1Afei Elihu kae se,
2“Mo anyansafo, muntie me nsɛm;
mo nimdefo monyɛ aso mma me.
3Efisɛ aso sɔ nsɛm hwɛ
sɛnea tɛkrɛma ka aduan hwɛ no.
4Momma yɛnsese, nhu nea eye ma yɛn.
Momma yɛn nyinaa mmɔ mu nsua nea eye.
5“Hiob ka se, ‘Me ho nni asɛm,
nanso Onyankopɔn abu me ntɛnkyew.
6Ɛwɔ mu sɛ mʼasɛm da kwan mu,
nanso wobu me ɔtorofo;
ɛwɔ mu sɛ menyɛɛ bɔne biara,
nanso ne bɛmma no ama me apirakuru a enwu da.’
7Onipa bɛn na ɔte sɛ Hiob a
ɔnom animtiaabu sɛ nsu?
8Ɔne amumɔyɛfo nantew;
na ɔne atirimɔdenfo nso bɔ.
9Efisɛ ɔka se, ‘Sɛ onipa bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani a
onnya so mfaso biara.’
10“Enti mo mmarima a mowɔ ntease muntie me.
Ɛmpare Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛyɛ bɔne,
sɛ Otumfo no bɛyɛ mfomso.
11Nnipa nneyɛe so na ɔhwɛ tua wɔn ka;
nea ɛfata ne nneyɛe na ɔma ɛba ne so.
12Ɛmfata sɛ wɔde mfomso susuw Onyankopɔn,
na ɛmfata sɛ wɔde ntɛnkyew susuw Otumfo.
13Hena na ɔde no sii asase so?
Hena na ɔde wiase nyinaa hyɛɛ ne nsa?
14Sɛ ɛyɛɛ ne pɛ
na oyii ne Honhom ne nʼahome a,
15anka adesamma nyinaa bɛbɔ mu ayera,
na onipa bɛsan akɔ mfutuma mu.
16“Sɛ mowɔ nhumu a, muntie eyi;
muntie nea meka.
17So obi a okyi atɛntrenee betumi adi nnipa so?
Mubetumi abu Ɔtreneeni kɛse no fɔ ana?
18Ɛnyɛ Ɔno na ɔka kyerɛ ahemfo se, ‘Mo so nni mfaso,’
na ɔka kyerɛɛ atitiriw se, ‘Moyɛ atirimɔdenfo,’
19nea ɔnhwɛ mmapɔmma anim
na onyiyi adefo ne ahiafo mu,
efisɛ wɔn nyinaa yɛ ne nsa ano adwuma.
20Wowuwu mmere tiaa bi mu, wɔ anadwo dasu mu;
nnipa no ho wosow na wɔsen kɔ;
ahoɔdenfo totɔ a emfi nipa.
21“Nʼani hwɛ nnipa akwan;
na ohu wɔn anammɔntu biara.
22Baabiara nni hɔ a aduru sum, sum kabii,
a amumɔyɛfo betumi ahintaw.
23Ɛho nhia Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛhwehwɛ nnipa mu bio,
a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔba nʼanim begye atemmu.
24Ɔbobɔ abirɛmpɔn gu a ɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu biara,
na ɔde afoforo sisi wɔn anan mu.
25Efisɛ ohu wɔn nneyɛe,
otu wɔn gu anadwo na wɔdwerɛw wɔn.
26Otua wɔn amumɔyɛsɛm so ka
wɔ faako a obiara betumi ahu wɔn,
27efisɛ wɔman fii nʼakyi kɔe
na wɔampɛ nʼakwan biara anhwɛ.
28Wɔmaa ahiafo sufrɛ duu nʼanim
na ɛma ɔtee mmɔborɔni su.
29Nanso sɛ ɔyɛ komm a, hena na obetumi abu no fɔ?
Sɛ ɔde nʼanim hintaw nso a, hena na obehu no?
Nanso odi onipa ne ɔman so pɛpɛɛpɛ,
30ɔmma onipa a onnim Nyame nni hene,
sɛnea ɔrensum nnipa no mfiri.
31“Sɛ ɛba sɛ onipa ka kyerɛ Onyankopɔn se,
‘Mayɛ bɔne na merenyɛ bɔne bio.
32Kyerɛ me na minhu;
na sɛ mayɛ bɔne a, merenyɛ saa bio.’
33So ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn gyina nea woka so tua wo ka,
wɔ bere a woayɛ sɛ worennu wo ho ana?
Ɛsɛ sɛ wusi gyinae, ɛnyɛ me;
enti ka nea wunim kyerɛ me.
34“Nnipa a wɔwɔ ntease pae mu ka,
nimdefo a wotie me ka kyerɛ me se,
35‘Hiob nkasa nimdeɛ kwan so;
aba biara nni ne kasa mu.’
36Ao, sɛ wɔsɔɔ Hiob hwɛ kɔɔ akyiri a anka eye,
efisɛ oyiyii nsɛm ano sɛ omumɔyɛfo!
37Ɔde atuatew ka ne bɔne ho;
ɔde ahantan bɔ ne nsam gu yɛn so
na ɔma ne nsɛm a ɔka tia Onyankopɔn no dɔɔso.”
1Awo Eriku ne yeeyongera okwogera nti,
2“Muwulire ebigambo byange, mmwe abasajja ab’amagezi;
mumpulirize mmwe abayivu.
334:3 Yob 12:11Kubanga okutu kugezesa ebigambo
ng’olulimi bwe lugezesa emmere.
434:4 1Bs 5:21Leka twesalirewo ekituufu;
muleke tulondewo ekisaanidde.
534:5 a Yob 33:9 b Yob 27:2“Yobu agamba nti, ‘Siriiko musango,
naye Katonda agaanye okusala omusango gwange mu mazima.
634:6 Yob 6:4Wadde nga ndi mutuufu,
ntwalibwa okuba omulimba,
wadde nga siriiko musango,
akasaale ke kanteseeko ekiwundu ekitawonyezeka.’
734:7 Yob 15:16Musajja ki ali nga Yobu,
anywa okunyoomebwa ng’anywa amazzi?
834:8 Yob 22:15; Zab 50:18Atambula n’abakozi b’ebibi,
mukwano gw’abo abakola ebitali bya butuukirivu.
934:9 Yob 21:15; 35:3Kubanga agambye nti, ‘Omuntu talina kyaganyulwa
bw’agezaako okusanyusa Katonda.’
1034:10 a Lub 18:25 b Ma 32:4; Yob 8:3; Bar 9:14Noolwekyo mumpulirize mmwe abasajja abalina okutegeera.
Kikafuuwe Katonda okukola ebibi,
wadde Ayinzabyonna okukola ebikyamu.
1134:11 a Zab 62:12; Mat 16:27; Bar 2:6; 2Ko 5:10 b Yer 32:19; Ez 33:20Asasula omuntu olw’ekyo ky’aba akoze;
n’amutuusaako ebyo ebimusaanidde olw’empisa ze.
1234:12 Yob 8:3Weewaawo amazima gali nti, Katonda tasobya.
Ayinzabyonna tasaliriza musango.
1334:13 Yob 38:4, 6Obuyinza yabuggya eri ani okukulembera ensi?
Ani eyamuwa olukusa okufuga ensi yonna?
1434:14 Zab 104:29Singa asalawo n’atwala omwoyo gw’omuntu
awamu n’omukka gwe,
1534:15 Lub 3:19; Yob 9:22abantu bonna bandizikiriridde wamu,
era omuntu yandizzeeyo mu nfuufu.
16“Bw’oba olina okutegeera, wuliriza kino;
wuliriza kye ŋŋamba.
1734:17 a 2Sa 23:3-4 b Yob 40:8Oyo atayagala bwenkanya asobola okufuga?
Onoosalira abatuukirivu n’oyo ow’amaanyi omusango?
1834:18 Kuv 22:28Oyo si ye agamba bakabaka nti, ‘Tolina mugaso,’
n’abakungu nti, ‘Oli mukozi wa bibi,’
1934:19 a Ma 10:17; Bik 10:34 b Lv 19:15 c Yob 10:3atattira balangira ku liiso
era nga tafa ku bagagga kusinga bw’afa ku baavu,
kubanga egyo gye mirimu gy’emikono gye?
2034:20 a Kuv 12:29 b Yob 12:19Mu kaseera buseera baba bafiiridde wakati mu ttumbi.
Abantu banyeenyezebwa ne baggyibwawo.
Abo ab’amaanyi batwalibwa n’omukono ogutali gw’abantu.
2134:21 Yob 31:4; Nge 15:3“Amaaso ge gatunuulira amakubo g’abantu;
atunuulira buli kigere kye batambula.
2234:22 a Am 9:2-3 b Zab 139:12Teri kifo kikwafu wadde ekisiikirize eky’amaanyi,
ababi gye bayinza okwekweka.
2334:23 Yob 11:11Katonda teyeetaaga kwongera kwekebejja bantu
okulabika mu maaso ge okusalirwa omusango.
2434:24 a Yob 12:19 b Dan 2:21Awatali kwebuuza ku muntu yenna, amenyaamenya ab’amaanyi
n’ateekawo abalala mu kifo kyabwe.
25Olw’okubanga amanyi ebikolwa byabwe,
abamalamu amaanyi ekiro ne babetentebwa.
26Ababonereza olw’ebikolwa byabwe ebibi
abantu bonna nga balaba,
2734:27 a Zab 28:5; Is 5:12 b 1Sa 15:11kubanga baamuvaako ne balekeraawo okumugoberera
ne bataddayo kufaayo n’akatono ku makubo ge gonna.
2834:28 Kuv 22:23; Yob 35:9; Yak 5:4Baleetera abaavu okukaaba, ne kumutuukako
era n’awulira okukaaba kw’abanyigirizibwa.
29Naye bw’asalawo obutabaako ky’ayogera, ani ayinza okumunenya?
Bwakweka amaaso ge ani ayinza okumulaba?
Eggwanga n’omuntu abalinako obuyinza bwe bumu;
3034:30 Nge 29:2-12aziyiza omuntu atatya Katonda okufuga,
aleme okutega abantu emitego.
31“Singa omuntu agamba Katonda nti,
gunsinze, sikyaddayo kwonoona,
3234:32 a Yob 35:11; Zab 25:4 b Yob 33:27kye sitegeera kinjigirize,
bwe mba nga nsobezza sikyaddayo kukikola,
3334:33 Yob 41:11olwo Katonda akuddemu nga bw’oyagala,
akuleke ng’ogaanye okwenenya?
Kaakano ggwe olina okusalawo, so sinze;
noolwekyo mbuulira ggwe ky’omanyi.
34“Abantu abalina okutegeera mumbuulire,
abasajja abagezi abawulira muntegeeze,
3534:35 Yob 35:16; 38:2‘Yobu ayogeza butamanya
ebigambo bye tebiriimu kwolesebwa.’
3634:36 Yob 22:15Singa Yobu agezesebbwa okutuusa ku nkomerero,
olw’okwogera ng’abasajja abakozi b’ebibi!
3734:37 a Yob 27:23 b Yob 23:2Kubanga ku kibi kye ayongeddeko obujeemu,
n’akuba mu ngalo wakati mu ffe,
n’ayongera okwogera ng’awakanya Katonda.”
