Ayubu 12
1 Ningĩ Ayubu agĩcookia atĩrĩ:
Job replied,
2 “Hatirĩ nganja inyuĩ nĩ inyuĩ andũ, naguo ũũgĩ ũgaathiranĩra na inyuĩ rĩrĩa mũgaakua!
“You really think you're special people, don't you? Obviously when you die, wisdom will die with you!
3 No rĩrĩ, ndĩ na ũmenyo o ta inyuĩ; mũtirĩ oogĩ kũngĩra. Nũũ ũtooĩ maũndũ macio mothe?
But I too have insights, and you're no better than me. Doesn't everyone know the things you've said?
4 “Nduĩkĩte mũndũ wa gũthekererwo nĩ arata akwa, o na gũtuĩka nĩndakaĩire Ngai nake akĩnjigua: niĩ nduĩkĩte mũndũ wa gũthekererwo, o na gũtuĩka ndĩ mũthingu na ndirĩ ũcuuke!
But my friends laugh at me because I called on God and he answered me: the innocent man who does right has become an object of derision.
5 Andũ arĩa maikaraga megangarĩte manyũrũragia mũtino, makona ta ũndũ ũcio ũkoraga o andũ arĩa magũrũ mao matenderũkaga.
People who are comfortable have contempt for those who are in trouble, ready to push over those who are already slipping.
6 Hema cia atunyani nĩcio ciikaraga igaacĩire, na andũ arĩa marakaragia Mũrungu nĩo maikaraga na thayũ, o acio makuuaga ngai yao na moko.
Robbers live in peace, and those who make God angry live in safety, trusting their own strength as their ‘god.’
7 “No ta kĩũrie nyamũ, na nĩigũkũruta ũhoro, kana ũrie nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ, na nĩigũkwĩra;
But if you ask the animals they will teach you, the birds in the sky will tell you;
8 kana warĩrie thĩ, na nĩĩgũkũruta ũhoro, kana ũkĩarĩrie thamaki cia iria-inĩ, nacio nĩigũkũhe ũhoro.
ask the earth and it will teach you, and the fishes in the sea will tell you.
9 Nĩ irĩkũ cia icio ciothe itooĩ atĩ nĩ guoko kwa Jehova gwĩkĩte ũndũ ũyũ?
Which of all these doesn't know that the Lord has done this?
10 Mĩoyo ya ciũmbe ciothe ĩrĩ guoko-inĩ gwake, o na mĩhũmũ ya andũ othe.
He gives life to every living thing, life to all humankind.
11 Githĩ gũtũ gũtithuuranagia ciugo o ta ũrĩa rũrĩmĩ rũcamaga irio?
The ear distinguishes words just like the palate distinguishes foods.
12 Githĩ ũũgĩ ndũkoragwo na andũ arĩa akũrũ? Githĩ gũtũũra mũno gũtirehaga ũmenyo?
Wisdom to distinguish belongs to the old, and the ability to rightly discriminate belongs to those with long experience.
13 “Ũũgĩ na hinya nĩ cia Ngai; mataaro na ũmenyo nĩ ciake.
God has wisdom and power, counsel and understanding belong to him.
14 Kĩrĩa amomoraga gĩtingĩakwo rĩngĩ; mũndũ ũrĩa aahingĩra njeera gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩmuohora.
If he tears something down, nobody can rebuild it. If he imprisons someone, nobody can free them.
15 Ahingagĩrĩria maaĩ, gũkaaga mbura; ningĩ aamarekereria makaananga bũrũri.
If God holds back the waters, everything dries up; if he releases the waters, the earth floods.
16 Hinya na ũtooria nĩ ciake; mũheenio na mũheenania eerĩ no ake.
He is mighty and victorious; both deceivers and those deceived are subject to him.
17 Aheani kĩrĩra amatongoragia matarĩ nguo, na agatua aciirithania irimũ.
He leads counselors away stripped of their wisdom, he makes judges into fools.
18 Nĩohoraga mĩnyororo ĩrĩa athamaki moohaga andũ nayo, akamooha mũcibi njohero.
He removes the chains of office from kings and makes them wear loincloths.
19 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai amatongoragia marutĩtwo nguo, na akangʼaũrania andũ arĩa mehaandire tene.
He leads priests away stripped of their religious garments, he overthrows the powerful.
20 Nĩakiragia mĩromo ya aheani kĩrĩra arĩa meehoketwo, nao athuuri akamatunya ũhoro wa gũkũũrana maũndũ.
He takes away the advice of trusted advisors, he removes the discernment of the elders.
21 We nĩagagĩra arĩa atĩĩku bata, nao arĩa marĩ na hinya nĩamatunyaga indo ciao cia mbaara.
He pours scorn upon princes and takes away power from the strong.
22 Nĩaguũragia maũndũ marĩa mariku ma nduma, na nduma nene ya gĩkuũ akamiumĩria ũtheri-inĩ.
He reveals what is hidden in darkness, and brings into the light the shadow of death.
23 Anenehagia ndũrĩrĩ, agacooka agaciananga; aingĩhagia ndũrĩrĩ, agacooka agacihurunja.
He makes nations great and he destroys them; he expands nations and ruins them.
24 Nĩagaagagia meciiria ma atongoria a gũkũ thĩ; akamaingata, morũũrage werũ-inĩ mũtheri ũtarĩ njĩra.
He removes the understanding of rulers and makes them wander in the wilderness.
25 Mahambaataga nduma-inĩ kũrĩa gũtarĩ ũtheri; ningĩ atũmaga matũgũũge ta mũndũ mũrĩĩu.
They grope around in the dark without a light. He makes them stagger like drunk people.
