Ayubu 21
1 Ningĩ Ayubu agĩcookia atĩrĩ:
Bvt Iob answered, and sayd,
2 “Thikĩrĩriai wega ciugo ciakwa; rekei ũndũ ũyũ ũtuĩke nĩguo mũkũũhooreria naguo.
Heare diligently my wordes, and this shalbe in stead of your consolations.
3 Ngirĩrĩriai na niĩ njarie, na ndaarĩkia kwaria-rĩ, mũgĩcooke mũũnyũrũrie.
Suffer mee, that I may speake, and when I haue spoken, mocke on.
4 “Niĩ-rĩ, kaĩ mateta makwa meerekeirio mũndũ? Ngũkĩaga kũremwo nĩ gũkirĩrĩria nĩkĩ?
Doe I direct my talke to man? If it were so, how should not my spirit be troubled?
5 Ta ndorai mũgege; mwĩnyiite tũnua twanyu na moko nĩ kũmaka.
Marke mee, and be abashed, and lay your hand vpon your mouth.
6 Ndĩciiragia ũhoro ũyũ ngamaka mũno; ngethithimũkwo nĩ mwĩrĩ, ngambĩrĩria kũinaina.
Euen when I remember, I am afrayde, and feare taketh hold on my flesh.
7 Atĩrĩ, andũ arĩa aaganu marekagwo matũũre muoyo nĩkĩ, magakũra o na magakĩrĩrĩria kũgĩa na ũhoti?
Wherefore do the wicked liue, and waxe olde, and grow in wealth?
8 Nĩmeonagĩra ciana ciao ikĩgaacĩra kũu marĩ, makoona rũciaro rwao rũkĩĩhaanda mbere ya maitho mao.
Their seede is established in their sight with them, and their generation before their eyes.
9 Mĩciĩ yao ĩikaraga ĩgitĩirwo na ĩtarĩ na guoya; naruo rũthanju rwa Ngai rũtimahũũraga.
Their houses are peaceable without feare, and the rod of God is not vpon them.
10 Ndegwa ciao itiagaga kũgwatia; ngʼombe ciao iciaraga, na itihunaga.
Their bullocke gendreth, and fayleth not: their cow calueth, and casteth not her calfe.
11 Moimagaragia twana twao tũingĩ o ta rũũru; ciana icio ciao ikaina igĩtũrũhaga.
They send forth their children like sheepe, and their sonnes dance.
12 Nao o ene mainaga makĩhũũraga tũhembe na inanda cia mũgeeto; mekenagia na mũgambo wa mũtũrirũ.
They take the tabret and harpe, and reioyce in the sound of the organs.
They spend their dayes in wealth, and suddenly they go downe to the graue. (Sheol h7585)
14 Na no-o meeraga Mũrungu atĩrĩ, ‘Thiĩ! Tigana na ithuĩ! Tũtikwenda kũmenya njĩra ciaku.
They say also vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.
15 Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩwe ũ, atĩ nĩguo tũmũtungatagĩre? Tũkũgunĩka nakĩ tũngĩmũhooya?’
Who is the Almightie, that we should serue him? and what profit should we haue, if we should pray vnto him?
16 No rĩrĩ, kũgaacĩra kwao gũtirĩ moko-inĩ mao ene, nĩ ũndũ ũcio niĩ njikaraga haraaya na kĩrĩra kĩa andũ arĩa aaganu.
Lo, their wealth is not in their hand: therfore let the counsell of the wicked bee farre from me.
17 “Na rĩrĩ, nĩ maita maigana tawa wa arĩa aaganu ũhoragio? Nĩ maita maigana makoragwo nĩ mũtino, na nĩ maita maigana Ngai amagayagĩra ruo nĩ kũmarakarĩra?
How oft shall the candle of the wicked be put out? and their destruction come vpon them? he wil deuide their liues in his wrath.
18 Nĩ maita maigana matuĩkaga ta nyeki nyũmũ ĩkũhurutwo nĩ rũhuho, o na kana ta maragara marĩa mombũragwo nĩ kĩhuhũkanio?
They shall be as stubble before the winde, and as chaffe that the storme carieth away.
19 Kuugagwo atĩrĩ, ‘Ngai aigagĩra ciana iherithia rĩa ithe wao.’ No rĩrĩ, nĩ kaba Ngai aherithie mũndũ ũcio we mwene, nĩguo amenye nĩehĩtie!
God wil lay vp the sorowe of the father for his children: when he rewardeth him, hee shall knowe it.
20 Maitho make nĩmeyonere mwanangĩko wake mwene; nĩarekwo akunde mangʼũrĩ ma Mwene-Hinya-Wothe.
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drinke of the wrath of the Almightie.
21 Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, anga no eetangaga ha ũhoro wa andũ ake arĩa agaatiga na thuutha, matukũ make maathira?
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the nomber of his moneths is cut off?
22 “Nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũngĩhota kũruta Mũrungu atĩ nĩguo agĩe na ũmenyo, kuona atĩ Mũrungu nĩwe ũtuanagĩra ciira, o na agatuĩra arĩa atũũgĩirie mũno?
Shall any teache God knowledge, who iudgeth the highest things?
23 Nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũkuuaga arĩ na hinya wake wothe, arĩ mũgitĩre wega biũ, na arĩ na thayũ,
One dyeth in his full strength, being in all ease and prosperitie.
24 mwĩrĩ wake ũheetwo irio wega, na mahĩndĩ ma mĩthiimo yake marĩ o maigũ.
His breasts are full of milke, and his bones runne full of marowe.
25 Mũndũ ũngĩ agakua arĩ na marũrũ ma ngoro, atarĩ aakenera kĩndũ kĩega o na kĩ.
And another dieth in the bitternes of his soule, and neuer eateth with pleasure.
26 Makomaga o ro ũndũ ũmwe tĩĩri-inĩ, na eerĩ-rĩ, igunyũ ikamahumbĩra.
They shall sleepe both in the dust, and the wormes shall couer them.
27 “Niĩ nĩnjũũĩ wega ũrĩa mũreciiria, ngamenya mathugunda manyu maakũhĩtĩria namo.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the enterprises, wherewith ye do me wrong.
28 Mũrooria atĩrĩ, ‘Rĩu nyũmba ya mũndũ ũrĩa mũnene ĩkĩrĩ ha, na hema ĩrĩa andũ aaganu maratũũraga-rĩ, ĩkĩrĩ ha?’
For ye say, Where is the princes house? and where is the tabernacle of the wickeds dwelling?
29 Kaĩ mũtarĩ muoria andũ arĩa mathiiaga ngʼendo? Kaĩ mũtarũmbũyagia ũrĩa mamwĩraga:
May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes.
30 atĩ mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu nĩ aiguagĩrwo tha mũthenya wa mũtino, atĩ nĩahonokagio mũthenya wa mangʼũrĩ?
But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31 Nũũ ũreganaga na mĩtugo ya mũndũ mwaganu maitho-inĩ make? Nũũ ũmũrĩhagia kũringana na maũndũ marĩa aaneka?
Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall reward him for that he hath done?
32 Atwaragwo mbĩrĩra-inĩ, nayo mbĩrĩra yake ĩkarangagĩrwo.
Yet shall he be brought to the graue, and remaine in the heape.
33 Tĩĩri wa gĩtuamba nĩũrĩ mũrĩo harĩ we; andũ othe nĩwe marũmagĩrĩra, na kĩrĩndĩ gĩtangĩtarĩka gĩgathiiaga mbere yake.
The slimie valley shalbe sweete vnto him, and euery man shall draw after him, as before him there were innumerable.
34 “Mwakĩhota atĩa kũũhooreria na ndeto cia tũhũ? Hatirĩ kĩndũ gĩtigaru harĩ macookio manyu tiga o maheeni!”
How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaine but lyes?
