Jobho 11
1 Ipapo Zofari muNaamati akapindura akati:
Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
2 “Mashoko aya ose haangapindurwi here? Ko, mutauri uyu anofanira kushayirwa mhosva here?
Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
3 Ko, kubvotomoka kwako kunganyaradza vanhu here? Ko, pangashaya anokutsiura paunenge uchituka here?
Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee?
4 Iwe unoti kuna Mwari, ‘Zvandinotenda zvakarurama uye ndakachena pamberi penyu.’
For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.
5 Haiwa, ndinoda sei kuti dai Mwari ataura, kuti dai ashamisa hake muromo wake pamusoro pako,
And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,
6 uye akuzarurire zvakavanzika zvouchenjeri, nokuti uchenjeri hwechokwadi huri paviri. Uzive izvi: Mwari akatokanganwa kare zvimwe zvivi zvako.
That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.
7 “Ko, unganzwisisa zvakavanzika zvaMwari here? Unganzwisisa panogumira Wamasimba Ose here?
Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
8 Zvakakwirira kupfuura matenga, iwe ungaiteiko? Zvakadzika kupfuura kudzika kwebwiro, iwe ungaziveiko? (Sheol h7585)
He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know? (Sheol h7585)
9 Chiero chazvo chakareba kupfuura nyika uye zvakapamhama kupfuura gungwa.
The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10 “Kana iye akasvika akakupfigira mujeri uye akakoka dare remhosva, ndianiko angapikisana naye?
If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?
11 Zvirokwazvo anoziva vanhu vanonyengera; uye paanoona chakaipa, anoshaya hanya here?
For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?
12 Asi munhu asina kuchenjera haangagoni kuva akangwara sezvo zvisingagoneki kuti mwana wembizi angaberekwa nomunhu.
A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt.
13 “Asi kana mwoyo wako ukazvipira kwaari, uye ukatambanudzira maoko ako kwaari,
Rut thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.
14 kana ukaisa kure chivi chiri muruoko rwako, uye ukasatendera chakaipa kugara mutende rako,
If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and lot not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:
15 ipapo uchasimudza chiso chako usina nyadzi, uchamira wakasimba uye usingatyi.
Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear.
16 Zvirokwazvo uchakanganwa nhamo yako, uchangoirangarira semvura yakaerera.
Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away.
17 Upenyu huchajeka kupfuura masikati makuru, uye rima richaita samangwanani.
And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.
18 Iwe uchagara zvakanaka, nokuti tariro iriko; ucharinga-ringa ugozorora murugare.
And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure.
19 Uchavata hako pasi, pasina munhu anokuvhundutsa, uye vazhinji vachakumbira nyasha dzako.
Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face.
20 Asi meso avakaipa achaneta, uye vachashayiwa kwokutizira; tariro yavo ichava yokufa.”
But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.
