Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job,
Yehova anati kwa Yobu:
2 “Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
“Kodi iwe ufuna kukangana ndi Wamphamvuzonse? Iwe amene unatsutsana ndi Mulungu umuyankhe Iyeyo!”
3 Then Job answered the LORD,
Pamenepo Yobu anayankha Yehova:
4 “Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
“Ine sindili kanthu konse, kodi ndingathe kukuyankhani chiyani? Ndagwira pakamwa panga.
5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
Ndinayankhula kamodzi, koma pano ndilibe yankho, ndinayankha kawiri, koma sindiwonjezeranso mawu ena.”
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
Ndipo Yehova anayankha Yobu mʼkamvuluvulu kuti,
7 “Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
“Tsopano vala dzilimbe ngati mwamuna; ndikufunsa mafunso ndipo iwe undiyankhe.
8 Will you even annul my judgement? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
“Kodi iwe unganyoze chiweruzo changa cholungama? Kodi ungandidzudzule kuti iweyo ukhale wolungama?
9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Kodi uli ndi dzanja monga la Mulungu, ndipo mawu ako angagunde ngati mphenzi monga a Mulungu?
10 “Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honour and majesty.
Ngati zili choncho udzikometsere ndi ulemerero ndi kukongola, ndipo udziveke ulemu ndi ulemerero waufumu.
11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
Tsanula ukali wako wosefukirawo, uyangʼane aliyense wodzikuza ndipo umuchepetse,
12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
Uyangʼane aliyense wodzikweza ndipo umutsitse, uwapondereze oyipa onse pamalo pomwe alilipo.
13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Onsewo uwakwirire pamodzi mfumbi; ukulunge nkhope zawo mʼmanda.
14 Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
Ukatero Ine ndidzakuvomereza kuti dzanja lako lamanja lakupulumutsadi.
15 “See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
“Taganiza za mvuwu, imene ndinayipanga monga momwe ndinapangira iwe, ndipo imadya udzu ngati ngʼombe.
16 Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
Mphamvu zake ndi zazikulu kwambiri, thupi lake ndi lanyonga kwambiri!
17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
Mchira wake umayima tolotolo ngati mtengo wamkungudza; mitsempha ya ntchafu zake ndi yogwirana bwino.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
Mafupa ake ali ngati mapayipi amkuwa, nthiti zake zili ngati mipiringidzo yachitsulo.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
Mvuwuyo ndi yayikulu mwa zolengedwa za Mulungu, komatu mlengi wake amatha kuyiopseza ndi lupanga lake.
20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
Imapeza chakudya chake ku mtunda ndipo nyama zakuthengo zonse zimasewera pambali pake.
21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
Imagona pa tsinde pa zitsamba za mipeta, imabisala mʼbango ndiponso pa thawale.
22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
Imaphimbika ndi mthunzi wazitsamba za mipeta; imazunguliridwa ndi misondozi ya mu mtsinje.
23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
Madzi a mu mtsinje akakokoma, sichita mantha, iyo sitekeseka, ngakhale madzi a mu Yorodani afike mʼkhosi mwake.
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Kodi alipo amene angathe kukola mvuwu ndi mbedza kapena kuyikola mu msampha?
