Job 20
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Awo Zofali Omunaamasi n’amuddamu nti,
2 Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.
“Ebirowoozo byange ebiteganyiziddwa binkubiriza okukuddamu kubanga nteganyizibbwa nnyo.
3 I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame, and the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
Mpulidde nga nswadde olw’okunenya, okutegeera kwange kunkubiriza okuddamu.
4 Knowest thou [not] this of old time, since man was placed upon earth,
“Ddala omanyi nga bwe byali okuva edda, okuva omuntu lwe yateekebwa ku nsi,
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
nti Enseko z’omwonoonyi ziba z’akaseera katono, era n’essanyu ly’abatamanyi Katonda terirwawo.
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Newaakubadde ng’amalala ge gatuuka ku ggulu n’omutwe gwe ne gutuuka ku bire,
7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
alizikirira emirembe n’emirembe nga empitambi ye: abo abamulaba babuuze nti, ‘Ali ludda wa?’
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
Abulawo ng’ekirooto, n’ataddayo kulabika; abuzeewo ng’okwolesebwa kw’ekiro.
9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
Eriiso eryamulaba teririddayo kumulaba, taliddayo kulaba kifo kye nate.
10 His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands shall give back his wealth.
Abaana be basaana bakolagane n’abaavu, emikono gye gyennyini gye gisaana okuwaayo obugagga bwe.
11 His bones are full of his youth, but it shall lie down with him in the dust.
Amaanyi ag’ekivubuka agajjudde amagumba ge, ge ganaagalamiranga naye mu nfuufu.
12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
“Okukola ebibi kuwoomerera mu kamwa ke era akukweka wansi w’olulimi lwe,
13 Though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth;
tayagala kukuleka, wadde okukuta era akukuumira mu kamwa ke.
14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
Naye emmere ye erimwonoonekera mu byenda, era erifuuka butwa bwa nsweera munda ye.
15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Aliwandula eby’obugagga bye yamira; Katonda alireetera olubuto lwe okubisesema.
16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.
Alinywa obutwa bw’ensweera; amannyo g’essalambwa galimutta.
17 He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.
Alisubwa obugga, n’emigga egikulukuta n’omubisi gw’enjuki n’amata.
18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
Bye yateganira alina okubiwaayo nga tabiridde; talinyumirwa magoba ga kusuubula kwe,
19 For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; he hath violently taken away an house, and he shall not build it up.
kubanga yanyigiriza abaavu n’abaleka nga bakaaba, yawamba amayumba g’ataazimba.
20 Because he knew no quietness within him, he shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.
“Ddala ddala talifuna kikkusa mululu gwe, wadde okuwonya n’ebyo bye yeeterekera.
21 There was nothing left that he devoured not; therefore his prosperity shall not endure.
Tewali kimulekeddwawo ky’anaalya; obugagga bwe tebujja kusigalawo.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: the hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
Wakati mu kufuna ebingi okulaba ennaku kumujjira; alibonaabonera ddala nnyo.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
Ng’amaze okujjuza olubuto lwe, Katonda alyoke amusumulurire obusungu bwe amukube ebikonde ebitagambika.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Bw’alidduka ekyokulwanyisa eky’ekyuma, akasaale ak’ekikomo kalimufumita.
25 He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body: yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; terrors are upon him.
Akasaale kaliviirayo mu mugongo gwe, omumwa gwako ogumasamasa gusikibwe mu kibumba. Entiisa erimujjira.
26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown [by man] shall devour him; it shall consume that which is left in his tent.
Ekizikiza ekikutte kye kirindiridde obugagga bwe. Omuliro ogutazikira gwe gulimumalawo, gwokye ebisigadde mu weema ye.
27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, and the earth shall rise up against him.
Eggulu liryolesa obutali butuukirivu bwe; ensi erimusitukirako n’emujeemera.
28 The increase of his house shall depart, [his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
Ebintu by’ennyumba biritwalibwa, biribulira ku lunaku lw’obusungu bwa Katonda.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Eyo y’engeri Katonda gy’asasulamu abakozi b’ebibi, nga gwe mugabo Katonda gwe yabategekera.”
