Elihu ta popi
1 Opo nee ovalumenhu ava vatatu va mwena, inava nyamukula vali Job, shaashi ye kwa li omuyuki momesho aye mwene. 2 Nehandu laElihu yaBarakel, Omubusi, womepata laRam, ola xwama. Ehandu laye la xwamena Job, shaashi ye e litala omuyuki koshipala shaKalunga. 3 Ehandu laye la xwamena yo ookaume kaye vatatu, shaashi inava mona enyamukulo lokutomha Job. 4 Ndelenee Elihu okwa teelela olufo laye lokupopya naJob, osheshi venya va li ovakulunhu; ve mu dule. 5 Ndelenee Elihu eshi a mona nokutya, ovalumenhu venya vatatu va li vehe na vali oshitya shenyamukulo momakanya avo, ehandu laye la xwama.
6 Ndele Elihu yaBarakel, Omubusi, okwa hovela ndele ta ti:
“Aame omunyasha, nye ovaxungu veenghwakutoka. Onghee hano nda mbadapala ndele nda tila oku mu hololela eshiivo lange. 7 Nda diladila: ‘Oukulunhu nau popye, ouhapu womido nau udife ounongo.’ 8 Ndelenee omhepo yomomunhu nomufudo wOmunaenghono adishe tau va pe eendunge. 9 Havaxungu ve nounongo nongaashi haava aveke va kulupa ve neendunge okushiiva ouyuki. 10 Onghee hano handi ti: Pwilikinei nge. Naame yo nda hala okuholola eshiivo lange. 11 Taleni, ame nda teelela eendjovo deni. Nda li nda hala okuuda eendjovo deni deendunge, fiyo mu mone eendjovo da yuka. 12 Ndele nde mu taalela. Nde taleni, nande umwe a tomha Job, nande umwe a dula okunyamukula eendjovo daye. 13 Inamu tya: ‘Twe litwa mounongo woovene, Kalunga aeke ta dulu oku mu tomha, hamunhu.’ 14 Ina popya eendjovo di nondubo naame, ame inandi hala oku mu nyamukula neendjovo deni.
15 “Vo ova kuminwa. Itava nyamukula vali. Eendjovo davo da xula po. 16 Ame ndi teelele vali, vo eshi itava popi, vo eshi hava kala ofika itava nyamukula vali. 17 Naame yo nda hala okunyamukula kombinga yange, naame yo handi holola eshi ndi shii. 18 Osheshi ndi yadi ndo eendjovo, omhepo yomonhulo yange tai fininike nge. 19 Tala, onhulo yange i li ngaashi omaviinyu a fitikwa, ngaashi ombao ipe ya nyika kutenda omufya. 20 Ame nda hala okupopya ndi pupale, okumakula omilungu dange nokunyamukula. 21 Ame inandi hala okukala ndi nokatongotongo ndele ihandi heke nande omunhu. 22 Osheshi inandi shiiva okuheka, osheshi Omushiti wange ngeno ta kufa nge po divadiva.
Elihu Is Upset with Job's Friends
1 Finally, these three men stopped arguing with Job, because he refused to admit he was guilty.
2 Elihu from Buz was there, and he had become upset with Job for blaming God instead of himself. 3 He was also angry with Job's three friends for not being able to prove that Job was wrong. 4 Elihu was younger than these three, and he let them speak first. 5 But he became irritated when they could not answer Job, 6 and he said to them:
I am much younger than you,
so I have shown respect
by keeping silent.
7 I once believed age
was the source of wisdom;
8 now I truly realize
wisdom comes from God.
9 Age is no guarantee of wisdom
and understanding.
10 That's why I ask you
to listen to me.
I Eagerly Listened
* 11 I eagerly listened
to each of your arguments,
12 but not one of you proved
Job to be wrong.
13 You shouldn't say,
“We know what's right!
Let God punish him.”
14 Job hasn't spoken against me,
and so I won't answer him
with your arguments.
15 All of you are shocked;
you don't know what to say.
16 But am I to remain silent,
just because you
have stopped speaking?
17 No! I will give my opinion,
18 because I have so much to say,
that I can't keep quiet.
19 I am like a swollen wineskin,
and I will burst
20 if I don't speak.
* 21 I don't know how to be unfair
or to flatter anyone—
22 if I did, my Creator
would quickly destroy me!
