1-2 Idhidhimika natango kashona, u pulakene.
Ondi na oshindji shokupopya peha lyaKalunga.
3 Ondi na omayele ga za kokule;
Omushiti gwandje oye omuyuuki.
4 Kala wa tseya kutya oohapu dhandje kadhi shi dhiifundja;
nguka e li koshipala shoye,
oye omulumentu omunandunge.
5 Kalunga oye omunankondo,
ihe ina dhina aantu;
oha dhiginine edhiladhilo lye.
6 Ite etha aalunde ya kale nomwenyo;
aathiminikwa ote ya uthile pauyuuki.
7 Ota gamene aayuuki;
ote ya kwaniileke pamwe naakwaniilwa
e te ya simaneke sigo aluhe.
8 Ihe aantu ngele oya tulwa momalyenge
notaa geelelwa omayono gawo,
9 nena Kalunga ote ya ulukile oondjo dhawo nuuntsa wawo.
10 Ote ya pukulula note ya lombwele,
ye ethe uuwinayi wawo.
11 Ngele otaa vulika kuKalunga notaye mu longele,
omasiku gawo otaga ka hulila melago nomuuwanawa.
12 Ihe ngele itaa pulakene,
otaa ka sa kegongamwele
notaa hulu po omoluugoya wawo.
13 Aakaanakalunga otaa kaleke ondjahi momitima dhawo,
nongele ye li muudhigu, itaa pula Kalunga ekwatho.
14 Otaa si manga aagundjuka,
otaa si ya fa aahondeli.
15 Kalunga ota putudha omuntu muuwehame we
note mu tonatitha muudhigu we.
16 Kalunga okwe ku kuthile muudhigu
e te ku tula pehala lyaa na iiponga
nokoshililo shi na iikulya yoludhi kehe.
17 Ihe nena oto geelwa nepangulo tali adha aayoni,
egeelo otali ku ukilile.
18 Kotoka, waa fundjalekwe keliko;
oombumbo dhaahe ku pukithe.
19 Uuyamba woye noonkambadhala dhoye
otadhi ku kwatha tuu, waa ye moshiponga?
20 Ino yuulukwa uusiku mbwiyaka,
uuna iigwana tayi ka pangulilwa eso.
21 Tonata, waa ye muulunde mboka
wa fa wa hala okuhogolola peha lyokweehamekwa.
22 Kalunga oye a simana
noku na oonkondo dha shiga ko.
Oye omuputudhi omunene.
23 Kaku na ngoka ta vulu okupa Kalunga omayele
nenge a tye, okwa puka.
24 Dhimbulukwa, u mu simanekele iilonga ye;
aantu otaye yi tanga momaimbilo.
25 Aantu ayehe oye yi mona,
ihe kaku na ngoka e yi uvite ko.
26 Kalunga omunene ngiini!
Oondunge dhetu otadhi nyengwa oku mu tseya.
Omwaalu gwoomvula dhe itatu vulu oku gu yalula.
27 Kalunga oye ta gongele omata gomeya
ngoka taga ningi omvula moonzigi.
28 Iikogo otayi pooka omeya,
niihomo otayi ya kaantu ayehe.
29 Olye ta tseya, nkene ta tula ko iikogo kegulu
nonkene ta ndunduma muyo?
30 Tala, nkene ta adhimitha oombadhi,
nuuleeleka wefuta ote u kaleke momilema.
31 Kalunga ta pangula iigwana,
oye ote yi pe wo eloolo lyiikulya.
32 Ota kutha olwaadhi niikaha ye
note lu lombwele lu akule.
33 Endundumo lye otali tetekele oshikungulu,
niimuna wo oya tseya eholoko lye.
Elihu Continues
Be Patient a While Longer
1 Elihu said:
2 Be patient a while longer;
I have something else to say
in God's defense.
3 God always does right—
and this knowledge
comes straight from God.
4 You can rest assured
that what I say is true.
5 Although God is mighty,
he cares about everyone
and makes fair decisions.
6 The wicked are cut down,
and those who are wronged
receive justice.
7 God watches over good people
and places them in positions
of power and honor forever.
8 But when people are prisoners
of suffering and pain,
* 9 God points out their sin
and their pride,
10 then he warns them
to turn back to him.
11 And if they obey,
they will be successful
and happy from then on.
12 But if they foolishly refuse,
they will be rewarded
with a violent death.
Godless People Are Too Angry
13 Godless people are too angry
to ask God for help
when he punishes them.
14 So they die young
in shameful disgrace.
15 Hard times and trouble
are God's way
of getting our attention!
16 And at this very moment,
God deeply desires
to lead you from trouble
and to spread your table
with your favorite food.
17 Now that the judgment
for your sins
has fallen upon you,
18 don't let your anger
and the pain you endured
make you sneer at God.
19 Your reputation and riches
cannot protect you
from distress,
20 nor can you find safety
in the dark world below.
21 Be on guard! Don't turn to evil
as a way of escape.
22 God's power is unlimited.
He needs no teachers
23 to guide or correct him.
Others Have Praised God
24 Others have praised God
for what he has done,
so join with them.
25 From down here on earth,
everyone has looked up and seen
26 how great God is—
God is more than we imagine;
no one can count the years
he has lived.
* 27 God gathers moisture
into the clouds
28 and supplies us with rain.
29 Who can understand
how God scatters the clouds
and speaks from his home
in the thunderstorm?
30 And when God sends lightning,
it can be seen
at the bottom of the sea.
31 By producing such rainstorms,
God rules the world
and provides us with food.
32 Each flash of lightning
is one of his arrows
striking its target,
33 and the thunder tells
of his anger against sin.
