Abụ Ọma 49
1 Abụ Ọma dịrị onyeisi abụ. Abụ ụmụ Kora. Abụ Ọma. Nụrụnụ nke a, unu mmadụ niile! Geenụ ntị, unu ndị niile bi nʼụwa,
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2 ma ndị dị ala ma ndị dị elu, ma onye ọgaranya ma onye ogbenye.
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
3 Aga m ekwu okwu amamihe, ihe sị nʼobi m ga-enye nghọta.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4 Aga m aṅa ntị nye ilu, aga m e ji ụbọ akwara kọwaa ilu m.
I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5 Nʼihi gịnị ka m ga-eji tụọ egwu mgbe ụbọchị ọjọọ bịara, mgbe ndị aghụghọ ọjọọ gbara m gburugburu,
Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall surround me?
6 ndị na-atụkwasị obi nʼakụnụba ha ma na-anyakwa isi nʼihi oke ụba ha.
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7 O nweghị onye pụrụ ịgbapụta ndụ onye ọzọ, maọbụ nye Chineke ụgwọ e ji agbara onye ahụ,
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
8 nʼihi na ụgwọ e ji agbara ndụ dị oke ọnụ, o nweghị ụgwọ a ga-akwụ nke ga-ezu,
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever: )
9 nke ga-eme ka mmadụ dịrị ndụ ruo ebighị ebi, ma hapụ ịnwụ.
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10 Nʼihi na mmadụ niile na-ahụ na ndị amamihe na-anwụ, ndị nzuzu na ndị na-enweghị uche na-anwụkwa, si otu a hapụrụ ndị ọzọ akụnụba ha.
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the stupid person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11 Ili ha na-aghọ ụlọ ha ruo ebighị ebi, ebe obibi ha ruo ọgbọ niile nʼagbanyeghị na ha gụrụ ọtụtụ ala aha ha.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12 Ma mmadụ, nʼagbanyeghị akụnụba ya, aghaghị ịnwụ, dịka anụ ọhịa, ọ ga-anwụkwa.
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13 Nke a bụ ihe na-adakwasị ndị na-atụkwasị obi nʼonwe ha, na ndị na-eso ụzọ ha, ndị na-akwado okwu ha. (Sela)
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. (Selah)
14 Dịka atụrụ, ọ bụ ala mmụọ ka a kwadooro ha, ọnwụ ga-abụ onye na-azụ ha dịka atụrụ, ma ndị na-eme ihe ziri ezi ga-emeri ha nʼụtụtụ. Ozu ha ga-erekasị nʼime ili nʼebe dị anya site nʼụlọeze ha. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Amala jijiji mgbe mmadụ na-aba oke ụba, mgbe ịdị ebube nke ụlọ ya na-amụba,
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 nʼihi na ọ ga-agba aka laa ma ọ nwụọ, ịdị ebube ya agaghị eso ya banye nʼili.
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18 Nʼagbanyeghị na ọ gụrụ onwe ya dịka onye a gọziri agọzi mgbe ọ dị ndụ, ọ bụ ezie na ndị mmadụ na-eto gị mgbe ị na-enwe ọganihu,
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19 ọ ga-eso ọgbọ ndị nna nna ya ndị na-agaghị ahụkwa ìhè ọzọ.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20 Ndị bara ụba nke na-enweghị nghọta dịka anụ ọhịa nke ga-ala nʼiyi.
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
