1Elihu toaa ne kasa so se,
2“Montɔ mo bo ase kakra mma me, na mɛkyerɛ mo sɛ
aka bebree a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka ma Onyankopɔn.
3Minya me nimdeɛ fi akyirikyiri;
mɛka se me Yɛfo bu atɛntrenee.
4Munnye nto mu sɛ me nsɛm yɛ nokware turodoo;
na meyɛ obi a ne nimdeɛ so wɔ mo mu.
5“Onyankopɔn so, nanso, ontwiri nnipa;
ɔkorɔn na osi pi wɔ ne botae mu.
6Ɔmma amumɔyɛfo ntena nkwa mu,
na ɔde amanehunufo kyɛfa ma wɔn.
7Onnyi nʼani mfi ɔtreneeni so,
ɔma wɔne ahemfo di ade
na ɔma wɔn so afebɔɔ.
8Na sɛ wɔde mpokyerɛ gu nnipa
na amanehunu hama akyekyere wɔn papee a,
9ɔka nea wɔayɛ kyerɛ wɔn
sɛ wɔnam ahantan so ayɛ bɔne.
10Ɔma wotie nteɛso
na ɔhyɛ wɔn sɛ wonnu wɔn ho wɔ wɔn bɔne ho.
11Sɛ wɔyɛ osetie na wɔsom no a,
wobedi yiye wɔ wɔn nna a aka no mu
na wɔn mfe nyinaa ayɛ anisɔ ama wɔn.
12Na sɛ wɔantie no a, wɔbɛyera wɔ afoa ano,
na wɔawuwu a wonni nimdeɛ.
13“Wɔn a wonnim Nyame no kora abufuw so;
mpo sɛ ogu wɔn nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a wonsu mpɛ mmoa.
14Wowuwu wɔ wɔn mmabunmmere mu,
wɔ mmarima nguamanfo a wɔtete abosonnan mu.
15Nanso wɔn a wohu amane no, ogye wɔn;
na ɔkasa kyerɛ wɔn wɔ wɔn haw mu.
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.
17Nanso mprempren, atemmu a ɛfata amumɔyɛfo na aba wo so;
atemmu ne atɛntrenee aso wo mu.
18Hwɛ yiye na obi amfa ahonya annaadaa wo;
mma adanmude kɛse bi ntwe wo.
19Wʼahonya anaasɛ mpo
wʼahohia bebrebe nyinaa nti,
worenkɔ amanehunu mu ana?
20Mpere anadwo ho,
sɛ ammɛpra nnipa mfi wɔn afi mu.
21Hwɛ na woannan ankɔ bɔne ho,
nea ayɛ sɛ wopɛ sen amanehunu.
22“Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔkɛse wɔ ne tumi mu.
Hena na ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo sɛ ɔno?
23Hena na wahyehyɛ nʼakwan ama no
anaa waka akyerɛ no se, ‘Woayɛ mfomso.’
24Kae na kamfo nʼadwuma a
nnipa de nnwonto akamfo no.
25Adesamma nyinaa ahu;
nnipa fi akyirikyiri hwɛ no haa.
26Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔkɛse, ɛboro yɛn ntease so!
Ne mfe dodow mu nni hwehwɛbea.
27“Ɔtwetwe nsu a ɛsosɔ,
ma ɛdan osu gu nsuten mu;
28na omununkum tɔ obosu gu fam
na osu pete mmoroso gu adesamma so.
29Hena na obetumi ate sɛnea ɔtrɛtrɛw omununkum mu no ase,
sɛnea ɔbobɔ mu fi ne suhyɛ ase no?
30Hwɛ sɛnea ɔhwete nʼanyinam mu wɔ ne ho
ma ɛkɔ po bun mu.
31Eyi ne ɔkwan a ɔfa so di amanaman no so
na ɔma aduan bu wɔn so.
32Ɔde anyinam hyɛ ne nsam ma
na ɔhyɛ no sɛ ɛmpa nʼagyiraehyɛ.
33Nʼaprannaa bɔ ahum a ɛreba no ho nkae;
na anantwi mpo ma wohu sɛ ɛreba.
1Eriku ne yeeyongera okwogera nti,
2“Yongera okuŋŋumiikirizaako katono nkulage,
nkyalina bye nnina okwogera ebifa ku Katonda.
336:3 Yob 8:3; 37:23Amagezi ge nnina gava wala,
era mmanyi nga Omutonzi wange alamula mu bwenkanya.
436:4 a Yob 33:3 b Yob 37:5, 16, 23Eky’amazima ebigambo byange si bikyamu,
oyo akakasa by’amanyi y’ayogera naawe.
536:5 a Zab 22:24 b Yob 12:13“Laba, Katonda wa buyinza, tanyooma bantu;
w’amaanyi, anywerera ku bigendererwa bye.
636:6 a Yob 8:22 b Yob 5:15Talamya bakozi ba bibi,
era awa ababonyaabonyezebwa ebibasaanira.
736:7 a Zab 33:18 b Zab 113:8Taggya maaso ge ku batuukirivu,
abatuuza ku ntebe ey’obwakabaka
n’abagulumiza emirembe n’emirembe.
836:8 Zab 107:10, 14Naye abantu bwe baba basibiddwa enjegere
nga banywezeddwa n’emiguwa egy’okulumwa
936:9 Yob 15:25n’abategeeza ensobi zaabwe, n’okwonoona kwabwe,
nti, beewaggudde,
1036:10 a Yob 33:16 b 2Bk 17:13aggula amatu gaabwe bawulirize okunenyezebwa
n’abalagira beenenye ekibi kyabwe.
1136:11 Is 1:19Bwe bamugondera ne bamuweereza,
ennaku zaabwe zonna balizimala mu kwesiima,
era n’emyaka gyabwe mu kusanyuka.
1236:12 a Yob 15:22 b Yob 4:21Naye bwe batamugondera,
baalizikirizibwa n’ekitala,
bafe nga tebalina magezi.
1336:13 Bar 2:5“Ab’emitima egitatya Katonda baba n’obukyayi.
Ne bw’abasiba, tebamukaabirira abasumulule.
1436:14 Ma 23:17Bafiira mu buvubuka bwabwe
era obulamu bwabwe buzikiririra mu basajja abenzi.
15Anunula anyigirizibwa mu kubonaabona kwe,
n’aggula okutu kwe mu kujoogebwa kwe.
1636:16 a Kos 2:14 b Zab 23:5“Akusendasenda okukuggya mu kamwa k’okubonaabona,
akuteeke mu kifo ekigazi ekitaliimu kuziyizibwa,
omanye emirembe gy’emeeza yo ejjudde emmere ennungi.
1736:17 Yob 22:11Naye kaakano weetisse omugugu ogw’okusalirwa omusango abakozi b’ebibi gwe basaanira;
okusalirwa omusango n’obwenkanya byakunyweza.
1836:18 Yob 34:33Weegendereze oleme kukkiriza kusendebwasendebwa;
obunene bw’enguzi buleme okukukyamya.
19Obugagga bwo
oba okufuba kwo kwonna
binaakuyamba okukuggya mu buyinike?
2036:20 Yob 34:20, 25Teweegomba budde bwa kiro
olyoke owalule abantu okuva mu bifo byabwe.
2136:21 a Zab 66:18 b Beb 11:25Weegendereze oleme kukola bitali bya butuukirivu,
by’osinga okwagala okukira okubonyaabonyezebwa.
2236:22 Is 40:13; 1Ko 2:16“Laba Katonda yagulumira mu maanyi ge;
ani ayigiriza nga ye?
2336:23 a Yob 34:13 b Yob 8:3Ani eyali amukubidde amakubo,
oba okumugamba nti, ‘Ky’okoze si kituufu?’
2436:24 a Zab 92:5; 138:5 b Zab 59:16; Kub 15:3Jjukira ng’oteekwa okugulumizanga emirimu gye,
abantu gye bayimba mu nnyimba.
25Abantu bonna baagiraba,
omuntu agirengerera wala.
2636:26 a 1Ko 13:12 b Yob 10:5; Zab 90:2; 102:24; Beb 1:12Laba, Katonda agulumizibwe! Assukiridde okutegeera kwaffe;
obungi bw’emyaka gye tebunoonyezeka.
2736:27 Yob 38:28; Zab 147:8“Kubanga akuŋŋaanya amatondo g’amazzi,
agafuuka enkuba etonnya mu bugga;
2836:28 Yob 5:10ebire bivaamu amazzi gaabyo,
enkuba n’ekuba abantu.
2936:29 Yob 26:14; 37:16Ani ayinza okutegeera engeri gy’asaasaanyamu ebire,
okubwatuka okuva ku kituuti kye?
30Laba, asaasaanya okumyansa kw’eggulu,
era n’abikka obuziba bw’ennyanja.
3136:31 a Yob 37:13 b Zab 136:25; Bik 14:17Eyo y’engeri gy’afugamu amawanga,
n’agawa emmere mu bungi.
3236:32 Yob 37:12, 15Emikono gye agijjuza eraddu,
n’agiragira ekube ebifo bye yeerondeddemu.
33Okubwatuka kwayo kulangirira kibuyaga ajja,
n’ente ne zirangirira okujja kwayo.”
