Miyambo 9
1 Nzeru inamanga nyumba yake; inayimika nsanamira zake zisanu ndi ziwiri.
wisdom to build house: home her to hew pillar her seven
2 Inapha ziweto zake ndipo yasakaniza vinyo wake; inasakaniza vinyo wake ndi kuyala tebulo lake.
to slaughter slaughter her to mix wine her also to arrange table her
3 Nzeruyo inatuma adzakazi ake, kuti akakhale pamwamba penipeni pa mzinda ndi kukalengeza kuti,
to send: depart maiden her to call: call out upon single/height height town
4 “Aliyense amene ali munthu wamba, abwere kuno!” Kwa onse opanda nzeru inkanena kuti,
who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus lacking heart to say to/for him
5 “Bwerani, dzadyeni chakudya changa ndipo dzamweni vinyo amene ndakonza.
to go: come! to feed on in/on/with food: bread my and to drink in/on/with wine to mix
6 Lekani zopusa zanu kuti mukhale ndi moyo; yendani njira ya nzeru yomvetsa zinthu.”
to leave: forsake simple and to live and to bless in/on/with way: conduct understanding
7 Aliyense amene amayesa kukonza munthu wonyoza amadziputira minyozo; aliyense amene amadzudzula munthu woyipa amadetsa mbiri yake.
to discipline to mock to take: recieve to/for him dishonor and to rebuke to/for wicked blemish his
8 Usadzudzule munthu wonyoza kuti angadzadane nawe; dzudzula munthu wanzeru ndipo adzakukonda.
not to rebuke to mock lest to hate you to rebuke to/for wise and to love: lover you
9 Ukalangiza munthu wanzeru ndiye adzapitirira kukhala wanzeru; ukaphunzitsa munthu wolungama ndiye adzawonjezera kuphunzira kwake.
to give: give to/for wise and be wise still to know to/for righteous and to add teaching
10 Kuopa Yehova ndiye chiyambi cha nzeru; kudziwa Woyerayo ndiko kukhala womvetsa bwino zinthu.
beginning wisdom fear LORD and knowledge holy understanding
11 Chifukwa cha ine nzeru, masiku ako adzachuluka, ndipo zaka za moyo wako zidzawonjezeredwa.
for in/on/with me to multiply day your and to add to/for you year life
12 Ngati ndiwe wanzeru, nzeru yakoyo idzakupindulitsa; ngati ndiwe wonyoza ena, udzavutika wekha.
if be wise be wise to/for you and to mock to/for alone you to lift: bear
13 Uchitsiru ndi mkazi waphokoso, wopulikira ndiponso wosadziwa zinthu.
woman stupidity to roar naivite and not to know what?
14 Iye amakhala pa mpando, pa khomo la nyumba yake, pamalo aatali a mu mzinda,
and to dwell to/for entrance house: home her upon throne: seat height town
15 kuti aziyitana anthu ongodutsa, amene akunka nayenda njira zawo.
to/for to call: call to to/for to pass way: journey [the] to smooth way their
16 Amati, “Onse amene ndi anthu wamba abwere kuno,” ndipo kwa wopanda nzeru amati,
who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus and lacking heart and to say to/for him
17 “Madzi akuba ndiye amatsekemera; chakudya chodya mobisa ndi chokoma!”
water to steal be sweet and food: bread secrecy be pleasant
