Ayubu 28
1 “Nĩ kũrĩ handũ harĩa betha yenjagwo o na nĩ harĩ handũ harĩa thahabu ĩtheragĩrio.
Silver has its fissures where it is first found, and gold has a place where it is melted.
2 Kĩgera kĩrutagwo kuuma tĩĩri-inĩ, nakĩo gĩcango kĩrutagwo mahiga-inĩ gĩgatwekio.
Iron is taken from the earth, and ore, unbound by heat, is turned into brass.
3 Mũndũ nĩkũniina aniinaga nduma; acaragia mahiga macio nginya kũrĩa kũriku mũno, o kũu nduma ĩrĩ ndumanu mũno.
He has established a time for darkness, and he has settled on an end for all things, as well as for the stone that is in the gloom and shadow of death.
4 Mũndũ atũrĩkagia irima thĩ kũraya na kũrĩa andũ matũũraga, agakinya kũndũ kũrĩa mũndũ aariganĩirwo nĩgũthiiaga; kũu kũraihanĩrĩirie na andũ nĩkuo acunjuuraga akĩereeraga.
The burning separates a pilgrim people from those who have been forgotten by the feet of the destitute man and from the unapproachable.
5 Thĩ nĩkuo kuumaga irio, no na kũu thĩinĩ mũhuro kũgarũrũkĩte gũkahaana ta gũcinĩtwo na mwaki;
The land, where bread appeared in its place, has been destroyed by fire.
6 mahiga-inĩ ma thĩ nĩkuo kuumaga yakuti ĩrĩa ya bururu, na mũthanga wayo ũkoragwo na ngũmba cia thahabu.
Its stones are embedded with sapphires, and its soil, with gold.
7 Gũtirĩ nyoni ndĩa-nyama yũĩ gacĩra kau kahithe, na gatirĩ konwo nĩ riitho rĩa hũngũ.
The bird does not know its path, nor has the eye of the vulture beheld it.
8 Nyamũ iria ciĩtĩĩaga itirĩ ciagathiĩra, o na gũtirĩ mũrũũthi ũkageragĩra.
The sons of merchants have not walked there, nor has the lioness traveled through it.
9 Guoko kwa mũndũ gũtharĩkagĩra gũkanyiita ihiga rĩa nyaigĩ, na gũkaguũria itina cia irĩma.
He has stretched out his hand to the rocks; he has overturned the foundations of the mountains.
10 Enjaga mungu ũgatũrĩkia rwaro rwa ihiga; maitho make makĩonaga igĩĩna ciaruo ciothe.
He has cut rivers through the rocks, and his eye has seen all precious things.
11 Ethaga itwe cia njũũĩ, na indo iria hithe agaciumĩria ũtheri-inĩ.
The depths of rivers he has also examined, and he has brought hidden things into the light.
12 “No ũũgĩ-rĩ, ũngĩoneka kũ? Ũmenyo ũtũũraga kũ?
But, in truth, where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?
13 Mũndũ ndangĩmenya thogora wa ũũgĩ; ndũngĩoneka bũrũri wa arĩa marĩ muoyo.
Man does not know its price, nor is it found in the land of those who live in sweetness.
14 Kũrĩa kũriku mũno kuugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũrĩ thĩinĩ wakwa’; narĩo iria rĩkoiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũrĩ gũkũ gwakwa.’
The abyss declares, “It is not in me.” And the sea says, “It is not with me.”
15 Ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ĩrĩa therie mũno, kana thogora waguo ũthimwo na betha.
The finest gold will not be paid for it, nor will silver be weighed in exchange for it.
16 Ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ya Ofiri, kana ũgũrĩke na onigithi ĩrĩa ĩrĩ goro mũno, o na kana yakuti ĩrĩa ya bururu.
It will not be compared with the dyed colors of India, nor with the very costly stone sardonyx, nor with the sapphire.
17 Thahabu kana icicio-rĩ, itingĩhota kũgerekanio naguo; o na kana ũkũũranio na mathaga ma thahabu.
Neither gold nor crystal will be its equal; neither will vessels of gold be fitted for it.
18 Maricani kana ngenyekenyi iria cia goro itiagĩrĩire kũgwetanio naguo; thogora wa ũũgĩ ũkĩrĩte wa ruru ĩrĩa ndune.
The exalted and the eminent will not be remembered in comparison with it. Yet wisdom is drawn out of concealment.
19 Yakuti ya Kushi ndĩngĩigananio naguo; o na ndũngĩgũrĩka na thahabu ĩrĩa therie mũno.
The topaz of Ethiopia will not be equal to it, nor will it be compared to the purest dyes.
20 “Hakĩrĩ ũguo-rĩ, ũũgĩ ũngĩkiuma nakũ? Ũmenyo ũtũũraga kũ?
So then, where does wisdom begin, and where is the place of understanding?
21 Nĩmũhithe kũrĩ maitho ma ciũmbe ciothe iria itũũraga muoyo, ũkahithwo o na nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ.
It has been hidden from the eyes of all living things, just as the birds of the heavens escape notice.
22 Mwanangĩko na gĩkuũ ciugaga atĩrĩ, ‘No mũhuhu waguo ũkinyĩte matũ-inĩ maitũ.’
Perdition and death have said, “With our ears, we have heard its fame.”
23 Ngai nĩooĩ njĩra ya gũthiĩ kũrĩa ũrĩ, na nowe wiki ũũĩ kũrĩa ũtũũraga,
God understands its way, and he knows its location.
24 nĩgũkorwo nĩonaga mũthia wa thĩ, na nĩonaga maũndũ marĩa mothe marĩ rungu rwa igũrũ.
For he beholds the limits of the world, and he looks upon all things that are under heaven.
25 Rĩrĩa aathimĩire rũhuho nditi yaruo, o na agĩthima maaĩ-rĩ,
He created a counterweight for the winds, and he suspended the waters to measure them.
26 rĩrĩa aarutĩire mbura watho ĩrũmagĩrĩre, na agĩtemera rũheni na marurumĩ njĩra-rĩ,
At that time, he gave a law to the rain and a path to the resounding storms.
27 nake nĩonire ũũgĩ na akĩũthima; aũrũmirie na akĩũthuthuuria.
Then he saw and explained it, and he made ready and examined it.
28 Agĩcooka akĩĩra andũ atĩrĩ, ‘Gwĩtigĩra Mwathani-rĩ, ũcio nĩguo ũũgĩ, Nakuo gũtheemaga ũũru nĩ ũmenyo.’”
And he said to man, “Behold the fear of the Lord. Such is wisdom. And to withdraw from evil, this is understanding.”
