1 “Tjitongo dana ngwenu, apa kuna unowokudabila kene?
Apa ndiupi we bayengemali waunowoshandukila kunli kene?
2 Shungu dzobulaya tjilengwe!
Fupa lobulaya nlelulelu.
3 Imi ndakabona tjilen'gwe tjiwatshika nge midzi,
koga tjinyolotjo alonga bhiso mu nsha watjo.
4 Bana batjo abazobakililika,
bano tshambilidziwa ku lubazhe akuna unobalebelekela.
5 Banofa nge zhala banozwitolegwa tjaakavuna,
bakatola nenge mathunde awe akamela pakati kwe mihwa,
bana njemulo dzinopisa banoyemula thundu dzidze.
6 Ngoti zogwadza azwitodwa mu hwuluba,
mang'oni aatomela mu mavu.
7 Koga nthu iye unozwaligwa mang'oni,
anonga sasi dze moto dzinowuluka.
8 “Koga imi, ndingabe ndishaka bhatsho ku Ndzimu,
ndabe ndowobikila Ndzimu ndebo yangu,
9 iwo unothama zwithu zwinotjenamisa kakale zwisingahwisisike,
iwo unothama matjenamiso manjinji asina mbalo.
10 Iwo unonisa vula mu shango,
iwo unodilidzila shango.
11 Unomilidzila pezhugwi bapasi,
ibabo banolila unobamilidzila kuna mbakililo.
12 Iwo unodzinganyidza butjakwani gwe batjenjedu,
kuti ndizo kushete tjabanothama tjinotubuka.
13 Unobhatila batjenjedu mu butjakwani gwabo,
njanga dze bupitipiti dzozha ku bhelelo tjinyolotjo.
14 Zhalima lobawila kuli masikati,
bakazwiwana beambaamba masikati se mu lima.
15 Unodzutunula nshayi mu thumo linodwa mu milomo yabo,
unobadzutunula mu maboko ebana masimba.
16 Kuti ndizo bashayi bawane kugalabgwe,
nekuti anyaladze banobashayila ndulamo.
17 “Bona, wakakombolegwa nthu unotjemegwa nge Ndzimu!
Ndizo usilingile pasi kutjemegwa ndi Masimbawose.
18 Ngobe unobanga banga, ngono ukalisunga,
unoloba ngono maboko awo kapodza!
19 Unowokudzutunula mu mang'oni ali tathatu,
ngono gwe butendeka akuna mbipo inowoku kutha.
20 Mu nsi we bhamba unowokudzutunula mu lufu,
mu nsi we ngwa unowokudzutunula mu simba le thumo.
21 Unowokubakilila mu matama anopitsha,
ngono autowotja ha golomodzo lizha.
22 Unowoti ubona bhamba ne golomodzo ukamwemwetela,
ngono autotja zwibandana zwe shango.
23 Ngoti paunowolima kowobe kuli pa buyanana,
zwibandana zwe shango zowobe zwakabakidzana nawe.
24 Unowoziba kuti nshasha uwo wakabakililika,
unowoti ulinga zwithuwo zwizo ukawana zwilipo zose.
25 Unowoziba kuti bana babo bawanda,
zwizekugwana zwizo zowobe zwinji
zwikanga bushwa gwakaambadza shango.
26 Unowongina mu ikumbu wakula,
se mathunde abidwa atjilulwamila vung'wa.
27 Bona, woku takakushakisisa, i lebeswa,
bhulutana ngobe kwakululwamila.”
Eliphaz Continues
Call Out for Help
1 Job, call out for help
and see if an angel comes!
2 Envy and jealousy
will kill a stupid fool.
3 I have seen fools take root.
But God sends a curse,
suddenly uprooting them
4 and leaving their children
helpless in court.
5 Then hungry and greedy people
gobble up their crops
and grab their wealth.
6 Our suffering isn't caused
by the failure of crops;
7 it's all part of life,
like sparks shooting skyward.
8 Job, if I were you,
I would ask God for help.
9 His miracles are marvelous,
more than we can count.
10 God sends showers on earth
and waters the fields.
11 He protects the sorrowful
and lifts up those
who have been disgraced.
* 12 God swiftly traps the wicked
13 in their own evil schemes,
and their wisdom fails.
14 Darkness is their only companion,
hiding their path at noon.
15 God rescues the needy
from the words of the wicked
and the fist of the mighty.
16 The poor are filled with hope,
and injustice is silenced.
Consider Yourself Fortunate
17 Consider yourself fortunate
if God All-Powerful
chooses to correct you.
18 He may cause injury and pain,
but he will bandage and heal
your cuts and bruises.
19 God will protect you from harm,
no matter how often
trouble may strike.
20 In times of war and famine,
God will keep you safe.
21 You will be sheltered,
without fear of hurtful words
or any other weapon.
22 You will laugh at the threat
of destruction and famine.
And you won't be afraid
of wild animals—
23 they will no longer be fierce,
and your rocky fields
will become friendly.
24 Your home will be secure,
and your sheep will be safe.
25 You will have more descendants
than there are blades of grass
on the face of the earth.
26 You will live a very long life,
and your body will be strong
until the day you die.
27 Our experience has proven
these things to be true,
so listen and learn.