Miyambo 27
1 Usamanyadire za mawa, pakuti sudziwa zimene zidzachitike pa tsikulo.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Munthu wina akutamande, koma osati wekha; mlendo akakutamanda, ndiponi koma osati ndi pakamwa pako.
Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth; a stranger and not your own lips.
3 Mwala ndi wolemera ndipo mchenganso ndi wolemera kwambiri, koma makani a chitsiru ndi oposa zonsezo kulemera kwake.
Consider the heaviness of a stone and the weight of sand— the provocation of a fool is heavier than both.
4 Mkwiyo umadzetsa nkhanza ndipo kupsa mtima kumachititsa zoopsa. Koma nsanje imachita zoopsa zopambana.
There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Kudzudzula munthu poyera nʼkwabwino kuposa chikondi chobisika.
Better is an open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Munthu amene amakukonda ngakhale akupweteke zili bwino, koma mdani wako amakupsompsona mwachinyengo.
Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend, but an enemy may kiss you profusely.
7 Iye amene wakhuta amayipidwa ndi chisa cha uchi, koma kwa munthu wanjala ngakhale chimene chili chowawa chimamukomera.
A person who has eaten to the full rejects even a honeycomb, but to the hungry person, every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Munthu amene wasochera ku nyumba kwake, ali monga mbalame imene yasochera pa chisa chake.
Like a bird that wanders from its nest is a man who strays from where he lives.
9 Mafuta ndi zonunkhira zimasangalatsa mtima, ndipo kukoma mtima kwa bwenzi kwagona pa malangizo ake.
Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice, but the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel.
10 Usasiye bwenzi lako ndiponso bwenzi la abambo ako, ndipo usapite ku nyumba ya mʼbale wako pamene wakumana ndi mavuto; mnzako wokhala naye pafupi amaposa mʼbale wako wokhala kutali.
Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father, and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is nearby than a brother who is far away.
11 Mwana wanga, khala wanzeru, ndipo ukondweretse mtima wanga; pamenepo ine ndidzatha kuyankha aliyense amene amandinyoza.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice; then I will give back an answer to the one who mocks me.
12 Munthu wochenjera akaona choopsa amabisala, koma munthu wopusa amangopitirira ndipo amakumana ndi mavuto.
A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, but the naive people go on and suffer because of it.
13 Utenge chovala cha munthu amene waperekera mlendo chikole; ngati chigwiriro chifukwa waperekera chikole mlendo wosadziwika.
Take a garment of one who has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an immoral woman.
14 Ngati munthu apatsa mnzake moni mofuwula mmamawa kwambiri, anthu adzamuyesa kuti akutemberera.
Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning, that blessing will be considered to be a curse!
15 Mkazi wolongolola ali ngati mvula yamvumbi.
A quarreling wife is like the constant dripping on a rainy day;
16 Kumuletsa mkazi wotereyu zimenezi zili ngati kuletsa mphepo kapena kufumbata mafuta mʼdzanja.
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or trying to catch oil in your right hand.
17 Chitsulo chimanoledwa ndi chitsulo chinzake, chomwechonso munthu amanoledwa ndi munthu mnzake.
Iron sharpens iron; in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.
18 Amene amasamalira mtengo wamkuyu adzadya zipatso zake, ndipo iye amene amasamalira mbuye wake adzalandira ulemu.
The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and the one who protects his master will be honored.
19 Monga momwe nkhope imaonekera mʼmadzi, chomwechonso mtima wa munthu umadziwika ndi ntchito zake.
Just as water reflects a person's face, so a person's heart reflects the person.
Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, so a man's eyes are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Siliva amasungunulira mu uvuni ndipo golide mʼngʼanjo, chomwechonso munthu amadziwika ndi zomwe akudzitamandira nazo.
A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold; and a person is tested when he is praised.
22 Ngakhale utakonola chitsiru mu mtondo ndi musi ngati chimanga, uchitsiru wakewo sudzachoka.
Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain— yet his foolishness will not leave him.
23 Uzidziwe bwino nkhosa zako momwe zilili. Kodi usamalire bwino ziweto zako?
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks and be concerned about your herds,
24 Paja chuma sichikhala mpaka muyaya, ndipo ufumu sukhala mpaka mibado yonse.
for wealth is not forever. Does a crown endure for all generations?
25 Pamene udzu watha, msipu nʼkumera; ndipo atatuta udzu wa ku mapiri,
You should know when the hay is gone and the new growth appears, and the time when the grass from the hills is gathered in.
26 ana ankhosa adzakupatsani chovala ndipo pogulitsa mbuzi mudzapeza ndalama yogulira munda.
Those lambs will provide your clothing and the goats will provide the price of the field.
27 Mudzakhala ndi mkaka wambuzi wambiri kuti muzidya inuyo ndi banja lanu ndi kudyetsa antchito anu aakazi.
There will be goats' milk for your food—the food for your household— and nourishment for your servant girls.
