1For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
1 Guna, hay kulu gonda nga alwaato, Alwaati go no mo hay kulu kaŋ go beena cire se.
2a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
2 Hayyaŋ alwaati go no, Buuyaŋ alwaati mo go no, Tilamyaŋ alwaati go no, Alwaati go no mo i ma hari kaŋ i tilam dagu.
3a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
3 Wiyaŋ alwaati go no, Yayyaŋ alwaati mo go no. Bagu ka say-say alwaati go no, Cinayaŋ alwaati mo go no.
4a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
4 Hẽeni alwaati go no, Haari alwaati mo go no. Barayyaŋ alwaati go no, Gaani alwaati mo go no.
5a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
5 Tondi catuyaŋ alwaati go no, Tondi marguyaŋ alwaati mo go no. Gandayyaŋ alwaati go no, Fay da gandayyaŋ alwaati mo go no.
6a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
6 Ceeciyaŋ alwaati go no, Darayyaŋ alwaati mo go no. Gaayyaŋ alwaati go no, Furuyaŋ alwaati mo go no.
7a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
7 Kortuyaŋ alwaati go no, Taayaŋ alwaati mo go no. Dangayyaŋ alwaati go no, Sanni alwaati mo go no.
8a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
8 Baakasinay alwaati go no, Konnari alwaati mo go no. Wongu alwaati go no, Baani alwaati mo go no.
9What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
9 Man no riiba go kaŋ goy-teeri ga du nga goyo kaŋ ra a taabi se?
10I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
10 Ay di taabi kaŋ Irikoy no Adam-izey se i ma goy a ra.
11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
11 A naŋ hay kulu ma sogo ngey alwaatey ra. A na hal abada jisi i biney ra mo. Amma a n'a te mate kaŋ boro si du ka Irikoy muraadey kaŋ a te din ceeci ka bay za sintina wane hala bananta wane.
12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
12 Ay bay mo kaŋ hay kulu si bisa borey se i ma farhã ka ihanno te i fundey jirbey kulu ra.
13Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
13 Woodin banda, boro ma ŋwa, a ma haŋ ka maa kaani nga goyo kulu ra -- woodin mo Irikoy nooyaŋ no.
14I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
14 Ay bay kaŋ hay kulu kaŋ Irikoy ga te ga goro hal abada. I si hay fo tonton a gaa, i si hay fo zabu a gaa mo. Irikoy na hay kulu te mo zama borey ma humburu nga se.
15That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.
15 Hay kulu kaŋ go no sohõ, a go no mo za doŋ. Koyne, haŋ kaŋ ga aniya ka te jin ka te za doŋ. Haŋ kaŋ jin ka bisa din mo, Irikoy ga boro hã d'a.
16Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
16 Woodin banda, ay di woone ndunnya ra: Cimi ciiti gurbo ra, guna, laala go no. Adilitaray gurbo ra mo, guna, laala go no.
17I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”
17 Ay ne ay bina ra: «Irikoy ga ciiti adilantey da boro laaley kulu se. Zama alwaati go noodin miila kulu da goy kulu se.»
18I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
18 Adam-izey ciine ra mo, ay ne ay bina ra: «Daahir, Irikoy n'i deedandi, zama i ma di kaŋ ngey wo almanyaŋ no.»
19For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.
19 Zama haŋ kaŋ ga du boro izey, nga no ga du ganji hamey, hay folloŋ no ga du i kulu. Danga mate kaŋ yongo wane ga bu, yaadin no woone mo. Oho, fulanzamyaŋ dumi folloŋ no i kulu se. Boro sinda bisayaŋ fo ka bisa alman, zama hay kulu yaamo no.
20All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
20 I kulu, nangu folloŋ no i ga koy. I kulu fun laabo ra, i ga ye mo ka furo laabo ra.
21Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
21 May no ga bay binde hala boro biya ga ziji beene no, almaney biya mo ga do ganda laabo ra?
22Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
22 Ay di mo kaŋ hay kulu si boori Adam-ize se ka bisa woone: a ma farhã nga goyo ra, zama woodin ga ti a baa. Zama may no ga ye ka kand'a hal a ma di haŋ kaŋ ga te nga banda?