1 “Apa nthu aana nshingo wakasima mu shango kene?
Apa mazhuba awe aatonga e nshingi wakatapiwa kene?
2 Se nlanda unoyemula mitutshi ye madekwana,
se nthu wakatapiwa wakalindila ndipo iye ye zhuba,
3 ndizo ndapiwa mimwedzi ye suli,
masiku e buyendasi ndakaapiwa.
4 Andiizela ndozwibhuzwa nditi, ‘Ndowomuka lini?’
Koga busiku bulefu, ndolala ndipitukana kudzina kuyedza.
5 Mbili wangu wakaambadziwa nge hwonyana ne shambgwa,
ganda langu lowomelela, likakwanganyuka.
6 Mazhuba angu anopinda elibilidza kupinda thali imu nnali,
anopela koga kusina kugalabgwe.
7 “Kumbulani, kuti butjilo gwangu i phepo koga,
mesho angu aatjowofa abona tjakanaka kakale.
8 Zhisho le unondibona alitjowondibona kakale,
mowondishaka koga ndowobe ndisitjipo.
9 Se gole linopaladza likasitjabong'we
kwakajalo, nthu unongina mu gomba le lufu aatjabuya.
10 Aatjowofa abgwilila ku ng'umba iye kakale,
ne bugalo gugwe agutjowofa gwan'ziba.
11 “Nenguba kwakajalo andingazhalile nlomo wangu!
Ndowolebeleka koga nenguba meya yangu ili mu buyendasi.
Ndowong'ong'ola koga ndili mu kugwadzika.
12 Apa ndi gungwa kene bhukanana le gungwa kene?
Kwamungadzina mukandilisa kene?
13 Ha nditi bulawo gwangu gowondinyaladza,
bulalo gwangu gowobhatsha kutapudza ng'ong'ola kwangu,
14 ipapo monditjisa nge mawoloto,
mukandipalusa moyo nge mibono,
15 kwandinowana ndishalula kusiniwa,
pa kutjila ndili mafupa koga.
16 Ndoshima butjilo gwangu, aanditowotjilila tjose.
Mundiletje, ngoti butjilo gwangu i phepo koga!
17 Apa nthu uni, kwamunga ntolela pezhugwi kene,
kakale wamungashwa muna hanya nge kukwe kene?
18 Wamungashwa mushola mangwanana mamwe ne mamwe kene?
Wamungashwa mulika tjibaka ne tjibaka kene?
19 Apa kowotola tjibaka tjingapani kudusa mesho enyu mundili,
kene kundipa tjibaka tje fema kene?
20 Apa ha ndatjinya ndinga thamani kumuli imwe nlindi we bathu?
Ini mandithama panobhaya nsebe wenyu kene?
Ini ndabe ntolo mu muli kene?
21 Ini musingandizwiibhatigwe milandu yangu kene?
Ini musingaduse kutjena jinyo langu kene?
Ngoti tjinyolotjo ndowobe ndabe mu gomba ndafa,
ngono mowondishaka mukasindibone.”
Job Continues
Why Is Life So Hard?
1 Why is life so hard?
Why do we suffer?
2 We are slaves in search of shade;
we are laborers longing
for our wages.
3 God has made my days drag on
and my nights miserable.
4 I pray for night to end,
but it stretches out
while I toss and turn.
5 My parched skin is covered
with worms, dirt, and sores,
6 and my days are running out
quicker than the thread
of a fast-moving needle.
Don't Forget!
7 I beg you, God, don't forget!
My life is just a breath,
and trouble lies ahead.
8 I will vanish from sight,
and no one, including you,
will ever see me again.
9 I will disappear in the grave
or vanish from sight
like a passing cloud.
10 Never will I return home;
soon I will be forgotten.
11 And so, I cry out to you
in agony and distress.
12 Am I the sea or a sea monster?
Is that why you imprison me?
13 I go to bed, hoping for rest,
14 but you torture me
with terrible dreams.
* 15 I'd rather choke to death
than live in this body.
16 Leave me alone and let me die;
my life has no meaning.
17 What makes you so concerned
about us humans?
18 Why do you test us
from sunrise to sunset?
19 Won't you look away
just long enough
for me to swallow?
20 Why do you watch us so closely?
What's it to you, if I sin?
Why am I your target
and such a heavy burden?
21 Why do you refuse to forgive?
Soon you won't find me,
because I'll be dead.