Job 33
1 “Ma ugbu a, Job, gee ntị nʼokwu m; ṅaakwa ntị nke ọma nʼihe niile m ga-ekwu.
Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.
2 Ejikerela m imeghe ọnụ m ikwu okwu; okwu m dịkwa nʼọnụ ire m.
Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 Okwu m sitere nʼizi ezi nke obi m; egbugbere ọnụ m na-ekwu naanị eziokwu nke m ma.
My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, and my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
4 Ọ bụ Mmụọ nke Chineke mere m, nkuume nke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile na-enye m ndụ.
The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.
5 Zaghachi m ma ọ bụrụ na i nwere ike; jikere onwe gị ka anyị rụrịtaa ụka.
If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.
6 Mụ onwe m dị ka i si dị nʼihu Chineke; mụ onwe m bụkwa ihe esitere nʼụrọ kpuo.
Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.
7 Egwu m ekwesighị ime ka ị tụọ oke ụjọ, ma ọ bụkwanụ ogwe aka m ịdị arọ nʼahụ gị.
Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.
8 “Ma ị kwuola ya na ntị m, anụrụ m okwu ndị ahụ niile,
Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.
9 ‘Mụ onwe m dị ọcha nʼobi m, o nweghị ihe na-ezighị ezi m mere; adị m ọcha na-enweghị mmehie ọbụla.
I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.
10 Ma Chineke chọtara ezughị oke nʼebe m nọ; ọ na-ahụta m dịka onye iro ya.
Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.
11 Ọ na-eji mkpọrọ kechie ụkwụ m abụọ; ọ na-enyochakwa ụzọ m niile.’
He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.
12 “Ma ana m agwa gị, na nke a i meghị nke ọma, nʼihi na Chineke dị elu karịa mmadụ.
Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.
13 Gịnị mere i ji na-ekpesara ya na ọ dịghị azaghachi mmadụ ọbụla okwu?
Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.
14 Ma Chineke na-ekwu okwu, ugbu a nʼotu ụzọ, ugbu a kwa nʼụzọ ọzọ, ọ bụ ezie na mmadụ nwere ike ghara ịghọta ya.
For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.
15 Na nrọ maọbụ nʼọhụ nke abalị, mgbe ụmụ mmadụ na-ada nʼoke ụra, mgbe ha na-atụgharị nʼelu ihe ndina ha.
In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,
16 O nwere ike kwunye ha okwu na ntị ma mee ka egwu tụọ ha site nʼọtụtụ ịdọ aka na ntị;
Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
17 ka mmadụ si nʼajọ omume ya chegharịa, ka o si na nganga ya wezuga onwe ya,
That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,
18 ka o chebe mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu, chebekwa ndụ ya site nʼịla nʼiyi nke mma agha.
And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.
19 “Ọzọkwa, a na-abara mmadụ mba site nʼihe mgbu nke na-eme ka o dinara nʼelu ihe ndina, ebe ọkpụkpọ niile dị ya nʼahụ na-anọgide na-egbu ya mgbu.
He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,
20 Nke na-eme ka ndụ ya na-asọ ihe oriri oyi, ọzọ, mkpụrụobi ya na-ajụkwa nri dịkarịsịrị ụtọ.
So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.
21 Anụ ahụ ya na-abụ ihe na-ala nʼiyi, ma ọkpụkpụ ya; nke bụ ihe zoro ezo na mbụ, na-apụta ihe ugbu a.
His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.
22 Mkpụrụobi ya na-abịaru ili nso, ndụ ha na-anọkwa nso nʼaka ndị na-ejere ọnwụ ozi.
So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.
23 Ma a sị na e nwere mmụọ ozi nọ ya nʼakụkụ, dịka onye nkwuchite ọnụ, otu onye nʼetiti puku mmadụ, onye ga-agwa mmadụ ihe ziri ezi nye ya,
If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,
24 ọ na-emere onye ahụ amara, na-asịkwa Chineke, ‘Napụta ya, ekwela ka ọ gbadaa nʼime olulu ili; achọtala ihe mgbapụta nʼihi ya.
Then will he haue mercie vpon him, and will say, Deliuer him, that he go not downe into the pit: for I haue receiued a reconciliation.
25 Ka ahụ ya nwogharịa dịka nke nwantakịrị, ka a eweghachi ike ya dịka ọ dị nʼụbọchị okorobịa ya.’
Then shall his flesh be as fresh as a childes, and shall returne as in the dayes of his youth.
26 Mgbe ahụ, onye ahụ ga-arịọ Chineke arịrịọ ma chọtakwa ihuọma ya, ha ga-ahụ ihu Chineke ma tiekwa mkpu ọṅụ, ọ na-enyeghachi ha ezi ihe nʼihi ezi omume ya.
He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauourable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy: for he will render vnto man his righteousnes.
27 Mgbe ahụ, ọ na-abịakwute ụmụ mmadụ sị ha: ‘Emehiere m, mee ihe ziri ezi ka ọ bụrụ ajọ omume, ma anataghị m ihe kwesiri ịbụ ụgwọ ọrụ m;
He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,
28 ọ gbapụtara mkpụrụobi m ka m ghara ịrịda nʼolulu ili, ya mere aga m adị ndụ hụkwa ìhè nke ndụ.’
He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 “Ihe ndị a niile ka Chineke na-emere mmadụ ugboro abụọ, ọbụladị ugboro atọ.
Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,
30 Ka ọ dọghachite mkpụrụobi ya site nʼolulu ili, ka ìhè nke ndụ si otu a mụkwasị ya.
That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.
31 “Gee ntị, Job, ma nụrụ okwu m; dere jii ka m kwuo okwu.
Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.
32 Ọ bụrụ na i nwere ihe ị chọrọ ikwu, zaghachi m; kwupụ okwu, nʼihi na achọrọ m ịgụ gị nʼonye ezi omume.
If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.
33 Ma ọ bụghị otu a, gee m ntị; dere jii, ka m zi gị amamihe.”
If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.
