Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
Usamanyadire za mawa, pakuti sudziwa zimene zidzachitike pa tsikulo.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Munthu wina akutamande, koma osati wekha; mlendo akakutamanda, ndiponi koma osati ndi pakamwa pako.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
Mwala ndi wolemera ndipo mchenganso ndi wolemera kwambiri, koma makani a chitsiru ndi oposa zonsezo kulemera kwake.
4 Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Mkwiyo umadzetsa nkhanza ndipo kupsa mtima kumachititsa zoopsa. Koma nsanje imachita zoopsa zopambana.
5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Kudzudzula munthu poyera nʼkwabwino kuposa chikondi chobisika.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Munthu amene amakukonda ngakhale akupweteke zili bwino, koma mdani wako amakupsompsona mwachinyengo.
7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Iye amene wakhuta amayipidwa ndi chisa cha uchi, koma kwa munthu wanjala ngakhale chimene chili chowawa chimamukomera.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Munthu amene wasochera ku nyumba kwake, ali monga mbalame imene yasochera pa chisa chake.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
Mafuta ndi zonunkhira zimasangalatsa mtima, ndipo kukoma mtima kwa bwenzi kwagona pa malangizo ake.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Usasiye bwenzi lako ndiponso bwenzi la abambo ako, ndipo usapite ku nyumba ya mʼbale wako pamene wakumana ndi mavuto; mnzako wokhala naye pafupi amaposa mʼbale wako wokhala kutali.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
Mwana wanga, khala wanzeru, ndipo ukondweretse mtima wanga; pamenepo ine ndidzatha kuyankha aliyense amene amandinyoza.
12 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
Munthu wochenjera akaona choopsa amabisala, koma munthu wopusa amangopitirira ndipo amakumana ndi mavuto.
13 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
Utenge chovala cha munthu amene waperekera mlendo chikole; ngati chigwiriro chifukwa waperekera chikole mlendo wosadziwika.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
Ngati munthu apatsa mnzake moni mofuwula mmamawa kwambiri, anthu adzamuyesa kuti akutemberera.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
Mkazi wolongolola ali ngati mvula yamvumbi.
16 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
Kumuletsa mkazi wotereyu zimenezi zili ngati kuletsa mphepo kapena kufumbata mafuta mʼdzanja.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Chitsulo chimanoledwa ndi chitsulo chinzake, chomwechonso munthu amanoledwa ndi munthu mnzake.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
Amene amasamalira mtengo wamkuyu adzadya zipatso zake, ndipo iye amene amasamalira mbuye wake adzalandira ulemu.
19 As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Monga momwe nkhope imaonekera mʼmadzi, chomwechonso mtima wa munthu umadziwika ndi ntchito zake.
Manda sakhuta, nawonso maso a munthu sakhuta. (Sheol h7585)
21 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
Siliva amasungunulira mu uvuni ndipo golide mʼngʼanjo, chomwechonso munthu amadziwika ndi zomwe akudzitamandira nazo.
22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
Ngakhale utakonola chitsiru mu mtondo ndi musi ngati chimanga, uchitsiru wakewo sudzachoka.
23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Uzidziwe bwino nkhosa zako momwe zilili. Kodi usamalire bwino ziweto zako?
24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
Paja chuma sichikhala mpaka muyaya, ndipo ufumu sukhala mpaka mibado yonse.
25 The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
Pamene udzu watha, msipu nʼkumera; ndipo atatuta udzu wa ku mapiri,
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
ana ankhosa adzakupatsani chovala ndipo pogulitsa mbuzi mudzapeza ndalama yogulira munda.
27 and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
Mudzakhala ndi mkaka wambuzi wambiri kuti muzidya inuyo ndi banja lanu ndi kudyetsa antchito anu aakazi.
