1
Haya, ita sasa; je! Yuko atakayekujibu? Nawe utamwelekea yupi katika hao watakatifu?
“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2
Kwani hasira humwua mtu mpumbavu, Nao wivu humwua mjinga.
For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3
Nimewaona wapumbavu wakishusha mizizi; Lakini mara niliyalaani maskani yake.
I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4
Watoto wake wako mbali na wokovu, Nao wamesongwa langoni, Wala hapana atakayewaponya.
His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5
Mavuno yake wale wenye njaa huyala, Na kuyatwaa hata kuyatoa miibani, Nao wenye kiu huzitwetea mali zao.
The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6
Kwani taabu haitoki mchangani, Wala mashaka hayachipuki katika nchi;
For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7
Lakini mwanadamu huzaliwa ili apate mashaka, Kama cheche za moto zirukavyo juu.
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8
Lakini mimi ningemtafuta Mungu, Ningemwekea Mungu daawa yangu;
However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
9
Yeye afanyaye mambo makuu, yasiyotambulikana; Mambo ya ajabu yasiyo na hesabu;
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
10
Yeye atoaye mvua inyeshe juu ya nchi, Na kuyapeleka maji mashambani;
He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
11
Awainuaye juu hao walio chini; Na hao waombolezao hukuzwa wawe salama.
He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
12
Yeye huyatangua mashauri ya wadanganyifu, Mikono yao isipate kuyatimiza makusudi yao.
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
13
Yeye huwanasa wenye hekima katika hila yao wenyewe; Na mashauri ya washupavu yaharibika kwa haraka.
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
14
Wao hupatwa na giza wakati wa mchana, Hupapasa mchana vilevile kama usiku.
They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
15
Lakini yeye huokoa na upanga wa kinywa chao, Hata kumwokoa mhitaji na mkono wake aliye hodari.
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
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Basi hivi huyo maskini ana matumaini, Na uovu hufumba kinywa chake.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17
Tazama, yu heri mtu yule Mungu amwadhibuye; Kwa hiyo usidharau kurudiwa na huyo Mwenyezi.
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18
Kwani yeye huumiza, lakini tena huuguza; Yeye hutia jeraha, na mikono yake huponya.
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
19
Yeye atakuokoa na mateso sita; Naam, hata katika saba hapana uovu utakaokugusa.
He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
20
Wakati wa njaa atakukomboa na mauti; Na vitani atakukomboa na nguvu za upanga.
In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21
Utafichwa na mapigo ya ulimi; Wala usiogope maangamizo yatakapokuja.
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
22
Wewe utayacheka maangamizo na njaa; Wala hutawaogopa wanyama wakali wa nchi.
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
23
Kwani utakuwa na mapatano na mawe ya bara; Nao wanyama wa bara watakuwa na amani kwako.
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24
Nawe utajua ya kwamba hema yako ina salama; Na zizi lako utaliaua, wala usikose kitu.
You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
25
Tena utajua ya kwamba uzao wako utakuwa mwingi, Na vizazi vyako watakuwa kama nyasi za nchi.
You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26
Utafika kaburini mwenye umri mtimilifu, Kama mganda wa ngano ulivyo wakati wake.
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
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Tazama, haya tumeyapeleleza, ndivyo yalivyo; Yasikie, uyajue, ili upate mema.
Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”