Jobho 7
1 “Ko, munhu haashandi zvakaoma panyika here? Ko, mazuva ake haana kuita seomushandi here?
Is there not a war-service for man on the earth? Are not his days as the days of a hireling?
2 Somuranda anoshuva mimvuri yamadekwana, kana mushandi akamirira kwazvo mubayiro wake,
As a servant panteth for the shade, And as a hireling looketh for his wages,
3 saizvozvo ndakagoverwa mwedzi isina maturo, uye usiku hwokutambudzika hwakagoverwa kwandiri.
So am I made to possess months of affliction, And wearisome nights are appointed for me.
4 Pandinovata pasi ndinofunga kuti, ‘Ndichamuka riniko?’ Usiku hunononoka, uye ndinoshanduka-shanduka kusvikira mambakwedza.
If I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of restlessness until the dawning of the day.
5 Muviri wangu wakafukidzwa nehonye uye nemaronda, ganda rangu rakatsemuka uye raora.
My flesh is clothed with worms, and clods of dust; My skin is broken and become loathsome.
6 “Mazuva angu ari kukurumidza kufamba kukunda chokurukisa chomuruki, uye anosvika kumagumo asina tariro.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle; They pass away without hope.
7 Rangarirai henyu, imi Mwari, kuti upenyu hwangu hunongova mweya wokufema; meso angu haachazoonizve mufaro.
O remember that my life is a breath; That mine eye shall no more see good!
8 Ziso rinondiona zvino harichazondionizve; muchanditsvaka, asi handichazovapozve.
The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more; Thine eyes shall look for me, but I shall not be.
9 Sokunyangarika kunoita gore ndokuenda, saizvozvo uyo anoburukira kubwiro haadzokizve. (Sheol h7585)
As the cloud dissolveth and wasteth away, So he that goeth down to the grave shall arise no more; (Sheol h7585)
10 Haachazouyi kumba kwakezve; nzvimbo yake haichazomuzivizve.
No more shall he return to his house, And his dwelling-place shall know him no more.
11 “Naizvozvo handinganyarari; ndichataura pakurwadza kwomweya wangu, ndichanyunyuta mushungu dzomwoyo wangu,
Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
12 Ko, ndiri gungwa kanhi, kana chikara chokwakadzika, zvamunondiisa pasi pomurindi?
Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
13 Pandinofunga kuti mubhedha wangu uchandivaraidza, uye kuti mubhedha wangu uchadzikamisa kunyunyuta kwangu,
When I say, My bed shall relieve me, My couch shall ease my complaint,
14 ipapo munondityisidzira nezviroto uye munondivhundutsa nezviratidzo,
Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me with visions;
15 zvokuti ndinosarudza kuti ndidzipwe ndife hangu, pachinzvimbo chomuviri wangu uno.
So that my soul chooseth strangling, Yea, death, rather than these my bones.
16 Ndinozvidza upenyu hwangu, handidi kurarama nokusingaperi. Ndiregei nokuti mazuva angu haana zvaanoreva.
I am wasting away; I shall not live alway: Let me alone, for my days are a vapor!
17 “Munhu chiiko zvamunomukoshesa kudai, zvamunomurangarira zvakadai,
What is man, that thou shouldst make great account him, And fix thy mind upon him?—
18 zvamunomunzvera mangwanani ose uye muchimuedza nguva dzose?
That thou shouldst visit him every morning, And prove him every moment?
19 Hamusi kuzombotarirawo kudivi here, kana kumbondisiyawo ndakadaro kwechinguva?
How long ere thou wilt look away from me, And let me alone, till I have time to breathe?
20 Kana ndakatadza, ndakaiteiko kwamuri, imi mutariri wavanhu? Makaitireiko kuti ini ndive munhu wamunovavarira? Ko, ini ndava mutoro kwamuri here?
If I have sinned, what have I done to thee, O thou watcher of men! Why hast thou set me up as thy mark, So that I have become a burden to myself?
21 Nemhaka yeiko musingandikanganwiri mhaka dzangu uye musingandiregereri zvivi zvangu? Nokuti ndichavata muguruva nokukurumidza. Muchanditsvaka, asi handichazovapozve.”
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, And take away mine iniquity? For soon shall I sleep in the dust; And, though thou seek me diligently, I shall not be.
