Hiob 18
1 Na Suhini Bildad buaa sɛ,
Kwathi lapho uBhilidadi umShuhi waphendula wathi:
2 “Ɛberɛ bɛn na wobɛgyae kasa tenten yi? Dwene ho yie, na afei yɛbɛtumi akasa.
“Koze kube nini ulokhu uphethe emlonyeni? Nakana andubana sikhulume.
3 Adɛn enti na wofa yɛn sɛ anantwie na wosusu sɛ yɛnnim nyansa yi?
Kungani usithatha njengezinkomo kube ingathi siyizithutha kuwe na?
4 Wo a wode abufuo tete wo mu nketenkete, wo enti, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛfiri asase yi so anaasɛ wo enti, wɔnnwiri mmotan mfiri wɔn siberɛ anaa?
Wena ozidabudabulayo ube yiziqa ngokuthukuthela kwakho, uthi sesingawudela umhlaba ngenxa yakho? Loba uthi amadwala agudlulwe ezindaweni zawo na?
5 “Omumuyɛfoɔ kanea adum; na ne ogya nnɛre bio.
Isibane somubi siyacima; ilangabi lomlilo wakhe liyaphela ukubhebha.
6 Hann a ɛwɔ ne ntomadan mu duru sum; kanea a ɛsi ne ho no dum.
Ukukhanya ethenteni lakhe kuyafiphala; isibane esiseceleni kwakhe siyacima.
7 Nʼanammɔntuo mu ahoɔden ano bɛbrɛ ase; nʼankasa nhyehyɛeɛ bɛhwe nʼase.
Izisinde zakhe zamandla ziyadeda; lamacebo akhe yiwo amlahla phansi.
8 Nʼanammɔn de no kɔ afidie mu, na ɔkyinkyini kɔtɔ nʼatena mu.
Inyawo zakhe zimbeka emambuleni acine esemthandele.
9 Afidie sɔ ne nantin na ɛsɔ ne mu denden.
Umjibila umhwiphula ngesithende; isihitshela simuthi nki.
10 Wɔasum no afidie ahinta wɔ fam; afidie wɔ ne kwan mu.
Isihitshela usifihlelwe phansi; umjibila uthukuziwe endleleni yakhe.
11 Ahunahuna ma ɔbɔ huboa wɔ ne ho nyinaa na ɛha no wɔ nʼanammɔntuo biara mu.
Uyethuka ngokwesaba inxa zonke kumlandelele langaphi aya khona.
12 Atoyerɛnkyɛm kɔn dɔ no; na sɛ ɔhwe ase a, amanehunu retwɛn no.
Umonakalo umlambele; incithakalo imlindele nxa esiwa.
13 Ɛwewe ne honam ani baabi; na owuo di ɛkan sɛe nʼakwaa.
Kudla ingxenye yesikhumba sakhe; izibulo lokufa lidla izitho zakhe.
14 Wɔtwe no firi ne ntomadan banbɔeɛ mu na wɔde no brɛ ahunahunahene.
Uyasuswa ekuvikelekeni kwethente lakhe aqhutshwe asiwe enkosini yokwesaba.
15 Ogya te ne ntomadan mu; na wɔabɔ sɔfe a ɛrederɛ apete nʼatenaeɛ.
Umlilo uhlala ethenteni lakhe; isolufa evuthayo ichithachithwe emzini wakhe.
16 Ne nhini wuwu wɔ aseɛ na ne mman nso wu wɔ ɔsoro.
Impande zakhe ziyabuna ngaphansi lamagatsha akhe abune ngaphezulu.
17 Wɔrenkae no asase so bio; na ɔrennya edin wɔ asase so.
Ukukhunjulwa kwakhe kuyaphela emhlabeni; kalabizo elizweni.
18 Wɔka no firi hann mu kɔ sum mu na wɔpam no firi ewiase.
Uyasuswa ekukhanyeni aye ebumnyameni njalo axotshwe emhlabeni.
19 Ɔnni mma anaa nananom wɔ ne nkurɔfoɔ mu, na nʼase ni biara renka wɔ baabi a ɔtenaeɛ.
Kalabantwana loba isizukulwane ebantwini bakibo, kakho loyedwa owakhe lapho ake ahlala khona.
20 Nnipa a wɔfiri atɔeɛ fam ho adwiri wɔn wɔ deɛ ato noɔ no ho; na wɔn a wɔwɔ apueeɛ fam abɔ huboa.
Abantu bentshonalanga bayanengwa yisiphetho sakhe; abantu bempumalanga bayatshaqeka.
21 Ampa ara sei na omumuyɛfoɔ atenaeɛ teɛ; sei ne beaeɛ a deɛ ɔnnim Onyankopɔn teɛ.”
Ngempela linjalo ikhaya lomuntu omubi; yiyo indawo yalowo ongamaziyo uNkulunkulu.”
