1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; 3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; 4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; 6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me , then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me , it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. 25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Omaserekarerero omasenina wa Job wotjiposa tje
1 Job wa hungira komurungu a tja:
2 “Andakuzu uri omuinyo
wandje mau kara rukwao
otja tji wa ri, indu Ndjambi
tjiye ndji tjevere.
3 Ndjambi wa ri puna ami aruhe,
neye aa yerisa e rambe re kotjiuru tjandje,
tji me kaenda monḓorera.
4 Inga onga ri omayuva ngu
mba ri nouṋingandu;
oupanga wa Ndjambi
wa tjevera ondjuwo yandje.
5 Ndjambi, Omunamasaaehe,
wa kara puna ami moruveze ndo,
nami mba kondorokerwe i ovanatje vandje.
6 Ozongombe nozongombo
zandje aaze tukura,
nomiti vyandje vyomiṋinga
mbya hapere mehi rotuuwa,
aavi pupisa omaze omengi.
7 Ovanene votjihuro tjaave wongara,
nami tjiye kara puna wo,
8 omitanda tjaavi ndji munu,
aavi ndji virukire,
novakururume aave sekama
okundjiraisira ondengero.
9 Ovahongore votjiwaṋa aave mwina
na va twa omake kovinyo;
10 nangarire ovarumendu mba
ovananḓengu tjinene va mwinine kumwi.
11 “Auhe nguye ndji munu,
poo nguye ndji zuu,
aa hungire nawa ohunga na
imbi mbi mba tjitire.
12 Ovasyona tji va uru, ee ve vatere,
ne yandja ombatero
kozosewa nḓe ha ri nomuyame.
13 Ovandu mba ri moruhoze oruzeu,
ve ndji tanga;
nu mba vatera ovahepundu
kutja ve mune ondjamo.
14 Aruhe ami ee tjiti ousemba nouwa.
15 Mba ri omeho komupoṱu,
nozombaze komuremane.
16 Ami mba ri otja ihe kovasyona,
nu ee konḓonona nawa
otjiposa tjovozonganda.
17 Mba yandeka omasa wovandu ovindandi,
nu mba hakana imba mba hara okuṱa.
18 “Aruhe ami ee undju okukara nomuinyo orure,
nokukokera monganda yandje moupore.
19 Mba ri otja omuti womize
mbi kara momeva aruhe,
notutavi twawo tu tu
ningenisiwa i otjeme ouṱuku.
20 Ondangu yandje kai yandere ko;
nomasa wandje kaye zire mo mu ami.
21 Tjiye yandja ondunge,
ovandu aave mwina,
nu ave puratene nawa
ku imbi mbiye hungire;
22 owo kaave kara notjiṋa tjaave weza ko,
ami tji mba mana okuhungira.
Nomambo wandje aaye
pwire tjimuna omata wombura.
23 Nowo aave undju ku ami okuhungira,
otja ovandu tji ve zera omata wombura
nowo aave yakura omambo wandje,
otja ovakune tji ve yakura ombura moruteṋi.
24 Owo tji va ngundipara ee ve meṱameṱere,
nomurungu wandje wondjoroka we ve panḓiparisa.
25 Ami mbe ve toororera ondjira,
ndji ve sokutwara;
nu mbe ve hongorera otja ombara
tji mai hongorere ovira vyayo vyovita,
nu mbe ve huhumiṋa momerihahiziro wawo.
