Native Bible

Job 24:9 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Mtoto yatima hupokonywa matitini; mtoto wachanga wa maskini hunyakuliwa kwa ajili ya deni.

Job 24:9 in English

Job 24:9 · Berean Standard Bible

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.

Context

7Kwa kukosa nguo, usiku kucha hukaa uchi; hawana chochote cha kujifunika baridi. 8Hutota kwa mvua za mlimani, nao huikumbatia miamba kwa ajili ya kukosa pa kujisitiri. 9Mtoto yatima hupokonywa matitini; mtoto wachanga wa maskini hunyakuliwa kwa ajili ya deni. 10Kwa kukosa nguo, hutembea uchi; hubeba miganda ya ngano, lakini huwa na njaa. 11Hukamua zeituni katika mawe ya kusagia; hukanyaga mashinikizo, lakini wanaona kiu.

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