Proverbs 8
1 Doth not wisedome crie? and vnderstanding vtter her voyce?
Githĩ ũũgĩ ndareetana? Githĩ ũtaũku ndaranĩrĩra na mũgambo wake?
2 She standeth in the top of the high places by the way in the place of the paths.
Njĩra-inĩ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na magomano-inĩ ma njĩra-rĩ, nĩho ũũgĩ arũgamĩte;
3 She cryeth besides the gates before the citie at the entrie of the doores,
ningĩ hakuhĩ na ihingo iria cierekeire itũũra inene, o hau matoonyero-inĩ-rĩ, nĩho araanĩrĩra akoiga atĩrĩ:
4 O men, I call vnto you, and vtter my voyce to the children of men.
“Inyuĩ andũ nĩ inyuĩ ndĩreeta; ndĩraanĩrĩra na mũgambo wakwa kũrĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
5 O ye foolish men, vnderstand wisedome, and ye, O fooles, be wise in heart.
Inyuĩ arĩa mũtarĩ na ũũgĩ, gĩai na ũbaarĩrĩri, inyuĩ arĩa akĩĩgu, gĩai na ũtaũku.
6 Giue eare, for I will speake of excellent things, and the opening of my lippes, shall teache things that be right.
Thikĩrĩriai, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na maũndũ ma bata ngwaria; ngũtumũra mĩromo yakwa njarie maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire.
7 For my mouth shall speake the trueth, and my lippes abhorre wickednesse.
Kanua gakwa kaaragia ũhoro wa ma, nĩgũkorwo mĩromo yakwa nĩĩthũire waganu mũno ta kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi.
8 All the wordes of my mouth are righteous: there is no lewdenes, nor frowardnesse in them.
Ciugo ciothe cia kanua gakwa nĩ cia ũthingu; gũtirĩ o na kiugo kĩmwe gĩacio kĩogomu kana gĩa kũhĩtithania.
9 They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.
Kũrĩ arĩa makũũranaga maũndũ ciugo ciothe nĩciagĩrĩire; itirĩ mahĩtia kũrĩ arĩa marĩ na ũmenyo.
10 Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.
Thuurai mataaro makwa handũ ha betha, mũthuure ũmenyo handũ ha thahabu ĩrĩa njega mũno,
11 For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.
nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩ wa goro gũkĩra ruru iria ndune, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ ũngĩĩrirĩria kĩngĩringithanio naguo.
12 I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.
“Niĩ ũũgĩ-rĩ, ndũũranagia na ũbaarĩrĩri; nĩndĩgwatĩire ũmenyo o na gũthugunda maũndũ mega.
13 The feare of the Lord is to hate euill as pride, and arrogancie, and the euill way: and a mouth that speaketh lewde things, I doe hate.
Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩgũthũũra ũũru; nĩthũire mwĩtĩĩo na mwĩtũũgĩrio, na mĩtugo mĩũru na mĩario ya waganu.
14 I haue counsell and wisedome: I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.
Kĩrĩra na ũũgĩ wa gũkũũrana maũndũ nĩ ciakwa; niĩ ndĩ na ũtaũku, na ndĩ na ũhoti.
15 By me, Kings reigne, and princes decree iustice.
Athamaki mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa nao aathani magathondeka mawatho ma kĩhooto;
16 By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the iudges of the earth.
anene mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa, o ũndũ ũmwe na arĩa othe marĩ igweta arĩa maathanaga gũkũ thĩ.
17 I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.
Nĩnyendete arĩa manyendete, nao arĩa manjaragia na kĩyo nĩmanyonaga.
18 Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse.
Ũtonga na gĩtĩĩo cionekaga harĩ niĩ, o hamwe na ũtonga wa gũtũũra, na ũgaacĩru.
19 My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.
Maciaro makwa nĩ mega gũkĩra thahabu ĩrĩa therie; uumithio wakwa nĩũkĩrĩte betha ĩrĩa njega.
20 I cause to walke in the way of righteousnes, and in the middes of the paths of iudgement,
Niĩ thiiaga na njĩra ya ũthingu, ngathiĩra o njĩra-inĩ cia kĩhooto,
21 That I may cause them that loue me, to inherite substance, and I will fill their treasures.
ngĩheaga andũ arĩa manyendete ũtonga, na ngaiyũragia igĩĩna ciao.
22 The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his workes of olde.
“Jehova aanyũmbire o kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ kĩa wĩra wake, mbere ya mawĩra make ma tene;
23 I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.
ndaathuurirwo kuuma tene wa tene, kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria, thĩ ĩtarĩ yagĩa.
24 When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountaines abounding with water.
Rĩrĩa gũtaagĩte maria manene-rĩ, nĩguo ndaciarirwo, o hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gũtaarĩ matherũkĩro maiyũrĩte maaĩ;
25 Before the mountaines were setled: and before the hilles, was I begotten.
ndaciarirwo irĩma itanahaandwo harĩa irĩ, na tũrĩma tũtanagĩa,
26 He had not yet made the earth, nor the open places, nor the height of the dust in the worlde.
we atanoomba thĩ kana ithaka ciayo, o na kana rũkũngũ o ruothe rwa thĩ.
27 When hee prepared the heauens, I was there, when he set the compasse vpon the deepe.
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 cloudes aboue, when he confirmed the fountaines of the deepe,
rĩrĩa aahaandire matu kũu igũrũ, na akĩrũmia ithima cia kũrĩa kũriku wega,
29 When he gaue his decree to the Sea, that the waters shoulde not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth,
rĩrĩa eekĩrire mũhaka wa iria nĩguo maaĩ matikanae kwagarara watho wake, na rĩrĩa aahandire mĩthingi ya thĩ.
30 Then was I with him as a nourisher, and I was dayly his delight reioycing alway before him,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo ndaarĩ o hakuhĩ nake ndĩ ta mũbundi mũũgĩ. Ndaaiyũrĩtwo nĩ gĩkeno mũthenya o mũthenya, na ngakenaga hĩndĩ ciothe ndĩ mbere yake,
31 And tooke my solace in the compasse of his earth: and my delite is with the children of men.
ngakenagĩra thĩ yake yothe, na ngakenagio nĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
32 Therefore nowe hearken, O children, vnto me: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.
“Atĩrĩrĩ ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai; kũrathimwo nĩ arĩa marũmagia njĩra ciakwa.
33 Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:
Ta thikĩrĩriai mataaro makwa nĩguo mũhĩge; mũtikamarege.
34 blessed is the man that heareth mee, watching dayly at my gates, and giuing attendance at the postes of my doores.
Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũnjiguaga, agacũthagĩrĩria mĩrango-inĩ yakwa o mũthenya, akanjetagĩrĩra hingĩro-inĩ cia mĩrango yakwa.
35 For he that findeth me, findeth life, and shall obteine fauour of the Lord.
Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe ũgĩte na niĩ nĩ muoyo agĩte naguo, nake akagĩa na agetĩkĩrĩka harĩ Jehova.
36 But he that sinneth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and all that hate me, loue death.
No ũrĩa wothe ũhĩtanĩtie na niĩ nĩ ũũru eĩkaga; nao arĩa othe maathũire nĩ gĩkuũ mendete.”
