1
Je! Waweza wewe kumvua mamba kwa ndoana? Au, kuufunga ulimi wake kwa kamba?
“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
2
Je! Waweza kutia kamba puani mwake? Au kutoboa taya yake kwa kulabu?
Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3
Je! Atakusihi sana? Au, atakuambia maneno ya upole?
Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
4
Je! Atafanya agano pamoja nawe, Umtwae kuwa mtumishi wako milele?
Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?
5
Je! Utamchezea kama ndege? Au, kumfunga kwa ajili ya wasichana wako?
Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?
6
Je! Vikosi vya wavuvi watamfanyia biashara? Watamgawanya kati ya wafanyao biashara?
Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?
7
Je! Waweza kuijaza ngozi yake na vyuma vyenye ncha, Au kichwa chake kwa vyusa?
Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?
8
Mwekee mkono wako; Vikumbuke vile vita, wala usifanye tena.
If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!
9
Tazama, kumtamani ni bure; Je! Hatambwaga chini huyo atakayemtazama?
Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?
10
Hapana aliye mkali hata akathubutu kumwamsha; Bali ni nani awezaye kusimama mbele yangu mimi?
No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
11
Ni nani aliyetangulia kunipa hata nimlipe? Kila kilicho chini ya mbingu nzima ni changu.
Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
12
Sitanyamaa kusema habari za via vyake, Wala nguvu zake kuu, wala umbo lake zuri.
I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.
13
Ni nani awezaye kumbambua magamba yake? Ni nani atakayepenya dirii yake maradufu?
Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?
14
Ni nani awezaye kuifungua milango ya uso wake? Meno yake yatisha kandokando yake.
Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?
15
Magamba yake yenye nguvu ndiyo fahari yake, Yamefungamana pamoja kama kwa kufungwa kwa muhuri.
His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.
16
Jinsi yalivyoshikamana Hata upepo hauwezi kupita kati.
One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.
17
Yamefungamana pamoja; Yameshikamana, hata hayawezekani kutengwa.
They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated.
18
Kwa kuchemua kwake mwanga humemetuka, Na macho yake yanafanana na makope ya alfajiri.
His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.
19
Mienge iwakayo hutoka kinywani mwake, Na macheche ya moto huruka nje.
Firebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth!
20
Moshi hutoka katika mianzi ya pua yake, Kama nyungu ikitokota, na manyasi yawakayo.
Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21
Pumzi zake huwasha makaa, Na miali ya moto hutoka kinywani mwake.
His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.
22
Katika shingo yake hukaa nguvu, Na utisho hucheza mbele yake.
Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.
23
Manofu ya nyama yake hushikamana; Yanakazana juu yake; hayawezi kuondolewa.
The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.
24
Moyo wake una imara kama jiwe; Naam, imara kama jiwe la chini la kusagia.
His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!
25
Anapojiinua, mashujaa huogopa; Kwa sababu ya woga wao huvunjwa moyo.
When Leviathan rises up, the mighty are terrified; they withdraw before his thrashing.
26
Mtu akimpiga kwa upanga, haumwingii; Wala fumo, wala mshale, wala mkuki wenye ncha.
The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.
27
Yeye huona chuma kuwa kama nyasi, Na shaba kama mti uliooza.
He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood.
28
Mshale hauwezi kumkimbiza; Na mawe ya teo kwake hugeuka kuwa kama makapi.
No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.
29
Marungu huhesabiwa kama mabua; Naye hucheka mshindo wa mkuki ukitupwa.
A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.
30
Pande zake za chini ni kama vigae vikali; Hutandika malazi kama kuweka chombo cha kupuria nafaka juu ya matope.
His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge.
31
Yeye huchemsha kilindi mfano wa nyungu; Hufanya bahari kuwa kama mafuta.
He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
32
Hufanya mapito yake kung'aa nyuma yake Hata mtu angedhani kilindi kina mvi.
He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!
33
Juu ya nchi hapana aliyefanana naye, Aliyeumbwa pasipo oga.
Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!
34
Yeye hutazama kila kitu kilicho juu; Ni mfalme juu ya wote wenye kiburi.
He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”