1Elihu toaa ne kasa so sɛ,
2“Monto mo bo ase kakra mma me, na mɛkyerɛ mo sɛ
aka bebree a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛka ma Onyankopɔn.
3Menya me nimdeɛ firi akyirikyiri;
mɛka sɛ me Yɛfoɔ bu atɛntenenee.
4Monnye ntom sɛ me nsɛm yɛ nokorɛ turodoo;
na meyɛ obi a ne nimdeɛ so wɔ mo mu.
5“Onyankopɔn so, nanso, ɔntwiri nnipa;
ɔkorɔn na ɔnhinhim ne botaeɛ mu.
6Ɔmma amumuyɛfoɔ ntena nkwa mu,
na ɔde amanehunufoɔ kyɛfa ma wɔn.
7Ɔnnyi nʼani mfiri ɔteneneeni so.
Ɔma wɔne ahemfo di adeɛ
na ɔma wɔn so afebɔɔ.
8Na sɛ wɔde mpokyerɛ gu nnipa
na amanehunu ahoma akyekyere wɔn papee a,
9ɔka deɛ wɔayɛ kyerɛ wɔn
sɛ wɔnam ahantan so ayɛ bɔne.
10Ɔma wɔtie ntenesoɔ
na ɔhyɛ wɔn sɛ wɔnnu wɔn ho wɔn bɔne ho.
11Sɛ wɔyɛ ɔsetie na wɔsom no a,
wɔbɛdi yie wɔ wɔn ɛnna a aka no mu
na wɔn mfeɛ nyinaa ayɛ anisɔ ama wɔn.
12Na sɛ wɔantie no a, wɔbɛyera wɔ akofena ano,
na wɔawuwu a wɔnni nimdeɛ.
13“Wɔn a wɔnnim Onyame no kora abufuo so;
mpo sɛ ɔgu wɔn nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn a, wɔnsu mpɛ mmoa.
14Wɔwuwu wɔn mmabunuberɛ mu wɔ adwaman mu,
wɔ mmarima adwamanfoɔ a wɔtete abosonnan mu mu.
15Nanso, wɔn a wɔhunu amane no, ɔgye wɔn;
na ɔkasa kyerɛ wɔn wɔ wɔn haw mu.
16“Ɔregye wo afiri ahohiahia mu
de wo akɔ petee mu a ahokyere nnie,
deɛ wowɔ asomdwoeɛ, na nnuane pa ayɛ wo ɛpono so ma.
17Nanso seesei, atemmuo a ɛfata amumuyɛfoɔ na aba wo so;
atemmuo ne atɛntenenee asɔ wo mu.
18Hwɛ yie na obi amfa ahonya annaadaa wo;
mma adanmudeɛ kɛseɛ bi ntwe wo.
19Wʼahonya anaasɛ mpo
wʼahohaw bebrebe nyinaa enti,
worenkɔ amanehunu mu anaa?
20Mpere anadwo ho,
sɛ ɛmmɛpra nnipa mfiri wɔn afie mu.
21Hwɛ na woannane ankɔ bɔne ho,
deɛ ayɛ sɛ wopɛ sene amanehunu.
22“Onyankopɔn yɛ kɛseɛ wɔ ne tumi mu.
Hwan na ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ sɛ ɔno?
23Hwan na wahyehyɛ nʼakwan ama no
anaa waka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Woayɛ mfomsoɔ.’
24Kae na kamfo nʼadwuma a
nnipa de nnwontoɔ akamfo no.
25Adasamma nyinaa ahunu;
nnipa hwɛ haa firi akyirikyiri.
26Onyankopɔn yɛ kɛseɛ, ɛboro yɛn nteaseɛ so!
Ne mfeɛ dodoɔ mu nni hwehwɛbea.
27“Ɔtwetwe nsuo a ɛsosɔ,
ma ɛdane osutɔ gu asutene mu;
28na omununkum tɔ bosuo gu fam
na osutɔ bebree gu adasamma so.
29Hwan na ɔbɛtumi ate sɛdeɛ ɔtrɛtrɛ omununkum mu ase,
sɛdeɛ ɔbobɔ mu firi nʼatenaeɛ?
30Hwɛ sɛdeɛ ɔhwete nʼanyinam mu wɔ ne ho
ma ɛkɔ ɛpo bunu mu.
31Yei ne ɛkwan a ɔfa so di amanaman no so
na ɔma aduane bu wɔn so.
32Ɔde anyinam hyɛ ne nsam ma
na ɔhyɛ no sɛ ɛnsi nʼagyiraeɛ.
33Nʼaprannaa bɔ ahum a ɛreba no ho nkaeɛ;
na anantwie mpo ma wɔhunu sɛ ɛreba.
1Elihu agĩthiĩ na mbere kwaria, akiuga atĩrĩ:
2“Ngirĩrĩria hanini, na nĩngũkuonia
atĩ harĩ maũndũ mangĩ mangiugwo ma gũciirĩrĩra Ngai.
336:3 Ayub 6:28; 4:17Ũmenyo wakwa ndĩũrutĩte kũraihu;
niĩ ngũtũũgĩria kĩhooto kĩa ũcio Mũnyũũmbi.
4Menya wega atĩ ndeto ciakwa ti cia maheeni;
ũyũ mũrĩ nake arĩ na ũmenyo mũkinyanĩru.
536:5 Thab 5:2; Arom 11:29“Mũrungu nĩwe mwene hinya, no ndairaga andũ;
we nĩ mwene hinya, na nĩarũmagia muoroto wake.
6Ndatũũragia arĩa aaganu muoyo,
no nĩaheaga arĩa anyariire kĩhooto kĩao.
736:7 Ayub 11:11; Math 6:18; 1Sam 2:7-8Ndeheragia maitho make harĩ arĩa athingu;
amaikaragĩria gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene hamwe na athamaki,
na akamatũũgĩria nginya tene.
836:8 2Sam 3:34No rĩrĩ, andũ mangĩkorwo mohetwo na mĩnyororo,
makanyiitio na mĩhĩndo ya mĩnyamaro,
9we nĩameeraga ũrĩa mekĩte,
atĩ mehĩtie na ũtũrĩka.
1036:10 Ayub 33:16; 1Athe 5:22We nĩatũmaga mathikĩrĩrie ũtaaro,
na akamaatha merire ũũru wao.
1136:11 Alaw 26:33; Thaam 8:22Mangĩmwathĩkĩra na mamũtungatĩre,
megũtũũra matukũ mao marĩa matigaru magaacĩire,
na mĩaka yao o maiganĩire.
1236:12 Ayub 15:22; Aef 4:18No mangĩaga kũigua,
nĩmakaniinwo na rũhiũ rwa njora,
na makue matarĩ na ũmenyo.
13“Arĩa matarĩ na Ngai ngoro-inĩ meiigagĩra marakara;
o na rĩrĩa aramooha na mĩnyororo, matikayaga mateithio.
1436:14 Gũcook 23:17Makuuaga marĩ ethĩ,
magakua hamwe na arũme arĩa maraya ma mahooero-inĩ.
15No arĩa mathĩĩnĩkaga, nĩamakũũraga kuuma thĩĩna-inĩ wao;
nĩamaragĩria marĩ mĩnyamaro-inĩ.
1636:16 Hos 2:14; Kĩam 17:1“We-rĩ, nĩarakũguucĩrĩria uume magego-inĩ ma mĩnyamaro,
agũtware handũ haariĩ hatarĩ na ũkunderu,
na agũtware akũhurũkie metha-inĩ yaku ĩiyũrĩte irio iria njega.
17No rĩu-rĩ, ũtitikithĩtio ituĩro rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire arĩa aaganu;
ituĩro rĩa ciira na kĩhooto nĩcigũkumbatĩte.
1836:18 Thaam 23:18; Ayub 34:33Wĩmenyerere mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ndakanakũheenererie na ũtonga;
ndũgetĩkĩrie ihaki inene rĩkũhĩtithie njĩra.
19Ũtonga waku o na kana kĩyo gĩaku kĩnene-rĩ,
no ikũnyiitĩrĩre nĩguo ndũgatoonye mĩnyamaro-inĩ?
20Tiga kwĩrirĩria ũtukũ,
nĩguo ũguucũrũrie andũ kuuma kwao mĩciĩ.
2136:21 Thab 66:18; Ahib 11:25Wĩmenyerere ndũkeerekere ũũru-inĩ,
tondũ ũkuoneka taarĩ guo wendete gũkĩra gũthĩĩnĩka.
22“Mũrungu nĩatũgĩrĩtio nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoti wake.
Nũũ mũrutani take?
2336:23 Ayub 34:13; Kĩam 18:25Nũũ ũmwathĩrĩire njĩra ciake,
kana akamwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Wee nĩwĩkĩte ũũru’?
2436:24 Thab 92:5; Kũg 15:3Ririkanaga gwĩkĩrĩra wĩra wake,
ũrĩa andũ manakumia na rwĩmbo.
25Andũ othe nĩmawonete;
andũ mawĩroragĩra marĩ o kũraya.
2636:26 1Akor 13:12; Ahib 1:12Ĩ Mũrungu ndakĩrĩ mũnene; nĩ mũnene gũkĩra ũmenyi witũ!
Mũigana wa mĩaka yake ndũngĩtuĩrĩka.
2736:27 2Sam 1:21; Isa 55:10“Ambatagia matata ma maaĩ,
marĩa macookaga gũtaatĩra tũrũũĩ ta mbura;
2836:28 Thab 65:10; Joel 2:23matu magaita ũigũ wamo,
nayo mbura nyingĩ ĩkoirĩra andũ.
2936:29 Jer 10:13; Isa 40:22Nũũ ũngĩmenya ũrĩa atambũrũkagia matu,
kana ũhoro wa marurumĩ marĩa moimaga hema-inĩ yake?
30Kĩone ũrĩa ahurunjaga rũheni rwake rũkamũthiũrũrũkĩria,
agathambia iria kũrĩa kũriku.
3136:31 Ayub 37:13; Atũm 14:17Ũũ nĩguo aathaga ndũrĩrĩ
na akaheana irio nyingĩ.
32Akumbatagĩria rũheni na moko make,
na akarwatha rũringe kĩrĩa kĩorotetwo.
33Marurumĩ make nĩmanagĩrĩra kĩhuhũkanio kĩrĩa kĩroka;
o na ngʼombe nĩimenyithanagia atĩ kũrĩ kĩhuhũkanio kĩroka.
