Ata Elihu ro Voro, Eyobo Ta Lämu'du Aza Ako Atane
1 Elihu atate ekye:
2 Nyusu miro be ndi ŋgye atane mikye,
yi orivoya 'diri Lu mile ya?
3 Kode Lu ejine mikye: “Inye'do takozi maro ye mi ro eŋwanyeya?
Ŋga kado se musube takozi oyeakosi e'diya?”
4 Ma oye tadri miro ozane ago kpa tadri bereazii miro ro ozane.
5 Mindrevo vokuru ya! Mindre 'dikolo orivoya lekuru midrisi!
6 Ondro ka'do miye takozi be,
inye'do ye ŋgaaza ndi Lu ri ya?
Ondro ka'do miye ŋgakozi ca perena amba,
inye'do ye ŋga koziro aza ndi nda ri ya?
7 Nya'do gwo taŋgye'ba yi; nyozo e'diyi Lu ri ya?
Kode ŋgase nda usube ni mirigyesi ni e'diya?
8 Takozi miro ka gyi 'di anya oso mi ronye 'do eza ayani,
ago takado se nyabe oyena ka 'diazi opa.
9 Lidri ka leri ondro ate ànya eza koziro owo;
ànya kayi driayo 'diaza ri ànya opane.
10 Oko 'diaza ejita kote ekye Lu o'ba'ba iro gaŋwaroya?
Se kani mio'ba ozo ànyari tu rriti rosi;
11 Lu se kozo tauni be ämäri ndrani koronyai drisi,
ago ko'ba ama be tavouni'bà ro ndrani ari drisi ono.
12 Ànya kayi driayo ta ŋgaopa rota, oko Lu zatadri kote,
tana ta driuŋgyi ago kozi ànyaro rota.
Lu eri rulo'ba ànyaro takaciako 'do ko.
13 Ko kado ànyari driayone;
ca Lu Mbarapara eri ta ànyaro kpa ko.
14 Lu erina ta miro eŋwanye Eyobo ondro ka'do mikye indre nda ko,
ago vure iro orivoya nda kandra ago ye kote ya!
15 Ago mikye Lu unina ko 'di ezane kyila ndaro si,
tana mikye nda ti ta takozi ro ko ta amba ro.
16 Eyobo ka iro tase takaciako do atana ayani;
ago nda ka ugu ata tavouniako si;
Elihu Continues
Are You Really Innocent?
1 Elihu said:
2 Job, are you really innocent
in the sight of God?
3 Don't you honestly believe
it pays to obey him?
4 I will give the answers
to you and your friends.
* 5 Look up to the heavens
6 and think!
Do your sins hurt God?
7 Is any good you may have done
at all helpful to him?
8 The evil or good you do
only affects other humans.
9 In times of trouble,
everyone begs the mighty God
to have mercy.
10 But after their Creator
helps them through hard times,
they forget about him,
11 though he makes us wiser
than animals or birds.
12 God won't listen to the prayers
of proud and evil people.
13 If God All-Powerful refuses
to answer their empty prayers,
14 he will surely deny
your impatient request
to face him in court.
15 Job, you were wrong to say
God doesn't punish sin.
16 Everything you have said
adds up to nonsense.