< Yobu 11 >
1 Awo Zofali Omunaamasi n’ayogera nti,
and to answer Zophar [the] Naamathite and to say
2 “Ebigambo ebyo byonna bisigale nga tebiddiddwamu? Omwogezi ono anaabalibwa ng’ataliiko musango?
abundance word not to answer and if: surely no man lip: words to justify
3 Okwogera kwo okutaliimu kunaatusirisa? Oduule bw’otyo wabulewo akunenya?
bluster your man be quiet and to mock and nothing be humiliated
4 Ogamba Katonda nti, ‘Ebirowoozo byange tebirina nsobi, era ndi mutukuvu mu maaso go.’
and to say pure teaching my and pure to be in/on/with eye your
5 Naye, singa Katonda ayogera, singa abikkula akamwa ke n’akuddamu,
and but who? to give: if only! god to speak: speak and to open lips his with you
6 n’akubikkulira ebyama by’amagezi; kubanga amagezi amatuufu ddala galiko enjuuyi bbiri. Manya kino: Katonda n’okwerabira yeerabira ebimu ku bibi byo.
and to tell to/for you secret wisdom for double to/for wisdom and to know for to forget to/for you god from iniquity: guilt your
7 “Osobola okupima ebyama bya Katonda? Oyinza okunoonyereza ku Ayinzabyonna n’omumalayo?
search god to find if: surely no till limit Almighty to find
8 Bigulumivu okusinga eggulu, kiki ky’osobola okukola? Bikka okusinga obuziba bw’emagombe, kiki ky’osobola okumanya? (Sheol )
height heaven what? to work deep from hell: Sheol what? to know (Sheol )
9 Obuwanvu bwabyo businga ensi era bugazi okusinga ennyanja.
long from land: country/planet garment her and broad: wide from sea
10 “Singa ajja n’akusibira mu kkomera era n’atuuza olukiiko, ani ayinza okumuwakanya?
if to pass and to shut and to gather and who? to return: return him
11 Mazima ddala amanya abantu abalimba. Bw’alaba ebibi, tabifaako?
for he/she/it to know man vanity: false and to see: see evil: wickedness and not to understand
12 Naye omuntu omusirusiru, talifuna magezi, ng’omwana gw’endogoyi ogw’omu nsi bwe gutayinza kuzaalibwa nga gusobola okufugibwa.
and man be hollow to encourage and colt wild donkey man to beget
13 “Naye bw’owaayo omutima gwo gy’ali, n’ogolola emikono gyo gy’ali,
if you(m. s.) to establish: prepare heart your and to spread to(wards) him palm your
14 singa oggyawo ekibi ekiri mu mukono gwo, n’otokkiriza kibi kubeera mu weema yo,
if evil: wickedness in/on/with hand your to remove him and not to dwell in/on/with tent your injustice
15 olwo onoositula omutwe n’obwenyi bwo nga tokwatibwa nsonyi, era oyimirire ng’oli munywevu awatali kutya.
for then to lift: kindness face: kindness your from blemish and to be to pour: firm and not to fear
16 Mazima ddala ojja kwerabira emitawaana gyo, olijjukira bujjukizi ng’amazzi agaayita edda.
for you(m. s.) trouble to forget like/as water to pass to remember
17 Obulamu bujja kwaka okusinga omusana ogw’omu ttuntu, n’ekizikiza kijja kufuuka ng’obudde obw’oku nkya.
and from midday to arise: establish lifetime/world gloom like/as morning to be
18 Olibeera munywevu, kubanga olibeera n’essuubi; olitunuulira ebikwetooloodde n’owummulira mu mirembe.
and to trust for there hope and to search to/for security to lie down: sleep
19 Oligalamira nga tewali n’omu akutiisa, era bangi abalikunoonyaako omukisa.
and to stretch and nothing to tremble and to beg face of your many
20 Naye amaaso g’abakozi b’ebibi galiremererwa, era tebalisobola kuwona, essuubi lyabwe libeere ng’omukka ogw’enkomerero.”
and eye wicked to end: expend and refuge to perish from them and hope their exhalation soul: life