Job 38
1 And after Elius had ceased from speaking, the Lord spoke to Job through the whirlwind and clouds, [saying],
Nake Jehova agĩcookeria Ayubu ũhoro arĩ kĩhuhũkanio-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
2 Who is this that hides counsel from me, and confines words in [his] heart, and thinks to conceal [them] from me?
“Nũũ ũyũ ũrekĩra kĩrĩra gĩakwa nduma na ciugo itarĩ na ũmenyo?
3 Gird your loins like a man; and I will ask you, and do you answer me.
Wĩhotore ta mũndũ mũrũme; nĩngũkũũria ciũria, nawe ũkĩnjookerie.
4 Where was you when I founded the earth? tell me now, if you have knowledge,
“Warĩ kũ rĩrĩa ndaakire mũthingi wa thĩ? Njĩĩra akorwo ũrĩ na ũũgĩ wa kũmenya.
5 who set the measures of it, if you know? or who stretched a line upon it?
Nũũ wathimire mũigana wayo? Ti-itherũ wee nĩũũĩ! Nũũ watambũrũkirie rũrigi rwa gũthima igũrũ rĩayo?
6 On what are its rings fastened? and who is he that laid the corner-stone upon it?
Mĩthingi yayo yahandirwo igũrũ rĩa kĩĩ, kana nũũ wahaandire ihiga rĩayo rĩa koine,
7 When the stars were made, all my angels praised me with a loud voice.
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa njata cia rũciinĩ ciainire hamwe, na araika othe makĩanĩrĩra nĩ gũkena?
8 And I shut up the sea with gates, when it rushed out, coming forth out its mother's womb.
“Nũũ wahingĩrĩirie iria na mĩrango rĩrĩa rĩatumũkire kuuma nda,
9 And I made a cloud its clothing, and swathed it in mist.
rĩrĩa ndatuire matu nguo ciarĩo, na ngĩrĩoha nduma nene ta taama warĩo,
10 And I set bounds to it, surrounding it with bars and gates.
rĩrĩa ndarĩkĩrĩire mĩhaka, na ngĩrĩhingĩra na mĩrango yarĩo, na ngĩĩkĩra mĩgĩĩko handũ hayo,
11 And I said to it, Hitherto shall you come, but you shall not go beyond, but your waves shall be confined within you.
rĩrĩa ndoigire atĩrĩ, ‘Ũkinyage o haha na ndũkanahakĩre; makũmbĩ maku macio metĩĩi-rĩ, hau nĩho marĩĩkinyaga’?
12 Or did I order the morning light in your time; and [did] the morning star [then first] see his appointed place;
“Kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria-rĩ, ũrĩ waathana atĩ rũciinĩ rũgĩe ho, kana ũkĩonereria ũtheri wa rũciinĩ harĩa ũkuumĩrĩra,
13 to lay hold of the extremities of the earth, to cast out the ungodly out of it?
nĩguo ũhote kũnyiita thĩ na mĩthia yaguo, nao arĩa aaganu maribaribwo moime kuo?
14 Or did you take clay of the ground, and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth?
Thĩ ĩhaanaga ta rĩũmba rĩhũrĩtwo mũhũũri; mũonekere wayo ũtariĩ ta mũhianĩre wa nguo.
15 And have you removed light from the ungodly, and crushed the arm of the proud?
Andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmaimagwo ũtheri wao, na guoko kwao kũrĩa kuoetwo na igũrũ gũkoinwo.
16 Or have you gone to the source of the sea, and walked in the tracks of the deep?
“Ũrĩ wathiĩ rũgendo nginya kũrĩa iria rĩtherũkagĩra, kana ũgaceera itwe-inĩ cia ndia kũrĩa kũriku mũno?
17 And do the gates of death open to you for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw you? (questioned)
Ũrĩ wonio ihingo cia gĩkuũ? Ũrĩ wona ihingo cia kĩĩruru gĩa gĩkuũ?
18 And have you been instructed in the breadth of the [whole earth] under heaven? tell me now, what is the extent of it?
Ũrĩ wamenya ũnene wa wariĩ wa thĩ? Njĩĩra akorwo nĩũũĩ maũndũ macio mothe.
19 And in what kind of a land does the light dwell? and of what kind is the place of darkness?
“Njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũtheri ũtũũraga nĩĩrĩkũ? Nayo nduma ĩikaraga kũ?
20 If you could bring me to their [utmost] boundaries, and if also you know their paths;
No ũcitware gwacio? Nĩũũĩ tũcĩra twa gũthiĩ kũrĩa itũũraga?
21 I know then that you were born at that time, and the number of your years is great.
Ti-itherũ wee nĩũũĩ, nĩgũkorwo warĩ mũciare! Wee-rĩ, nĩũtũũrĩte mĩaka mĩingĩ!
22 But have you gone to the treasures of snow? and have you seen the treasures of hail?
“Ũrĩ watoonya makũmbĩ kũrĩa tharunji ĩigĩtwo, kana ũkĩona makũmbĩ kũrĩa mbura ya mbembe ĩigĩtwo,
23 And is there a store [of them], for you against the time of [your] enemies, for the day of wars and battle?
o icio njigĩte nĩ ũndũ wa mahinda ma thĩĩna, ngaciiga nĩ ũndũ wa matukũ ma mbaara na ma kũrũa.
24 And whence proceeds the frost? or [whence] is the south wind dispersed over the [whole world] under heaven?
Njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũtheri ũgayanagĩrio nĩĩrĩkũ, kana ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa rũhuho rwa irathĩro rũhurunjagĩrwo gũkũ thĩ?
25 And who prepared a course for the violent rain, and a way for the thunders;
Nũũ wenjagĩra mbura ya kĩboboto mũtaro wa kũgerera, kana agatemera mbura ya marurumĩ njĩra,
26 to rain upon the land where [there is] no man, the wilderness, where there is not a man in it; so as to feed the untrodden and uninhabited [land],
nĩguo mbura yure bũrũri ũtatũũraga mũndũ, na yure werũ kũrĩa gũtarĩ mũndũ,
27 and cause it to send forth a crop of green herbs?
nĩguo ĩhũũnagie kũu gũtiganĩrie gũgakira ihooru, na ĩtũme kũmere nyeki?
28 Who is the rain's father? and who has generated the drops of dew?
Mbura nĩĩrĩ ithe? Nũũ mũciari wa matata ma ime?
29 And out of whose womb comes the ice? and who has produced the frost in the sky,
Tharunji yumaga nda ya ũ? Nũũ ũciaraga mbaa ĩrĩa yumaga igũrũ,
30 which descends like flowing water? who has terrified the face of the ungodly?
rĩrĩa maaĩ momaga ta ihiga, rĩrĩa maaĩ marĩa marĩ igũrũ wa iria magwatana?
31 And do you understand the band of Pleias, and have you opened the barrier of Orion?
“Wee-rĩ, wahota kuohania njata iria thaka cia Kĩrĩmĩra? Wahota kuohora mĩkanda ya njata iria ciĩtagwo Karaũ?
32 Or will you reveal Mazuroth in his season, and the evening star with his rays? Will you guide them?
Wahota kuumagaragia njata iria ciĩtagwo Mazarothu o mahinda maacio maakinya, kana wahota gũtongoria Nduba na ciana ciayo?
33 And know you the changes of heaven, or the events which take place together under heaven?
Nĩũũĩ mawatho ma igũrũ? No ũhote kũhaanda wathani wa Ngai ũrũme gũkũ thĩ?
34 And will you call a cloud with your voice, and will it obey you with a violent shower of much rain?
“Wahota kwanĩrĩra nginya mũgambo waku ũkinye matu-inĩ nĩguo kuure wĩhumbĩre na kĩguũ kĩa maaĩ?
35 And will you send lightnings, and they shall go? and shall they say to you, What is [your pleasure]?
Wee nĩwe ũtũmaga heni ithiĩ na njĩra ciacio? Nĩikũrehagĩra ũhoro igakwĩra atĩ, ‘Tũrĩ haha’?
36 And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery?
Nũũ waheire ngoro ũũgĩ, kana akĩhe meciiria ũmenyo?
37 And who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven [down] to the earth?
Nũũ ũrĩ na ũũgĩ wa gũtara matu? Nũũ ũngĩhota kũinamia ndigithũ cia maaĩ cia igũrũ
38 For it is spread out as dusty earth, and I have cemented it as one hewn stone to another.
rĩrĩa rũkũngũ rwatondora, nayo ndoro ĩkooma ĩkanyiitana?
39 And will you hunt a prey for the lions? and satisfy the desires of the serpents?
“Nĩwe ũguĩmagĩra mũrũũthi wa mũgoma wone gĩa kũrĩa, kana nĩwe ũniinagĩra mĩrũũthi ngʼaragu
40 For they fear in their lairs, and lying in wait couch in the woods.
rĩrĩa ĩkomereire imamo-inĩ ciayo, kana rĩrĩa ĩikaraga yoheirie nyamũ ihinga-inĩ?
41 And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food.
Nũũ ũheaga ihuru irio rĩrĩa tũcui twarĩo tũgũkaĩra Mũrungu tũkĩũrũũraga nĩ kwaga irio?
