1-2 It is not right, Job, for you to say
that you are innocent in God's sight,
3 or to ask God, “How does my sin affect you?
What have I gained by not sinning?”
4 I am going to answer you and your friends too.
5 Look at the sky! See how high the clouds are!
6 If you sin, that does no harm to God.
If you do wrong many times, does that affect him?
7 Do you help God by being so righteous?
There is nothing God needs from you.
8 Others suffer from your sins,
and the good you do helps them.
9 When people are oppressed, they groan;
they cry for someone to save them.
10 But they don't turn to God, their Creator,
who gives them hope in their darkest hours.
11 They don't turn to God, who makes us wise,
wiser than any animal or bird.
12 They cry for help, but God doesn't answer,
for they are proud and evil.
13 It is useless for them to cry out;
Almighty God does not see or hear them.
14 Job, you say you can't see God;
but wait patiently—your case is before him.
15 You think that God does not punish,
that he pays little attention to sin.
16 It is useless for you to go on talking;
it is clear you don't know what you are saying.
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.”
