1Afei Elihu kaa sɛ,
2“Mo anyansafoɔ, montie me nsɛm;
mo animdefoɔ monyɛ aso mma me.
3Ɛfiri sɛ aso sɔ nsɛm hwɛ
sɛdeɛ tɛkrɛma ka aduane hwɛ no.
4Momma yɛnsese nhunu deɛ ɛyɛ ma yɛn.
Momma yɛn nyinaa mmɔ mu nsua deɛ ɛyɛ.
5“Hiob kaa sɛ, ‘Me ho nni asɛm,
nanso Onyankopɔn abu me ntɛnkyea.
6Ɛwom sɛ mʼasɛm da ɛkwan mu,
nanso, wɔbu me ɔtorofoɔ;
ɛwom sɛ menyɛɛ bɔne biara,
nanso ne bɛmma no ama me apirakuro a ɛnnwu da.’
7Onipa bɛn na ɔte sɛ Hiob
a ɔnom animtiabuo sɛ nsuo?
8Ɔne amumuyɛfoɔ nante;
na ɔne atirimuɔdenfoɔ nso bɔ.
9Ɛfiri sɛ ɔka sɛ, ‘Sɛ onipa bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani a
ɔnnya ho mfasoɔ biara.’
10“Enti mo mmarima a mowɔ nteaseɛ montie me.
Ɛmpare Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛyɛ bɔne,
sɛ Otumfoɔ no bɛyɛ mfomsoɔ.
11Nnipa nneyɛeɛ so na ɔhwɛ tua wɔn ka;
deɛ ɛfata ne nneyɛeɛ na ɔma ɛba ne so.
12Ɛmfata sɛ wɔde mfomsoɔ susu Onyankopɔn,
na ɛmfata sɛ wɔde ntɛnkyea susu Otumfoɔ.
13Hwan na ɔde no sii asase so?
Hwan na ɔde ewiase nyinaa hyɛɛ ne nsa?
14Sɛ ɛyɛɛ ne pɛ
na ɔyii ne Honhom ne nʼahome a,
15anka adasamma nyinaa bɛbɔ mu ayera,
na onipa bɛsane akɔ mfuturo mu.
16“Sɛ mowɔ nhunumu a, montie yei;
montie deɛ meka.
17Obi a ɔkyiri atɛntenenee bɛtumi adi nnipa so?
Mobɛtumi abu Ɔteneneeni kɛseɛ no fɔ anaa?
18Ɛnyɛ Ɔno na ɔka kyerɛ ahemfo sɛ, ‘Mo ho nni mfasoɔ,’
na ɔka kyerɛɛ atitire sɛ, ‘Moyɛ atirimuɔdenfoɔ’?
19Ɔnhwɛ mmapɔmma anim
na ɔnyiyi adefoɔ ne ahiafoɔ mu,
ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nyinaa yɛ ne nsa ano adwuma.
20Wɔwuwu mmerɛ tiawa bi mu, wɔ anadwo dasuo mu;
nnipa no ho woso na wɔsene kɔ;
ahoɔdenfoɔ totɔ a ɛmfiri onipa.
21“Nʼani hwɛ nnipa akwan;
na ɔhunu wɔn anammɔntuo biara.
22Baabiara nni hɔ a aduru sum, esum kabii,
a amumuyɛfoɔ bɛtumi ahinta.
23Ɛho nhia Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔbɛhwehwɛ nnipa mu bio,
a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔba nʼanim bɛgye atemmuo.
24Ɔbobɔ aberempɔn gu a ɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu biara,
na ɔde afoforɔ sisi wɔn ananmu.
25Ɛfiri sɛ ɔhunu wɔn nneyɛeɛ,
ɔtu wɔn gu anadwo na wɔdwerɛ wɔn.
26Ɔtua wɔn amumuyɛsɛm so ka
wɔ baabi a obiara bɛtumi ahunu wɔn,
27ɛfiri sɛ, wɔmane firii nʼakyi kɔeɛ
na wɔampɛ nʼakwan biara anhwɛ.
28Wɔmaa ahiafoɔ sufrɛ duruu nʼanim
na ɛma ɔtee mmɔborɔni su.
29Nanso sɛ ɔyɛ komm a, hwan na ɔbɛtumi abu no fɔ?
Sɛ ɔde nʼanim hinta nso a, hwan na ɔbɛhunu no?
Nanso ɔdi onipa ne ɔman so pɛpɛɛpɛ,
30ɔmma onipa a ɔnnim Onyame nni ɔhene,
sɛdeɛ wɔnnsum nnipa no mfidie.
31“Adɛn enti na onipa nka nkyerɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ,
‘Mayɛ bɔne na merenyɛ bɔne bio.
32Kyerɛ me na menhunu;
na sɛ mayɛ bɔne a, merenyɛ saa bio.’
33Ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn gyina deɛ wode wʼano aka so tua wo ka,
wɔ ɛberɛ a woayɛ sɛ worennu wo ho anaa?
Ɛsɛ sɛ wosi gyinaeɛ, ɛnyɛ me;
enti ka deɛ wonim kyerɛ me.
34“Nnipa a wɔwɔ nteaseɛ pae mu ka,
animdefoɔ a wɔtie me ka kyerɛ me sɛ,
35‘Hiob nnkasa nimdeɛ kwan so;
aba biara nni ne kasa mu.’
36Ao, sɛ wɔsɔɔ Hiob hwɛeɛ kɔɔ akyiri a anka ɛyɛ,
ɛfiri sɛ ɔyiyii nsɛm ano sɛ omumuyɛfoɔ!
37Ɔde atuateɛ ka ne bɔne ho;
ɔde ahantan bɔ ne nsam gu yɛn so
na ɔma ne nsɛm a ɔka tia Onyankopɔn no dɔɔso.”
1Ningĩ Elihu akiuga atĩrĩ:
2“Iguai ciugo ciakwa, inyuĩ andũ aya oogĩ;
thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ amenyi a maũndũ.
334:3 Ayub 12:11Nĩgũkorwo gũtũ gũthuuranagia ciugo
o ta ũrĩa rũrĩmĩ rũcamaga irio.
434:4 Ahib 5:14; 1Athe 5:21Nĩtwĩkũũranĩrei ithuĩ ene ũndũ ũrĩa wagĩrĩire;
nĩtwĩrute tũrĩ hamwe ũndũ ũrĩa mwega.
5“Ayubu aroiga atĩrĩ, ‘Niĩ ndihĩtĩtie,
no Mũrungu nĩanjagithĩtie kĩhooto gĩakwa.
634:6 Ayub 6:28; Jer 10:19O na gũtuĩka ndĩraria ũrĩa kũrĩ,
ndĩratuuo mũheenania;
o na gũtuĩka ndirĩ na mahĩtia,
mũguĩ wake ũngurarĩtie kĩronda gĩtangĩhona.’
734:7 Ayub 15:16Nĩ mũndũ ũrĩkũ ũhaana ta Ayubu,
mũndũ ũnyuuaga kĩnyũrũri taarĩ maaĩ aranyua?
8Atwaranaga na andũ arĩa mekaga ũũru;
agĩĩaga thiritũ na andũ arĩa aaganu.
9Nĩgũkorwo oigaga atĩrĩ, ‘Gũtirĩ uumithio mũndũ onaga
rĩrĩa arageria gũkenia Ngai.’
1034:10 Ayub 32:10; Kĩam 18:25“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gĩĩthikĩrĩriei, inyuĩ andũ aya mũrĩ na ũtaũku.
Ũhoro wa kwĩhia ũroaga kuoneka harĩ Mũrungu,
Mwene-Hinya-Wothe aroaga gwĩka ũũru.
1134:11 Math 16:27; Ezek 33:20Arĩhaga mũndũ kũringana na ũrĩa ekĩte;
akamũrehere o kĩrĩa kĩringaine na mĩthiĩre yake.
1234:12 Ahib 6:18; Ayub 8:3Gũtingĩhoteka atĩ Mũrungu no eeke mahĩtia,
atĩ ũrĩa Mwene-Hinya-Wothe no ogomie kĩhooto.
1334:13 Ahib 1:2; Isa 40:14Nũũ wamũtuire mũrori wa thĩ?
Nũũ wamũtuire mũrũgamĩrĩri wa thĩ yothe?
1434:14 Kĩam 6:3; Ndar 16:22Korwo aagĩa na muoroto
wa kweheria roho wake na mĩhũmũ-rĩ,
1534:15 Mal 3:6; Thab 90:10andũ othe mangĩthiranĩra hamwe,
nake mũndũ acooke rũkũngũ-inĩ.
16“Akorwo ũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩ na ũtaũku-rĩ, igua ũhoro ũyũ;
thikĩrĩria ũrĩa nguuga.
1734:17 2Sam 23:3-4; Arom 3:5-6Mũndũ ũthũire kĩhooto-rĩ, no ahote gwathana?
Ũrĩa ũrĩ kĩhooto, o Ũcio kĩhoti-rĩ, no ũmũtue mwĩhia?
1834:18 Thaam 22:28Githĩ ti we wĩraga athamaki atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ mũtirĩ kĩene,’
na akeera arĩa marĩ igweta atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ mũrĩ aaganu,’
19o ũcio ũtatĩagĩra anene maũthĩ,
na ndendaga arĩa atongu gũkĩra arĩa athĩĩni,
nĩgũkorwo othe nĩ wĩra wa moko make?
2034:20 Thaam 11:4; Ayub 12:19Makuuaga o rĩmwe, o ũtukũ gatagatĩ;
andũ mainainaga magakua;
arĩa marĩ hinya meeheragio matahutĩtio nĩ guoko kwa mũndũ.
2134:21 Jer 32:19; Ahib 4:13“Maitho make maikaraga macũthĩrĩirie mĩthiĩre ya andũ;
nĩonaga mĩthiĩre yao yothe.
22Gũtirĩ handũ harĩ nduma, kana handũ harĩ kĩĩruru kĩnene,
hangĩĩhithwo nĩ arĩa meekaga ũũru.
23Mũrungu ndabatairio nĩgũthuthuuria ndeto cia andũ makĩria,
atĩ nĩguo moke mbere yake maciirithio.
2434:24 Dan 2:21Ahehenjaga arĩa marĩ ũhoti atekũũria mũndũ
na akarũgamia andũ angĩ ithenya rĩao.
25Tondũ we nĩamenyaga maũndũ marĩa meekaga,
amangʼaũranagia ũtukũ magathuthĩka.
2634:26 Kĩam 6:5; Jer 44:5Amaherithagĩria waganu wao
makĩonagwo nĩ mũndũ o wothe,
2734:27 Thab 14:3; 1Sam 15:11tondũ nĩmagarũrũkire magĩtiga kũmũrũmĩrĩra,
na matirũmbũyagia njĩra yake o na ĩrĩkũ.
2834:28 Thaam 22:23Nĩmatũmire kĩrĩro kĩa arĩa athĩĩni gĩkinye hau mbere yake,
nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩigua kĩrĩro kĩa arĩa abatari.
2934:29 Thab 28:1; Arom 8:34No rĩrĩ, angĩikara akirĩte-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmũtua muhĩtia?
Angĩhitha ũthiũ wake-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩmuona?
Nowe arĩ igũrũ rĩa mũndũ na igũrũ rĩa rũrĩrĩ o ũndũ ũmwe,
30nĩguo agirie mũndũ ũtarĩ na ũngai gwathana,
amũgirie kũigĩra kĩrĩndĩ mĩtego.
3134:31 Luk 15:21; 1Joh 1:8, 10“Korwo mũndũ no ere Mũrungu atĩrĩ,
‘Nĩnjĩhĩtie no ndikehia rĩngĩ.
3234:32 Thaam 33:13; Luk 19:8Nduta menye ũrĩa itarahota kuona;
ingĩkorwo nĩnjĩkĩte ũũru-rĩ, ndigacooka gwĩka ũguo rĩngĩ.’
3334:33 2Ath 17:13; Thim 17:23Ngai-rĩ, no agĩkũrĩhe kũringana na ũrĩa wee ũkwenda
rĩrĩa ũregete kwĩrira?
No nginya we ũtue itua, no ti niĩ;
nĩ ũndũ ũcio kĩnjĩĩre ũrĩa ũũĩ.
34“Andũ arĩa marĩ na ũtaũku maroiga atĩrĩ,
nao andũ acio oogĩ maiguĩte ngĩaria manjĩĩrĩte atĩrĩ,
3534:35 Ayub 35:16‘Ayubu aaragia atarĩ na ũmenyo;
ciugo ciake nĩciagĩte ũũgĩ.’
3634:36 Ayub 22:15Hĩ, naarĩ korwo Ayubu aagerio nginya mũthia,
nĩ ũndũ macookio make nĩ ta ma mũndũ mwaganu!
37Nĩongereire ũremi harĩ mehia make;
atũhũũragĩra hĩ cia kĩnyũrũri,
na akaingĩhia ciugo ciake cia gũũkĩrĩra Mũrungu.”
