Proverbs 16
1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Omuntu ateekateeka by’ayagala okukola mu mutima gwe, Naye okuddamu kuva eri Mukama.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but Jehovah weighs the spirits.
Amakubo g’omuntu gonna gaba matuufu mu maaso ge ye, naye Mukama y’apima ebigendererwa.
3 Commit thy works to Jehovah, and thy purposes shall be established.
Emirimu gyo gyonna gikwasenga Mukama, naye anaatuukirizanga entegeka zo.
4 Jehovah has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Mukama buli kimu akikola ng’alina ekigendererwa, n’abakozi b’ebibi y’abakolera olunaku lwe batuukibwako ebizibu.
5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah. Hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Buli muntu alina omutima ogw’amalala wa muzizo eri Mukama; weewaawo talirema kubonerezebwa.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
Olw’okwagala n’olw’obwesigwa, ekibi kisasulibwa, n’okutya Mukama kuleetera omuntu okwewala okukola ebibi.
7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Amakubo g’omuntu bwe gaba gasanyusa Mukama, aleetera abalabe b’omuntu oyo okubeera naye mu mirembe.
8 Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
Akatono akafune mu butuukirivu, kasinga obugagga obungi obufune mu bukyamu.
9 A man's heart devises his way, but Jehovah directs his steps.
Omutima gw’omuntu guteekateeka ekkubo lye, naye Mukama y’aluŋŋamya bw’anaatambula.
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Kabaka ky’ayogera kiba ng’ekiva eri Katonda, n’akamwa ke tekasaanye kwogera bitali bya bwenkanya.
11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah's. All the weights of the bag are his work.
Ebipimo ne minzaani ebituufu bya Mukama, ebipimo byonna ebikozesebwa y’abikola.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
Kya muzizo bakabaka okukola ebibi, kubanga entebe ye ey’obwakabaka enywezebwa butuukirivu.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.
Akamwa akogera eby’amazima bakabaka ke basanyukira, era baagala oyo ayogera amazima.
14 The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Obusungu bwa kabaka buli ng’ababaka abaleese okufa, omusajja ow’amagezi alibukkakkanya.
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Kabaka bw’asanyuka kireeta obulamu; n’okuganza kwe, kuli nga ekire eky’enkuba mu biseera ebya ttoggo.
16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Okufuna amagezi nga kusinga nnyo okufuna zaabu, era n’okufuna okutegeera kikira ffeeza!
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Ekkubo ly’abagolokofu kwe kwewala ebibi, n’oyo eyeekuuma mu kutambula kwe, awonya emmeeme ye.
18 Pride is before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Amalala gakulembera okuzikirira, n’omwoyo ogwegulumiza gukulembera ekigwo.
19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Okubeera n’omwoyo ogwetoowaza era n’okubeera n’abaavu, kisinga okugabana omunyago n’ab’amalala.
20 He who gives heed to the word shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah, happy is he.
Oyo assaayo omwoyo ku kuyigirizibwa alikulaakulana, era alina omukisa oyo eyeesiga Mukama.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
Abalina emitima egy’amagezi baliyitibwa bategeevu, n’enjogera ennungi eyongera okuyamba okutegeera.
22 Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.
Amagezi nsulo ya bulamu eri oyo agalina, naye obusirusiru buleetera abasirusiru okubonerezebwa.
23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
Omutima gw’omuntu ow’amagezi gumuwa enjogera ennungi, era akamwa ke kayigiriza abalala.
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Ebigambo ebirungi biri ng’ebisenge by’omubisi gw’enjuki, biwoomera emmeeme, ne biwonya n’amagumba.
25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Wabaawo ekkubo erirabika ng’ettuufu eri omuntu, naye ku nkomerero limutuusa mu kufa.
26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him.
Okwagala okulya kuleetera omuntu okukola n’amaanyi, kubanga enjala emukubiriza okweyongera okukola.
27 A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Omuntu omusirusiru ategeka okukola ebitali bya butuukirivu, era n’ebigambo bye, biri ng’omuliro ogwokya ennyo.
28 A perverse man scatters abroad strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.
Omuntu omubambaavu asiikuula entalo, n’ow’olugambo ayawukanya ab’omukwano enfirabulago.
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
Omuntu omukyamu asendasenda muliraanwa we n’amutwala mu kkubo eritali ttuufu.
30 He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.
Omuntu atemya ku liiso ateekateeka kwonoona, n’oyo asongoza emimwa ategeka kukola bitali birungi.
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Omutwe ogw’envi ngule ya kitiibwa, gufunibwa abo abatambulira mu bulamu obutuukirivu.
32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Omuntu omugumiikiriza asinga omutabaazi, n’oyo afuga obusungu bwe akira awamba ekibuga.
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
Akalulu kayinza okukubibwa, naye okusalawo kwa byonna kuva eri Mukama.
