< Hiob 36 >

1 Elihu toaa ne kasa so se,
UElihu waseqhubeka wathi:
2 “Montɔ mo bo ase kakra mma me, na mɛkyerɛ mo sɛ aka bebree a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka ma Onyankopɔn.
Ngibekezelela kancinyane, ngizakubonisa ukuthi kuseselamazwi ngoNkulunkulu.
3 Minya me nimdeɛ fi akyirikyiri; mɛka se me Yɛfo bu atɛntrenee.
Ngizathatha ulwazi lwami luvela khatshana, nginike ukulunga kuMenzi wami.
4 Munnye nto mu sɛ me nsɛm yɛ nokware turodoo; na meyɛ obi a ne nimdeɛ so wɔ mo mu.
Ngoba isibili amazwi ami kawayisiwo amanga; opheleleyo elwazini ulawe.
5 “Onyankopɔn so, nanso, ontwiri nnipa; ɔkorɔn na osi pi wɔ ne botae mu.
Khangela, uNkulunkulu ulamandla, njalo keyisi; mkhulu emandleni okuqedisisa.
6 Ɔmma amumɔyɛfo ntena nkwa mu, na ɔde amanehunufo kyɛfa ma wɔn.
Kayekeli omubi aphile, kodwa unika abayanga okulungileyo.
7 Onnyi nʼani mfi ɔtreneeni so, ɔma wɔne ahemfo di ade na ɔma wɔn so afebɔɔ.
Kasusi amehlo akhe kolungileyo, kodwa balamakhosi esihlalweni sobukhosi; yebo, uyawahlalisa phakade, abesephakama.
8 Na sɛ wɔde mpokyerɛ gu nnipa na amanehunu hama akyekyere wɔn papee a,
Njalo uba bebotshiwe ngezibopho, bethunjwe ngezintambo zenhlupheko,
9 ɔka nea wɔayɛ kyerɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnam ahantan so ayɛ bɔne.
abesebatshela isenzo sabo, leziphambeko zabo, ukuthi zazilamandla.
10 Ɔma wotie nteɛso na ɔhyɛ wɔn sɛ wonnu wɔn ho wɔ wɔn bɔne ho.
Uyavula indlebe yabo ekulayweni, alaye baphenduke ebubini.
11 Sɛ wɔyɛ osetie na wɔsom no a, wobedi yiye wɔ wɔn nna a aka no mu na wɔn mfe nyinaa ayɛ anisɔ ama wɔn.
Uba belalela, bamkhonze, bazachitha insuku zabo kokuhle, leminyaka yabo ezintokozweni.
12 Na sɛ wɔantie no a, wɔbɛyera wɔ afoa ano, na wɔawuwu a wonni nimdeɛ.
Kodwa uba bengalaleli, bazadlula ngomkhonto, baphele bengelalwazi.
13 “Wɔn a wonnim Nyame no kora abufuw so; mpo sɛ ogu wɔn nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a wonsu mpɛ mmoa.
Labangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo babuthelela intukuthelo; kabakhali esebabophile.
14 Wowuwu wɔ wɔn mmabunmmere mu, wɔ mmarima nguamanfo a wɔtete abosonnan mu.
Umphefumulo wabo uzafela ebutsheni, lempilo yabo phakathi kwezinkotshana.
15 Nanso wɔn a wohu amane no, ogye wɔn; na ɔkasa kyerɛ wɔn wɔ wɔn haw mu.
Uzakhulula ohluphekayo ekuhluphekeni kwakhe, avule indlebe yabo ecindezelweni.
16 “Ɔregye wo afi ahohia mu de wo akɔ beae a hɔ bae a ahokyere nni, nea wowɔ asomdwoe, na nnuan pa ayɛ wo pon so ma.
Yebo, lawe wakuhuga ukuthi uphume emlonyeni wocindezelo uye endaweni ebanzi, okungelacindezelo kuyo, lokuphezu kwetafula lakho kuzagcwala amanono.
17 Nanso mprempren, atemmu a ɛfata amumɔyɛfo na aba wo so; atemmu ne atɛntrenee aso wo mu.
Kodwa ugcwalise isigwebo somubi; isigwebo lokulunga kukubambile.
18 Hwɛ yiye na obi amfa ahonya annaadaa wo; mma adanmude kɛse bi ntwe wo.
Qaphela ulaka lungakuhugeli ekuklolodeni, lobukhulu benhlawulo bungakuphambuli.
19 Wʼahonya anaasɛ mpo wʼahohia bebrebe nyinaa nti, worenkɔ amanehunu mu ana?
Ubengalinganisa inotho yakho, ukuthi ubungebe ecindezelweni, lemizamo yonke elamandla?
20 Mpere anadwo ho, sɛ ammɛpra nnipa mfi wɔn afi mu.
Ungakhefuzeleli lobobusuku bokususwa kwabantu endaweni yabo.
21 Hwɛ na woannan ankɔ bɔne ho, nea ayɛ sɛ wopɛ sen amanehunu.
Qaphela, ungaphendukeli ebubini, ngoba ukhethe lokho kulokuhlupheka.
22 “Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔkɛse wɔ ne tumi mu. Hena na ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo sɛ ɔno?
Khangela, uNkulunkulu uziphakamisa ngamandla akhe; ngubani ongumfundisi njengaye?
23 Hena na wahyehyɛ nʼakwan ama no anaa waka akyerɛ no se, ‘Woayɛ mfomso.’
Ngubani ommisele indlela yakhe? Kumbe ngubani othe: Wenze ububi?
24 Kae na kamfo nʼadwuma a nnipa de nnwonto akamfo no.
Khumbula ukuthi ukhulise umsebenzi wakhe, abahlabela ngawo abantu.
25 Adesamma nyinaa ahu; nnipa fi akyirikyiri hwɛ no haa.
Bonke abantu bayawubona; umuntu uyawukhangela ekhatshana.
26 Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔkɛse, ɛboro yɛn ntease so! Ne mfe dodow mu nni hwehwɛbea.
Khangela, uNkulunkulu uphakeme, njalo kasimazi, lenani leminyaka yakhe kayilakuhlolwa.
27 “Ɔtwetwe nsu a ɛsosɔ, ma ɛdan osu gu nsuten mu;
Ngoba wenyusa amathonsi amanzi, ahlambulule izulu njengenkungu yawo;
28 na omununkum tɔ obosu gu fam na osu pete mmoroso gu adesamma so.
amayezi alithululela phansi, lithonte kakhulu phezu komuntu.
29 Hena na obetumi ate sɛnea ɔtrɛtrɛw omununkum mu no ase, sɛnea ɔbobɔ mu fi ne suhyɛ ase no?
Yebo, kukhona yini ongaqedisisa ukwendlaleka kwamayezi, umsindo wedumba lakhe?
30 Hwɛ sɛnea ɔhwete nʼanyinam mu wɔ ne ho ma ɛkɔ po bun mu.
Khangela, wendlala ukukhanya kwakhe phezu kwawo, agubuzele impande zolwandle.
31 Eyi ne ɔkwan a ɔfa so di amanaman no so na ɔma aduan bu wɔn so.
Ngoba ngawo uyehlulela abantu, anike ukudla ngobunengi.
32 Ɔde anyinam hyɛ ne nsam ma na ɔhyɛ no sɛ ɛmpa nʼagyiraehyɛ.
Ngezandla usibekela ukukhanya, abesekulaya ngalelo elingena phakathi.
33 Nʼaprannaa bɔ ahum a ɛreba no ho nkae; na anantwi mpo ma wohu sɛ ɛreba.
Umdumo wakhe ubika ngakho, lenkomo ngenkungu eyenyukayo.

< Hiob 36 >