Proverbs 2
1 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
Mũrũ wakwa, ũngĩtĩkĩra ciugo ciakwa, na ũige maathani makwa ta mũthiithũ thĩinĩ waku,
2 if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
nakuo gũtũ gwaku ũgũtegere ũũgĩ, na werekerie ngoro yaku kũgĩa na ũmenyi,
3 if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
na ũngĩgaakayũrũrũka na ũhooe gũkũũrana maũndũ, na wĩtane wanĩrĩire ũheo ũtaũku,
4 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
na ũngĩkawetha ta betha, na ũũcarie ta kĩgĩĩna kĩhithe-rĩ,
5 then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgataũkĩrwo nĩ ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Jehova, na ũgĩe na ũmenyo wa Ngai.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Nĩgũkorwo Jehova aheanaga ũũgĩ, na kanua gake koimaga ũmenyo na ũtaũku.
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
Andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru amaigĩire ũhootani, nĩwe ngo ya arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke mĩthiĩre-inĩ yao,
8 to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
nĩgũkorwo nĩarangagĩra njĩra cia arĩa marũmagĩrĩra kĩhooto, na akagitĩra njĩra ya andũ ake arĩa ehokeku.
9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgakũũrana maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ma kĩhooto, na marĩa mega: ũgĩkũũrane njĩra o yothe njega.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩũgatoonya ngoro yaku, naguo ũmenyo ũkenagie muoyo waku.
11 Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
ũgereri nĩũrĩkũgitagĩra, naguo ũtaũku ũkũrangagĩre.
12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma njĩra-inĩ cia andũ arĩa aaganu, ũkũhonokie kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa maaragia maũndũ ma waganu,
13 from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
o arĩa matigaga njĩra iria nũngĩrĩru, magathiĩra njĩra cia nduma,
14 from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
arĩa makenaga magĩĩka ũũru, na magakenagio nĩ ũũru wa waganu,
15 whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
na no-o arĩa njĩra ciao ciogomete, na mĩthiĩre yao ĩrĩ ya ungumania.
16 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma harĩ mũtumia ũrĩa mũtharia, ũkũhonokie harĩ ngʼenyũ ya mũtumia na ciugo ciake cia kũheenereria andũ,
17 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
ũcio ũtigĩte mũratawe wa ũnini wake, na agatiganĩria kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa aarĩkanĩire na mũthuuriwe arĩ mbere ya Ngai.
18 For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
Nĩgũkorwo nyũmba yake ĩroragia andũ gĩkuũ-inĩ, nacio njĩra ciake ikamerekeria kũrĩ maroho ma arĩa akuũ.
19 None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũthiiaga harĩ we agacooka, kana akegwatĩra njĩra cia muoyo.
20 So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
No rĩrĩ, wee nĩũrĩthiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa ega, na ũgeragĩre njĩra cia arĩa athingu.
21 For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Nĩgũkorwo andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru nĩo magaatũũra bũrũri-inĩ, na arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke nĩo magaatigara kuo;
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
no rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmakeeherio bũrũri-inĩ, nao arĩa matarĩ ehokeku nĩmakamunywo maingatwo kuo.
