Ayubu 12
1 Ningĩ Ayubu agĩcookia atĩrĩ:
And Job answered and said,
2 “Hatirĩ nganja inyuĩ nĩ inyuĩ andũ, naguo ũũgĩ ũgaathiranĩra na inyuĩ rĩrĩa mũgaakua!
No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 No rĩrĩ, ndĩ na ũmenyo o ta inyuĩ; mũtirĩ oogĩ kũngĩra. Nũũ ũtooĩ maũndũ macio mothe?
But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yes, who knoweth not such things as these?
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!
I am [as] one mocked by his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] derided.
5 Andũ arĩa maikaraga megangarĩte manyũrũragia mũtino, makona ta ũndũ ũcio ũkoraga o andũ arĩa magũrũ mao matenderũkaga.
He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 Hema cia atunyani nĩcio ciikaraga igaacĩire, na andũ arĩa marakaragia Mũrungu nĩo maikaraga na thayũ, o acio makuuaga ngai yao na moko.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
7 “No ta kĩũrie nyamũ, na nĩigũkũruta ũhoro, kana ũrie nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ, na nĩigũkwĩra;
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 kana warĩrie thĩ, na nĩĩgũkũruta ũhoro, kana ũkĩarĩrie thamaki cia iria-inĩ, nacio nĩigũkũhe ũhoro.
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
9 Nĩ irĩkũ cia icio ciothe itooĩ atĩ nĩ guoko kwa Jehova gwĩkĩte ũndũ ũyũ?
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10 Mĩoyo ya ciũmbe ciothe ĩrĩ guoko-inĩ gwake, o na mĩhũmũ ya andũ othe.
In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Githĩ gũtũ gũtithuuranagia ciugo o ta ũrĩa rũrĩmĩ rũcamaga irio?
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?
12 Githĩ ũũgĩ ndũkoragwo na andũ arĩa akũrũ? Githĩ gũtũũra mũno gũtirehaga ũmenyo?
With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 “Ũũgĩ na hinya nĩ cia Ngai; mataaro na ũmenyo nĩ ciake.
With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Kĩrĩa amomoraga gĩtingĩakwo rĩngĩ; mũndũ ũrĩa aahingĩra njeera gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩmuohora.
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Ahingagĩrĩria maaĩ, gũkaaga mbura; ningĩ aamarekereria makaananga bũrũri.
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 Hinya na ũtooria nĩ ciake; mũheenio na mũheenania eerĩ no ake.
With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.
17 Aheani kĩrĩra amatongoragia matarĩ nguo, na agatua aciirithania irimũ.
He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 Nĩohoraga mĩnyororo ĩrĩa athamaki moohaga andũ nayo, akamooha mũcibi njohero.
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai amatongoragia marutĩtwo nguo, na akangʼaũrania andũ arĩa mehaandire tene.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 Nĩakiragia mĩromo ya aheani kĩrĩra arĩa meehoketwo, nao athuuri akamatunya ũhoro wa gũkũũrana maũndũ.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 We nĩagagĩra arĩa atĩĩku bata, nao arĩa marĩ na hinya nĩamatunyaga indo ciao cia mbaara.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 Nĩaguũragia maũndũ marĩa mariku ma nduma, na nduma nene ya gĩkuũ akamiumĩria ũtheri-inĩ.
He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shades of death.
23 Anenehagia ndũrĩrĩ, agacooka agaciananga; aingĩhagia ndũrĩrĩ, agacooka agacihurunja.
He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them [again].
24 Nĩagaagagia meciiria ma atongoria a gũkũ thĩ; akamaingata, morũũrage werũ-inĩ mũtheri ũtarĩ njĩra.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where there is] no way.
25 Mahambaataga nduma-inĩ kũrĩa gũtarĩ ũtheri; ningĩ atũmaga matũgũũge ta mũndũ mũrĩĩu.
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].
