Proverbs 2
1 My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
Mũrũ wakwa, ũngĩtĩkĩra ciugo ciakwa, na ũige maathani makwa ta mũthiithũ thĩinĩ waku,
2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
nakuo gũtũ gwaku ũgũtegere ũũgĩ, na werekerie ngoro yaku kũgĩa na ũmenyi,
3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
na ũngĩgaakayũrũrũka na ũhooe gũkũũrana maũndũ, na wĩtane wanĩrĩire ũheo ũtaũku,
4 If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,
na ũngĩkawetha ta betha, na ũũcarie ta kĩgĩĩna kĩhithe-rĩ,
5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgataũkĩrwo nĩ ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Jehova, na ũgĩe na ũmenyo wa Ngai.
6 For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
Nĩgũkorwo Jehova aheanaga ũũgĩ, na kanua gake koimaga ũmenyo na ũtaũku.
7 He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,
Andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru amaigĩire ũhootani, nĩwe ngo ya arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke mĩthiĩre-inĩ yao,
8 That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)
nĩgũkorwo nĩarangagĩra njĩra cia arĩa marũmagĩrĩra kĩhooto, na akagitĩra njĩra ya andũ ake arĩa ehokeku.
9 Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgakũũrana maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ma kĩhooto, na marĩa mega: ũgĩkũũrane njĩra o yothe njega.
10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
Nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩũgatoonya ngoro yaku, naguo ũmenyo ũkenagie muoyo waku.
11 Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
ũgereri nĩũrĩkũgitagĩra, naguo ũtaũku ũkũrangagĩre.
12 And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma njĩra-inĩ cia andũ arĩa aaganu, ũkũhonokie kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa maaragia maũndũ ma waganu,
13 And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
o arĩa matigaga njĩra iria nũngĩrĩru, magathiĩra njĩra cia nduma,
14 Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
arĩa makenaga magĩĩka ũũru, na magakenagio nĩ ũũru wa waganu,
15 Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.
na no-o arĩa njĩra ciao ciogomete, na mĩthiĩre yao ĩrĩ ya ungumania.
16 And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma harĩ mũtumia ũrĩa mũtharia, ũkũhonokie harĩ ngʼenyũ ya mũtumia na ciugo ciake cia kũheenereria andũ,
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
ũcio ũtigĩte mũratawe wa ũnini wake, na agatiganĩria kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa aarĩkanĩire na mũthuuriwe arĩ mbere ya Ngai.
18 Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
Nĩgũkorwo nyũmba yake ĩroragia andũ gĩkuũ-inĩ, nacio njĩra ciake ikamerekeria kũrĩ maroho ma arĩa akuũ.
19 All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũthiiaga harĩ we agacooka, kana akegwatĩra njĩra cia muoyo.
20 Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
No rĩrĩ, wee nĩũrĩthiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa ega, na ũgeragĩre njĩra cia arĩa athingu.
21 For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
Nĩgũkorwo andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru nĩo magaatũũra bũrũri-inĩ, na arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke nĩo magaatigara kuo;
22 But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.
no rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmakeeherio bũrũri-inĩ, nao arĩa matarĩ ehokeku nĩmakamunywo maingatwo kuo.
