Yobu 35
1 Eriku n’ayongera okwogera nti,
And Elius resumed and said,
2 “Olowooza kiba kituufu ggwe okugamba nti, Katonda ananziggyako omusango. Oyogera nti, obutuukirivu bwange businga obwa Katonda.
What is this that thou thinkest to be according to right? who art thou that thou hast said, I am righteous before the Lord?
3 Ate obuuza nti, ‘Nganyulwa ntya?’ Kirungi ki kye nfuna mu kwonoona kwange?
I will answer thee, and thy three friends.
4 “Nandyagadde okukuddamu ne mikwano gyo egyo gy’oli nagyo.
Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high [they are] above thee.
5 Tunula eri eggulu olabe; tunuulira ebire, ebiri waggulu ennyo okukusinga.
If thou hast sinned, what wilt thou do?
6 Singa oyonoona ekyo kimukwatako kitya? Ebyonoono byo bwe byeyongera, ekyo kimukolako ki?
and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?
7 Bw’oba omutuukirivu, kiki ky’oba omuwadde, oba kiki ky’aba afunye okuva mu ngalo zo?
And suppose thou art righteous, what wilt thou give him? or what shall he receive of thy hand?
8 Okwonoona kwo kukosa muntu nga ggwe, era n’obutuukirivu bwo bukwata ku baana b’abantu.
Thy ungodliness [may affect] a man who is like to thee; or thy righteousness a son of man.
9 Abantu bakaaba olw’okunyigirizibwa okw’amaanyi, balaajaanira ab’omukono ogw’amaanyi.
They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.
10 Naye tewali n’omu agamba nti, Aluwa Mukama Omutonzi wange atuwa ennyimba ekiro,
But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;
11 atuyigiriza ebingi okusinga ensolo ez’omu nsiko, era n’atufuula bagezi okusinga ebinyonyi eby’omu nsiko?
who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?
12 Newaakubadde nga bakaaba, tayinza kuwulira n’addamu kukaaba kw’abasajja ab’amalala abakozi b’ebibi.
There they shall cry, and none shall hearken, even because of the insolence of wicked men.
13 Ddala ddala Katonda tawuliriza kukoowoola kwabwe okwo okutaliimu; Ayinzabyonna takufaako.
For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.
14 Kale kiba kitya bw’ogamba nti tomulaba, era nti, Omusango gwo guli mu maaso ge era oteekwa okumulindirira;
He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is [possible] even now.
15 oba nti, ne bw’asunguwala tabonereza era tafaayo nnyo ku butali butuukirivu.
For he is not [now] regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.
16 Kale nno Yobu ayasamya akamwa ke okwogera ebitaliimu; obutamanya bumwogeza ebigambo olukunkumuli.”
Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.
