Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Nzeru inamanga nyumba yake; inayimika nsanamira zake zisanu ndi ziwiri.
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
Inapha ziweto zake ndipo yasakaniza vinyo wake; inasakaniza vinyo wake ndi kuyala tebulo lake.
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
Nzeruyo inatuma adzakazi ake, kuti akakhale pamwamba penipeni pa mzinda ndi kukalengeza kuti,
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
“Aliyense amene ali munthu wamba, abwere kuno!” Kwa onse opanda nzeru inkanena kuti,
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
“Bwerani, dzadyeni chakudya changa ndipo dzamweni vinyo amene ndakonza.
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
Lekani zopusa zanu kuti mukhale ndi moyo; yendani njira ya nzeru yomvetsa zinthu.”
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Aliyense amene amayesa kukonza munthu wonyoza amadziputira minyozo; aliyense amene amadzudzula munthu woyipa amadetsa mbiri yake.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Usadzudzule munthu wonyoza kuti angadzadane nawe; dzudzula munthu wanzeru ndipo adzakukonda.
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Ukalangiza munthu wanzeru ndiye adzapitirira kukhala wanzeru; ukaphunzitsa munthu wolungama ndiye adzawonjezera kuphunzira kwake.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Kuopa Yehova ndiye chiyambi cha nzeru; kudziwa Woyerayo ndiko kukhala womvetsa bwino zinthu.
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Chifukwa cha ine nzeru, masiku ako adzachuluka, ndipo zaka za moyo wako zidzawonjezeredwa.
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Ngati ndiwe wanzeru, nzeru yakoyo idzakupindulitsa; ngati ndiwe wonyoza ena, udzavutika wekha.
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Uchitsiru ndi mkazi waphokoso, wopulikira ndiponso wosadziwa zinthu.
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
Iye amakhala pa mpando, pa khomo la nyumba yake, pamalo aatali a mu mzinda,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
kuti aziyitana anthu ongodutsa, amene akunka nayenda njira zawo.
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Amati, “Onse amene ndi anthu wamba abwere kuno,” ndipo kwa wopanda nzeru amati,
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
“Madzi akuba ndiye amatsekemera; chakudya chodya mobisa ndi chokoma!”
