Zophar's First Speech
So Much Foolish Talk
1 Zophar from Naamah said:
2 So much foolish talk
cannot go unanswered.
3 Your words have silenced others
and made them ashamed;
now it is only right for you
to be put to shame.
4 You claim to be innocent
and argue that your beliefs
are acceptable to God.
5 But I wish God would speak
6 and let you know that wisdom
has many different sides.
You would then discover
that God has punished you
less than you deserve.
7 Can you understand the mysteries
surrounding God All-Powerful?
8 They are higher than the heavens
and deeper than the grave.
So what can you do
when you know so little,
9 and these mysteries outreach
the earth and the ocean?
10 If God puts you in prison
or drags you to court,
what can you do?
11 God has the wisdom to know
when someone is worthless
and sinful,
12 but it's easier to tame
a wild donkey
than to make a fool wise.
Surrender Your Heart to God
13 Surrender your heart to God,
turn to him in prayer,
14 and give up your sins—
even those you do in secret.
15 Then you won't be ashamed;
you will be confident
and fearless.
16 Your troubles will go away
like water beneath a bridge,
17 and your darkest night
will be brighter than noon.
18 You will rest safe and secure,
filled with hope
and emptied of worry.
19 You will sleep without fear
and be greatly respected.
20 But those who are evil
will go blind and lose their way.
Their only escape is death!
Sofar ma ziri Job
1 Tjazumba Sofar, Omunaama, wa zira a tja:
2 “Kape nomundu ngu ma
ziri koviporoporo avihe mbi are?
Hapo okuhungira tjinene nai ku
eta omundu kousemba are?
3 Job, ove mo ripura kutja katu
nokusora okukuzira are?
Nokutja omambo woye omanyekerere
maye tu pata okuhungira are?
4 Ove mo kara pokutja imbi
mbi mo hungire ouatjiri,
nokutja oove omuhinandjo
komurungu wa Ndjambi.
5 Arikana, ami me zeri kutja andakuzu
Ndjambi ongu me ku ziri!
6 Eye atja yenena okukuraera kutja pe
nomihingo omingi okuvaza kounongo,
nokutja pe noviṋa oviundikwa
tjinene komundu okuvitjiwa.
Ndjambi me ku vere kehi
yaindu tji u sokuverwa.
7 “Ove nai mo yenene okukonḓonona
oviundikwa vyounene
novyouvara wa Ndjambi are?
8 Evaverwa kandi ri omaandero wa Ndjambi,
nungwari oro ri ri kombanda
yomavazero woye.
Ndjambi ma tjiwa otjovakoke,
nungwari ove ko nokutjitjiwa.
9 Ounene wa Ndjambi oure pouye,
owo ouparanga pokuvare.
10 Ndjambi tje ku kambura ne
ku twara kombanguriro,
owaṋi ngu me mu tjaere?
11 Ndjambi u tjiwa kutja ovandu
veṋe mbe ri oviporoporo;
neye u muna ozondjito zawo azehe zouvi.
12 Eyova mari sora okurira enandjiviro are?
Ongoro mai sora okukwata omundu are?
13 “Tanaurira omutima woye kousemba,
Job. Roporora omaoko woye ku Ndjambi.
14 Isa mo ouvi nozondataiziro monganda yoye,
15 nu tjiri, ove mo kara mouye
nonḓakameno nokuhenandira.
16 Tjazumba omaumba woye aehe otji
maye zengi momerizemburukiro woye,
tjimuna omipupo mbya kapita nu
mbi hi nokuzemburukwa rukwao.
17 Omuinyo woye mau yere tjinene
pondjerera yeyuva mutenya,
nozoiri ozonḓeu tjinene zomuinyo
maze yere otja eyuva tji mari piti.
18 Ove mo hupu nokuhinatjipo
nomaundjiro nga yenene;
Ndjambi me ku yama
nu me ku pe orusuvo.
19 Komoo tira ovanavita na ove;
ovandu ovengi mave
ningire ombatero kove.
20 Nungwari ovanauvi mave paha akuhe
nomerihahiziro nave munu
kutja kape nondjira yomatauriro.
Omaundjiro wawo nge ri po
okongwi okutja onḓiro mai ya.”
