Yobu 16
1 Yobu n’addamu nti,
Job replied,
2 “Mpulidde ebintu bingi ebiri nga bino; mwenna muli mikwano gyange egitagasa.
“I've heard all this before. You are comforters who just cause trouble!
3 Ebigambo byammwe bingi, tebiikome? Kiki ekibaluma ne mutalekeraawo kuwakana?
Will your windy speeches never cease? What's bothering you that you have to answer me?
4 Nange nandyogedde nga mmwe, singa mmwe mubadde mu kifo kyange; nandyogedde ebigambo ebisengeke obulungi ebibanyiga, ne mbanyeenyeza n’omutwe gwange.
I could talk like you do if you were in my place, stringing words together to criticize you, ridiculing you with a toss of my head.
5 Naye akamwa kange kandibazizzaamu amaanyi; ebigambo eby’essuubi okuva mu kamwa kange byandibaleetedde eddembe.
I could build you up by my mouth speaking words; the movement of my lips would ease your pain.
6 “Ate bwe njogera, obulumi bwange tebuwona, bwe nsirika era busigalawo.
For me, if I speak it doesn't ease my pain, and if I don't speak the pain is still there.
7 Mazima ddala, Ayi Katonda, ommazeemu amaanyi; osaanyiririzzaawo ddala ennyumba yange yonna.
God, you have worn me out. You have destroyed my whole family.
8 Onsibye n’onyweza ekinnumiririza ddala, obukovvu bwange bwe bukulaga bwe ndi, kirabika ne ku maaso.
You have made me shrivel up, which is a witness against me; my thin body testifies against me.
9 Katonda annumba n’obusungu bwe n’anjuzaayuza, annumira emba; omulabe wange antunuulira nkaliriza n’amaaso ge agafumita.
He has torn me apart in his anger; in his hostility he has gnashed his teeth at me; my enemy pierces me with his fierce look.
10 Abantu bayasamya emimwa gyabwe ne bansekerera; bankuŋŋaanirako ne bankuba empi ku matama.
People stare at me with their mouths wide open, they slap me on my cheeks to mock me, they crowd around me to attack me.
11 Katonda ampaddeyo eri omukozi w’ebibi, era n’ansuula mu mikono gy’ababi.
God has handed me over to evil people; he has thrown me into their hands.
12 Nnali bulungi, n’anjuzaamu wakati; yankwata ku nsingo n’ammenyamu. Anfudde ssabbaawa,
I was living in peace and he smashed me to pieces. He grabbed me by the neck and dashed me to pieces. He set me up as his target.
13 abakubi b’obusaale banneetoolodde. Awatali kusaasira, afumita ensigo zange, omususa gwange ne guyiika ku ttaka.
His archers surround me. His arrows pierce my kidneys without mercy. He pours out my gall on the ground.
14 Annumba, emirundi n’emirundi, n’anfubutukirako ng’omulwanyi omuzira.
Like a wall he breaks me down, breach upon breach, rushing at me like a warrior.
15 “Neetungidde ebikutiya eby’okukungubagiramu, ne nkweka obwenyi bwange mu nfuufu.
I have sown sackcloth to cover my skin; my strength lies broken in the dust.
16 Nzenna mmyuse amaaso olw’okukaaba, ekisiikirize ekikwafu ennyo kyetoolodde amaaso gange,
My face is red from crying and dark shadows surround my eyes,
17 newaakubadde ng’emikono gyange tegirina bibi bye gikoze, n’okusaba kwange nga kutukuvu.
although I have done nothing wrong and my prayer is pure.
18 “Ggwe ensi, tobikka ku musaayi gwange; nneme okusirisibwa!
Earth, do not cover up my blood. May my cry find no place to hide.
19 Era kaakano omujulirwa wange ali mu ggulu; omuwolereza wange ali waggulu nnyo ddala.
Look, right now my witness is in heaven; the one who speaks for me is on high.
20 Mikwano gyange bansekerera, amaaso gange nga gakulukusa amaziga eri Katonda.
My friends scorn me, but my eyes pour out tears to God.
21 Ku lw’omuntu, yeegayirira eri Katonda ng’omuntu bwe yeegayiririra mukwano gwe.
I want my witness to speak for me with God as someone does for their friend.
22 “Emyaka mitono eginaayitawo nga sinnakwata lugendo olw’obutadda.”
For in a few short years I shall go down that road from which I shall not return.
