Elihu anagomba
1Phahi aho atu ahahu aricha kumjibu Ayubu, kpwa kukala kala ni mwenye haki phakpwe matsoni mwenye. 2Ndipho Elihu, mwana wa Barakeli, wa mryango wa Buzi, wa chivyazi cha Ramu achitsukirwa. Iye watsukizwa ni Ayubu kpwa sababu Ayubu kala ni mwenye haki phakpwe matsoni mwenye na kukala Mlungu wamtiya adabu bila kosa. 3Chisha achiatsukirirwa asena ahahu a Ayubu mana aamba kukala Ayubu ana makosa, ela taayaweza kuonyesa makosage. 4Phahi Elihu kala akagodzera agombe na Ayubu, mana nyo anjina kala ni avyere kuriko iye. 5Naye ariphoona kukala nyo atu ahahu taana jibu ra kugomba tsona, achitsukirwa.
6Ndipho Elihu mwana wa Barakeli, wa mryango wa Buzi achiamba,
“Mimi ni mdide kpwenu,
namwi muavyere kuriko mimi,
ndiyo mana náogopha
kukuambirani go nimanyago.
7Nchiamba, ‘Richa atumia agombe,
mana miaka minji inafundza ikima.’
8Ela ni yo roho ndani ya mwanadamu,
yo pumuzi ya iye Mwenye Nguvu Zosi, ndiyo imuhendayo aelewe.
9Si utumia macheye umuhendesao mutu kukala na ikima,
wala si atumia machiyao amanyao chiricho sawa.
10Kpwa hivyo naamba, ‘Niphundzani
nami nigombe nimanyacho.’
11Lolani, nágodzera mugombe,
náphundza maneno genu ga ikima,
mriphokala munatsambula ra kugomba.
12Náhega sikiro kukuphundzani,
ela taphana ariyemshinda Ayubu,
au ariyejibu manenoge.
13Dzimanyirireni sedze mukaamba, ‘Swiswi hukaphaha ikima,
Mlungu tu ndiye awezaye kumturya, si mwanadamu.’
14Iye kaniambirire mimi go manenoge,
nami sindamlavukiza dza vyo mchivyomlavukiza mwimwi.
15Aho akaangalala, taana ranjina ra kumlavukiza,
taana ra kugomba.
16Kpwa utu wani nigodzere, kpwa sababu taagomba,
mana aho aimire bila ya kujibu rorosi?
17Mimi nami ndagomba
na nilavye maoni gangu.
18Mana nina maneno manji ga kugomba,
na yo roho iriyo ndani yangu inanihimiza nigombe.
19Mo mwangu ndani ni dza uchi uchiotiywa miyo uchiofundirwa,
dza viriba viphya virivyo phephi na kuahuka.
20Ni lazima nigombe ili niphunguze dukuduku nrironaro,
ni lazima ninahule kanwa yangu nijibu.
21Sindapendeleya mutu yeyesi
au kulavya maneno ga kubembeleza mutu.
22Mana simanya kubembeleza,
la sivyo ariyeniumba anaweza kuniangamiza mara mwenga.