Job's Reply
1 But Job answered and said,
Ndipo Ayubu akajibu, na kusema,
2 Hear diligently my speech,
And let this be your consolations.
Yasikizeni sana maneno yangu; Jambo hili na liwe faraja yenu.
3 Suffer me that I may speak;
And after that I have spoken, mock on.
Niacheni, nami pia nitanena; Tena nikiisha nena, zidini kudhihaki.
4 As for me, is my complaint to man?
And if it were so , why should not my spirit be troubled?
Mimi, je! Mashitaka yangu yamhusu mwanadamu? Nami kwa nini nisikose kusubiri?
5 Mark me, and be astonished,
And lay your hand upon your mouth.
Niangalieni, mkastaajabu, Mkaweke mkono kinywani.
6 Even when I remember I am afraid,
And trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
Hata nikumbukapo nahuzunika, Na utisho wanishika mwilini mwangu.
7 Wherefore do the wicked live,
Become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Mbona waovu wanaishi, Na kuwa wazee, naam, na kuongezeka kuwa na nguvu?
8 Their seed is established in their sight with them,
And their offspring before their eyes.
Kizazi chao kinathibitika nao machoni pao, Na wazao wao mbele ya macho yao.
9 Their houses are safe from fear,
Neither is the rod of God upon them.
Nyumba zao zi salama pasina hofu, Wala fimbo ya Mungu haiwapigi.
10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not;
Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
Fahali wao huvyaza wala hapungukiwi na nguvu; Ng'ombe wao mke huzaa, asiharibu mimba.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
Huwatoa kama kundi watoto wao. Na watoto wao hucheza.
12 They take the timbrel and harp,
And rejoice at the sound of the organ.
Huimba kwa matari na kwa kinubi, Na kuifurahia sauti ya filimbi.
13 They spend their days in wealth,
And in a moment go down to the grave.
Siku zao hutumia katika kufanikiwa, Kisha hushuka kuzimuni ghafula.
14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us;
For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Walakini walimwambia Mungu. Tuondokee; Kwani hatutaki kuzijua njia zako.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Huyo Mwenyezi ni nani, hata tumtumikie? Nasi tutafaidiwa nini tukimwomba?
16 Lo, their good is not in their hand:
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Tazama, kufanikiwa kwao hakumo mkononi mwao; Mashauri ya waovu na yawe mbali nami.
17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out!
And how oft cometh their destruction upon them!
God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Je! Ni mara ngapi taa yao waovu huzimishwa? Na msiba wao kuwajilia? Na Mungu kuwagawanyia uchungu kwa hasira yake?
18 They are as stubble before the wind,
And as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
Ili wawe kama mabua makavu mbele ya upepo, Kama makapi yaliyochukuliwa na dhoruba?
19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children:
He rewardeth him, and he shall know it .
Mwasema, Mungu huwawekea watoto wa mtu huo uovu wake. Na amlipe mwenyewe, ili apate kuujua.
20 His eyes shall see his destruction,
And he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Macho yake mwenyewe na yaone uharibifu wake, Akanywe ghadhabu zake Mwenyezi.
21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him,
When the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
Kwani ana furaha gani katika mbari yake baada yake, Hesabu ya miezi yake itakapokwisha katwa katikati?
22 Shall any teach God knowledge?
Seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Je! Mtu awaye yote atamfundisha Mungu maarifa? Naye ndiye awahukumuye walioko juu.
23 One dieth in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and quiet.
Mmoja hufa katika nguvu zake kamili, Mwenye kukaa salama na kustarehe;
24 His breasts are full of milk,
And his bones are moistened with marrow.
Vyombo vyake vimejaa maziwa, Na mafuta ya mifupani mwake ni laini.
25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul,
And never eateth with pleasure.
Mwingine hufa katika uchungu wa roho, Asionje mema kamwe.
26 They shall lie down alike in the dust,
And the worms shall cover them.
Wao hulala mavumbini sawasawa, Mabuu huwafunika.
27 Behold, I know your thoughts,
And the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
Tazama, nayajua mawazo yenu, Na mashauri mnayoazimia kwa uovu juu yangu.
28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince?
And where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
Kwa kuwa mwasema, Nyumba ya huyo mkuu i wapi? Na hema waliyoikaa hao waovu i wapi?
29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way?
And do ye not know their tokens,
Je! Hamkuwauliza wapitao njiani? Na maonyo yao hamyajui?
30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction?
They shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Kwamba mwovu huachiliwa katika siku ya msiba? Na kuongozwa nje katika siku ya ghadhabu?
31 Who shall declare his way to his face?
And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Ni nani atakayetangaza njia yake usoni pake? Tena ni nani atakayemlipa kwa hayo aliyofanya?
32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave,
And shall remain in the tomb.
Pamoja na hayo atachukuliwa kaburini, Nao watalinda zamu juu ya ziara lake.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him,
And every man shall draw after him,
As there are innumerable before him.
Udongo wa bondeni utakuwa tamu kwake, Na watu wote watafuata nyuma yake, Kama vile walivyomtangulia watu wasiohesabika.
34 How then comfort ye me in vain,
Seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
Basi imekuwaje ninyi kunituza moyo bure, Kwa kuwa katika jawabu zenu unasalia uongo tu.
