Ehungi oritjavari ra Elihu
1 Elihu wa hungira komurungu a tja:
2 “Eṋe, varumendu ovanaunongo
novanazondunge,
nambano purateneye ku
imbi mbi me hungire.
3 Omatwi ye rora omambo
kutja omanazondunge,
tjimuna eraka tji ri rora ovikurya.
4 Ihi tji ri ku eṱe okupangura otjiposa,
kutja tji ri osemba.
5 Job u hungira kutja eye omuhinandjo,
nungwari Ndjambi u
panḓa okumupa ousemba.
6 Eye u pura a tja: ‘Me sora vi okukora ovizeze,
ne tja ami mbi ri posyo?
Orutu rwandje aruhe rwaihamwa,
nungwari hi tjitire ouvi.’
7 “Mu na pu mwa muna ngamwa omundu,
ngu ri otja Job are?
Eye u yamburura Ndjambi tjinene nai.
8 Eye wa suvera okukara puna ovatjite vouvi,
nu u ryanga puna ovarunde.
9 Eye u tja kahepero omundu
okukondja okutjita ombango ya Ndjambi.
10 “Purateneye ku ami, eṋe varumendu,
mbu mu nozondunge!
Ndjambi Omunamasaaehe ka
tjiti ouvi nouhasemba;
11 Eye u yandja ondjambi kovandu
ku imbi mbi mave tjiti,
nu u ve ṱuna otja kongaro ndje ve pwire.
12 Ndjambi Omunamasaaehe, tjiri, ka tjiti ouvi,
eye ka tjiti ouhasemba ku ngamwa auhe.
13 Ndjambi hapo omasa we u pewa
i ngamwa omundu are?
Pe nomundu umwe ngwe mu zika
motjiungura tjokutjevera ouye are?
14 Andakuzu Ndjambi u yarura omuinyo
mbwa suvira momundu,
15 auhe ngu nomuinyo, atja koka
na yaruka koruuma rukwao.
16 “Nambano puratena ku ami, tji u nounongo!
17 Mo pangura Ndjambi omunausemba are?
Mo tjangovasi ingwi ngu nyengwa
ousemba ma yenene okuhonapara are?
18 Ndjambi ma pangura
ozombara novahongore,
owo tji ve ri ovandu
oviporoporo poo ovanauvi.
19 Eye ka karere kovahongore,
wina kasuvere ovatumbe povasyona,
eye tjinga e ri ngwa utire avehe.
20 Owo avehe rumwe mave
koka tjimanga mouṱuku.
Ndjambi u tona ovandu, nowo mave ṱu;
eye ma zepa omunamasa
nokuhinongondjero oparukaze.
21 Eye u tjevera ozondjira zovandu
nomakayendero wawo.
22 Kape nonḓorera yomuzororema ndja yenena
okuhoreka omunauvi ku Ndjambi.
23 Ndjambi ka hepa oruveze
okukonḓonona omundu
kutja e ye komurungu we mombanguriro.
24 Eye ka hepa omakonḓononeno
okuyandeka ovanauvara nokutwa
mo varwe motuveze twawo.
25 Eye tjinga e tjiwa imbi mbi ve tjita,
eye meve natere pehi ne ve ṱukuṱura mouṱuku.
26 Eye ma vere ovanauvi momurungu waavehe,
27 owo tjinga ava isa okumukongorera
nave ha ningire ko na tja nomatwako we aehe.
28 Owo ve ṋiṋikiza ovasyona nga tji
mave uru ku Ndjambi,
neye u zuva ozondjemeno zawo.
29 “Ndjambi tje rimana okuhinokutjita otjiṋa,
kape na ngu me mu kwekurura.
Eye tja horeke omurungu we,
kape na ngu me mu munu,
30 kokutja eye a tjevere otjiwaṋa novandu,
kovarunde mbu mave rire ombate
kotjiwaṋa ave ha honapara.
31 “Job, ove hapo wa hepura
omauvi woye ku Ndjambi,
no yana kutja ko nokutjita ko ouvi rukwao are?
32 Ove wa ningira Ndjambi kutja e
ku raisire ozondataiziro zoye,
nu wa itavera kutja mo yandisa ourunde are?
33 Ove tjinga au nakaura imbi Ndjambi mbye tjita,
mo undju kutja a yenenise
imbi ove mbi movanga are?
Nambano tji ri kove kutja mo tjiti vi,
katji ri ku ami!
Tu raera nambano imbi mbi mo ripura.
34 “Omundu auhe omunazondunge,
nomundu auhe omunaunongo
ngu me ndji zuu, ma tja nai:
35 Job ma hungire nokuhinondjiviro,
nu momambo we kamu nozondunge.
36 Ripureye noviṋa avihe Job mbi ma hungire,
neṋe mamu munu kutja eye
u hungira tjimuna omunauvi.
37 Kourunde we eye u
weza ko okuhinonḓuviro;
eye u hemba Ndjambi
momurungu wetu atuhe.”
1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; 15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. 25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. 26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; 27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: 30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement , I will not offend any more: 32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. 35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. 36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
