Elihu Continues
Are You Really Innocent?
1 Elihu said:
2 Job, are you really innocent
in the sight of God?
3 Don't you honestly believe
it pays to obey him?
4 I will give the answers
to you and your friends.
* 5 Look up to the heavens
6 and think!
Do your sins hurt God?
7 Is any good you may have done
at all helpful to him?
8 The evil or good you do
only affects other humans.
9 In times of trouble,
everyone begs the mighty God
to have mercy.
10 But after their Creator
helps them through hard times,
they forget about him,
11 though he makes us wiser
than animals or birds.
12 God won't listen to the prayers
of proud and evil people.
13 If God All-Powerful refuses
to answer their empty prayers,
14 he will surely deny
your impatient request
to face him in court.
15 Job, you were wrong to say
God doesn't punish sin.
16 Everything you have said
adds up to nonsense.
1 Elihu okwa popya vali ndele ta ti: 2 “Oto shi tale osho sha yuka ndele to shi luku, ouyuki woye koshipala shaKalunga, 3 eshi ho pula: ‘Tashi kwafa nge shike? Otashi kwafa nge tuu, shi dule ngeno eshi handi nyono?’ 4 Ame ohandi ku pe enyamukulo, ndele handi nyamukula yo ookaume koye pamwe naave. 5 Tala keulu u tale, tala oilemo tai kala kombada yoye penya. 6 Ngeenge to nyono, oto dulu oku mu ningila shike? Ndele ngeenge omatauluko oye e li mahapu, oto mu ti ngahelipi? 7 Oove ngeenge omuyuki oto mu pe shike? Ile ta dulu okutambula shike meke loye? 8 Ouhenakalunga woye tau kumu ashike omunhu ngaashi ove, nouyuki woye omona womunhu.
9 “Ohava kemene ounene wefininiko; vo ohava kuu onghuwo omolwokwooko kwovanaenghono. 10 Ndelenee nande umwe ta ti: ‘Kalunga, Omushiti wange, oku li peni, ou ha yandje omahambeleloimbilo oufiku? 11 Ou te tu longo eendunge di dule odo doifitukuti yokombada yedu ndele te tu nongeke ounongo u dule eedila dokeulu?’ 12 Opo nee otava ingida, ndelenee Ye ita nyamukula omolwelinenepeko lovanawii. 13 Oshili, Kalunga ita pwilikine omakemo ongaho, nOmunaenghono adishe ite a yavala,
14 “Unene ngeenge to ti kutya ove ku mu wete ko. Etokolo leendjovo oli li koshipala shaye, hano mu teelela. 15 Ndelenee paife, ehandu laye ite li longifa ndele ita yavala yo elinenepeko, 16 opo nee Job ta makula okanya kaye okupopya kwongaho, ndele ta popi eendjovo dinene moushima.”
