Proverbs 31
1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Ndị a bụ okwu si nʼọnụ Lemuel, eze Masa. Ha bụ okwu ndị ahụ nne eze Lemuel kuziri ya.
2 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
Gee ntị, nwa m, gee ntị, nwa nke afọ m. Gee ntị, nwa m, nwa nke ọziza ekpere m niile.
3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Enyela ụmụ nwanyị ike gị, enyekwela ịdị ike gị nʼaka ndị nʼala ndị eze nʼiyi.
4 [It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Lemuel nwa m, ọ bụghị ihe kwesiri ekwesi na ndị eze ga-aṅụ mmanya. O kwesikwaghị ka agụụ ịṅụ mmanya bụrụ ihe ga na-agụ ndị eze.
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Ka ha ghara ịṅụbiga mmanya oke si otu a chefuo ikpe ikpe ziri ezi dịka iwu kwuru. Ka ha gharakwa isite nʼịṅụbiga mmanya oke napụ ndị a na-emegbu emegbu ikpe ziri ezi ha kwesiri inweta.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Ndị e kwesiri inye mmanya bụ ndị ahụ na-ala nʼiyi, ndị ahụ nọ nʼọnọdụ oke ihe mgbu nke obi.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Ka ha ṅụọ chefuo ọnọdụ ọjọọ ha, ka ha gharakwa icheta ọnọdụ nhụju anya ha.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Jisie ike kwuchite ọnụ ndị ahụ na-enweghị ike ikwuru ọnụ onwe ha; kwuchitekwa ọnụ ndị niile ọnọdụ ha dị ala.
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Kwusie okwu ike, kpeekwa ikpe ziri ezi. Gbooro ndị ogbenye na ndị mkpa na-akpa ọgụ site nʼaka ndị na-emegbu ha.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
Nwanyị nwere ugwu onye ga-achọtali ya? Ọ dị oke ọnụ karịa nkume rubi.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Di nwanyị dị otu a na-atụkwasị obi ya niile nʼime ya, ọ dịghị ihe dị mkpa nke na-akọ ya.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Ihe nwanyị dị otu a na-ewetara di ya bụ naanị ihe ọma. Ihe ọjọọ ọbụla adịghị esi nʼaka ya abịakwasị di ya ụbọchị niile nke ndụ ya.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Ọ na-ahọrọ ajị anụ na flakisi jiri ya na-arụ ọrụ na-atọ aka ya ụtọ.
14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Ọ na-esite nʼebe dị anya na-ebubata ihe oriri nʼụlọ ya dịka a ga-asị na ọ bụ ụgbọ mmiri.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Tupu chi abọzie, nwanyị a esitelarị nʼihe ndina bilie kwadooro ezinaụlọ ya ihe oriri, ma debekwara odibo ndị inyom na-ejere ya ozi oke ihe oriri nke ha.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Ọ na-apụ nyochapụta ịdị mma ala ubi, ma zụpụta ya. Ọ bụ ego ọ rụpụtara nʼonwe ya ka o ji arụ ọrụ ubi vaịnị.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
Ike ịrụ ọrụ adịghị agwụ ya. Ọ dị nnọọ ike, bụrụkwa onye na-arụpụta ihe dị iche iche.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night.
Ọ na-elezi anya hụ na ihe ahịa o mepụtara dị ezi oke ọnụahịa; ọ bụ nke a mere o ji na-arụ ọrụ ruo nʼime ime abalị.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Nʼọbụaka ya ka o jidere osisi ịtụ ogho akwa; mkpịsịaka ya na-ejidesikwa ozele e ji na-ekwe akwa ike.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Ọ na-agbasapụ aka inyere ndị ogbenye na ndị mkpa na-akpa aka.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet.
Udu mmiri maọbụ oge oke oyi adịghị eche ya uche nʼihi na ndị niile nọ nʼezinaụlọ ya nwere uwe ha ga-eji chụọ oyi.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple.
Ọ na-akpa akwa a na-agbasa nʼelu ihe ndina, ma ya onwe ya na-eyikwa uwe e ji ezi akwa ọcha na akwa odo odo dụọ.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Di ya bụ onye a na-asọpụrụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo ebe ọ na-ewere ọnọdụ nʼetiti ndị okenye nke ala ahụ.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it; ] and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
Ọ na-akpa ma na-adụkwa akwa dị iche iche, ya na ihe ike nʼukwu, ndị ọ na-eresi ndị ahịa ndị ọzọ.
25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Ọ bụ nwanyị dị ike, onye a na-asọpụrụ asọpụrụ. Ụjọ adịghị atụkwa ya maka ihe ga-eme nʼoge dị nʼihu.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
Ọ na-eji amamihe na-ekwu okwu ntụziaka kwesiri dịkwa nʼire ya.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Ọ na-etinye uche nʼihe niile banyere ezinaụlọ ya, ọ naghị arụ ọrụ umengwụ.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.
Ụmụ ya na-ebili gọzie ya; otu a kwa di ya ga-eto ya ezi otuto.
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Ọ ga-asị; “E nwere ọtụtụ ndị inyom ndị bụ ezi nwunye nye di ha, ma gị onwe gị kachasị ha niile mma.”
30 Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Ịma mma nke elu ahụ adịghị egosi ihe mmadụ bụ, nʼihi na ịma mma adịghị adịgide ogologo oge. Ma nwanyị ọbụla nke na-atụ egwu Onyenwe anyị bụ onye e kwesiri ito.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
E kwesiri ito ya nʼihi ọrụ ọma niile nke aka ya rụpụtara. Ka ọrụ ya niile wetara ya otuto nʼọnụ ụzọ ama nke obodo.
