Job 13
1 look! all to see: see eye my to hear: hear ear my and to understand to/for her
“Atĩrĩrĩ, maitho makwa nĩmonete maũndũ macio mothe, matũ makwa nĩmamaiguĩte na magataũkĩrwo nĩmo.
2 like/as knowledge your to know also I not to fall: fall I from you
Ũrĩa mũũĩ o na niĩ nĩnjũũĩ; mũtirĩ oogĩ kũngĩra.
3 but I to(wards) Almighty to speak: speak and to rebuke to(wards) God to delight in
No niĩ ndĩrenda kwaria na Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, na ngerirĩria gũciira na Mũrungu.
4 and but you(m. p.) to smear deception to heal idol all your
No inyuĩ-rĩ, mũranjigĩrĩra ndeto cia maheeni; inyuothe mũrĩ athondekani a tũhũ!
5 who? to give: give be quiet be quiet [emph?] and to be to/for you to/for wisdom
Naarĩ korwo mwakira ki! Ũndũ ũcio ũngĩtuĩka ũũgĩ harĩ inyuĩ.
6 to hear: hear please argument my and strife lips my to listen
Na rĩrĩ, thikĩrĩriai kĩhooto gĩakwa; iguai gũthaithana kwa mĩromo yakwa.
7 to/for God to speak: speak injustice and to/for him to speak: speak deceit
Kaĩ mũngĩaria ũũru mũkĩarĩrĩria Mũrungu? Kaĩ mũngĩaria maheeni igũrũ rĩake?
8 face: kindness his to lift: kindness [emph?] if: surely no to/for God to contend [emph?]
Kaĩ mũngĩmuonia kĩmenyano? Kaĩ mũgũciirĩrĩra Mũrungu?
9 pleasant for to search [obj] you if: surely no like/as to deceive in/on/with human to deceive in/on/with him
Angĩmũtuĩria inyuĩ-rĩ, ũndũ ũcio no ũtuĩke mwega? No mũmũheenie ta ũrĩa mũngĩheenia mũndũ?
10 to rebuke to rebuke [obj] you if in/on/with secrecy face to lift: kindness [emph?]
Ti-itherũ no amũrũithie mũngĩtuĩka a kuonania kĩmenyano na hitho.
11 not elevation his to terrify [obj] you and dread his to fall: fall upon you
Hĩ, riiri wake ndũngĩmũmakia? Mũtingĩnyiitwo nĩ guoya nĩ ũndũ wake?
12 memorial your proverb ashes to/for back/rim/brow clay back/rim/brow your
Mĩario yanyu ya ũũgĩ nĩ thimo hũthũ o ta mũhu; ihooto cianyu no ta kwĩgitĩra na rĩũmba.
13 be quiet from me and to speak: speak I and to pass upon me what?
“Kirai ki, mũreke njarie; o ũrĩa ndĩrĩona-rĩ, rekei nyone.
14 upon what? to lift: raise flesh my in/on/with tooth my and soul: life my to set: put in/on/with palm my
Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma ndĩtoonyie ũgwati-inĩ na ngaiga muoyo wakwa moko-inĩ makwa?
15 look! to slay me (to/for him *Q(K)*) to wait: hope surely way: conduct my to(wards) face his to rebuke
O na angĩnjũraga-rĩ, niĩ nowe ndĩrĩĩhokaga; na ti-itherũ nĩ ngatetera mĩthiĩre yakwa hau mbere yake.
16 also he/she/it to/for me to/for salvation for not to/for face: before his profane to come (in): come
Ti-itherũ, ũndũ ũyũ noguo ũgaatuĩka wa kũũhonokia, nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũtooĩ Ngai ndangĩũmĩrĩria gũũka mbere yake!
17 to hear: hear to hear: hear speech my and declaration my in/on/with ear your
Thikĩrĩriai wega ũhoro wakwa; matũ manyu nĩmakĩigue ũrĩa nguuga.
18 behold please to arrange justice: judgement to know for I to justify
Ti-itherũ nĩhaarĩirie ciira wakwa, na nĩnjũũĩ nĩ nguoneka ndĩ wa kĩhooto.
19 who? he/she/it to contend with me me for now be quiet and to die
Nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota gũũthitanga? Angĩkorwo nĩ kũrĩ-rĩ, no gũkira ngũkira ngue.
20 surely two not to make: offer with me me then from face your not to hide
“Wee Ngai, ta kĩĩhe o maũndũ maya meerĩ, na ndigũcooka gũkwĩhitha:
21 palm your from upon me to remove and terror your not to terrify me
Atĩrĩ, eheria guoko gwaku, gũikare kũraya na niĩ, na ũtige kũũmakia na imakania ciaku.
22 and to call: call to and I to answer or to speak: speak and to return: reply me
Ningĩ ũnjĩte na nĩngwĩtĩka, kana ũkĩreke njarie, nawe ũnjookerie.
23 like/as what? to/for me iniquity: crime and sin transgression my and sin my to know me
Nĩ mahĩtia na mehia maigana niĩ njĩkĩte? Nyonia ihĩtia na rĩĩhia rĩakwa.
24 to/for what? face your to hide and to devise: think me to/for enemy to/for you
Ũraahitha ũthiũ waku nĩkĩ, na ũkandua thũ yaku?
25 leaf to drive to tremble and [obj] stubble dry to pursue
Nĩũngĩnyamaria ithangũ rĩrahurutwo nĩ rũhuho? Nĩũgũtengʼerania na maragara momũ?
26 for to write upon me gall and to possess: possess me iniquity: crime youth my
Nĩgũkorwo nĩ wandĩkĩte maũndũ marũrũ ma kũnjũkĩrĩra, na ũkaangaĩra igai rĩa mehia ma ũnini wakwa.
27 and to set: put in/on/with stock foot my and to keep: look at all way my upon root foot my to engrave
Wohaga magũrũ makwa na mĩnyororo; ũrangagĩra njĩra ciakwa ciothe na ũndũ wa gũcora njoro makinya ma magũrũ makwa.
28 and he/she/it like/as rottenness to become old like/as garment to eat him moth
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũndũ amocaga ta kĩndũ kĩbuthĩte, agathira ta nguo ĩrĩĩtwo nĩ memenyi.
