Elifazi aravuga ukwa kabiri
Elifazi amaherezo yihimbira ibirego: kwambura abakene impuzu, kwima amazi abarushe, kwirukana abapfakazi amaboko masa. Abwira Yobu ngo yicishe bugufi, ashire inzahabu yiwe mu mukungugu, maze Mushoboravyose abe inzahabu yiwe. Iyo mpanuro irumvikana neza, mugabo ikirego ni ikinyoma.
22 1Nuko Elifazi w’i Temani arishura ati: 2“Mbega umuntu yoshobora kugirira Imana akamaro? Mu vy’ukuri umunyabwenge yigirira akamaro we nyene gusa. 3Mbega Ishoborabyose iryohererwa iyo ugororotse, canke hari ivyo yungukira iyo ubayeho ata gicumuro? 4Mbega ni kubera ukw’uyikubagira ni co gituma igucaha, ikakuzana mu rubanza? 5Mbega ububi bwawe si bwinshi? Ivyaha vyawe si ibitagira iherezo? 6Kuko wasavye abavukana nawe ingwati ata mvo, ukambura imyambaro abari gusa; 7Ntiwahaye amazi uwarushe ngo anywe, kandi wima umukene umutsima. 8Umuntu afise ububasha ni we yatunze igihugu, n’uwakunzwe akigaho; a a v8 Elifazi ariko yigereranya ko Yobu yafata igihugu nk’aho ari ic’abafise ububasha gusa, akareka abakene bata co bafise. 9Wirukanye abapfakazi bagiye amara masa, ukavuna amaboko y’impfuvyi. 10Ni co gituma imitego igukikije, n’ubwoba butunguranye bugucamwo; 11canke umwiza, ku buryo udashobora kubona, n’isegenya ry’amazi rikagutwikira. 12Mbega Imana si yo iri mu bihimbi vyo mw’ijuru? Raba ingene inyenyeri zo hejuru cane ziri hejuru! 13Yamara wewe uravuga uti: ‘Imana imenya iki? Mbega yoshobora gucira urubanza mu mwiza mwinshi gutyo? 14Ibicu bikubagiye birayitwikira ku buryo idashobora kubona, kandi igendera ku gipfundikizo c’ijuru.’ 15Mbega uzoguma mu nzira ya kera abantu babi bagenze? 16Banyazwe imbere y’uko igihe cabo kigera, umushinge wabo ukongorwa n’isegenya. 17Babwiye Imana bati: ‘Turekure! Ishoborabyose yoshobora kudukorera iki?’ 18Yamara ni yo yuzuza amazu yabo ibintu vyiza—ku bw’ivyo sinshaka na gato ivy’imigambi y’abanyakibi. 19Abagororotsi barabibona bakanezerwa; abatagira amahinyu baratwenga abanyakibi, bati: 20‘Mu vy’ukuri abansi bacu barahonejwe, n’umuriro waraswije ivyo basize inyuma.’ 21Niwemere Imana ubu, ugiranire amahoro na yo; muri ubwo buryo ibintu vyiza bizokuzako. 22Niwakire inyigisho ziva mu kanwa kayo, ubike amajambo yayo mu mutima wawe. 23Nugaruka ku Ishoborabyose uzosubizwa mu buryo; nugahurukana ubwo bugarariji kure y’urugo rwawe, 24ukaryamika izahabu yawe mu mukungugu, izahabu yo muri Ofiri mu mabuye yo mu mugende, b b v24 Ofiri hari harazwi cane mu bihe vya kera nk’aho hava izahabu nziza cane. 25ni ho Ishoborabyose ubwayo izoba izahabu yawe, n’ifeza yawe y’igiciro. 26Ni ho uzonezererwa Ishoborabyose, uduze amaso yawe ku Mana. 27Uzoyisenga, na yo izokwumviriza, kandi uzoshitsa indagano zawe. 28Ivyo uzoshinga bizoshika, n’umuco uzokayangana mu nzira zawe. 29Igihe abandi baciwe bugufi nawe ukavuga uti: ‘Nibadugane!’, izokiza uwaciwe intege. 30Izokiza mbere n’uwutagira amahinyu, uwuzorokorwa ku bw’ukwera kw’amaboko yawe.”