Job 11
1 Then answered Zophar the Na'amathite, and said.
Pamenepo Zofari wa ku Naama anayankha kuti,
2 Shall a multitude of words not be answered? and is it so that a man full of talk shall be deemed in the right?
“Kodi mawu ambirimbiriwa nʼkukhala osayankhidwa? Kodi munthu woyankhulayankhulayu nʼkulungamitsidwa?
3 Thy inventions are to bring men to silence; and when thou utterest thy mocking no one is to cause thee to feel abashed!
Kodi anthu nʼkukhala chete atamva kubwebweta kwakoku? Kodi palibe wina amene adzakudzudzule pamene ukuyankhula zonyoza?
4 For thou hast said [to God], My doctrine is pure, and I am become clean in thy eyes.
Iwe ukunena kwa Mulungu kuti, ‘Zikhulupiriro zanga ndi zopanda zolakwika ndipo ndine wangwiro pamaso panu.’
5 But oh that God would but speak, and open his lips against thee;
Aa, nʼkanakonda Mulungu akanayankhula kuti Iye atsekule pakamwa pake kutsutsana nawe
6 And that he would declare unto thee the secrets of wisdom; for it is double to that which is really in our possession: and thou wouldst experience that God overlooketh unto thee much of thy iniquity.
ndi kukuwululira chinsinsi cha nzeru yake, pakuti nzeru yeniyeni ili ndi mbali ziwiri. Dziwa izi: Mulungu wayiwala machimo ako ena.
7 Canst thou find out the experience of God? or canst thou find [the way] unto the utmost limit of the Almighty?
“Kodi iwe ungathe kumvetsa zinsinsi za Mulungu? Kodi ungafufuze malire a nzeru za Wamphamvuzonse?
8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou effect? it is deeper than the nether world; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
Zili kutali kupambana mayiko akumwamba, nanga ungachite chiyani? Ndi zakuya kupambana kuya kwa manda, nanga ungadziwe chiyani? (Sheol h7585)
9 Longer than the earth is its measure, and broader than the sea.
Muyeso wa nzeru zake ndi wautali kupambana dziko lapansi ndipo ndi wopingasa kupambana nyanja.
10 If he pass by, and surrender [one to suffering], and call together an assembly, who can hinder him?
“Ngati Iye atabwera ndi kukutsekera mʼndende nakutengera ku bwalo la milandu, ndani angathe kumuletsa?
11 For he knoweth the men of vanity: he seeth the wrong-doer and him who considereth not;
Ndithudi, Mulungu amazindikira anthu achinyengo; akaona choyipa, kodi sachizindikira?
12 And the heartless who acquireth intelligence, and him who is [like] the colt of the wild ass who is transformed into a man.
Munthu wopanda nzeru sizingatheke kukhala wanzeru monganso mwana wa bulu wakuthengo sangasanduke munthu.
13 If thou truly direct [aright] thy heart, and spread out thy hands toward him: —
“Koma ngati upereka mtima wako kwa Iye ndi kutambasulira manja ako kwa Iyeyo,
14 If wrong be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tents.
ngati utaya tchimo limene lili mʼdzanja lako ndi kusalola choyipa kuti chikhale mʼmoyo mwako,
15 For then canst thou lift up thy face free from blemish: yea, thou wilt stand steadfast, and needest not to fear;
udzatukula mutu wako wosachita manyazi; udzayima chilili ndipo sudzachita mantha.
16 Because thou wilt truly forget thy trouble, and as a waterflood that is passed away wilt thou remember it;
Udzayiwala ndithu zowawa zako, zidzakhala ngati madzi amene apita kale.
17 And brighter than the noon of day will thy earthly existence arise; and thy obscurity will be like thy morning.
Moyo wako udzawala kupambana usana, ndipo mdima udzakhala ngati mmawa.
18 And thou wilt feel trust, because there is hope: yea, thou wilt search about carefully, and thou wilt lie down in safety.
Udzalimba mtima popeza pali chiyembekezo; ndipo udzayangʼana mbali zonse ndi kugona mosatekeseka.
19 Also thou wilt stretch thyself out [to rest], with none to make thee afraid; and many will entreat thy favor.
Udzagona pansi, popanda wina wokuopseza ndipo ambiri adzakupempha kuti uwachitire chifundo.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and the means of escape will vanish from them, and their [sole] hope shall be the breathing out of their soul.
Koma anthu oyipa adzafuna thandizo osalipeza, ndipo adzasowa njira yothawirapo; chiyembekezo chawo chidzakhala imfa basi.”
