Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars.
Bwanya atongi ndako na ye, atelemisi yango na makonzi sambo;
2 She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table.
abomi banyama na ye, akamoli masanga na ye ya vino mpe, na sima, atandi mesa.
3 She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
Atindi basali na ye ya basi mpo ete babelela wuta na basonge ya bangomba ya engumba:
4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
« Tika ete moto nyonso oyo azangi mayele aya awa! » Atindi maloba epai ya bato oyo bazangi bososoli:
5 “Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
« Boya kolia bilei na ngai mpe komela vino oyo nakamoli,
6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
botika nzela na bino ya bozoba mpe bokozala na bomoi, botambola na nzela ya mayele. »
7 He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Moto nyonso oyo apamelaka motioli amilukelaka kosambwa, moto nyonso oyo apamelaka moto mabe amilukelaka ngambo.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Kopamela motioli te, noki te akoyina yo; kasi pamela moto ya bwanya, mpe akolinga yo.
9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Teya moto ya bwanya, mpe akokoma lisusu na bwanya koleka; teya moto ya sembo, mpe akobakisa lisusu boyebi na ye.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Kotosa Yawe ezali mosisa ya bwanya; koyeba Mosantu, yango nde kozala mayele.
11 For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Pamba te, na nzela na ngai, mikolo ya bomoi na yo ekokoma ebele, mpe mibu ya bomoi na yo ekobakisama.
12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Soki ozali moto ya bwanya, bwanya na yo ezali mpo na litomba na yo moko; kasi soki ozali motioli, yo moko kaka nde okomona pasi.
13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Mwasi ya zoba azali mwasi ya makelele, ayokaka te mpe azanga mayele,
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city,
avandaka na ekuke ya ndako na ye, atiaka kiti na ye na bisika ya likolo ya engumba,
15 calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight.
mpo na kobenga baleki nzela, bato oyo bazali kokende na nzela na bango.
16 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Tika ete moto oyo azangi mayele aya awa! Atindi maloba epai ya bato oyo bazanga bososoli:
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
« Mayi oyo bayibi ezalaka elengi, mpe lipa oyo baliaka na kobombama ezalaka kitoko. »
