Ayubu 11

1 Nake Zofaru ũrĩa Mũnaamathi agĩcookia, akĩũria atĩrĩ:

Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,

2 “Ciugo icio ciothe-rĩ, nĩcikwaga gũcookio? Mwaria ũyũ-rĩ, nĩegũgĩtuuo mwagĩrĩru?

Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?

3 Mwĩraho ũcio waku-rĩ, nĩguo ũgũkiria andũ naguo? No kwage mũndũ ũngĩgũkaania rĩrĩa ũranyũrũrania?

Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

4 Wee ũreera Ngai atĩrĩ, ‘Wĩtĩkio wakwa ndũrĩ ũcuuke, o na niĩ ndĩ mũtheru maitho-inĩ maku.’

You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

5 Naarĩ korwo Ngai no aarie, atumũre mĩromo yake agũũkĩrĩre,

But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;

6 na akũguũrĩrie hitho cia ũũgĩ, nĩ ũndũ ũũgĩ ũrĩa wa ma nĩ wa mĩena ĩĩrĩ. Menya ũndũ ũyũ; atĩ Ngai ndakũherithĩtie kũringana na ũrĩa mehia maku maigana.

And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

7 “Wee no ũhote kũmenya maũndũ marĩa mahithe ma Ngai? Kana no ũhote gũtuĩria kũna maũndũ ma Mwene-Hinya-Wothe?

Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?

8 Maũndũ make nĩmatũũgĩru gũkĩra igũrũ, wee nĩ atĩa ũngĩka? Nĩ mariku gũkĩra ũriku wa mbĩrĩra, wee nĩ atĩa ũngĩmenya? (Sheol h7585)

They are higher than heaven; what is there for you to do? deeper than the underworld, and outside your knowledge; (Sheol h7585)

9 Gĩthimo kĩamo nĩ kĩraihu gũkĩra thĩ na nĩ kĩaramu gũkĩra iria rĩrĩa inene.

Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea.

10 “Angĩũka agũikie njeera-rĩ, acooke etane ciira-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmũgiria?

If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

11 Ti-itherũ nĩoĩ andũ arĩa maheenanagia; na rĩrĩa oona ũndũ mũũru-rĩ, githĩ ndaũmenyaga?

For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it.

12 No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũgĩ ndangĩtuĩka mũũgĩ o na rĩ, o ta ũrĩa njaũ ya ndigiri ya gĩthaka ĩtarĩ hĩndĩ ĩngĩciarwo ĩrĩ mũndũ.

And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.

13 “No rĩrĩ, ũngĩneana ngoro yaku kũrĩ Ngai, na ũtambũrũkie moko maku kũrĩ we,

But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him;

14 ũngĩeheria mehia marĩa marĩ guoko-inĩ gwaku, na ũgirie ũũru ũikare thĩinĩ wa hema yaku-rĩ,

If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent;

15 hĩndĩ ĩyo no ũhote gũtiira ũthiũ waku na igũrũ ũtegũconoka; no ũrũgame wega ũtarĩ na guoya.

Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:

16 Ti-itherũ nĩũkariganĩrwo nĩ mathĩĩna maku, ũmaririkanage o ta maaĩ marĩkĩtie gũtherera.

For your sorrow will go from your memory, like waters flowing away:

17 Mũtũũrĩre waku nĩũgacangarara gũkĩra mũthenya barigici, nayo nduma ĩgaatuĩka o ta rũciinĩ.

And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.

18 Ũgũtũũra ũrĩ na mwĩhoko tondũ ũrĩ na ũgitĩri, ũkehũgũraga harĩa ũrĩ, na ũkahurũka ũtarĩ na ũgwati.

And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

19 Nĩũgakomaga, gũtarĩ na mũndũ ũngĩtũma wĩtigĩre, nao andũ aingĩ nĩmakeyendithagia harĩ we.

Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;

20 No rĩrĩ, maitho ma andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmakaaga kuona, na matikoona gwa kũũrĩra; naguo ũndũ ũrĩa meriragĩria ũgaatuĩka mũcaayo wa gĩkuũ.”

But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.