Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom has built her house; she has prepared its seven pillars.
Hekima amejenga nyumba yake; amechonga nguzo zake saba.
2 She has slaughtered her animals for meat; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
Ameandaa nyama na kuchanganya divai yake; pia ameandaa meza yake.
3 She has sent out her servant girls with invitations. She calls out from the highest places of the town,
Amewatuma watumishi wake wa kike, naye huita kutoka mahali pa juu sana pa mji.
4 “Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
Anawaambia wale wasio na akili, “Wote ambao ni wajinga na waje hapa!
5 “Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
Njooni, mle chakula changu na mnywe divai niliyoichanganya.
6 Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”
Acheni njia zenu za ujinga nanyi mtaishi; tembeeni katika njia ya ufahamu.
7 If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.
“Yeyote anayemkosoa mwenye mzaha hukaribisha matukano; yeyote anayekemea mtu mwovu hupatwa na matusi.
8 So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.
Usimkemee mwenye mzaha la sivyo atakuchukia; mkemee mwenye hekima naye atakupenda.
9 Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.
Mfundishe mtu mwenye hekima naye atakuwa na hekima zaidi; mfundishe mtu mwadilifu naye atazidi kufundishika.
10 Honoring the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; knowledge of the Holy One brings insight.
“Kumcha Bwana ndicho chanzo cha hekima, na kumjua Aliye Mtakatifu ni ufahamu.
11 Through wisdom you'll have many more days, increasing the years of your life.
Kwa maana kwa msaada wangu siku zako zitakuwa nyingi, na miaka itaongezwa katika maisha yako.
12 If you are wise, you are the one to profit from it; if you scoff, you alone will have to suffer the consequences.
Kama wewe una hekima, hekima yako itakupa tuzo; kama wewe ni mtu wa mzaha, wewe mwenyewe ndiwe utateseka.”
13 Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant woman who doesn't know anything.
Mwanamke aitwaye Mpumbavu ana kelele; hana adabu na hana maarifa.
14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the town,
Huketi kwenye mlango wa nyumba yake, juu ya kiti katika mahali pa juu sana pa mji,
15 calling out to those passing by, going about their business,
akiita wale wapitao karibu, waendao moja kwa moja kwenye njia yao.
16 “Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
Anawaambia wale wasio na akili, “Wote ambao ni wajinga na waje hapa ndani!”
17 “Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”
“Maji yaliyoibiwa ni matamu; chakula kinacholiwa sirini ni kitamu!”
