Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the prophecy uttered by the man unto Ithiel, [even] unto Ithiel and Ucal:
Tala maloba ya Aguri, mwana mobali ya Yake. Ezali ye nde alobaki yango epai ya Itieli, epai ya Itieli mpe Ukali:
2 Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
Solo, nazali zoba koleka bato nyonso, nazali ata na mayele ya bomoto te;
3 I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
nayekolaki bwanya te, mpe nazali na boyebi ya Mosantu te.
4 Who hath ascended up into the heavens, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a mantle? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest?
Nani amata na Lola to mpe akita wuta kuna? Nani asangisa mopepe kati na maboko na ye? Nani akanga mayi na kazaka na ye? Nani akata bandelo nyonso ya mabele? Kombo na ye nani? Mpe kombo ya mwana na ye ezali nani? Yebisa ngai soki oyebi!
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Liloba nyonso ya Nzambe ezalaka na libunga te, ezali nguba mpo na bato oyo bazwaka yango lokola ebombamelo na bango.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Kobakisa eloko moko te na maloba na Ye, noki te apamela yo mpe abimisa yo mokosi.
7 Two things do I ask of thee; deny me [them] not before I die:
Oh Yawe, nasengi Yo biloko mibale, kopimela ngai yango te liboso ete nakufa:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my daily need:
longola mosika na ngai makambo ya pamba mpe ya lokuta, kopesa ngai te bobola to bozwi, kasi pesa ngai kaka, mokolo na mokolo, lipa oyo ekoki na ngai,
9 lest I be full and deny [thee], and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.
pamba te soki natondi makasi, nakoki kowangana Yo mpe koloba: « Yawe nde nani? » To soki nazali na bobola, nakoki koyiba mpe koyokisa Kombo ya Nzambe na ngai soni.
10 Speak not too much about a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Kotonga mowumbu te liboso ya nkolo na ye, noki te alakela yo mabe, mpe omona pasi.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;
Ezali na bato oyo balakelaka batata na bango mabe mpe bapambolaka te bamama na bango.
12 there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness;
Ezali na bato oyo bamimonaka peto na miso na bango moko, nzokande bamipetoli na mbindo na bango te.
13 there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
Ezali na bato oyo batonda na lolendo mpe bamonaka bato mosusu pamba.
14 — a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
Ezali na bato oyo minu na bango ezali lokola mipanga, lokola mbeli mpo na koboma babola kati na mokili mpe bato bakelela kati na bato.
15 The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
Sonzo ezalaka na bana basi mibale, egangaka kaka: « Pesa! Pesa! » Ezali na biloko misato oyo etondaka te, minei oyo elobaka te: « Ekoki! »
16 — Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
Mboka ya bakufi, libumu ya mwasi oyo abotaka te, mabele oyo etondaka mayi te, mpe moto oyo elobaka te: « Ekoki! » (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Liso oyo etiolaka tata mpe ezanga botosi epai ya mama, ekotobolama na bayanganga ya lubwaku, mpe bana ya mpongo ekolia yango.
18 There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:
Ezali na biloko misato oyo nasosolaka te, ata kutu minei oyo nayebaka te:
19 The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
Nzela ya mpongo na likolo, nzela ya nyoka na likolo ya libanga, nzela ya masuwa kati na ebale, mpe nzela ya elenge mobali epai ya elenge mwasi.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Tala ndenge mwasi ya ndumba asalaka: Soki alie, apangusaka monoko; mpe na sima, akoloba: « Nasali na ngai mabe te! »
21 Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
Ezali na makambo misato oyo eningisaka mokili, ata kutu minei oyo mokili ekokaka kondima te:
22 Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
Mowumbu oyo akomi mokonzi, zoba oyo atondi na bomengo,
23 under an odious [woman] when she is married, and a handmaid when she is heir to her mistress.
mwasi oyo balingaka te, kasi abali; mpe mwasi mosali oyo azwi bomengo ya nkolo na ye ya mwasi.
24 There are four [things] little upon the earth, and they are exceeding wise:
Ezali na banyama mike minei na mokili, oyo, nzokande, ezalaka na bwanya mingi:
25 The ants, a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
Bafurmi: ezali bikelamu oyo ezanga makasi, kasi ebongisaka bilei na yango na tango ya elanga;
26 the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;
bampanya ya zamba: ezali bikelamu oyo ezanga nguya, kasi etongaka bandako na yango kati na mabanga;
27 the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands;
mabanki: ezalaka na mokonzi te, kasi nyonso etambolaka nzela moko na molongo;
28 thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.
moselekete: loboko ekoki kokanga yango, kasi ezalaka kati na bandako ya bakonzi.
29 There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:
Ezali na banyama misato oyo etambolaka malamu, ata kutu minei oyo edendaka soki ezali kotambola:
30 The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any;
Nkosi: nyama ya makasi kati na banyama, ezongaka sima te ata liboso ya nani;
31 a [horse] girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
soso ya mobali, ntaba mobali, mpe mokonzi oyo azali kotambola liboso ya mampinga na ye.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] the hand upon thy mouth.
Soki osali bozoba mpo na komikumisa, mpe soki ozali na makanisi mabe, tia loboko na monoko na yo,
33 For the pressing of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressing of the nose bringeth forth blood; and the pressing of anger bringeth forth strife.
pamba te kobeta-beta mabele ebimisaka manteka, kobeta zolo ebimisaka makila, mpe kotumbola kanda eyeisaka koswana.
