Elifas Mmuaeɛ A Ɛtɔ So Mmienu
1Na Temanni Elifas buaa sɛ,
2“Enti onyansafoɔ de nsɛm a aba biara nni muo bɛyi nʼano
anaasɛ ɔde apueeɛ mframa a emu yɛ hye bɛhyɛ nʼafuru ma?
3Ɔde nsɛm huhuo bɛdi anobaabaeɛ,
aka nsɛm a ɛntu bunu biara anaa?
4Wototo onyamesuro ase mmom
na wosi Onyankopɔn mu ahotosoɔ ho ɛkwan.
5Wo bɔne kyerɛ wʼano deɛ ɔnka;
na woafa aniteɛ tɛkrɛma.
6Wo ankasa wʼano bu wo kumfɔ, ɛnyɛ me deɛ;
wʼankasa wʼano di adanseɛ tia wo.
7“Wone onipa a wɔwoo wo dii ɛkan?
Wɔwoo wo ansa na wɔrewo nkokoɔ?
8Wotie Onyankopɔn afotuo anaa?
Wo nko ara na wonim nyansa anaa?
9Ɛdeɛn na wonim a, yɛnnim?
Nhunumu bɛn na wowɔ a yɛnnie?
10Deɛ wafu dwono ne akɔkoraa wɔ yɛn afa,
wɔn a wɔanyini sene wʼagya mpo.
11Onyankopɔn awerɛkyekyerɛ
ne nsɛm a wɔka no brɛoo kyerɛ wo no sua ma wo anaa?
12Adɛn enti na wʼakoma atwe wo korɔ
adɛn enti na wʼani asɔ ogya,
13na woadane wʼabofuo agu Onyankopɔn so
na woma saa nsɛm yi pue firi wʼano?
14“Ɔdasani ne hwan a ɔbɛtumi ayɛ pɛ,
anaasɛ deɛ ɔbaa awo noɔ bɛn na ɔbɛtumi ayɛ ɔteneneeni?
15Onyankopɔn nni ahotosoɔ wɔ nʼakronkronfoɔ mu.
Ɔsorosoro mpo nnyɛ kronn wɔ nʼani so,
16na nkantom onipa bɔnefoɔ ne omumuyɛfoɔ a
ɔnom awurukasɛm sɛ nsuo.
17“Tie me, na mɛkyerɛ wo mu;
ma menka deɛ mahunu nkyerɛ wo,
18deɛ anyansafoɔ apae mu aka,
a wɔamfa biribiara a wɔnya firii wɔn agyanom hɔ no ansie
19(wɔn a wɔde asase no maa wɔn
ɛberɛ a ananafoɔ biara nni hɔ):
20Omumuyɛfoɔ kɔ ahohiahia mu ne nkwanna nyinaa.
Na basabasayɛni nso, wɔahyehyɛ ne mfeɛ nyinaa ama no.
21Nnyegyeɛ a ɛyɛ hu hyɛ nʼasom ma;
na sɛ ɛyɛ sɛ nneɛma rekɔ yie ma no a, akorɔmfoɔ to hyɛ ne so.
22Ɔpa aba sɛ ɔbɛdwane afiri esum mu;
wɔabɔ no ato hɔ ama akofena.
23Ɔkyinkyini hwehwɛ aduane;
ɔnim sɛ esum da no abɛn.
24Ɔhaw ne ahoyera yi no hu;
ɛhyɛ ne so sɛ ɔhene a wasiesie ne ho ama ɔko,
25ɛfiri sɛ ɔtenetene ne nsa kyerɛ Onyankopɔn
na ɔma ne ho so tia Otumfoɔ.
26Wɔde akokyɛm a emu pi na ɛyɛ den
kɔ ne so a wɔnsuro no.
27“Ɛwom sɛ sradeɛ ama wɔn afono atotɔ
na wɔn asene mu ɛnam agu mmɛbɛ deɛ,
28nanso wɔbɛtena nkuro a aguo so
na wɔatena afie a obi nte mu,
afie a ɛrebubu mu.
29Wɔrenkɔ so nyɛ adefoɔ bio, na wɔn ahonya rennyina,
na wɔn agyapadeɛ so bɛte na ayera wɔ asase so.
30Esum bɛduru wɔn;
ogyaframa bɛkusa wɔn mman,
na Onyankopɔn anom ahomeguo bɛsoa wɔn akɔ.
31Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho to nneɛma huhuo so de daadaa wɔn ho,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔrennya hwee mfiri mu.
32Ansa na wɔn da bɛduru no, wɔbɛtua wɔn ka a ebi renka,
na wɔn mman renyɛ frɔmfrɔm.
33Wɔbɛyɛ sɛ bobedua a wɔapore so aba a ɛnnyiniiɛ,
te sɛ ngo dua a ne nhyerɛnne repore gu fam.
34Na abɔnefoɔ fekuo a wɔnnim Onyankopɔn no renso aba,
na ogya bɛhye wɔn a wɔdɔ kɛtɛasehyɛ no ntomadan.
35Wɔnyinsɛn ɔhaw na wɔwo amumuyɛ;
wɔn awotwaa siesie nnaadaa.”
Mĩario ya Elifazu
1Nake Elifazu ũrĩa Mũtemaani akĩũria atĩrĩ:
215:2 Kĩam 41:6“Mũndũ mũũgĩ no acookie ũhoro na kwĩgereria,
kana aiyũrie nda yake na rũhuho ruumĩte na irathĩro?
315:3 Neh 4:2-3No eciirĩrĩre na ciugo cia tũhũ,
kana na mĩario ĩtarĩ bata?
4No wee-rĩ, nĩũracambia ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Ngai,
na ũkagirĩrĩria ũhoro wa andũ kwĩrutĩra Mũrungu.
515:5 Ayub 11:6; Thim 16:23Mehia maku nĩmo mataaraga kanua gaku;
nawe ũthuurĩte kwaria na rũrĩmĩ rwa mũndũ mwara.
615:6 Thab 10:2; Luk 19:22Kanua gaku wee mwene nĩko karagũtuĩra ciira, ti gakwa:
nayo mĩromo yaku wee mwene ĩkaaria ũira wa gũgũũkĩrĩra.
715:7 Thab 90:2“Wee nĩwe mũndũ wa mbere gũciarwo?
Wee-rĩ, waciarirwo mbere ya irĩma igĩe ho?
815:8 Arom 11:34Wee nĩũthikagĩrĩria ndundu ya Ngai?
Wee wiki-rĩ, nowe ũrigĩtie na ũũgĩ?
9Nĩ atĩa ũũĩ ithuĩ tũtooĩ?
Nĩ ũmenyo ũrĩkũ ũrĩ naguo ithuĩ tũtarĩ?
1015:10 2Maũ 10:6Tũrĩ na athuuri marĩ na mbuĩ na arĩa akũrũ mũno,
andũ akũrũ o na gũkĩra thoguo.
1115:11 Kĩam 37:35; Zek 1:13; Jer 15:16Ndũiganĩtwo nĩ ũhoorerania wa Mũrungu,
o na kana ũhoro ũcio warĩirio na ũhooreri?
12Ngoro yaku ĩgũteete nĩkĩ,
na nĩ kĩĩ kĩratũma ũikare ũkiunaga maitho,
1315:13 Thim 29:11nĩguo werekerie marakara maku kũrĩ Mũrungu,
o na ũgaitũrũra ciugo ta icio kuuma kanua gaku?
14“Mũndũ akĩrĩ kĩ, atĩ no ahote gũtuĩka mũtheru,
o na mũndũ ũciarĩtwo nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja nake akĩrĩ kĩĩ,
atĩ no ahote gũtuĩka mũthingu?
15Angĩkorwo Ngai ndangĩhota kwĩhoka andũ arĩa ake aamũre-rĩ,
na kũngĩkorwo o na igũrũ ti gũtheru maitho-inĩ make-rĩ,
1615:16 Alaw 5:2; Thim 19:28mũndũ akĩrĩ kĩ atĩ amwĩhoke?
Mũndũ nĩ mwaganu na nĩ kĩmaramari, anyuuaga waganu ta maaĩ!
17“Wee ta thikĩrĩria na nĩngũgũtaarĩria;
reke ngwĩre ũrĩa nyonete,
1815:18 Gũcook 32:7ngwĩre ũrĩa andũ arĩa oogĩ moigĩte,
matekũhitha ũndũ o na ũmwe wa ũhoro ũrĩa maaheirwo nĩ maithe mao,
1915:19 Kĩam 12:1(o acio oiki maaheetwo bũrũri
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gũtaarĩ mũndũ wa kũngĩ watuĩkanagia gatagatĩ-inĩ kao):
20Atĩrĩ, mũndũ mwaganu akoragwo na mĩnyamaro matukũ make mothe.
Matukũ mothe ma ũcio ũtarĩ tha-rĩ, maigĩirwo o mĩnyamaro.
2115:21 Jer 6:25; 1Athe 5:3Aiguaga o mĩgambo ya kũmakania mũno;
hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maũndũ mothe moneka ta marĩ mega-rĩ,
atunyani makamũtharĩkĩra.
22Ndarĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro gĩa gwĩthara kuuma nduma-inĩ;
etereirio kũũragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora.
2315:23 Thab 109:10; Luk 17:37Orũũraga agĩcaragia irio, oragie atĩrĩ, ‘Irĩ na kũ?’
Aikaraga amenyete atĩ mũthenya wa nduma ũrĩ o hakuhĩ.
24Mĩnyamaro na ruo rwa ngoro nĩcio imũmakagia;
imũtooragia taarĩ mũthamaki wĩhaarĩirie kũmũtharĩkĩra,
2515:25 Ayub 36:9; Isa 3:16nĩ ũndũ ainainagĩria Mũrungu ngundi,
na akangʼathĩria Mwene-Hinya-Wothe,
2615:26 Jer 44:16akamũguthũkĩra angʼathĩtie,
arĩ na ngo yake mata ya hinya.
2715:27 Atiir 3:17“O na gũtuĩka ũthiũ wake nĩ mũnoru,
na njohero yake ĩkaneneha nĩ kũnora-rĩ,
28agaatũũraga matũũra maanangĩku,
na aikarage nyũmba itatũũragwo nĩ mũndũ,
nyũmba itigairie o kũmomoka ituĩke ihumbu cia mahiga.
29Ndagacooka gũkorwo arĩ mũtongu, naguo ũtonga wake ndũgatũũra,
o na kana indo ciake itheereme kũu bũrũri-inĩ.
30Ndakahota kũũrĩra nduma;
rũrĩrĩmbĩ nĩrũkahoohia thuuna ciake,
nayo mĩhũmũ ya kanua ka Ngai nĩĩkamweheria.
3115:31 Isa 59:7; Math 6:19; Mik 3:4Nĩatige kwĩheenia na ũndũ wa kwĩhoka maũndũ ma tũhũ,
nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ kĩndũ makaamũrehere.
32Ihinda rĩake rĩtanakinya-rĩ, nĩakarĩhio mũigana wake wothe,
na honge ciake itikarura.
3315:33 Hab 3:17Agaatuĩka ta mũthabibũ ũhũrũrĩtwo thabibũ ciaguo itarĩ njĩru,
ahaane ta mũtamaiyũ ũraita kĩro kĩaguo.
3415:34 Ahib 10:27; Thaam 23:8Nĩgũkorwo andũ a thiritũ ya arĩa matooĩ Ngai matũũraga marĩ thaata,
na mwaki nĩũgaacina hema cia arĩa mendete mahaki.
35Magĩaga nda cia mathĩĩna, na magaciara waganu;
nda ciao ithugundaga o maheeni.”
