Ayubu 11

1 Ndipo Sofari Mnaamathi alijibu na kusema,

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 “Huo wingi wa maneno haupaswi kujibiwa? Mtu huyu, aliyejaa maneno mengi awe wa kuaminiwa?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

3 Kujivuna kwako kunapaswa kuwafanya wengine wabaki wamenyamaza? Wakati unapoyadhihaki mafundisho yetu, hakuna awaye yote atakayekufanya wewe ujisikie mwenye aibu?

Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

4 Kwa kuwa wewe unasema kwa Mungu, 'Imani yangu ni safi, Mimi sina waa lolote machoni pako.'

For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

5 Lakini, laiti, Mungu huyo angesema na kufungua midomo yake dhidi yako;

But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

6 hivyo angekuonyesha wewe siri za hekima! Kwa kuwa yeye ni mkuu katika ufahamu. Tena tambua huyo Mungu anataka kutoka kwako kidogo kuliko uovu wako unavyostahili.

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that is manifold in effectual working! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

7 Je, wewe unaweza kumfahamu Mungu kwa kumtafuta yeye? Unaweza kumtambua aliye mkuu kwa ukamilifu?

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

8 Upeo uko juu kama mbingu; unaweza kufanya nini wewe? Ni wenye kina kirefu kuliko kuzimu; waweza kufahamu nini wewe? (Sheol h7585)

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)

9 Vipimo vyake ni virefu kuliko nchi, na vipana kuliko bahari.

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

10 kama yeye akipita kati na kumyamazisha mtu yeyote, kama yeye akimwita mtu yeyote hukumuni, tena ni nani anayeweza kumzuia yeye?

If he pass through, and shut up, and call unto judgment, then who can hinder him?

11 Kwa maana anawajua watu waongo; wakati anapoona uovu, hawezi yeye kuukumbuka?

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

12 Lakini watu wapumbavu hawana ufahamu; wataupata wakati punda mwitu atakapozaa mtu.

But vain man is void of understanding, yea, man is born as a wild ass’s colt.

13 Lakini ikiwa umeuelekeza moyo wako kwa haki na umeunyosha mkono wako karibu na Mungu;

If thou set thine heart aright, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

14 ikiwa huo uovu ulikuwa katika mikono yako, lakini hivyo tena unauweka mbali nawe, na haukuruhusu kutokuwa mwenye haki kukaa hemani mwako.

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents;

15 Ndipo kwa hakika ungeinua juu uso wako bila ishara ya aibu; Ni dhahiri, ungethibitika na usingeogopa.

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

16 Wewe ungesahau mateso yako; ungeyakumbuka hayo tu kama maji ambayo yametiririka mbali.

For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away:

17 Maisha yako yangekuwa angavu kuliko adhuhuri; japokuwa kulikuwa na giza, litakuwa kama asubuhi.

And [thy] life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

18 Ungekuwa salama kwa sababu kuna tumaini; ni dhahiri, wewe utapata usalama juu yako na utachukua pumziko lako katika usalama.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt search [about thee], and shalt take thy rest in safety.

19 Pia ungelala chini katika pumziko, na hakuna ambaye angekufanya wewe uogope; hakika wengi wangetafuta upendeleo wako.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

20 Lakini macho ya watu waovu yatashindwa; hawatakuwa na njia ya kukimbia; tumaini lao la pekee litakuwa pumzi yao ya mwisho ya uhai.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.