Ayubu 19
1 Nake Ayubu akĩũria atĩrĩ:
Then answered Job, and said,
2 “Mũkũũnyariira nginya-rĩ, mũkĩĩhehenjaga na ciugo?
How long will ye grieve my soul, and crush me with words?
3 Rĩu mũrĩ kũndetia maita ikũmi; mũũtharĩkĩire mũtarĩ na thoni.
These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed when ye show yourselves as strangers to me.
4 Angĩkorwo nĩ ma atĩ nĩhĩtĩtie njĩra, ihĩtia rĩakwa rĩgũikara rĩrĩ thĩĩna wakwa.
Yea, if it be indeed that I have erred, let my error remain with myself.
5 Mũngĩkorwo ti-itherũ nĩmũgwĩtũũgĩria igũrũ rĩakwa, na mũgĩe na mweke wa kũnjũkĩrĩra nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo njonorithĩtio,
But if indeed ye wish to magnify yourselves above me, and to prove against me my disgrace:
6 no kĩmenyei atĩ Ngai nĩwe ũũhĩtĩirie, akandigiicĩria na wabu wake.
Then know for certain that God hath bent me down, and hath laid his net all around me.
7 “O na gũtuĩka nĩngayaga ngoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndĩĩmũhĩtĩrie!’ Niĩ ndirĩ ũndũ njookagĩrio; o na gũtuĩka nĩhooyaga ndeithio, gũtirĩ kĩhooto nyonaga.
Behold, I cry out concerning the violence [done me], but I am not answered: I entreat aloud, but there is no justice.
8 Nĩahingĩire njĩra na niĩ ndingĩhota kũhĩtũka; tũcĩra twakwa nĩatwĩkĩrĩte nduma.
My road hath he fenced up, so that I cannot pass out; and on my paths he placeth darkness.
9 Nĩanjaũrĩte gĩtĩĩo gĩakwa, na akanduta thũmbĩ mũtwe.
My glory hath he stripped from me, and removed the crown of my head.
10 Andarũrangaga kuuma mbarĩ ciothe nginya ngathira; amunyaga mwĩhoko wakwa o ta mũtĩ.
He hath pulled me down on every side, and I am going hence; and he hath rooted up like a tree my hope.
11 Marakara make nĩmanjakanĩire; andaraga hamwe na thũ ciake.
He hath also kindled against me his wrath, and he counteth me with himself as one of his adversaries.
12 Mbũtũ ciake cia ita injerekagĩra na hinya; ciakaga ihumbu cia kũnjũkĩrĩra, igathiũrũrũkĩria hema yakwa.
Altogether come on his troops, and make level against me their way, and encamp round about my tent.
13 “Nĩanyamũranĩtie na ariũ a baba makaahutatĩra; andũ arĩa tũyaine nao nĩmeĩndigithĩtie biũ.
My brothers hath he removed far from me, and my acquaintance are entirely estranged from me.
14 Andũ a mbarĩ ciitũ nĩmathiĩte makandiga; arata akwa nĩmariganĩirwo nĩ niĩ.
My near of kin have withdrawn, and those befriended by me have forgotten me.
15 Ageni akwa na ndungata ciakwa cia andũ-a-nja matuaga ta matanjũũĩ; maanyonaga ta ndĩ mũndũ uumĩte kũndũ kũngĩ.
Ye that sojourn in my house, and my maid-servants, regard me as a stranger: an alien am I become in their eyes.
16 Njĩtaga ndungata yakwa, no ndĩngĩnjĩtĩka, o na ndĩmĩthaithĩte na kanua gakwa niĩ mwene.
I call for my servant, but he will not answer, though I were to entreat him with my mouth.
17 Mĩhũmũ ya kanua gakwa nĩmĩnungu harĩ mũtumia wakwa; nduĩkĩte wa kũmenwo harĩ ariũ a maitũ.
My breath is become nauseous to my wife, and my caressing, to the children of my own body.
18 O na tũhĩĩ tũrĩa tũnini nĩtũũnyararĩte, rĩrĩa ndatuumĩrĩra no gũũthekerera tũũthekagĩrĩra.
Yea, children even despise me: I rise up, but they speak against me.
19 Arata akwa arĩa manguhĩrĩirie othe nĩmathũire; andũ arĩa nyendeete nĩmahutatĩire makaanjũkĩrĩra.
All that have had my confidence abominate me; and those whom I have loved are turned against me.
20 Niĩ thirĩte ngatigara o gĩkonde na mahĩndĩ; niĩ ndigarĩirwo no kĩni kĩa magego giiki.
To my skin and to my flesh my bones do cleave, and I must sustain myself with the gums of my teeth.
21 “Njiguĩrai tha, inyuĩ arata akwa, iguai tha, nĩgũkorwo guoko kwa Ngai nĩkũngũthĩte.
Spare me, spare me, O ye, my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
22 Mũthingatanaga na niĩ o ta ũrĩa Mũrungu aathingataga nĩkĩ? Mũtirĩ mũraiganwo nĩ nyama ciakwa?
Why will ye persecute me as God [hath done], and will never be satisfied with my flesh?
23 “Naarĩ korwo ciugo ciakwa nĩciandĩkĩtwo, igakĩandĩkwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa gĩkũnjo,
Oh who would but grant, that my words might be written down! oh who would grant that they were entered in a book!
24 igakarwo na karamu ga kĩgera igũrũ rĩa ngocorai, kana igakururwo rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga itũũre nginya tene!
That they were hewn with an iron pen and [blackened with] lead for eternity in the hard rock!
25 Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ Mũngũũri arĩ muoyo, na atĩ marigĩrĩrio-inĩ nĩwe ũkaarũgama thĩ ĩno.
And well I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he will remain as the last after the creatures of the dust [are passed away];
26 Nakĩo gĩkonde gĩkĩ gĩakwa kĩarĩkia gũthira, na mwĩrĩ ũyũ wa nyama ũkorwo ũtarĩ ho, hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩ ngoona Ngai;
And after my skin is cut to pieces will this be: and then freed from my body shall I behold God;
27 niĩ mwene nĩngamwĩonera na maitho, niĩ mwene, ti mũndũ ũngĩ. Ĩ ngoro yakwa ndĩkĩrĩ na wendo mũnene!
Whom I shall myself behold to my happiness, and whom my eyes will see, and not as a stranger, [when even] my reins are consumed within my bosom.
28 “Mũngiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ĩ nĩtũthingatane nake, kuona atĩ nĩwe kĩhumo gĩa thĩĩna ũyũ,’
But if ye should say, How will we pursue him? seeing the root of the matter is found in me:
29 inyuĩ ene nĩmwagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtigĩra rũhiũ rwa njora; nĩgũkorwo mangʼũrĩ nĩmakarehithia kũherithanio na rũhiũ rwa njora, na hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũkamenya atĩ nĩ kũrĩ ũtuanĩri wa ciira.”
Then have dread for yourselves of the sword; for the wrath [which ye excite] is an iniquity that bringeth the sword; in order that ye may know there is one that judgeth [in the world].
