Jobho 40

¹Zvino Jehovha akapfuura kupindura Jobho, akati,Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

²Ko munhu, anokakavara, angaita nharo nowaMasimbaose here? Anoita nharo naMwari ngaapindure.Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

³Ipapo Jobho akapindura Jehovha, akatiThen Job answered the LORD, and said,

⁴Tarirai, ini ndiri muduku hangu; ndingakupindurai here? Ndinofumbira muromo wangu.Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

⁵Ndakataura kamwe, asi handingapindurizve; Zvirokwazvo kaviri, asi handingapamhidzizve.Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

⁶Ipapo Jehovha akapindura Jobho ari muchamupupuri, akati,Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

⁷Chizvisunga chiuno chako zvino somurume; Ndichakubvunzisisa, iwe undipindure.Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

⁸Ko iwe unoda kukanganisa kutonga kwangu, Unoda kundipa mhosva, kuti iwe ururamiswe here?Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

⁹Iwe unoruoko rwakafanana norwaMwari here? Iwe ungatinhira nenzwi rakafanana nerake here?Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

¹⁰Chizvishongedza zvino noukuru nokukudzwa; Ufukidze nokurumbidzwa noumambo.Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

¹¹Durura hasha dzako dzinopfachuka; Utarire mumwe nomumwe anozvikudza, umuninipise.Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

¹²Tarira mumwe nomumwe anozvikudza, umuderedze. Tsika pasi vakaipa ipapo pavamire.Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

¹³Uvavige pamwechete paguruva; Sunga zviso zvavo pakavanda.Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

¹⁴Ipapo ndichakurumbidzawo, Ndichiti ruoko rwako rworudyi rungakuponesa.Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

¹⁵Tarira zvino mvuu, yandakaita pamwechete newe; Inodya uswa senzombe.Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

¹⁶Tarira zvino simba rayo riri muchiuno chayo; Kusimba kwayo kuri pamakakava edumbu rayo.Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

¹⁷Inotsvikidza muswe wayo somusidhari; Marunda ezvitumbi zvayo akarukwa-rukwa.He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

¹⁸Mapfupa ayo akafanana nendarira ine mhango; Mbabvu dzayo dzakafanana namazariro amatare.His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

¹⁹Ndiyo huru pamabasa aMwari; Iye, akaiita, akaipa munondo wayo.He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

²⁰Zvirokwazvo, makomo anoivigira zvokudya zvayo; Ipapo panotamba mhuka dzose dzesango.Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

²¹Inovata pasi pemiti yemirotusi, Pamumvuri wetsanga napamurove.He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

²²Miti yemirotusi inoifukidza nomumvuri wayo; Mikondachando yomurukova inoipoteredza.The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

²³Tarira, kana rwizi rukafema nokunze, haidederi; Haityi, kunyange Jorodhani rukazara kusvikira pamuromo wayo.Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

²⁴Ko munhu ungaibata kana yakarindira here, Kana kuurura mhino dzayo norwauro here?He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.