Kohelethu 3
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, o ũndũ nĩ ũrĩ ihinda rĩaguo, na o ũndũ o wothe wĩkagwo gũkũ thĩ nĩ ũrĩ mahinda maguo:
For everything there is an appointed time, and a season for every purpose under heaven.
2 kũrĩ hĩndĩ ya gũciarwo na hĩndĩ ya gũkua, hĩndĩ ya kũhaanda na hĩndĩ ya kũmunya kĩrĩa kĩhaande,
There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pull up plants,
3 hĩndĩ ya kũũraga na hĩndĩ ya kũhonia, hĩndĩ ya gũtharia na hĩndĩ ya gwaka,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 hĩndĩ ya kũrĩra na hĩndĩ ya gũtheka, hĩndĩ ya gũcakaya na hĩndĩ ya kũina,
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 hĩndĩ ya kũhurunja mahiga na hĩndĩ ya kũmacookanĩrĩria, hĩndĩ ya kũhĩmbĩria na hĩndĩ ya kwaga kũhĩmbĩria,
a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones, a time to embrace other people, and a time to refrain from embracing.
6 hĩndĩ ya gũcaria na hĩndĩ ya kũũrĩrwo nĩ indo, hĩndĩ ya kũiga, na hĩndĩ ya gũte,
There is a time to look for things and a time to stop looking, a time to keep things and a time to throw away things,
7 hĩndĩ ya gũtembũra na hĩndĩ ya gũtuma, hĩndĩ ya gũkira na hĩndĩ ya kwaria,
a time to tear clothing and a time to repair clothing, a time to keep silent and a time to speak.
8 hĩndĩ ya kwenda na hĩndĩ ya gũthũũra, hĩndĩ ya mbaara na hĩndĩ ya thayũ.
There is a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
9 Mũruti wa wĩra-rĩ, nĩ uumithio ũrĩkũ oonaga harĩ gwĩtungumania gwake?
What profit does the worker gain in his labor?
10 Nĩnyonete mathĩĩna marĩa Ngai aheete andũ nĩguo mathĩĩnĩkage nĩ mo.
I have seen the work that God has given to human beings to complete.
11 Ngai oombire kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩrĩ gĩthaka hĩndĩ yakĩo. Ningĩ nĩekĩrĩte ũhoro wa tene na tene ngoro-inĩ cia andũ; no andũ matingĩhota kũmenya wĩra ũrĩa Ngai arutĩte kuuma kĩambĩrĩria nginya kĩrĩkĩrĩro.
God has made everything suitable for its own time. He has also placed eternity in their hearts. But mankind cannot understand the deeds that God has done, from their beginning all the way to their end.
12 Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ gũtirĩ ũndũ ũngĩ mwega andũ mangĩĩka ũkĩrĩte gũkena na gwĩka maũndũ mega rĩrĩa rĩothe megũtũũra muoyo.
I know that there is nothing better for anyone than to rejoice and to do good so long as he lives—
13 O na ningĩ ngamenya atĩ mũndũ o wothe angĩrĩa na anyue, na akenere gwĩtungumania gwake, kĩu nĩ kĩheo kuuma kũrĩ Ngai.
and that everyone should eat and drink, and should understand how to enjoy the good that comes from all his work. This is a gift from God.
14 Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ũndũ ũrĩa wothe Ngai ekaga nĩ wagũtũũra nginya tene; ndũngĩongerereka kana ũnyihanyiihe. Ngai awĩkaga nĩgeetha andũ mamwĩtigagĩre.
I know that whatever God does lasts forever. Nothing can be added to it or taken away, because it is God who has done it so that people will approach him with honor.
15 Ũrĩa gũtariĩ rĩu noguo gwatariĩ tene, na ũrĩa gũgaatuĩka thuutha-inĩ noguo gwatariĩ mbere ĩyo; nake Ngai acaragia atĩ ũndũ ũrĩa wahĩtũkire ũcooke o ro ho.
Whatever exists has already existed; whatever will exist has already existed. God makes human beings seek hidden things.
16 O na ningĩ ngĩona ũndũ ũngĩ gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa: Handũ harĩa haatuuagĩrwo ciira-rĩ, waganu warĩ ho, na ho handũ harĩa ha kĩhooto-rĩ, waganu warĩ ho.
I have seen the wickedness that is under the sun, where there should be justice, and in place of righteousness, wickedness was there.
17 Ngĩĩra atĩrĩ na ngoro yakwa, “Ngai nĩwe ũgaaciirithia andũ arĩa athingu na arĩa aaganu, tondũ nĩgũgakorwo ihinda rĩa o ũndũ o wothe wĩkagwo gũkũ thĩ, o na ihinda rĩa wĩra o wothe.”
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked at the right time for every matter and every deed.”
18 Ningĩ ngĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Ha ũhoro wa andũ-rĩ, Ngai amageragia nĩgeetha mone atĩ mahaana o ta nyamũ.
I said in my heart, “God tests human beings to show them that they are like animals.”
19 Maũndũ marĩa makoraga mũndũ no mo makoraga nyamũ; mũndũ na nyamũ makoragwo nĩ ũndũ o ro ũmwe: O ta ũrĩa mũndũ akuuaga, noguo nyamũ ĩkuaga. Mĩhũmũ ya mũndũ na nyamũ no ĩmwe; mũndũ ndarĩ handũ akĩrĩte nyamũ. Ũndũ o wothe nĩ wa tũhũ.
For the fate of the children of mankind and the fate of animals is the same fate for them. The death of one is like the death of the other. The breath is the same for all of them. There is no advantage for mankind over the animals. For is not everything just a breath?
20 Mũndũ na nyamũ mathiiaga o kũndũ kũmwe; othe moimĩte tĩĩri-inĩ, na othe macookaga o tĩĩri-inĩ.
Everything is going to the same place. Everything comes from the dust, and everything returns to the dust.
21 Nũũ ũũĩ kana hihi roho wa mũndũ wambataga na igũrũ, naguo roho wa nyamũ ũgaikũrũka na thĩ?”
Who knows whether the spirit of mankind goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into the earth?
22 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩona atĩ hatirĩ ũndũ mwega harĩ mũndũ ũkĩrĩte gũkenera wĩra wake, tondũ rĩu nĩrĩo igai rĩake. Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmũcookia rĩngĩ nĩguo one ũrĩa gũgeekĩka thuutha wake?
So again I realized that there is nothing better for anyone than to take pleasure in his work, for that is his assignment. Who can bring him back to see what happens after him?
