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Kisha Ayubu akaendelea na mithali yake, na kusema,
Job continued his discourse:
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Kama aishivyo Mungu, aliyeniondolea haki yangu; Huyo Mwenyezi aliyeitesa nafsi yangu;
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
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(Kwa kuwa uhai wangu ukali mzima ndani yangu, Na roho ya Mungu i katika pua yangu;)
as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
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Hakika midomo yangu haitanena yasiyo haki, Wala ulimi wangu hautatamka udanganyifu.
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
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Hasha! Nisiwahesabie ninyi kuwa na haki; Hata nitakapokufa sitajiondolea uelekevu wangu.
I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
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Haki yangu naishika sana, wala sitaiacha; Moyo wangu hautanisuta wakati nikiwapo hai.
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
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Adui yangu na awe kama huyo mwovu, Na mwenye kuondoka kinyume changu na awe kama asiye haki.
May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
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Kwani tumaini la mpotovu ni nini, ingawa ajipatia faida, Hapo Mungu amwondoleapo roho yake?
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
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Je! Mungu atakisikia kilio chake, Taabu zitakapomfikilia?
Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
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Je! Atajifurahisha katika Mwenyezi, Na kumlingana Mungu nyakati zote?
Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
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Nitawafundisha ninyi mambo ya mkono wa Mungu; Hayo yaliyo kwa Mwenyezi sitayaficha.
I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
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Tazama, ninyi nyote mmeyaona wenyewe; Mbona basi mmebatilika kabisa?
Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
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Hii ndiyo sehemu ya mtu mwovu kwa Mungu, Na urithi wa hao waoneao, waupokeao kwa Mwenyezi.
This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
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Watoto wake wakiongezeka ni kwa upanga; Na wazao wake hawatashiba chakula.
Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
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Hao watakaosalia kwake watazikwa katika kufa, Wala wajane wake waliofiwa na waume hawataomboleza.
His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
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Ajapokusanya fedha kama mavumbi, Na kujifanyia mavazi kama udongo kwa wingi;
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
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Yumkini kuyatengeza, lakini wenye haki watayavaa, Nao wasio na hatia watazigawanya hizo fedha.
what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
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Yeye hujenga nyumba yake kama mdudu, Na kama kibanda afanyacho mlinzi.
The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
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Yeye hujilaza hali ni tajiri, lakini ndio mwisho; Hufunua macho yake, naye hayuko.
He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
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Vitisho vyampata kama maji mengi; Dhoruba humwiba usiku.
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
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Upepo wa mashariki humchukua, naye huondoka; Na kumkumba atoke mahali pake.
The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
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Kwani Mungu atamtupia asimhurumie; Angependa kuukimbia mkono wake.
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
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Watu watampigia makofi, Na kumzomea atoke mahali pake.</p>
It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.