
rĩrĩa Mwene-Hinya-Wothe aarĩ hamwe na niĩ, nacio ciana ciakwa ikandigiicĩria,
6 When I washed my pathes with butter, and when the rocke powred me out riuers of oyle:
rĩrĩa gacĩra gakwa kaihũgĩtio nĩ kĩrimũ kĩa iria, naruo rwaro rwa ihiga rũgaatherũkagĩra tũrũũĩ twa maguta ma mũtamaiyũ!
7 When I went out to the gate, euen to the iudgement seat, and when I caused them to prepare my seate in the streete.
“Rĩrĩa ndaathiiaga kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa itũũra inene, na ngaikarĩra gĩtĩ gĩakwa hau kĩaraho-inĩ-rĩ,
8 The yong men saw me, and hid themselues, and the aged arose, and stood vp.
aanake maanyonaga makeehera, nao athuuri makarũgama,
9 The princes stayed talke, and layde their hand on their mouth.
andũ arĩa anene maatigaga kwaria, makahumbĩra tũnua twao na moko;
10 The voyce of princes was hidde, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.
mĩgambo ya andũ arĩa marĩ igweta ĩgakirio, nacio nĩmĩ ciao ikanyiitana na karakara.
11 And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.
Ũrĩa wothe wanjiguaga ngĩaria aaragia wega igũrũ rĩakwa, nao arĩa maanyonaga makangaathĩrĩria,
12 For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
nĩ ũndũ nĩndahatũraga arĩa athĩĩni maakaya mateithio, o na arĩa mataarĩ na maithe maagĩte mũndũ wa kũmateithia.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish, came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce.
Mũndũ agĩkua nĩandaathimaga; nĩndatũmaga ngoro ya mũtumia wa ndigwa ĩine.
14 I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne.
Ndehumbaga ũthingu ta nguo; ciira wa kĩhooto nĩguo warĩ nguo yakwa ya igũrũ, o na kĩremba gĩakwa.
15 I was the eyes to the blinde, and I was the feete to the lame.
Nĩ niĩ ndaarĩ maitho ma arĩa atumumu, na magũrũ ma arĩa ithua.
16 I was a father vnto the poore, and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently.
Ndaarĩ ithe wa arĩa abatari; nĩndaciiragĩrĩra o na mũndũ itooĩ.
17 I brake also the chawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the praye out of his teeth.
Ningĩ nĩndoinangaga magego ma arĩa aaganu, na ngahuria arĩa maarĩ magego-inĩ mao.
18 Then I sayde, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.
“Ndeciiragia atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ngaakuĩra gwakwa nyũmba, matukũ makwa marĩ maingĩ ta mũthanga.
19 For my roote is spread out by the water, and the dewe shall lye vpon my branche.
Mĩri yakwa ĩgataamba ĩkinye maaĩ-inĩ, narĩo ireera rĩkoragwo honge-inĩ ciakwa ũtukũ wothe.
20 My glory shall renue towarde me, and my bowe shall be restored in mine hand.
Riiri wakwa ũgũtũũra werũhagio thĩinĩ wakwa, naguo ũta wakwa ũtũũre ũrĩ mwerũ guoko-inĩ gwakwa.’
21 Vnto me men gaue eare, and wayted, and helde their tongue at my counsell.
“Andũ maathikagĩrĩria marĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro, meetagĩrĩra kĩrĩra gĩakwa makirĩte.
22 After my wordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.
Ndaarĩkia kwaria-rĩ, matiacookaga kwaria; ciugo ciakwa ciatoonyaga matũ mao kahora ihooreire.
23 And they wayted for me, as for the raine, and they opened their mouth as for the latter rayne.
Maanjetagĩrĩra ta andũ metereire mbura, na makanyua ciugo ciakwa o ta mbura ĩrĩa ya kũrigĩrĩria.
24 If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not: neither did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
Ndaamathekathekagia moorĩtwo nĩ hinya makaaga gwĩtĩkia; ũtheri wa ũthiũ wakwa warĩ wa bata mũno kũrĩ o.
25 I appoynted out their way, and did sit as chiefe, and dwelt as a King in the army, and like him that comforteth the mourners.
Nĩ niĩ ndamoonagia njĩra, ngaikaraga ta ndĩ mũnene wao; ndatũũraga ta mũthamaki arĩ gatagatĩ ga ita rĩake; ningĩ ndaatariĩ ta mũndũ ũrĩa ũhooragĩria arĩa maracakaya.
