Ayubu 40
1 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Ayubu atĩrĩ:
God continued speaking to Job.
2 “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrũaga na Mwene-Hinya-Wothe-rĩ, no amũrute mahĩtia? Ũcio ũkararagia Ngai-rĩ, nĩakĩmũcookerie!”
“Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight? Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”
3 Nake Ayubu agĩcookeria Jehova, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
Job answered the Lord,
4 “Niĩ ndiagĩrĩire o na hanini; ndaakĩhota atĩa gũgũcookeria? Nĩndehumbĩra kanua na guoko.
“Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
5 Nĩndaririe rĩmwe, no ndirĩ na macookio; o na ngĩaria rĩa keerĩ, no ndirĩ na ũndũ ũngĩ nguuga.”
I have already said far too much and I won't say anything more.”
6 Ningĩ Jehova akĩarĩria Ayubu arĩ kĩhuhũkanio-inĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
7 “Wĩhotore ta mũndũ mũrũme; nĩngũkũũria ciũria, nawe ũkĩnjookerie.
“Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
8 “Gũtua ciira gwakwa na kĩhooto-rĩ, githĩ no ũkũmenererie? Githĩ no ũndue mwĩhia nĩgeetha wee ũtuĩke ndwĩhĩtie?
Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong? Are you going to condemn me so you can be right?
9 Wee-rĩ, ũrĩ na guoko ta kwa Mũrungu? Wee wahota kũruruma na mũgambo ta wake?
Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?
10 Ta kĩĩgemie na riiri na ũkengi, na wĩhumbe gĩtĩĩo na ũnene.
Why don't you dress yourself with majesty and dignity, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor!
11 Rekereria marakara mahiũ ma mangʼũrĩ maku, wone mũndũ o wothe mwĩtĩĩi ũmũharũrũkie,
Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance.
12 rora mũndũ o wothe mwĩtĩĩi na ũmũnyiihie, ũmemende andũ arĩa aaganu o harĩa marũngiĩ.
Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
13 Mathike othe hamwe tĩĩri-inĩ; ũmoohe mothiũ na nduma kũu mbĩrĩra-inĩ.
Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave.
14 Hĩndĩ ĩyo niĩ mwene nĩngetĩkania nawe atĩ guoko gwaku mwene kwa ũrĩo no gũkũhonokie.
Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.
15 “Ta rora nyamũ ĩrĩa ĩtagwo Behemothu, ĩyo ndoombire hamwe nawe, na ĩrĩĩaga nyeki ta ndegwa.
Consider Behemoth, a creature I made just like I made you. It eats grass like cattle.
16 Nĩ hinya ũigana atĩa ĩrĩ naguo njohero, na nĩ ũhoti mũnene atĩa ũrĩ mĩkiha-inĩ yayo ya nda!
Look at its powerful loins, the muscles of its belly.
17 Ĩinagia mũtingʼoe wayo ta mũtarakwa; nga cia ciero ciayo ciohanĩtio hamwe ta mĩhĩndo.
It bends its tail like a cedar; its thigh sinews are strong.
18 Mahĩndĩ mayo mahaana ta mĩberethi ya gĩcango, nacio ciĩga ciayo cihaana ta irungʼo cia kĩgera.
Its bones are like bronze tubes; its limbs like iron rods.
19 Nĩyo nyamũ ya mbere harĩ ciũmbe cia Mũrungu, no rĩrĩ, Mũũmbi wayo nowe ũngĩmĩkuhĩrĩria na rũhiũ rwake rwa njora.
It is the most important example of what God can do; only the one who made it can approach it with a sword.
20 Irĩma ĩmĩheaga maciaro maacio, na nyamũ ciothe cia gĩthaka itũũhagĩra gũkuhĩ na kũu.
The hills produce food for it, and all the wild animals play there.
21 Ĩkomaga rungu rwa mahũa ma maaĩ-inĩ, ĩĩhithĩte thĩinĩ wa ithanjĩ kũrĩa kũrĩ mũtondo.
It lies under the lotus; it hides in the reeds of the marsh.
22 Mahũa macio ma maaĩ-inĩ makamĩhitha; nakĩo kĩĩruru kĩa mĩtĩ ya irura hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia karũũĩ gĩkamĩthiũrũrũkĩria.
The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it.
23 Rĩrĩa rũũĩ ruoka na nditi, ndĩmakaga; nĩngitĩre, o na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani rũngĩmĩiyũrĩrĩra nginya kanua.
Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges against it.
24 Kũrĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kũmĩnyiita rĩrĩa ĩĩhũũgĩte, kana amĩtege, amĩtũrĩkie iniũrũ na amĩĩkĩre kĩana kĩa rũrigi?
No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.
