Proverbs 25
1 These are the miscellaneous instructions of Solomon, which the friends of Ezekias king of Judea copied out.
Tala masese mosusu ya Salomo oyo bato ya Ezekiasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, bakomaki.
2 The glory of God conceals a matter: but the glory of a king honours business.
Nzambe azwaka nkembo mpo ete asalaka makambo oyo bato bayebaka te, mpe bakonzi bazwaka nkembo mpo ete balukaka kososola tina ya makambo.
3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
Ndenge bakokaka te komeka bosanda ya Lola to bozindo ya mabele, ndenge wana mpe bakoki te kososola mitema ya bakonzi.
4 Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be made entirely pure.
Soki olongoli mbindo na palata, ekobimisa mbeki mpo na monyangwisi bibende na moto.
5 Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.
Soki olongoli moto mabe liboso ya mokonzi, kiti na ye ya bokonzi ekolendisama na bosembo.
6 Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
Komikumisaka te liboso ya mokonzi, mpe komivandisaka te na esika ya bato minene;
7 for [it is] better for you that it should be said, Come up to me, than that [one] should humble you in the presence of the prince; speak of that which your eyes have seen.
pamba te eleki malamu ete baloba na yo: « Yaka kovanda na esika oyo ya lokumu, » na esika ete bayokisa yo soni na miso ya mokonzi.
8 Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest you repent at last.
Kowelaka te kokende kofunda epai ya basambisi makambo oyo osili komona na miso, pamba te okosala nini na suka soki moninga na yo asukisi yo?
9 Whenever your friend shall reproach you, retreat backward, despise [him] not;
Soki ozali kowelana na moninga na yo, kobimisa sekele ya moto mosusu te,
10 lest your friend continue to reproach you, so your quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to you like death. Favour and friendship set [a man] free, which do you keep for yourself, lest you be made liable to reproach; but take heed to your ways peaceably.
noki te ayoka yango mpe ayokisa yo soni, boye okosambwa mpo na libela.
11 [As] a golden apple in a necklace of sardius, so [is it] to speak a [wise] word.
Liloba oyo elobami na tango oyo ekoki ezali lokola wolo oyo basangisi na palata.
12 In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; [so is] a wise word to an obedient ear.
Pamela ya moto ya bwanya epai ya moto oyo ayokaka ezali lokola wolo ya peto mpe sheneti ya wolo.
13 As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger [refreshes] those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.
Motindami ya sembo azalaka lokola mopepe ya malili ya mvula ya pembe na tango ya kobuka bambuma, asalaka esengo ya mokonzi na ye.
14 As winds and clouds and rains are most evident [objects], so is he that boasts of a false gift.
Moto oyo amikumisaka ete akabaka, nzokande apesaka na ye eloko te, azali lokola mapata mpe mopepe oyo ezangi mvula.
15 In longsuffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Moto oyo akangaka motema akoki kobongola makanisi ya mokonzi, mpe maloba ya malamu ebukaka mikuwa.
16 Having found honey, eat [only] what is enough, lest haply you be filled, and vomit it up.
Soki omoni mafuta ya nzoyi, lia oyo ekoki na yo, pamba te soki olie yango na lokoso, okosanza yango.
17 Enter sparingly into your friend's house, lest he be satiated with your company, and hate you.
Kokendaka pamba-pamba te na ndako ya moninga na yo, noki te akotonda yo mpe akolemba yo.
18 [As] a club, and a dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also is a man who bears false witness against his friend.
Moto oyo apesaka matatoli ya lokuta mpo na kosala moninga na ye mabe azali lokola marto, mopanga mpe mbanzi ya songe.
19 The way of the wicked and the foot of the transgressor shall perish in an evil day.
Kotia elikya na zoba na tango na pasi ezali lokola lino ebukani mpe lokolo elembi.
20 As vinegar is bad for a sore, so trouble befalling the body afflicts the heart. As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.
Koyembela moto oyo azali na mawa banzembo ya esengo ezali lokola kolongola ye kazaka na tango ya malili to kotia masanga ya ngayi na pota.
21 If your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;
Soki monguna na yo azali na nzala, pesa ye bilei; soki azali na posa ya mayi, pesa ye mayi ya komela.
22 for so doing you shall heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward you [with] good.
Pamba te, soki osali bongo, okotondisa makala ya moto na likolo ya moto na ye, mpe Yawe akofuta yo.
23 The north wind raises clouds; so an impudent face provokes the tongue.
Mopepe oyo ewutaka na ngambo ya nor, ebetisaka mvula, mpe lolemo oyo etongaka ekomisaka bilongi kanda-kanda.
24 [It is] better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
Kovanda na songe ya ndako ezali malamu koleka kovanda elongo na mwasi oyo aswanaka-swanaka.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
Basango ya malamu oyo ewuti na mokili ya mosika ezali lokola mayi ya pio kati na motema ya moto oyo azali na posa ya mayi.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so [is it] unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Moto ya sembo oyo asopanaka liboso ya moto mabe azali lokola liziba ya potopoto mpe etima oyo ebimisaka mayi ya mabe.
27 [It is] not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Ezali malamu te kolia mafuta ya nzoyi ebele, mpe ezali malamu te koluka lokumu na yo moko.
28 As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel.
Moto oyo akokaka te kokonza molimo na ye azali lokola engumba oyo ebukana mpe ezanga bamir.
