Ayubu 22
1 Nake Elifazu ũrĩa Mũtemaani agĩcookia atĩrĩ:
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “Mũndũ aahota kũguna Mũrungu? O na mũndũ mũũgĩ-rĩ, akĩhota kũmũguna?
Can a man, then, profit God? Behold, the wise man profiteth himself.
3 Nĩ gĩkeno kĩrĩkũ ũthingu waku ũngĩrehere Mwene-Hinya-Wothe? Nĩ uumithio ũrĩkũ angĩgĩa naguo angĩkorwo mĩthiĩre yaku ndĩrĩ ũcuuke?
Is it a pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous; Or a gain to him, that thou walkest uprightly?
4 “Arakũrũithia na agagũthitanga nĩ ũndũ wa wĩtigĩri Ngai waku?
Will he contend with thee because he feareth thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?
5 Githĩ waganu waku ti mũnene? Mehia maku-rĩ, makĩrĩ mũthia?
Hath not thy wickedness been great? Have not thine iniquities been numberless?
6 Wetirie ũgitĩri kuuma kũrĩ ariũ a thoguo hatarĩ gĩtũmi; nĩwaũrire andũ nguo, ũkĩmatiga njaga.
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother unjustly, And stripped the poor of their clothing.
7 Arĩa anogu ndwamaheire maaĩ, na nĩwaimire arĩa ahũtu irio,
Thou hast given the weary no water to drink, And withholden bread from the hungry.
8 o na gũtuĩka warĩ mũndũ ũrĩ hinya, ũrĩ na mĩgũnda: mũndũ ũheetwo gĩtĩĩo, na watũũraga kuo.
But the man of power, his was the land, And the honorable man dwelt in it.
9 Nĩwaingatire atumia a ndigwa matarĩ na kĩndũ, na ũkĩniina hinya wa arĩa matarĩ na maithe.
Thou hast sent widows away empty, And broken the arms of the fatherless.
10 Nĩkĩo ũthiũrũrũkĩirio nĩ mĩtego, nĩkĩo thĩĩna wa narua ũkũmakagia,
Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden fear confoundeth thee;
11 nĩkĩo ũtumanĩirwo nĩ nduma, ũkaremwo nĩkuona, na nokĩo mũiyũro wa maaĩ ũkũhubanĩirie.
Or darkness, through which thou canst not see, And floods of water cover thee.
12 “Githĩ Ngai ndarĩ o kũu igũrũ o igũrũ? O na ta kĩone ũrĩa njata iria irĩ igũrũ mũno itũũgĩrĩte!
Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the stars, how high they are!
13 No rĩrĩ, wee ũroiga atĩrĩ, ‘Mũrungu nĩ atĩa angĩmenya? No atuanĩre ciira nduma-inĩ ta ĩno?
Hence thou sayest, “What doth God know? Can he govern behind the thick darkness?
14 Matu matumanu nĩmamũhumbĩrĩte, nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndangĩtuona rĩrĩa egũceera kũu igũrũ gacũmbĩrĩ.’
Dark clouds are a veil to him, and he cannot see; And he walketh upon the arch of heaven.”
15 Ũgũtũũra ũgeraga o njĩra ya tene ĩrĩa andũ aaganu managerera?
Wilt thou take the old way Which wicked men have trodden,
16 Nĩmahuririo ihinda rĩao rĩtanakinya, mĩthingi yao ĩgĩthererio nĩ mũiyũro wa maaĩ.
Who were cut down before their time, And whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
17 Nao meerire Mũrungu atĩrĩ, ‘Tigana na ithuĩ! Mwene-Hinya-Wothe-rĩ, angĩtwĩka atĩa?’
Who said unto God, “Depart from us!” And, “What can the Almighty do to us?”
18 No rĩrĩ, nĩwe waiyũririe nyũmba ciao na indo njega, nĩ ũndũ ũcio niĩ njikaraga haraaya na kĩrĩra kĩa andũ arĩa aaganu.
And yet he filled their houses with good things!—Far from me be the counsel of the wicked!
19 “Andũ arĩa athingu nĩmeyonagĩra mwanangĩko wa acio aaganu, magakena; arĩa matarĩ na ũũru mekĩte mamanyũrũragia makiugaga atĩrĩ:
The righteous see their fate, and rejoice; And the innocent hold them in derision.
20 ‘Ti-itherũ thũ ciitũ nĩnyanange, mwaki nĩũcinĩte ũtonga wao.’
“Truly our adversary is destroyed, And fire hath consumed his abundance!”
21 “Athĩkĩra Ngai ũikare ũrĩ na thayũ nake, ũndũ ũyũ nĩguo ũgaakũrehere ũgaacĩru.
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thus shall prosperity return to thee.
22 Ĩtĩkĩra ũrutani wa kanua gake, na ũige ciugo ciake ngoro-inĩ yaku.
Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
23 Ũngĩcookerera ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, nĩegũkwamũkĩra; ũngĩeheria waganu kũraya na hema yaku,
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up; If thou put away iniquity from thy tent.
24 na ũte ngũmba ciaku cia thahabu rũkũngũ-inĩ, na thahabu yaku ya Ofiri ũmĩte na kũu ndwaro-inĩ cia mahiga kũu mũkuru-inĩ,
Cast to the dust thy gold, And the gold of Ophir to the stones of the brook:
25 hĩndĩ ĩyo ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe agaatuĩka thahabu yaku, na atuĩke betha ĩrĩa njega mũno harĩ we.
Then shall the Almighty be thy gold, Yea, treasures of silver unto thee;
26 Ti-itherũ, hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũkona gĩkeno thĩinĩ wa ũcio Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, na nĩũgatiirĩra Ngai ũthiũ waku.
For then shalt thou have delight in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27 Nĩũkamũhooya, nake nĩagakũigua, nawe nĩũkahingia mĩĩhĩtwa yaku.
Thou shalt pray to him, and he shall hear thee, And thou shalt perform thy vows.
28 Ũrĩa watua wĩkwo nĩguo ũrĩkagwo, naguo ũtheri nĩ ũkaara njĩra-inĩ ciaku.
The purpose which thou formest shall prosper with thee, And light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ angĩ manyiihio, nawe ũkoiga, ‘Nĩmatũũgĩrio!’ Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩakahonokia arĩa makuĩte ngoro.
When men are cast down, thou shalt say, “There lifting up!” And the humble person he will save.
30 Nĩakahonokia o na ũrĩa ũrĩ na ũcuuke, ahonokio nĩ ũndũ wa ũtheru wa moko maku.”
He will deliver even him that is not innocent. The purity of thy hands shall save him.
