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Tena Elihu akaendelea na kusema,
And Elihu continued:
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Ningojee kidogo nami nitakueleza; Kwa kuwa nikali na maneno kwa ajili ya Mungu.
“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
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Nitayaleta maarifa yangu kutoka mbali, Nami nitampa haki Muumba wangu.
I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
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Kwani yakini maneno yangu si ya uongo; Aliyekamilika katika maarifa yu pamoja nawe.
For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
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Tazama, Mungu ni hodari, wala hamdharau mtu ye yote; Ana uweza katika nguvu za fahamu.
Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
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Hauhifadhi uhai wa waovu; Lakini huwapa wateswao haki yao.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
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Yeye hawaondolei macho yake wenye haki; Lakini pamoja na wafalme huwaweka Katika viti vya enzi milele, nao hutukuzwa.
He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
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Nao wakifungwa kwa pingu, Wakitwaliwa kwa kamba za mateso;
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
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Ndipo huwaonyesha matendo yao, Na makosa yao, ya kuwa wametenda kwa kujivuna.
then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
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Yeye huyafunua masikio yao, wasikie maonyo, Na kuwaagiza warudi kuuacha uovu.
He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
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Kama wakisikia na kumtumikia, Watapisha siku zao katika kufanikiwa, Na miaka yao katika furaha.
If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
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Lakini wasiposikia, wataangamia kwa upanga, Nao watakufa pasipo maarifa.
But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
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Lakini hao wasiomcha Mungu mioyoni hujiwekea hasira Hawalilii msaada hapo awafungapo.
The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
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Wao hufa wakali vijana, Na uhai wao huangamia katikati ya wachafu.
They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
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Yeye humponya aliyetaabika kwa njia ya taabu yake, Na kuyafunua masikio yao kwa maonevu.
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
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Naam, yeye angekuongoza utoke katika msiba Hata mahali penye nafasi, ambapo hapana msonge; Na kilichowekwa mezani pako kingejaa mafuta.
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
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Lakini umejaa hukumu ya waovu; Hukumu na haki hukushika.
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
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Basi ujitunze, isije hasira ikakuvuta hata ukafanya mzaha; Wala usikubali ukuu wa ukombozi ukugeuze.
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
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Je! Mali yako yatatosha, hata usiwe katika taabu, Au uwezo wote wa nguvu zako?
Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?
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Usiutamani usiku, Wakati watu wakatwapo katika mahali pao.
Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
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Jitunze, usiutazame uovu; Kwani umeuchagua huo zaidi ya taabu.
Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
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Tazama, Mungu hutenda makuu kwa uweza wake; Ni nani afundishaye kama yeye?
Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
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Ni nani aliyemwagiza njia yake? Au ni nani awezaye kusema, Wewe umetenda yasiyo haki?
Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
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Kumbuka kuitukuza kazi yake, Watu waliyoiimbia.
Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
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Wanadamu wote wameitazama; Watu huiangalia kwa mbali
All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
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Tazama, Mungu ni mkuu, nasi hatumjui; Hesabu ya miaka yake haitafutiki.
Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
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Kwani yeye huvuta juu matone ya maji, Yamwagikayo katika mvua kutoka kungeni mwake;
For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
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Ambayo mawingu yainyesha Na kudondoza juu ya wanadamu kwa wingi.
which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
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Naam, mtu aweza kuelewa na matandazo ya mawingu, Ngurumo za makao yake?
Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
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Tazama, yeye huutandaza mwanga wake, umzunguke; Naye hufunika vilindi vya bahari.
See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
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Kwani huwahukumu kabila za watu kwa njia hizi; Hutoa chakula kwa ukarimu.
For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
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Yeye huifunika mikono yake kwa umeme; Na kuuagiza shabaha utakayopiga.
He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
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Mshindo wake hutoa habari zake, Anayewaka hasira juu ya uovu.
The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.