Proverbs 25
1 These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the scribes of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
Tala masese mosusu ya Salomo oyo bato ya Ezekiasi, mokonzi ya Yuda, bakomaki.
2 God's greatness is in doing things that can't be known, while the greatness of kings is in revealing things.
Nzambe azwaka nkembo mpo ete asalaka makambo oyo bato bayebaka te, mpe bakonzi bazwaka nkembo mpo ete balukaka kososola tina ya makambo.
3 Just as the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth can't be known, the king's thinking can't be known.
Ndenge bakokaka te komeka bosanda ya Lola to bozindo ya mabele, ndenge wana mpe bakoki te kososola mitema ya bakonzi.
4 Remove the waste from the silver, and the silversmith has pure silver to work with.
Soki olongoli mbindo na palata, ekobimisa mbeki mpo na monyangwisi bibende na moto.
5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence and the king will rule securely and justly.
Soki olongoli moto mabe liboso ya mokonzi, kiti na ye ya bokonzi ekolendisama na bosembo.
6 Don't try to make yourself look great before the king, and don't pretend to be among the important people,
Komikumisaka te liboso ya mokonzi, mpe komivandisaka te na esika ya bato minene;
7 for it's better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humiliated before a nobleman. Even though you've seen something with your own eyes,
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 don't rush to take legal action, for what are you going to do in the end when your neighbor shows you're wrong and humiliates you?
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 Discuss the case with your neighbor himself, and don't betray someone else's secret,
Soki ozali kowelana na moninga na yo, kobimisa sekele ya moto mosusu te,
10 otherwise whoever hears it will make you ashamed and you'll never lose your bad reputation.
noki te ayoka yango mpe ayokisa yo soni, boye okosambwa mpo na libela.
11 Advice given at the right time is like golden apples set in silver.
Liloba oyo elobami na tango oyo ekoki ezali lokola wolo oyo basangisi na palata.
12 Constructive criticism from the wise to someone who listens is like a gold ring and a necklace of fine gold.
Pamela ya moto ya bwanya epai ya moto oyo ayokaka ezali lokola wolo ya peto mpe sheneti ya wolo.
13 Faithful messengers are as refreshing to their master as cold snow on a hot harvest day.
Motindami ya sembo azalaka lokola mopepe ya malili ya mvula ya pembe na tango ya kobuka bambuma, asalaka esengo ya mokonzi na ye.
14 Someone who boasts about a gift they never give is like cloud and wind without rain.
Moto oyo amikumisaka ete akabaka, nzokande apesaka na ye eloko te, azali lokola mapata mpe mopepe oyo ezangi mvula.
15 If you're patient you can persuade your superior, and soft words can break down opposition.
Moto oyo akangaka motema akoki kobongola makanisi ya mokonzi, mpe maloba ya malamu ebukaka mikuwa.
16 If you find honey, eat just enough, for if you eat too much, you'll be sick.
Soki omoni mafuta ya nzoyi, lia oyo ekoki na yo, pamba te soki olie yango na lokoso, okosanza yango.
17 Don't set foot in your neighbors' homes too often, otherwise they'll get fed up with you and hate you.
Kokendaka pamba-pamba te na ndako ya moninga na yo, noki te akotonda yo mpe akolemba yo.
18 Telling lies in court against a friend is like attacking them with a mace, or a sword, or an arrow.
Moto oyo apesaka matatoli ya lokuta mpo na kosala moninga na ye mabe azali lokola marto, mopanga mpe mbanzi ya songe.
19 Trusting in unreliable people in times of trouble is like eating with a broken tooth or walking on a bad foot.
Kotia elikya na zoba na tango na pasi ezali lokola lino ebukani mpe lokolo elembi.
20 Singing happy songs to someone who's broken-hearted is like taking off your coat on a cold day, or pouring vinegar onto an open wound.
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 is hungry, give him something to eat; if he's thirsty, give him a drink of water.
Soki monguna na yo azali na nzala, pesa ye bilei; soki azali na posa ya mayi, pesa ye mayi ya komela.
22 This will make him ashamed as if he had burning coals piled on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
Pamba te, soki osali bongo, okotondisa makala ya moto na likolo ya moto na ye, mpe Yawe akofuta yo.
23 In the same way that the north wind brings rain, slandering people makes them angry.
Mopepe oyo ewutaka na ngambo ya nor, ebetisaka mvula, mpe lolemo oyo etongaka ekomisaka bilongi kanda-kanda.
24 It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.
Kovanda na songe ya ndako ezali malamu koleka kovanda elongo na mwasi oyo aswanaka-swanaka.
25 Good news from a distant country is like cold water to an exhausted traveler.
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 Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
Moto ya sembo oyo asopanaka liboso ya moto mabe azali lokola liziba ya potopoto mpe etima oyo ebimisaka mayi ya mabe.
27 It's not good to eat too much honey, or to want too much praise.
Ezali malamu te kolia mafuta ya nzoyi ebele, mpe ezali malamu te koluka lokumu na yo moko.
28 Someone without control is as exposed as a town whose walls have been breached.
Moto oyo akokaka te kokonza molimo na ye azali lokola engumba oyo ebukana mpe ezanga bamir.
