Miyambo 30
1 Nawa mawu a Aguri mwana wa Yake wa ku Masa: Munthuyo anati kwa Itieli, “Inu Mulungu, ine ndatopa. Inu Mulungu, ine ndatopa. Ndalefukiratu.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:
2 “Ine ndine munthu wopusa kuposa anthu onse; ndilibe nzeru zomvetsa zinthu zonga za munthu.
Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
3 Sindinaphunzire nzeru, ndipo Woyerayo sindimudziwa.
I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
4 Kodi ndani anakwera kumwamba ndi kutsikako? Ndani anafumbatapo mphepo mʼmanja mwake? Ndani anamanga madzi mʼchovala chake? Ndani anakhazikitsa mathero onse a dziko lapansi? Dzina lake ndani? Ndiwuze ngati ukudziwa! Ndipo mwana wake dzina lake ndani?
Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
5 “Mawu ali wonse a Mulungu ndi opanda cholakwika; Iye ndi chishango kwa amene amathawira kwa Iye.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Usawonjezepo kanthu pa mawu ake, kuopa kuti Iye angadzakudzudzule ndi kukupeza kuti ndiwe wabodza.”
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 “Inu Yehova, ndikukupemphani zinthu ziwiri musandimane zimenezo ndisanafe:
Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
8 Choyamba, mundichotsere kutali nane mabodza ndi chinyengo. Chachiwiri, ndisakhale mʼmphawi kapena munthu wachuma. Koma muzindidyetsa chakudya chondikwanira tsiku ndi tsiku
Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
9 kuopa kuti ndikakhuta kwambiri ndingayambe kukukanani, nʼkumanena kuti, ‘Yehova ndiye yaninso?’ Kuopanso kuti ndikakhala wosauka ndingayambe kuba, potero nʼkuyipitsa dzina la Mulungu wanga.”
lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.
10 “Usamusinjirire wantchito kwa mbuye wake kuopa kuti angakutemberere ndipo iweyo nʼkupezeka wolakwa.”
Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
11 “Alipo ena amene amatemberera abambo awo, ndipo sadalitsa amayi awo.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
12 Pali ena amene amadziyesa okha oyera mtima komatu sanachotse zoyipa zawo.
there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
13 Pali ena ndi odzitukumula kwambiri, amene amakweza zikope modzitukumula.
there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
14 Pali ena amene mano awo ali ngati malupanga ndipo zibwano zawo zili ngati mipeni moti amadya amphawi ndi kuwachotsa pa dziko lapansi. Amachotsanso anthu osauka pakati pa anzawo.”
— a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
15 “Msundu uli ndi ana aakazi awiri iwo amalira kuti, ‘Tipatseni! Tipatseni!’” “Pali zinthu zitatu zimene sizikhuta, zinthu zinayi zimene sizinena kuti, ‘Takhuta!’
The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
— Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 Aliyense amene amanyoza abambo ake, ndi kunyozera kumvera amayi ake, makwangwala a ku chigwa adzamukolowola maso ndipo mphungu zidzadya mnofu wake.
The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 Pali zinthu zitatu zimene zimandidabwitsa, zinthu zinayi zimene ine sindizimvetsetsa.
There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
19 Ndipo ndi izi: mmene chiwulukira chiwombankhanga mlengalenga; mmene iyendera njoka pa thanthwe; mmene chiyendera chombo pa nyanja; ndiponso mmene mwamuna achitira akakhala ndi namwali.
The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
20 Umu ndi mʼmene mkazi amachitira atachita chigololo: Atatha kudya ndi kupukuta pakamwa pake iye amanena kuti “Sindinachite kalikonse kolakwa.”
Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 Pali zinthu zitatu zimene zimanjenjemeretsa dziko lapansi, pali zinthu zinayi zimene dziko lapansi silingathe kuzipirira:
Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
22 Kapolo amene wasanduka mfumu, chitsiru chimene chakhuta,
Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
23 mkazi wonyozeka akakwatiwa ndiponso wantchito wamkazi akalanda mwamuna wa mbuye wake.
under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
24 Pali zinthu zinayi zingʼonozingʼono pa dziko lapansi, komatu ndi zochenjera kwambiri:
There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
25 Nyerere zili ngati anthu opanda mphamvu, komatu zimasungiratu chakudya chake nthawi ya chilimwe;
The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 mbira zili ngati anthu opanda mphamvu komatu zimakonza pokhalapo pawo mʼmiyala;
the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
27 dzombe lilibe mfumu, komatu lonse limakhala mʼmagulumagulu poyenda.
the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
28 Buluzi ungathe kumugwira mʼmanja komatu amapezeka mʼnyumba za mafumu.
thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
29 “Pali zinthu zitatu zimene zimayenda chinyachinya, pali zinthu zinayi zimene zimayenda monyadira:
There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
30 Mkango umene uli wamphamvu kuposa nyama zonse, ndipo suthawa kanthu kalikonse.
The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
31 Tambala woyenda chinyachinya, mbuzi yayimuna, ndiponso mfumu yoyenda pakati pa anthu ake.
a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
32 “Ngati wakhala ukupusa ndi kumadzikweza wekha, kapena ngati wakhala ukukonzekera zoyipa, ndiye khala kaye chete, uganizire bwino!
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
33 Paja pakutha mkaka mafuta amapangidwa, ndipo ukapsinya mphuno, magazi amatuluka, ndipo mikangano imakhalapo ukalimbikira kukwiya.”
For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.
