Mamwe makungulupeswa a Solomoni
1 Iyawa naiwobo makungulupeswa a Solomoni akati balume ba Hezeki'ah mambo we Juda kaayedza.
2 I gudzo le Ndzimu kusumbika zwithu,
koga gudzo la bomambo wushakisisa zwithu.
3 Se kudzimu kuli zhuzhugwi, ne shango yakangina,
saikoko mikumbulo ya bomambo ayitoshakisisika.
4 Dusa manye mu siliva,
kuti nthuli abe ne tjinobumba tjija,
5 dusila kutjena babiibi mbeli kwa mambo,
ndizo tjigalo tjitje tje bumambo tjowothumbidzigwa mu ndulamo.
6 Usitongozwikudza mu mesho a mambo,
kene ukazwibiga mu mamo e bakulu,
7 ngobe koyita kuti udwiwe kuyi, “Tathila ngeno,”
pana kuti u yisiwe pasi mbeli kwe nkololo wa mambo.
Tjawabona ne mesho awo
8 usitongo tjimbidza watjizhisa ku lubazhe,
ngobe unowothama tjini mu bupelo,
ha mbakidzani uwo ekubhatisa shoni?
9 Lebelekani ndebo yenyu ne mbakidzani uwo,
kakale musilebululane,
10 kungadwa kukati iye unomuhwa kamubhatisa shoni,
ngono kulengudzika kuko kukasipele.
11 Dama linolebgwa tjibaka tjakafanila,
lofanana ne maapuli e golide mu ndilo ye siliva.
12 Se ng'ina le golide kene ndalama ye golide
konga se ntjemeli wakatjenjela ku zebe inohwa.
13 Se kapuku tjinotothola mu tjibaka tje kuvuna
ntumwa we malebeswa kuna ibabo banontuma,
nekuti uno nayisa meya ya botetshi babe.
14 Nthu uno babgwa ne tjipo tjaasingape
unonga makole ne phepo asina vula.
15 Mbusi unotubugwa nge bana moyonlefu,
ne lulimi bunyolo govuna fupa.
16 Ha wawana butji gwe nyutji, uje kwaka ku lizana,
ngobe ungadwa ukazwimbigwa ube uthwa.
17 Usiwolobele kugala wakayenda ku nzi we mbakisani uwo,
ngobe ungadwa kanyala nge kuko ebe ekubenga.
18 Nthu unopa butendeki gwe manyepkhwa ngekwe mbakidzani uwe,
unonga swimbo kene bukanu kene nsebe unopitsha.
19 Kugalabgwe mu nthu usingagalemoyo mu tjibaka tje manikano
konga zhino lakabola kene gumbo lakalewuka.
20 Nthu unombila njimbo moyo una buyendasi
unonga nthu unombula zwiambalo mu zhuba linopota,
kene unonga vinega yadigwa mu banga.
21 Ha mbengi uwo anazhala, umpe zojiwa aje,
ne ha ananyota umpe vula ang'we,
22 kujalo unobe wabutitika masimbe anopisa mu nsholo uwe,
ndizo Yahwe banowokupa mbhayilo.
23 Phepo ye bunandzwa inozhisa vula,
ne lulimi gunonyeya gozhisa tjiso tjizhele bushongola.
24 Koyita kugala pa n'dzibo we denga le ng'umba
pana kugala mu ng'umba ne nkadzi una zhoba.
25 Thawu dzakanaka dzinodwa kulekule,
dzonga vula inotothola ku meya ina nyota.
26 Nthu lulwama unosedzela babi,
unonga dziba lina dope kene nsenya wakadzongeka.
27 Akuzonaka kuja butji bunjisa,
kene kuda kukudziwa kwazo.
28 Nthu usingatubule kuzwidziba,
unonga nzi nkulu wakanginiligwa ube usiyiwa usina luswingo.
More of Solomon's Proverbs
1 Here are more of Solomon's proverbs, copied by scribes at the court of King Hezekiah of Judah.
2 We honor God for what he conceals; we honor kings for what they explain.
3 You never know what a king is thinking; his thoughts are beyond us, like the heights of the sky or the depths of the ocean.
4 Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty. 5 Keep evil advisers away from the king and his government will be known for its justice.
6 When you stand before the king, don't try to impress him and pretend to be important. 7 It is better to be asked to take a higher position than to be told to give your place to someone more important.
8 Don't be too quick to go to court about something you have seen. If another witness later proves you wrong, what will you do then?
9 If you and your neighbor have a difference of opinion, settle it between yourselves and do not reveal any secrets. 10 Otherwise everyone will learn that you can't keep a secret, and you will never live down the shame.
11 An idea well-expressed is like a design of gold, set in silver.
12 A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewelry made of the finest gold.
13 A reliable messenger is refreshing to the one who sends him, like cold water in the heat of harvest time.
14 People who promise things that they never give are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
15 Patient persuasion can break down the strongest resistance and can even convince rulers.
16 Never eat more honey than you need; too much may make you vomit. 17 Don't visit your neighbors too often; they may get tired of you and come to hate you.
18 A false accusation is as deadly as a sword, a club, or a sharp arrow.
19 Depending on an unreliable person in a crisis is like trying to chew with a loose tooth or walk with a crippled foot.
20 Singing to a person who is depressed is like taking off a person's clothes on a cold day or like rubbing salt in a wound.
21 If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink. 22 You will make them burn with shame, and the Lord will reward you.
23 Gossip brings anger just as surely as the north wind brings rain.
24 Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.
25 Finally hearing good news from a distant land is like a drink of cold water when you are dry and thirsty.
26 A good person who gives in to someone who is evil reminds you of a polluted spring or a poisoned well.
27 Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.
28 If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.