1-2 Aalumentu ne aanandunge, pulakenii ndje;
ne aanawino, uvii ndje.
3 Omu shi iikulya iitoye, uuna mwe yi lolo,
ihe kamu shi kuyoolola oohapu dhoondunge moku dhi pulakena.
4 Natu moneni tse yene shoka shu uka;
natu ilongeni shoka sho opala.
5 Job okwa ti kutya oye omukeenashipo,
ihe Kalunga okwe mu tindile uuthemba we.
6 Ota ti: “Onda talwa omufundja,
nando kandi na oondjo.
Onda yahwa nda yahekeka kiikuti yaKalunga.”
7 Oku na tuu omuntu a dhina Kalunga a fa Job?
8 Oye e na ehangano naalunde
noku na ekwatathano naakaanakalunga.
9 Oye ota ti kutya itashi kwatha omuntu sha
okukambadhala o opalele Kalunga.
10 Onkee ano ne aanamayele, pulakenii ndje!
Itashi vulika Kalunga a longe uugoyoki.
Omunankondoawike ita vulu okulonga uuwinayi.
11 Oha futile aantu shi thike piilonga yawo,
note ya galulile shoka yo yene ye shi ilongela.
12 Kalunga iha puka,
Omunankondoawike iha goyokitha uuyuuki.
13 Olye e mu pe oonkondo dhokupangela,
nolye e mu langeke a tonatele uuyuni auhe?
14 Kalunga ngele ta kutha po ombepo nomufudho,
15 nena kehe omuntu ota si
nota shuna montsi yevi.
16 Ngele ou na oondunge, pulakena ndje;
pulakena shoka te popi.
17 Ngoka e tonde uuyuuki, ota vulu tuu okuninga omupangeli?
Ota vulu tuu okugandja uusama kungoka Omuyuuki nOmunankondo?
18 Kalunga oye ngoka ta geelele aakwaniilwa naanenentu
uuhethi nuukolokoshi wawo.
19 Oye iha ningile omalenga pondhipi,
ye iha tala aayamba ye vule oohepele,
oshoka oyo ayehe oya shitwa kuye.
20 Otaa si ombaadhilila mokati kuusiku.
Kalunga ota shikashika aantu, notaa kana po;
aanankondo ote ya kombo po pwaa na onkambadhala yasha.
21 Omeho ge oga tonatela oondjenda dhaantu,
notaga tala oonkatu dhawo adhihe.
22 Kaku na uuluudhe nenge omilema
tadhi vulu okuholeka aalunde.
23 Kalunga ota dhimbulula mbala kutya omuntu omushike,
opo e mu uthe.
24 Aanankondo ote ya halakanitha po pwaa na ekonakono lyasha,
nopeha lyawo ota langeke po yalwe.
25 Oshoka okwa tseya iilonga yawo;
ote ya umbile momilema, notaa yonukile mo.
26 Ote ya geelele uukolokoshi wawo montaneho yaantu ayehe,
27 molwaasho ye mu pilamene
noya dhini iipango ye.
28 Oya thininike oohepele e tadhi kugu kuKalunga,
oye noku uvu okulila kwadho e te dhi kwatha.
29 Kalunga ngele ta mwena, olye te mu tamaneke?
Ngele ta holeke oshipala she, olye te mu mono?
30 Iigwana itayi vulu okuninga sha,
opo yi keelele omapangelo omakolokoshi.
31 Job, owa hempulula tuu oondjo dhoye kuKalunga?
Owu uvaneka tuu kutya ito yono we?
32 Oto vulu okutya: “Longa ndje shoka ndaa shi shi,
nongele onda yona, itandi shi yelekele we?”
33 Kalunga oku na okutokola ando pahalo lyoye,
ngele oto tindi okwiitedhulula?
Ongoye mwene u na okutokola, hangame.
Lombwela ndje ano oshili yoye.
34 Aanandunge naalumentu aanamayele mboka yu uvu ndje,
otaa ka lombwela ndje taa ti:
35 “Job ota popi uugoya,
oohapu dhe kadhi na omayele.”
36 Sigo oompaka Job okwa popi ngaashi omulumentu omukeenakalunga.
37 Keyono lye okwa gwedhele ko okwaavulika;
ota sheke Kalunga montaneho yetu atuhe.
Elihu Continues
You Men Think You Are Wise
1 Elihu said:
2 You men think you are wise,
but just listen to me!
3 Think about my words,
as you would taste food.
4 Then we can decide the case
and give a just verdict.
5 Job claims he is innocent
and God is guilty
of mistreating him.
6 Job also argues that God
considers him a liar
and that he is suffering severely
in spite of his innocence.
7 But to tell the truth,
Job is shameless!
8 He spends his time with sinners,
9 because he has said,
“It doesn't pay to please God.”
If Any of You Are Smart
10 If any of you are smart,
you will listen and learn
that God All-Powerful
does what is right.
11 God always treats everyone
the way they deserve,
12 and he is never unfair.
13 From the very beginning,
God has been in control
of all the world.
14 If God took back the breath
that he breathed into us,
15 we humans would die
and return to the soil.
16 So be smart and listen!
17 The mighty God is the one
who brings about justice,
and you are condemning him.
18 Indeed, God is the one
who condemns unfair rulers.
19 And God created us all;
he has no favorites,
whether rich or poor.
20 Even powerful rulers die
in the darkness of night
when they least expect it,
just like the rest of us.
God Watches Everything We Do
21 God watches everything we do.
22 No evil person can hide
in the deepest darkness.
23 And so, God doesn't need
to set a time for judgment.
24 Without asking for advice,
God removes mighty leaders
and puts others in their place.
25 He knows what they are like,
and he wipes them out
in the middle of the night.
26 And while others look on,
he punishes them
because they were evil
27 and refused to obey him.
28 The persons they mistreated
had prayed for help,
until God answered
their prayers.
29 When God does nothing,
can any person or nation
find fault with him?
30 But still, he punishes rulers
who abuse their people.
31 Job, you should tell God
that you are guilty
and promise to do better.
32 Then ask him to point out
what you did wrong,
so you won't do it again.
33 Do you make the rules,
or does God?
You have to decide—
I can't do it for you;
now make up your mind.
34 Job, anyone with good sense
can easily see
35 that you are speaking nonsense
and lack good judgment.
36 So I pray for you to suffer
as much as possible
for talking like a sinner.
37 You have rebelled against God,
time after time,
and have even insulted us.
