1 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
Tena Elihu akaendelea na kusema,
2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee
That I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
Ningojee kidogo nami nitakueleza; Kwa kuwa nikali na maneno kwa ajili ya Mungu.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar,
And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
Nitayaleta maarifa yangu kutoka mbali, Nami nitampa haki Muumba wangu.
4 For truly my words shall not be false:
He that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
Kwani yakini maneno yangu si ya uongo; Aliyekamilika katika maarifa yu pamoja nawe.
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any :
He is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Tazama, Mungu ni hodari, wala hamdharau mtu ye yote; Ana uweza katika nguvu za fahamu.
6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked:
But giveth right to the poor.
Hauhifadhi uhai wa waovu; Lakini huwapa wateswao haki yao.
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous:
But with kings are they on the throne;
Yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Yeye hawaondolei macho yake wenye haki; Lakini pamoja na wafalme huwaweka Katika viti vya enzi milele, nao hutukuzwa.
8 And if they be bound in fetters,
And be holden in cords of affliction;
Nao wakifungwa kwa pingu, Wakitwaliwa kwa kamba za mateso;
9 Then he sheweth them their work,
And their transgressions that they have exceeded.
Ndipo huwaonyesha matendo yao, Na makosa yao, ya kuwa wametenda kwa kujivuna.
10 He openeth also their ear to discipline,
And commandeth that they return from iniquity.
Yeye huyafunua masikio yao, wasikie maonyo, Na kuwaagiza warudi kuuacha uovu.
11 If they obey and serve him ,
They shall spend their days in prosperity,
And their years in pleasures.
Kama wakisikia na kumtumikia, Watapisha siku zao katika kufanikiwa, Na miaka yao katika furaha.
12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword,
And they shall die without knowledge.
Lakini wasiposikia, wataangamia kwa upanga, Nao watakufa pasipo maarifa.
13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath:
They cry not when he bindeth them.
Lakini hao wasiomcha Mungu mioyoni hujiwekea hasira Hawalilii msaada hapo awafungapo.
14 They die in youth,
And their life is among the unclean.
Wao hufa wakali vijana, Na uhai wao huangamia katikati ya wachafu.
15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction,
And openeth their ears in oppression.
Yeye humponya aliyetaabika kwa njia ya taabu yake, Na kuyafunua masikio yao kwa maonevu.
16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait
Into a broad place, where there is no straitness;
And that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
Naam, yeye angekuongoza utoke katika msiba Hata mahali penye nafasi, ambapo hapana msonge; Na kilichowekwa mezani pako kingejaa mafuta.
17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked:
Judgment and justice take hold on thee .
Lakini umejaa hukumu ya waovu; Hukumu na haki hukushika.
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke:
Then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Basi ujitunze, isije hasira ikakuvuta hata ukafanya mzaha; Wala usikubali ukuu wa ukombozi ukugeuze.
19 Will he esteem thy riches? no , not gold,
Nor all the forces of strength.
Je! Mali yako yatatosha, hata usiwe katika taabu, Au uwezo wote wa nguvu zako?
20 Desire not the night,
When people are cut off in their place.
Usiutamani usiku, Wakati watu wakatwapo katika mahali pao.
21 Take heed, regard not iniquity:
For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Jitunze, usiutazame uovu; Kwani umeuchagua huo zaidi ya taabu.
22 Behold, God exalteth by his power:
Who teacheth like him?
Tazama, Mungu hutenda makuu kwa uweza wake; Ni nani afundishaye kama yeye?
23 Who hath enjoined him his way?
Or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
Ni nani aliyemwagiza njia yake? Au ni nani awezaye kusema, Wewe umetenda yasiyo haki?
24 Remember that thou magnify his work,
Which men behold.
Kumbuka kuitukuza kazi yake, Watu waliyoiimbia.
25 Every man may see it;
Man may behold it afar off.
Wanadamu wote wameitazama; Watu huiangalia kwa mbali
26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not,
Neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Tazama, Mungu ni mkuu, nasi hatumjui; Hesabu ya miaka yake haitafutiki.
27 For he maketh small the drops of water:
They pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
Kwani yeye huvuta juu matone ya maji, Yamwagikayo katika mvua kutoka kungeni mwake;
28 Which the clouds do drop
And distil upon man abundantly.
Ambayo mawingu yainyesha Na kudondoza juu ya wanadamu kwa wingi.
29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds,
Or the noise of his tabernacle?
Naam, mtu aweza kuelewa na matandazo ya mawingu, Ngurumo za makao yake?
30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it,
And covereth the bottom of the sea.
Tazama, yeye huutandaza mwanga wake, umzunguke; Naye hufunika vilindi vya bahari.
31 For by them judgeth he the people;
He giveth meat in abundance.
Kwani huwahukumu kabila za watu kwa njia hizi; Hutoa chakula kwa ukarimu.
32 With clouds he covereth the light;
And commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Yeye huifunika mikono yake kwa umeme; Na kuuagiza shabaha utakayopiga.
33 The noise thereof sheweth concerning it,
The cattle also concerning the vapour.
Mshindo wake hutoa habari zake, Anayewaka hasira juu ya uovu.
