Ecclesiastes 4
1 So I turned and considered all the oppressions that are wrought vnder the sunne, and beholde the teares of the oppressed, and none comforteth them: and lo, the strength is of the hand of them that oppresse them, and none comforteth them.
Ningĩ nĩndarorire na ngĩona kũhinyanĩrĩria kũrĩa gwathiiaga na mbere gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa: Ngĩona maithori ma arĩa ahinyĩrĩrie, na matirĩ na mũndũ wa kũmahooreria; arĩa maamahinyagĩrĩria nĩo maarĩ na ũhoti, no acio maahinyagĩrĩrio matiarĩ na mũndũ wa kũmahooreria.
2 Wherefore I praysed the dead which now are dead, aboue the liuing, which are yet aliue.
Tondũ ũcio ngiuga atĩ andũ arĩa akuũ, o acio marĩkĩtie gũkua, nĩmakenaga gũkĩra arĩa marĩ muoyo, o acio marĩ muoyo o na rĩu.
3 And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.
No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa mwega gũkĩra acio eerĩ nĩ ũrĩa ũtarĩ mũciare, o ũcio ũtoneete ũũru ũrĩa wĩkagwo gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa.
4 Also I beheld all trauaile, and all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie and vexation of spirit.
Ningĩ ngĩona atĩ wĩra wothe na maũndũ marĩa mũndũ agĩĩaga namo moimanaga na mũndũ kũiguĩra mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake ũiru. Ũndũ ũcio o naguo no wa tũhũ, o ta gũtengʼeria rũhuho.
5 The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.
Mũndũ mũkĩĩgu enyiitanagĩria moko, akeyananga we mwene.
6 Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.
Nĩ kaba mũndũ akorwo na kĩndũ kĩnini na akorwo na ũhooreri, gũkĩra gwĩtungumania agĩe na indo nyingĩ, na gũtengʼeria rũhuho.
7 Againe I returned, and sawe vanitie vnder the sunne.
Ningĩ ngĩona ũndũ wa tũhũ gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa:
8 There is one alone, and there is not a second, which hath neither sonne nor brother, yet is there none end of all his trauaile, neither can his eye be satisfied with riches: neither doeth he thinke, For whome doe I trauaile and defraude my soule of pleasure? this also is vanitie, and this is an euill trauaile.
Kwarĩ na mũndũ watũũraga arĩ wiki; ndaarĩ na mũriũ kana mũrũ wa nyina. No rĩrĩ, aatũũraga etungumanagia, no maitho make matiaiganagwo nĩ ũtonga. Eyũririe atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũratũma ndĩtungumanie ũũ, na noge, na nĩ kĩĩ kĩratũma ndĩiime ikeno?” Ũndũ ũcio o naguo nĩ wa tũhũ, no wĩra wa gũthĩĩnĩka!
9 Two are better then one: for they haue better wages for their labour.
Nĩ kaba andũ eerĩ gũkĩra ũmwe, tondũ nĩmoonaga uumithio mwega wa wĩra wao:
10 For if they fal, the one wil lift vp his felow: but wo vnto him that is alone: for he falleth, and there is not a second to lift him vp.
Ũmwe angĩgũa thĩ-rĩ, mũratawe no amuoe. No rĩrĩ, mũndũ angĩgũa thĩ na ndarĩ na wa kũmuoya-rĩ, kaĩ ũcio nĩ wa kũiguĩrwo tha-ĩ!
11 Also if two sleepe together, then shall they haue heate: but to one how should there be heate?
Ningĩ-rĩ, andũ eerĩ mangĩkoma hamwe nĩmaiguithanagia ũrugarĩ. No rĩrĩ, mũndũ angĩhota kũigua ũrugarĩ atĩa arĩ o wiki?
12 And if one ouercome him, two shall stand against him: and a threefolde coard is not easily broken.
Mũndũ ũmwe no akĩrio hinya, no andũ eerĩ no mahote kwĩgitĩra. Mũhĩndo mũrame na ndigi ithatũ ndũngĩtuĩka narua.
13 Better is a poore and wise childe, then an olde and foolish King, which will no more be admonished.
Nĩ kaba mũndũ mwĩthĩ mũthĩĩni no nĩ mũũgĩ, gũkĩra mũthamaki mũkũrũ no nĩ mũkĩĩgu, ũrĩa ũtangĩtaarĩka.
14 For out of the prison he commeth forth to reigne: when as he that is borne in his kingdome, is made poore.
Mũndũ mwĩthĩ ũcio no akorwo oimĩte njeera agatuuo mũthamaki, kana akorwo aaciarirwo arĩ mũthĩĩni o kũu ũthamaki-inĩ wake.
15 I behelde all the liuing, which walke vnder the sunne, with the second childe, which shall stand vp in his place.
Ngĩkĩona atĩ andũ arĩa othe matũũraga na magathiiagĩra gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa maarũmĩrĩire mwanake ũcio mũthĩĩni, o ũcio wacookire ithenya rĩa mũthamaki.
16 There is none ende of all the people, nor of all that were before them, and they that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit.
Andũ arĩa othe maathagwo nĩwe matingĩtarĩka. No rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa mookire thuutha wake matiakenirio nĩ ũcio wacookire ithenya rĩa mũthamaki. Ũndũ ũyũ o naguo nĩ wa tũhũ, o ta gũtengʼeria rũhuho.
