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Je! Wajua majira ya kuzaa kwao mbuzi-mwitu walio majabalini? Au waweza kusema majira ya kuzaa kulungu?
“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
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Je! Waweza kuhesabu miezi yao watakayoitimiza? Au je! Wajua majira ya kuzaa kwao?
Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
3
Wao hujiinamisha, kuzaa watoto wao, Watupa taabu zao.
They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
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Watoto wao wa katika hali nzuri, hukua katika bara wazi; Huenda zao, wala hawarudi tena.
Their young ones thrive and grow up in the open field; they leave and do not return.
5
Ni nani aliyempeleka punda-milia aende huru? Au je! Ni nani aliyemfungulia vifungo punda-mwitu?
Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
6
Ambaye nimeifanya nyika kuwa nyumba yake, Na nchi ya chumvi kuwa makao yake.
I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
7
Yeye hudharau mshindo wa mji, Wala hasikii kelele zake msimamizi.
He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
8
Upana wa milima ni malisho yake, Hutafuta-tafuta kila kitu kilicho kibichi.
He roams the mountains for pasture, searching for any green thing.
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Je! Nyati atakubali kukutumikia? Au atakaa katika zizi lako?
Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
10
Je! Waweza kumfunga nyati kwa kamba matutani? Au, yeye atayalima mabonde nyuma yako?
Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
11
Je! Utamtumaini kwa sababu ana nguvu nyingi? Au, utamwachia yeye kazi yako?
Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
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Je! Utamtumaini kwamba ataileta mbegu yako nyumbani. Na kukusanya nafaka ya kiwanja chako cha kupuria?
Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
13
Bawa la mbuni hufurahi; Lakini mabawa yake na manyoya yake, je! Yana huruma?
The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
14
Kwani yeye huyaacha mayai yake juu ya nchi, Na kuyatia moto mchangani,
For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
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Na kusahau kwamba yumkini mguu kuyavunja, Au mnyama wa mwitu kuyakanyaga.
She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
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yeye huyafanyia ukali makinda yake, kana kwamba si yake; Ijapokuwa taabu yake ni ya bure, hana hofu;
She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
17
Kwa sababu Mungu amemnyima akili, Wala hakumpa fahamu.
For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
18
Wakati anapojiinua juu aende, Humdharau farasi na mwenye kumpanda.
Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
19
Je! Wewe ulimpa farasi uwezo wake? Au, ni wewe uliyemvika shingo yake manyoya yatetemayo?
Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
20
Ndiwe uliyemfanya aruke kama nzige? Fahari ya mlio wake hutisha.
Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
21
Hupara-para bondeni, na kuzifurahia nguvu zake; Hutoka kwenda kukutana na wenye silaha.
He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
22
Yeye hufanyia kicho dhihaka, wala hashangai; Wala hageuki kurudi nyuma mbele ya upanga.
He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
23
Podo humpigia makelele, Mkuki ung'aao na fumo.
A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
24
Huimeza nchi kwa ukali wake na ghadhabu; Wala hasimami kwa sauti ya baragumu.
Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
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Kila ipigwapo baragumu yeye husema, Aha! Naye husikia harufu ya vita toka mbali, Mshindo wa maakida, na makelele.
At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
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Je! Mwewe huruka juu kwa akili zako, Na kuyanyosha mabawa yake kwenda kusini?
Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?
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Je! Tai hupaa juu kwa amri yako, Na kufanya kioto chake mahali pa juu?
Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
28
Hukaa jabalini, ndiko kwenye malazi yake, Juu ya genge la jabali, na ngomeni.
He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
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Toka huko yeye huchungulia mawindo; Macho yake huyaangalia toka mbali.
From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.
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Makinda yake nayo hufyonza damu; Na kwenye maiti ndiko aliko.
His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”