Proverbs 8
1 Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice?
Githĩ ũũgĩ ndareetana? Githĩ ũtaũku ndaranĩrĩra na mũgambo wake?
2 Standing in the top of the highest places by the way, in the midst of the paths.
Njĩra-inĩ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na magomano-inĩ ma njĩra-rĩ, nĩho ũũgĩ arũgamĩte;
3 Beside the gates of the city, in the very doors she speaketh, saying:
ningĩ hakuhĩ na ihingo iria cierekeire itũũra inene, o hau matoonyero-inĩ-rĩ, nĩho araanĩrĩra akoiga atĩrĩ:
4 O ye men, to you I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.
“Inyuĩ andũ nĩ inyuĩ ndĩreeta; ndĩraanĩrĩra na mũgambo wakwa kũrĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
5 O little ones, understand subtilty, and ye unwise, take notice.
Inyuĩ arĩa mũtarĩ na ũũgĩ, gĩai na ũbaarĩrĩri, inyuĩ arĩa akĩĩgu, gĩai na ũtaũku.
6 Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.
Thikĩrĩriai, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na maũndũ ma bata ngwaria; ngũtumũra mĩromo yakwa njarie maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire.
7 My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness.
Kanua gakwa kaaragia ũhoro wa ma, nĩgũkorwo mĩromo yakwa nĩĩthũire waganu mũno ta kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi.
8 All my words are just, there is nothing wicked nor perverse in them.
Ciugo ciothe cia kanua gakwa nĩ cia ũthingu; gũtirĩ o na kiugo kĩmwe gĩacio kĩogomu kana gĩa kũhĩtithania.
9 They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge.
Kũrĩ arĩa makũũranaga maũndũ ciugo ciothe nĩciagĩrĩire; itirĩ mahĩtia kũrĩ arĩa marĩ na ũmenyo.
10 Receive my instruction, and not money: choose knowledge rather than gold.
Thuurai mataaro makwa handũ ha betha, mũthuure ũmenyo handũ ha thahabu ĩrĩa njega mũno,
11 For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.
nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩ wa goro gũkĩra ruru iria ndune, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ ũngĩĩrirĩria kĩngĩringithanio naguo.
12 I wisdom dwell in counsel, and am present in learned thoughts.
“Niĩ ũũgĩ-rĩ, ndũũranagia na ũbaarĩrĩri; nĩndĩgwatĩire ũmenyo o na gũthugunda maũndũ mega.
13 The fear of the Lord hateth evil: I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩgũthũũra ũũru; nĩthũire mwĩtĩĩo na mwĩtũũgĩrio, na mĩtugo mĩũru na mĩario ya waganu.
14 Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.
Kĩrĩra na ũũgĩ wa gũkũũrana maũndũ nĩ ciakwa; niĩ ndĩ na ũtaũku, na ndĩ na ũhoti.
15 By me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things,
Athamaki mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa nao aathani magathondeka mawatho ma kĩhooto;
16 By me princes rule, and the mighty decree justice.
anene mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa, o ũndũ ũmwe na arĩa othe marĩ igweta arĩa maathanaga gũkũ thĩ.
17 I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me.
Nĩnyendete arĩa manyendete, nao arĩa manjaragia na kĩyo nĩmanyonaga.
18 With me are riches and glory, glorious riches and justice.
Ũtonga na gĩtĩĩo cionekaga harĩ niĩ, o hamwe na ũtonga wa gũtũũra, na ũgaacĩru.
19 For my fruit is better than gold and the precious stone, and my blossoms than choice silver.
Maciaro makwa nĩ mega gũkĩra thahabu ĩrĩa therie; uumithio wakwa nĩũkĩrĩte betha ĩrĩa njega.
20 I walk in the way of justice, in the midst of the paths of judgment,
Niĩ thiiaga na njĩra ya ũthingu, ngathiĩra o njĩra-inĩ cia kĩhooto,
21 That I may enrich them that love me, and may fill their treasures.
ngĩheaga andũ arĩa manyendete ũtonga, na ngaiyũragia igĩĩna ciao.
22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning.
“Jehova aanyũmbire o kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ kĩa wĩra wake, mbere ya mawĩra make ma tene;
23 I was set up from eternity, and of old before the earth was made.
ndaathuurirwo kuuma tene wa tene, kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria, thĩ ĩtarĩ yagĩa.
24 The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived. neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out:
Rĩrĩa gũtaagĩte maria manene-rĩ, nĩguo ndaciarirwo, o hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gũtaarĩ matherũkĩro maiyũrĩte maaĩ;
25 The mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established: before the hills I was brought forth:
ndaciarirwo irĩma itanahaandwo harĩa irĩ, na tũrĩma tũtanagĩa,
26 He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.
we atanoomba thĩ kana ithaka ciayo, o na kana rũkũngũ o ruothe rwa thĩ.
27 When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:
Niĩ ndaarĩ o kuo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aathondekire igũrũ na akĩrĩiga handũ ha rĩo, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa eekĩrire rũkiriri rwa kũrĩa kũriku,
28 When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters:
rĩrĩa aahaandire matu kũu igũrũ, na akĩrũmia ithima cia kũrĩa kũriku wega,
29 When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when be balanced the foundations of the earth;
rĩrĩa eekĩrire mũhaka wa iria nĩguo maaĩ matikanae kwagarara watho wake, na rĩrĩa aahandire mĩthingi ya thĩ.
30 I was with him forming all things: and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times;
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ndaarĩ o hakuhĩ nake ndĩ ta mũbundi mũũgĩ. Ndaaiyũrĩtwo nĩ gĩkeno mũthenya o mũthenya, na ngakenaga hĩndĩ ciothe ndĩ mbere yake,
31 Playing in the world: and my delights were to be with the children of men.
ngakenagĩra thĩ yake yothe, na ngakenagio nĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
32 Now therefore, ye children, hear me: Blessed are they that keep my ways.
“Atĩrĩrĩ ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai; kũrathimwo nĩ arĩa marũmagia njĩra ciakwa.
33 Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
Ta thikĩrĩriai mataaro makwa nĩguo mũhĩge; mũtikamarege.
34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors.
Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũnjiguaga, agacũthagĩrĩria mĩrango-inĩ yakwa o mũthenya, akanjetagĩrĩra hingĩro-inĩ cia mĩrango yakwa.
35 He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord:
Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe ũgĩte na niĩ nĩ muoyo agĩte naguo, nake akagĩa na agetĩkĩrĩka harĩ Jehova.
36 But he that shall sin against me, shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death.
No ũrĩa wothe ũhĩtanĩtie na niĩ nĩ ũũru eĩkaga; nao arĩa othe maathũire nĩ gĩkuũ mendete.”
