Ayubu 17
1 Roho yangu imemezwa, na siku zangu zimekwisha; kaburi lipo tayari kwa ajili yangu mimi.
My spirit will be wasted, my days will be shortened, and only the grave will be left for me.
2 Hakika kuna wenye mzaha pamoja nami; ni lazima daima jicho langu litazame kukasirisha kwao.
I have not sinned, yet my eye remains in bitterness.
3 Nipe sasa ahadi, uwe uthibitisho kwangu mimi pamoja na wewe mwenyewe; nani mwingine yuko pale ambaye atanisaidia mimi?
Free me, O Lord, and set me beside you, and let the hand of anyone you wish fight against me.
4 Kwa kuwa wewe Mungu umemeitunza mioyo yao kutoka katika ufahamu; kwa hiyo, wewe hautawaheshimisha wao juu yangu mimi.
You have set their heart far from discipline; therefore, they will not be praised.
5 Yeye ambaye huwapinga rafiki zake hadharani, kwa ajili ya tuzo, macho ya watoto wake yatashindwa kuona.
He promises prey to his companions, but the eyes of his sons will grow faint.
6 Lakini amenifanya mimi kuwa neno la kuzungumziwa na watu; wao wananitemea mate katika uso wangu mimi.
He has posted me like a proverb to the people, and I am an example in their presence.
7 Jicho langu pia halioni vizuri kwa sababu ya huzuni; sehemu zangu zote za mwili ni nyembamba kama vivuli.
My eyesight has been clouded by indignation, and my limbs have been reduced, as if to nothing.
8 Watu wanyoofu watapendezwa na hiki; mtu asiye na hatia atajitia yeye mwenyewe juu ya kushindana dhidi ya watu wasiomcha Mungu.
The just will be astounded over this, and the innocent will be stirred up against the hypocrite.
9 Mtu mwenye haki ataendelea katika njia yake; yeye ambaye ana mikono iliyo safi ataendelea kuwa mwenye nguvu zaidi na zaidi.
And the just will cling to his way, and clean hands will increase strength.
10 Lakini kama ilivyo kwenu ninyi nyote, njooni sasa; Mimi sitampata mtu mwenye hekima miongoni mwenu ninyi.
Therefore, be converted, all of you, and approach, for I do not find in you any wisdom.
11 Siku zangu zimepita; mipango yangu imenyamazishwa na hivyo ni matumaini ya moyo wangu.
My days have passed away; my thoughts have been scattered, tormenting my heart.
12 Watu hawa, wenye kukejeli, badili usiku kuwa mchana; mchana uko karibu kuwa giza.
They have turned night into day, and I hope for light again after the darkness.
13 Tangu mimi nitazame katika Kuzimu kama nyumbani kwangu; tangu Mimi nimetandaza kiti changu katika giza; (Sheol h7585)
If I should wait, the underworld is my house, and in darkness I have spread out my bed. (Sheol h7585)
14 tangu Mimi nimesema na shimo 'Wewe ni baba yangu,' na kwa funza, 'Wewe ni mama yangu au dada yangu;
I have said to decay and to worms: “You are my father, my mother, and my sister.”
15 liko wapi tena tumaini langu? Kama kwa tumaini langu, nani awezaye kuona chochote?
Therefore, where is my expectation now, and who is it that considers my patience?
