Elifazi Atawira Pontho
Elifazi asiya ulemu. Mulomo wa Yobe ene usampasa nlandu, na nkhabe munthu wakubalwa na nkazi wakucena. Iye alonga pithunzi pyakudziwika pya munthu wakuipa, mantha m'makutu mwace, pfuma ileke kukhalisa, mbafuna kuti Yobe adziwone yekha mwenemo.
15 1Penepo Elifazi, Mtemani, atawira tenepa: 2“Kodi munthu wandzeru anatawira na cidziwiso ca mphepo, mbadzaza mimba yace na mphepo yakumabuluchiro a dzuwa? a a v2 Mphepo yakumabuluchiro a dzuwa ikhali mphepo yakupisa kakamwe ya n'thando — cizindikiro cakubwerezwa kazinji kene n'bukhu yonsene ya Djobi ca upezi na kufudzika. 3Kodi anaketesana na mafala akukhonda phindu, na mafala akukhonda phata basa? 4Mbwenye iwe usafudza kugopa Mulungu, mbutcingirira kunyerezera pamaso pa Mulungu. 5Thangwi madawo ako asapfundzisa mulomo wako, mbusankhula lirimi ya anyakunyengeza. 6Mulomo wako ndiwo unakutonga, si Ine tayu; milomo yako isakupasa umboni wakukutsutsa. 7Kodi iwe ndiwe munthu wakutoma kubalwa? Kodi wabalwa mapiri mbangadzati kuoneka? 8Kodi iwe wabva pa nsonkhano wa Mulungu? Kodi ndzeru usazisunga iwe wekha? b b v8 “Nsonkhano wa Mulungu” ndi mwinjika wa kudzulu kunatonga Mulungu pabodzi na pirengwa pyace pya kudzulu — Elifazi asasingirira Djobi thangwi yakuwonekera ninga kuti ali na cidziwiso cakubisika. 9Ninji cinadziwa iwe cakuti ife nkhabe kucidziwa? Ninji cinabvesesa iwe cakuti nkhabepo mwa ife ene? 10Pakati pathu pali anyakutsamba msoyi na akalamba, amuna akulu kupiringana baba wako. 11Kodi kubalangaza kwa Mulungu ndi kwakucepa kakamwe kuna iwe, fala idalongwa kuna iwe mwakupfatsa? 12Thangwi yanji ntima wako usakukwewa, na thangwi yanji maso ako asayetima, 13kuti usatembenusa nzimu wako kutsutsana na Mulungu, mbubulusa mafala anewa m'mulomo mwako? 14Munthu ndi ninji, toera akhale wakucena? Adabalwa na nkazi ndi ninji, toera akhale wakulungama? 15Onani, Mulungu nkhabe kunyindira akucena ace, pontho kudzulu nkhabe kucena pamaso pace; 16napenepo tani ule wakunyanyasa na wakuipa, munthu anamwa pyakuipa ninga madzi! 17Ndinakupangiza; ndibvesere; ndinakupanga pidaona Ine, 18pinthu pidalongwa na amuna andzeru, mbakhonda kubisa pidatambira iwo kuna ababa awo, 19akuti dziko yapaswa iwo okha, mu ndzidzi mukhadzati kupita mulendo pakati pawo. 20Munthu wakuipa asabva kupha ntsiku zace zonsene, mu pyaka pyonsene pidakoyerwa anyankhanza. 21Mikhuwo yakugopswa isadzadza m'makutu mace; mu ndzidzi wa kupfuma kwace nyakufudza asamufikira. 22Iye nkhabe kunyindira kuti anabuluka mu cidima; iye asasankhulirwa toera kuphiwa na supada. 23Iye asazungaira mbasaka nkate, mbabvundza, ‘Uli kupi?’ Iye asadziwa kuti ntsiku ya cidima iri cifupi. 24Nyatwa na kutsukwala pisamugopesa; pisamukunda ninga mambo wakukhunganyika toera nkhondo, 25thangwi iye walambulira djanja yace kutsutsana na Mulungu, mbanyoza Wamphambvu Zonsene, 26mbathamangira iye mwakuuma nsolo na khoni yakunenepa, yakuwangisika; 27thangwi iye wafunikira nkhope yace na mafuta, mbaunjika manyama n'ciuno mwace, 28iye wakhala m'mizinda yakupswedzeka, m'nyumba zakuti nkhabe munthu anafunika kukhalamo, zakukhunganyika kudzakhala miunjiko ya matcaya. 29Iye nkhabe kudzapfuma; mpfuma zace nkhabe kudzapitiriza, pontho pinthu pyace nkhabe kudzamwazika pa dziko. 30Iye nkhabe kudzabuluka mu cidima; malirimi a moto anadzauma mphukira zace, pontho mphepo ya m'mulomo mwa Mulungu inadzamukukuta. 31Mbaleke kunyindira pinthu pyapezi, mbazinyengeza ekhene, thangwi pyapezi ndipyo pinadzakhala malipo ace. 32Malipo ace anadzaperekwa onsene n'dzidzi wace mbudzati kukwana, pontho nthambi yace nkhabe kudzakhala yaiwisi. 33Iye anadzagwinyumula masapa ace akuti nee akupya ninga nduwi, mbagwisa maluwa ace ninga muti wa oliva. 34Thangwi nsoka wa anyakukhonda kugopa Mulungu ndi wakusowa pindu, pontho moto usapisa nyumba za ciphuphu. 35Iwo asatenga mimba ya nyatwa, mbabala pyakuipa; mimba yawo isakhunganya kunyengeza.”