Hiob Bua Awurade
1Na Hiob buaa Awurade sɛ,
2“Menim sɛ wotumi yɛ nneɛma nyinaa;
obiara rentumi nsɛe wo nhyehyɛeɛ.
3Wobisa sɛ, ‘Hwan ni a ɔnni nimdeɛ nso ɔsi mʼafotuo ho ɛkwan?’
Ampa ara mekaa nneɛma a mente aseɛ ho nsɛm,
nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwanwa ma me.
4“Wokaa sɛ, ‘Tie na menkasa;
mɛbisa wo nsɛm
na ɛsɛ sɛ woma me mmuaeɛ.’
5Mate wo nka pɛn,
na seesei deɛ, mʼani ahunu wo.
6Ɛno enti mebu me ho animtiaa
na mete mfuturo ne nsõ mu de kyerɛ mʼahonu.”
Awieeɛ
7Na Awurade kaa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ Hiob wieeɛ no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Temanni Elifas sɛ, “Me bo afu wo ne wo nnamfonom baanu no, ɛfiri sɛ, moanka me ho asɛm a ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛdeɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Hiob kaeɛ no. 8Afei, momfa anantwie nson ne nnwennini nson, na monkɔ me ɔsomfoɔ Hiob nkyɛn, na monkɔbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ mma mo ho. Me ɔsomfoɔ Hiob bɛbɔ mpaeɛ ama mo, na mɛtie ne mpaeɛbɔ no na merenyɛ mo sɛdeɛ ɛfata mo nkwaseasɛm no. Nsɛm a moka faa me ho no nyɛ nokorɛ sɛdeɛ me ɔsomfoɔ Hiob yɛeɛ no.” 9Enti, Temanni Elifas ne Suhini Bildad ne Naamani Sofar yɛɛ sɛdeɛ Awurade hyɛɛ wɔn no, na Awurade tiee Hiob mpaeɛbɔ.
10Hiob bɔɔ mpaeɛ maa ne nnamfonom akyi no, Awurade sane yɛɛ no ɔdefoɔ bio na ɔde nʼahodeɛ a na ɔwɔ kane no mmɔho mmienu maa no. 11Afei, ne nuammarima, ne nuammaa nyinaa ne obiara a na ɔnim no dada no baa ne fie ne no bɛdidiiɛ. Wɔkyekyeree ne werɛ wɔ amanehunu a Awurade ma ɔkɔɔ mu no ho, na wɔn mu biara brɛɛ no dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ kawa.
12Awurade hyiraa Hiob nkwa awieeɛ senee ne ahyɛaseɛ. Ɔnyaa nnwan ɔpedunan, nyoma mpem nsia, anantwinini mpamho apem ne mfunumu abereɛ apem. 13Bio ɔnyaa mmammarima baason ne mmammaa baasa. 14Ɔtoo ne babaa piesie no edin Yemima, na deɛ ɔdi soɔ no Kesia na deɛ ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa no de Keren-Hapuk. 15Asase no so nyinaa, na mmaa biara nni hɔ a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ sɛ Hiob mmammaa no, na wɔn agya de wɔn kaa wɔn nuammarima no ho maa wɔn agyapadeɛ.
16Yei akyiri no, Hiob dii mfirinhyia ɔha aduanan; ɔhunuu ne mma ne ne mmanana awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ ɛnan. 17Afei ɔwuiɛ a na wayɛ akora pa ara.
Mĩario ya Ayubu
1Ningĩ Ayubu agĩcookeria Jehova, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
242:2 Kĩam 18:14; Atũm 4:28“Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ wahota gwĩka maũndũ mothe;
gũtirĩ mũbango waku ũngĩgirĩrĩka.
3Nĩworirie atĩrĩ, ‘Nũũ ũyũ ũrahithania kĩrĩra gĩakwa nĩ kwaga ũmenyo?’
Ti-itherũ ndaaririe maũndũ itaamenyete,
maũndũ ma magegania itangĩmenya.
442:4 Ayub 38:3“Woigire atĩrĩ, ‘Thikĩrĩria rĩu, na niĩ njarie;
nĩngũkũũria ciũria, nawe nĩũkũnjookeria.’
542:5 Arom 10:17; Atiir 13:22Matũ makwa nĩmaiguĩte ũhoro waku
no rĩu maitho makwa nĩgũkuona makuonete.
642:6 Ayub 40:4; Ezar 9:6Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngwĩmena niĩ mwene,
na ndĩrire, ndĩhurĩrie rũkũngũ na mũhu.”
Ndeto cia Kũrĩkĩrĩria
742:7 Josh 1:7Thuutha wa Jehova kwĩra Ayubu maũndũ macio-rĩ, nĩerire Elifazu ũrĩa Mũtemaani atĩrĩ, “Nĩndakarĩtio nĩwe na arata aku eerĩ, tondũ mũtiarĩtie ũhoro wakwa ũrĩa wagĩrĩire, ta ũrĩa ndungata yakwa Ayubu ĩĩkĩte. 842:8 Ndar 23:1; Jak 5:15-16; Kĩam 20:7Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩu oyai ndegwa mũgwanja na ndũrũme mũgwanja, mũthiĩ kũrĩ ndungata yakwa Ayubu, mũkarute igongona rĩa njino nĩ ũndũ wanyu inyuĩ ene. Ndungata yakwa Ayubu nĩĩkamũhoera, na niĩ nĩngetĩkĩra mahooya make, na ndikamwĩka kũringana na ũrimũ wanyu. Mũtiarĩtie ũhoro wakwa ũrĩa wagĩrĩire ta ũrĩa ndungata yakwa Ayubu ĩĩkĩte.” 942:9 Kĩam 19:21; Ezek 14:14Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Elifazu ũrĩa Mũtemaani, na Bilidadi ũrĩa Mũshuhi, na Zofaru ũrĩa Mũnaamathi magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa Jehova aameerire; nake Jehova nĩetĩkĩrire ihooya rĩa Ayubu.
1042:10 Gũcook 30:3; Afil 2:8-9Thuutha wa Ayubu kũhoera arata ake-rĩ, Jehova nĩamũcookeirie ũtonga wake na akĩmũhe maita meerĩ ma indo iria aarĩ nacio mbere. 1142:11 Ayub 9:13Ariũ na aarĩ a nyina othe, na mũndũ o wothe wamũũĩ mbere, magĩũka makĩrĩĩanĩra nake mũciĩ gwake, nao makĩmũhooreria na makĩmũcakaithia nĩ ũndũ wa mathĩĩna marĩa mothe Jehova aamũreheire. Andũ acio o mũndũ akĩmũhe gĩcunjĩ kĩa betha na gĩcũhĩ gĩa thahabu.
12Jehova nĩarathimire matukũ ma mũthia ma muoyo wa Ayubu gũkĩra marĩa ma mbere. Nĩaagĩire na ngʼondu 14,000, na ngamĩĩra 6,000, na ndegwa cia kuohwo macooki 1,000, na ndigiri 1,000. 13Nĩacookire akĩgĩa na aanake mũgwanja na airĩtu atatũ. 14Mwarĩ wa mbere aamũtuire Jemima, na wa keerĩ aamũtuire Kezia, nake wa gatatũ akĩmũtua Kereni-Hapuku. 15Gũtirĩ handũ o na ha bũrũri-inĩ wothe hangĩonekire andũ-a-nja athaka ta airĩtu a Ayubu, nake ithe wao akĩmahe igai hamwe na ariũ a nyina.
16Thuutha wa maũndũ macio-rĩ, Ayubu nĩatũũrire mĩaka igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩna; akĩona ciana ciake na akĩona ciana ciacio, nginya rũciaro rwa kana. 1742:17 Kĩam 15:15Nake agĩkua arĩ mũkũrũ, na arĩ na mĩaka mĩingĩ.
