1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?
Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
Je! Wajua majira ya kuzaa kwao mbuzi-mwitu walio majabalini? Au waweza kusema majira ya kuzaa kulungu?
2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil?
Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Je! Waweza kuhesabu miezi yao watakayoitimiza? Au je! Wajua majira ya kuzaa kwao?
3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones,
They cast out their sorrows.
Wao hujiinamisha, kuzaa watoto wao, Watupa taabu zao.
4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn;
They go forth, and return not unto them.
Watoto wao wa katika hali nzuri, hukua katika bara wazi; Huenda zao, wala hawarudi tena.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free?
Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Ni nani aliyempeleka punda-milia aende huru? Au je! Ni nani aliyemfungulia vifungo punda-mwitu?
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness,
And the barren land his dwellings.
Ambaye nimeifanya nyika kuwa nyumba yake, Na nchi ya chumvi kuwa makao yake.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city,
Neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
Yeye hudharau mshindo wa mji, Wala hasikii kelele zake msimamizi.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searcheth after every green thing.
Upana wa milima ni malisho yake, Hutafuta-tafuta kila kitu kilicho kibichi.
9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee,
Or abide by thy crib?
Je! Nyati atakubali kukutumikia? Au atakaa katika zizi lako?
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?
Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Je! Waweza kumfunga nyati kwa kamba matutani? Au, yeye atayalima mabonde nyuma yako?
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great?
Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Je! Utamtumaini kwa sababu ana nguvu nyingi? Au, utamwachia yeye kazi yako?
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed,
And gather it into thy barn?
Je! Utamtumaini kwamba ataileta mbegu yako nyumbani. Na kukusanya nafaka ya kiwanja chako cha kupuria?
13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks?
Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
Bawa la mbuni hufurahi; Lakini mabawa yake na manyoya yake, je! Yana huruma?
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth,
And warmeth them in dust,
Kwani yeye huyaacha mayai yake juu ya nchi, Na kuyatia moto mchangani,
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,
Or that the wild beast may break them.
Na kusahau kwamba yumkini mguu kuyavunja, Au mnyama wa mwitu kuyakanyaga.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's:
Her labour is in vain without fear;
yeye huyafanyia ukali makinda yake, kana kwamba si yake; Ijapokuwa taabu yake ni ya bure, hana hofu;
17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom,
Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
Kwa sababu Mungu amemnyima akili, Wala hakumpa fahamu.
18 What time she lifteth up herself on high,
She scorneth the horse and his rider.
Wakati anapojiinua juu aende, Humdharau farasi na mwenye kumpanda.
19 Hast thou given the horse strength?
Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
Je! Wewe ulimpa farasi uwezo wake? Au, ni wewe uliyemvika shingo yake manyoya yatetemayo?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper?
The glory of his nostrils is terrible.
Ndiwe uliyemfanya aruke kama nzige? Fahari ya mlio wake hutisha.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:
He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Hupara-para bondeni, na kuzifurahia nguvu zake; Hutoka kwenda kukutana na wenye silaha.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted;
Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Yeye hufanyia kicho dhihaka, wala hashangai; Wala hageuki kurudi nyuma mbele ya upanga.
23 The quiver rattleth against him,
The glittering spear and the shield.
Podo humpigia makelele, Mkuki ung'aao na fumo.
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:
Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
Huimeza nchi kwa ukali wake na ghadhabu; Wala hasimami kwa sauti ya baragumu.
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha;
And he smelleth the battle afar off,
The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Kila ipigwapo baragumu yeye husema, Aha! Naye husikia harufu ya vita toka mbali, Mshindo wa maakida, na makelele.
26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom,
And stretch her wings toward the south?
Je! Mwewe huruka juu kwa akili zako, Na kuyanyosha mabawa yake kwenda kusini?
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command,
And make her nest on high?
Je! Tai hupaa juu kwa amri yako, Na kufanya kioto chake mahali pa juu?
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock,
Upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Hukaa jabalini, ndiko kwenye malazi yake, Juu ya genge la jabali, na ngomeni.
29 From thence she seeketh the prey,
And her eyes behold afar off.
Toka huko yeye huchungulia mawindo; Macho yake huyaangalia toka mbali.
30 Her young ones also suck up blood:
And where the slain are , there is she.
Makinda yake nayo hufyonza damu; Na kwenye maiti ndiko aliko.
