Proverbs 1
1 The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.
Ici nĩ thimo cia Solomoni mũrũ wa Daudi, ũrĩa warĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli:
2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:
nĩ thimo cia gũtũma mũndũ agĩe na ũũgĩ, na ataarĩke; nĩ cia gũtũma ahote gũtaũkĩrwo nĩ ciugo cia ũũgĩ;
3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:
nĩ cia gũtũma mũndũ ataarĩke ahote kũbarĩrĩra mũtũũrĩre wake, ekage maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ma kĩhooto, na marĩa mega;
4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:
nĩ cia gũtũma ũrĩa ũtarĩ na ũũgĩ agĩe na ũmenyo, na cia gũtũma mũndũ mwĩthĩ agĩe na ũmenyo na ũgereri:
5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided: )
arĩa oogĩ-rĩ, nĩmathikĩrĩrie na mongerere wĩruti wao, nao arĩa akũũrani maũndũ metĩkĩre gũtongorio.
6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.
Ningĩ nĩ cia gũtũma mũndũ ataũkĩrwo nĩ thimo na ngerekano, na ataũkĩrwo nĩ ciugo cia andũ arĩa oogĩ, na ndaĩ ciao.
7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa ũmenyo nĩ gwĩtigĩra Jehova, no arĩa akĩĩgu nĩ mathũire ũũgĩ na ũtaaro.
8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
Mũrũ wakwa, thikĩrĩria mataaro ma thoguo, na ndũgatigane na ũrutani wa maitũguo.
9 For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.
Maũndũ macio magaatuĩka ithaga rĩa kũgemia mũtwe waku, na ta mũgathĩ wa kũgemia ngingo yaku.
10 My son, if sinners would take you out of the right way, do not go with them.
Mũrũ wakwa, ehia mangĩgakũheenereria-rĩ, ndũkanetĩkanie nao.
11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;
Mangĩgakwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka ũthiĩ hamwe na ithuĩ; reke tuoherie mũndũ tũite thakame yake, reke tũcemaceeme mũndũ o na ũtehĩtie;
12 Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death; (Sheol h7585)
ningĩ reke tũmamerie marĩ muoyo, o ta ũrĩa mbĩrĩra ĩĩkaga, na marĩ agima, o ta arĩa maharũrũkaga irima; (Sheol h7585)
13 Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;
Na ithuĩ-rĩ, tũkĩgĩe na indo cia goro cia mĩthemba yothe, na tũiyũrie nyũmba ciitũ na indo cia ndaho;
14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:
rutithania wĩra na ithuĩ, tũkorwo na mũhuko ũmwe ithuothe”;
15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:
mũrũ wakwa, tiga gũtwarana nao, ndũkagerere njĩra ciao;
16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.
nĩgũkorwo magũrũ mao mahanyũkaga mathiĩ mehia-inĩ, nao mahiũhaga magaite thakame.
17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
Kaĩ nĩ wĩra wa tũhũ kũiga gĩkerenge nyoni ciothe igĩkuonaga-ĩ!
18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
Andũ aya mohagĩria thakame yao ene; maceemaga o mĩoyo yao ene!
19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
Ũcio nĩguo mũthia wa arĩa othe magĩaga na indo na njĩra ya ungumania; indo icio iniinaga mĩoyo ya arĩa magĩaga nacio.
20 Wisdom is crying out in the street; her voice is loud in the open places;
Ũũgĩ nĩ aretana anĩrĩire njĩra-inĩ, ningĩ agakayũrũrũka arĩ ihaaro-inĩ cia mũingĩ;
21 Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:
Aragũthũka na mũgambo mũnene arĩ magomano-inĩ ma njĩra kũu kũrĩ inegene, o na itoonyero rĩa itũũra inene akoria atĩrĩ:
22 How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
“Inyuĩ mũtarĩ ũũgĩ-rĩ, nĩ nginya rĩ mũgũtũũra mwendete njĩra cianyu itarĩ cia ũũgĩ? Nĩ nginya rĩ anyũrũrania megũtũũra makenagĩra kĩnyũrũri, na arĩa akĩĩgu mathũire ũmenyo?
23 Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.
Korwo nĩmwetĩkĩrire kũigua ũtaaro wakwa-rĩ, nĩingĩamũhingũrĩire ngoro yakwa, ndũme mũmenye meciiria makwa.
24 Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;
No tondũ nĩmwaregire kũnjigua rĩrĩa ndetanire, na gũtirĩ mũndũ werũmbũirie hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndatambũrũkirie guoko gwakwa,
25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:
na mũkĩagĩra mataaro makwa mothe bata, na mũkĩaga gwĩtĩkĩra ikaanania rĩakwa-rĩ,
26 So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
niĩ na niĩ nĩngamũthekerera hĩndĩ yanyu ya mwanangĩko, na ndĩmũnyũrũrie rĩrĩa mũgaakorererwo nĩ mũtino:
27 When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.
ĩĩ hĩndĩ ĩrĩa guoya ũkaamũkorerera ta kĩhuhũkanio, rĩrĩa mwanangĩko ũkaamũhaata ta rũhuho rwa kĩhuhũkanio, rĩrĩa mũgaakinyĩrĩrwo nĩ mĩnyamaro na ruo rwa ngoro.
28 Then I will give no answer to their cries; searching for me early, they will not see me:
“Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmakangaĩra, no ndikametĩka; nĩmakanjetha na kĩyo, no matikanyona.
29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
Tondũ nĩmathũũrire ũmenyo, na matiigana gũthuura gwĩtigĩra Jehova,
30 They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.
tondũ matietĩkĩrire mataaro makwa, na nĩmamenire ikaanania rĩakwa,
31 So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.
makaarĩa maciaro ma mĩthiĩre yao, na mahũũnio nĩ maciaro ma mathugunda mao.
32 For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.
Nĩgũkorwo ũgenyũ wa arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ nĩũkamooraga, nakuo kwĩgangara kwa arĩa akĩĩgu nĩgũkamaniina;
33 But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.
no ũrĩa wothe ũnjiguaga arĩtũũraga na thayũ, na atũũre ahooreire, atarĩ ũgwati angĩĩtigĩra.”
