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Ndipo Ayubu akajibu, na kusema,
Then Job answered:
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Hata leo mashitaka yangu yana uchungu; Pigo langu ni zito zaidi ya kuugua kwangu.
“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
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Laiti ningejua mahali niwezapo kumwona, Nifike hata hapo anapokaa!
If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
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Ningeiweka daawa yangu mbele yake, Na kukijaza kinywa changu hoja.
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
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Ningeyajua maneno atakayonijibu, Na kuelewa na hayo atakayoniambia.
I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
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Je! Angeshindana nami kwa ukuu wa uwezo wake? La, lakini angenisikiliza.
Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
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Hapo walekevu wangepata kuhojiana naye; Basi hivyo ningeachiliwa na mwamuzi wangu milele.
Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
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Tazama, naenda mbele, wala hayuko; Narudi nyuma, lakini siwezi kumwona;
If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
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Na mkono wa kushoto, afanyapo kazi, lakini siwezi kumwona; Hujificha upande wa kuume, hata nisimwone.
When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
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Lakini yeye aijua njia niendeayo; Akisha kunijaribu, nitatoka kama dhahabu.
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
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Mguu wangu umeshikamana sana na hatua zake; Njia yake nimeishika, wala sikukengeuka.
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
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Sikurudi nyuma kuiacha amri ya midomo yake; Nimeyatunza maneno ya kinywa chake zaidi ya riziki yangu,
I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
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Lakini yeye ni mmoja, ni nani awezaye kumgeuza? Tena nafsi yake ilitakalo, ndilo afanyalo.
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
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Kwani yeye hulitimiliza hilo nililoamuriwa; Tena mambo mengi kama hayo ya pamoja naye.
For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
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Kwa hiyo naona taabu mbele ya uso wake; Nitakapofikiri, namwogopa.
Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
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Kwani Mungu ameufanya moyo wangu kuzimia, Naye Mwenyezi amenitaabisha;
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
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Maana sikufadhaishwa kwa sababu ya giza, Wala kwa sababu giza kuu limenifunika uso.
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.