Zojiwa pezhugwi kwe vula
1 Posela zojiwa zwizo mu vula,
ngobe unowozwiwana shule kwe mazhuba.
2 Kobela bali kutendeka,
kene bali zhanakadzi dumbu,
ngobe autoziba bubi
gunga shingikala mu shango.
3 Ha makole ali zhele vula,
anoitebulila mu shango,
ne nti ha ungawila ku burwa kene bunandzwa,
pa unowila unolala ipapo.
4 Iye unogala akalingilila phepo sekwa inothama aatodzwala,
ne unoziba makole e vula sekwa anothama aangavune.
5 Se usingazibe kuti meya inozha tjini ku mafupa a muntumbu we nkadzi wakazwisenga, ndizo autoziba mishingo ye Ndzimu wakabumba zwithu zose.
6 Dzwala mbewu iyo mangwanana ne madekwana usiletje shinga, ngobe autoziba kuti inowokula ndiyipi eyi kene eya kene dzose dzowomela. 7 Tjedza tjakanaka, kwakanaka ku mesho kulinga zhuba. 8 Iko ha nthu etjila kwe makole manjinji, ngaashathe tjibaka tjose itjetjo, koga azibe kuti mazhuba e zhalima anowobe manji. Kose kunozha madatha.
Gumbuludzo ku batjetjana
9 Pembela iwe nzhuzha mu buzhuzha gugo, uletje moyo uwo ukushathise mu mazhuba e butjetjana gugo, tobela zila ye tjinoda moyo uwo ne zwinobong'wa ne mesho awo. Koga ziba kuti mu zwithu zose izwezwi Ndzimu unowokusumikilisa. 10 Dusa kudziyidzika mu nkumbulo uwo, usundile kutjena zogwadza kudwa pa mbili uwo, ngobe butjetjana ne buzhuzha madatha.
What a Wise Person Does
1 Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit. 2 Put your investments in several places—many places even—because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world.
3 No matter which direction a tree falls, it will lie where it fell. When the clouds are full, it rains. 4 If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never plant anything and never harvest anything. 5 God made everything, and you can no more understand what he does than you understand how new life begins in the womb of a pregnant woman. 6 Do your planting in the morning and in the evening, too. You never know whether it will all grow well or whether one planting will do better than the other.
7 It is good to be able to enjoy the pleasant light of day. 8 Be grateful for every year you live. No matter how long you live, remember that you will be dead much longer. There is nothing at all to look forward to.
Advice to Young People
9 Young people, enjoy your youth. Be happy while you are still young. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart's desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do.
10 Don't let anything worry you or cause you pain. You aren't going to be young very long.