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.”
