Yobu 40
1 Awo Mukama n’agamba Yobu nti,
Moreover the LORD answered Job,
2 “Oyo anoonya okuyombera ebitaliimu anaayombesa Ayinzabyonna? Oyo aleeta empaka ku Katonda, amuddemu.”
“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
3 Awo Yobu n’addamu Mukama nti,
Then Job answered the LORD,
4 “Laba, sisaanidde, kiki kye nnaakuddamu? Emimwa kangibikkeko n’engalo.
“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 Njogedde omulundi gumu, so siddemu; weewaawo emirundi ebiri sseeyongere mulundi mulala.”
I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6 Awo Mukama ng’ali mu muyaga ogw’amaanyi n’addamu Yobu nti,
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
7 “Weesibe engoye zo onywere ng’omusajja. Ka nkubuuze, naawe onziremu.
“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
8 “Onojjulula ensala yange ey’emisango; ononsingisa omusango ggwe atuukiridde?
Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
9 Olina omukono ng’ogwa Katonda, eddoboozi lyo lisobola okubwatuka ng’erirye?
Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
10 Kale nno yambala ekitiibwa n’obukulu weesibe ekitiibwa n’okusukkuluma osukkulume.
“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
11 Yolesa obusungu bw’ekiruyi kyo otunuulire buli wa malala omusse wansi.
Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
12 Tunuulira buli musajja ow’amalala omukkakkanye era olinnyirire abakozi b’ebibi obabetentere we bali.
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
13 Bonna baziikire wamu mu nfuufu, emitwe gyabwe ogibikkire mu ntaana.
Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
14 Nange kennyini ndyoke nzikirize, ng’omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, gusobola okukuwa amaanyi.”
Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 “Laba ekisolo ekyefaananyiriza ng’envubu kye natonda nga ggwe, erya omuddo ng’ente,
“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
16 nga kirina amaanyi mayitirivu mu kiwato kyakyo amaanyi mangi mu binywa by’olubuto lwakyo.
Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 Kiwuuba omukira gwakyo ne guba ng’omukira gw’omuvule Ebinywa by’ebisambi byakyo byakwatagana nnyo.
He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 Amagumba gaakyo gali ng’enseke ez’ebikomo; amagulu n’emikono ng’emitayimbwa.
His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
19 Kibalibwa mu bitonde bya Katonda ebisooka, ate nga Katonda eyakitonda asobola okukisemberera n’ekitala kye.
He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20 Weewaawo ensozi zikireetera emmere, eyo ku nsozi, ensolo ez’omu nsiko zonna gye zizannyira.
Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
21 Wansi w’ebisiikirize by’emiti egy’amaggwa, we kyebaka, ne kyekweka mu bitoogo ne mu bitosi.
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
22 Ebisiikirize by’emiti bikibikkako, emiti egiri ku mabbali g’omugga ne gikibikkako.
The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
23 Laba omugga ne bwe gusiikuuka tekyekanga; kiba kinywevu, Yoludaani ne bwajjula n’abooga.
Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
24 Eriyo omuntu yenna ayinza okukikwata, oba okuyuza ennyindo yaakyo n’akasaale?”
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
