Yobu 5
1 “Koowoola kaakano, waliwo anaakuyitaba? Era ani ku batukuvu gw’onoolaajaanira?
“Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!
2 Obukyayi butta atalina magezi, n’obuggya butta omusirusiru.
Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].
3 Ndabye abasirusiru nga banywevu, naye mangu ddala ne nkolimira ekifo kye batuulamu.
I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.
4 Abaana baabwe tebalina bukuumi, babetenterwa mu luggya nga tewali abawolereza.
Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.
5 Omuyala alya amakungula gaabwe era atwala n’ag’omu maggwa era awankirawankira eby’obugagga byabwe.
Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.
6 Kubanga okulaba ennaku tekuva mu nsi, wadde obuzibu okuva mu ttaka,
But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.
7 wabula abantu bazaalibwa kulaba nnaku, ng’ensasi bwe zibuuka waggulu.
People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].
8 Naye nze, nzija kunoonya Katonda era mmulekere ensonga zange.
[“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).
9 Akola ebikulu, ebitanoonyezeka, ebyewuunyisa ebitabalika.
He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.
10 Atonnyesa enkuba ku nsi, n’aweereza amazzi mu byalo.
He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.
11 Ayimusa abo abanyigirizibwa n’abo abakaaba ne basitulibwa mu mirembe.
He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
12 Aziyiza enkwe z’ababi, emikono gyabwe gireme okutuukiriza bye bateesa.
He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.
13 Agwikiririza abagezigezi mu bukujjukujju bwabwe, n’enkwe zaabwe n’aziziyiriza ddala.
He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.
14 Ekizikiza kibabuutikira emisana, ne bawammanta mu ttuntu ng’ekiro.
[It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.
15 Naye aggya abali mu bwetaavu mu mukono gw’abo ab’amaanyi, n’abawonya ekitala kyabwe.
But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.
16 Abaavu ne balyoka baba n’essuubi, n’akamwa k’abatali benkanya ne kazibibwa.
So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.
17 “Alina omukisa omuntu Katonda gw’abuulirira; noolwekyo tonyooma kukangavvula kw’oyo Ayinzabyonna.
“But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.
18 Kubanga ye y’afumita ate era y’anyiga, y’alumya era y’awonya.
He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.
19 Alikuwonya mu buzibu bwa ngeri mukaaga. Weewaawo ne mu ngeri musanvu tootuukibwengako kulumizibwa.
He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.
20 Mu njala alikuwonya okufa, era anaakuwonyanga mu lutalo olw’ekitala.
When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].
21 Onookuumibwanga eri olulimi olukambwe, era tootyenga okuzikirira bwe kunaabanga kujja gy’oli.
God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.
22 Oliseka ng’okuzikirira n’enjala bizze, era tootyenga nsolo nkambwe ez’oku nsi.
You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.
23 Onoobanga n’enkolagana n’amayinja ag’omu nnimiro, era onoobanga n’emirembe awali ensolo enkambwe.
You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.
24 Olimanya nti, ensiisira yo eri mirembe; era eby’obugagga byo olibibala n’olaba nga tewali kibuzeeko.
In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).
25 Olimanya ng’ezzadde lyo liriba ddene, ne bazzukulu bo baliba bangi ng’omuddo ogw’oku nsi.
You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.
26 Olituusibwa ku ntaana yo nga wakaddiyira ddala, ng’eŋŋaano bwe tuukira mu kiseera kyayo.
You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.
27 “Ekyo twakyekenneenya, kituufu. Kimanye nga kikwata ku ggwe.”
[“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”
