Ecclesiastes 5
1 Guard thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be ready to hearken: it is better than when fools give sacrifices; for they know not that they do evil.
Mgbe ị na-aba nʼụlọ ukwu Chineke, lezie anya. Meghee ntị gị nke ọma, karịa ịchụ aja onyinye nke ndị nzuzu, ndị na-amaghị na ha na-eme ihe ọjọọ.
2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.
Abụla onye na-eme ọsịịsọ ikwu okwu maọbụ ime ngwangwa nʼime echiche obi gị, maọbụ ikwe Chineke nkwa ọnụ efu. Nʼihi na Chineke nọ nʼeluigwe ma naanị nʼụwa ka ị nọ, nʼihi ya ka okwu ọnụ gị dị ole na ole.
3 For a dream cometh through a multitude of business; and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.
Dị ka ọtụtụ nchekasị si eweta ị rọọ nrọ, otu a ka okwu onye nzuzu si dị mgbe ọtụtụ okwu dị ya nʼọnụ.
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for He hath no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou vowest.
Nʼihi ya, mgbe ị na-ekwe Chineke nkwa, atụfula oge imezu ihe ahụ, nʼihi na ihe banyere ndị nzuzu adịghị atọ Chineke ụtọ. Mezuo nkwa niile i kwere Chineke.
5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Ọ ka mma na ị gbara nkịtị karịa na ị ga-ekwe nkwa ma ị gaghị emezu ya.
6 Suffer not thy mouth to bring thy flesh into guilt, neither say thou before the messenger, that it was an error; wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
Ekwela ka ọnụ gị duba gị na mmehie. Azọkwala onwe gị site nʼịgwa onyeozi Chineke, “na i kwere nkwa a na-amaghị ama.” Nʼihi gịnị ka Chineke ga-eji wee iwe nʼihi ihe ị kwuru, ma bibiekwa ọrụ aka gị?
7 For through the multitude of dreams and vanities there are also many words; but fear thou God.
Aga m eme, aga m eme, ma e meghị ya bụ naanị okwu efu. Ya mere, tụọ egwu Chineke.
8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent perverting of justice and righteousness in the state, marvel not at the matter; for one higher than the high watcheth, and there are higher than they.
Ọ bụrụ na ị hụ ebe a na-emegbu ndị ogbenye, na-anapụkwa ha ihe ruru ha site nʼikpe ikpe na-ezighị ezi na mpaghara obodo a na-achị achị, ya ejula gị anya, nʼihi na onyeisi ọbụla nwere onye na-atụrụ ya. Ndịisi na-atụ iwu nwekwara ndị kachasị ha elu. Otu a kwa, ọ dịkwa ndị dị elu karịa ha.
9 But the profit of a land every way is a king that maketh himself servant to the field.
Mgbe ihe nnweta si nʼala ubi bara ụba, ọ na-abara onye ọbụla uru; ọ na-abakwara eze nʼonwe ya uru.
10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase; this also is vanity.
Onye ọbụla hụrụ ego nʼanya, ọ gaghị eju ya afọ. Onye ọbụla hụrụ akụnụba nʼanya adịghị enwe afọ ojuju nʼihe ọbụla. Nke a bụkwa ihe efu.
11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, saving the beholding of them with his eyes?
Akụ na-abawanye, ndị na-eri ya na-abawanyekwa. Olee uru ha bara nye onyenwe ha karịa iji anya ya abụọ na-ele ha?
12 Sweet is the sleep of a labouring man, whether he eat little or much; but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Onye na-arụsị ọrụ ike na-arahụ ụra nke ọma, ma o riri nri nta ma o rikwaranụ nke dị ukwuu, ma oke iriju afọ onye ọgaranya anaghị ekwe ya rahụ ụra.
13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt;
Ahụrụ m ihe ọjọọ ọzọ nʼokpuru anyanwụ, mmadụ debere akụnụba ruo mgbe o wetara ya ihe mgbu,
14 and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
ma akụnụba ndị ahụ bụ ihe furu site nʼọdachi nke bụ na mgbe ha mụtara ụmụ, o nwekwaghị ihe fọdụrụ ụmụ ahụ iketa.
15 As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he go back as he came, and shall take nothing for his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
Dịka mmadụ si gbara ọtọ site nʼafọ nne ya bata nʼụwa, otu a ka anyị ga-esi hapụ ya. O nweghị ihe ọ ga-ebu pụọ site na ndọgbu niile ọ dọgburu onwe ya nʼọrụ.
16 And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go; and what profit hath he that he laboureth for the wind?
Ma nke a bụ ihe ọjọọ nke na-egbu mgbu nʼobi. Mmadụ na-ala dịka o siri bịa. Gịnị bụ uru ya, mgbe ọ na-adọgbu onwe ya nʼọrụ nye ifufe?
17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much vexation and sickness and wrath.
Ụbọchị ndụ ya niile, ọ na-eri ihe nʼọchịchịrị, site oke mgbagwoju anya, na nsogbu na iwe.
18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion.
Ma achọpụtara m na ọ bụ ihe dị mma na ihe kwesiri omume, ka nwoke rie ihe ma ṅụọkwa ihe ọṅụṅụ Ka ọ chọtakwa afọ ojuju nʼime ndọgbu niile nke ọrụ ọ ruru nʼokpuru anyanwụ, nʼoge mkpụmkpụ ndụ nke Chineke nyere ya. Nʼihi na nke a bụ oke ya.
19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour — this is the gift of God.
Ọzọkwa, ọ bụrụ na Chineke enye mmadụ akụnụba na ihe nweta, ma nyekwa ya ike ọ ga-eji kporie ndụ nʼime ihe ndị a, ya nabata nke a dị ka oke ya ma were ọṅụ rụọ ọrụ ya. Ha bụ onyinye si nʼaka Chineke.
20 For let him remember the days of his life that they are not many; for God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
Ebe ọ bụ na Chineke enyela ya obi ụtọ, ụbọchị ndụ ya ekwesighị iwetara ya oke echiche.
