Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Yakeh, even the prophecy: the man said unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ukkal,
Bino bye bigambo bya Aguli mutabani wa Yake; obubaka bwe yawa bwe buno: Bw’ati omusajja ono bwe yagamba Isiyeri, Isyeri ono ne Ukali.
2 “Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a common man.
Ddala Ayi Katonda wange nze nsinga obutategeera, sirina kutegeera kwa bantu.
3 Nor have I learned wisdom, so that I should have knowledge of the Holy One.
Siyize magezi, so n’oyo Omutukuvu simumanyi.
4 Who was it that ascended into heaven, and came down again? who gathered the wind in his fists? who bound the waters in a garment? who set up all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest it?”
Ani eyali alinnye mu ggulu n’akka? Ani eyali akuŋŋaanyiza empewo mu kibatu ky’engalo ze? Ani eyali asibye amazzi mu kyambalo kye? Ani eyatonda enkomerero zonna ez’ensi? Erinnya lye y’ani, ne mutabani we y’ani? Mbulira obanga obimanyi.
5 Every saying of God is purified: he is a shield unto those that put their trust in him.
Buli kigambo kya Katonda kya mazima, era aba ngabo eri abo abamwesiga.
6 Do not add aught unto his words: lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Toyongeranga ku bigambo bye, alemenga okukunenya naawe olabike ng’omulimba.
7 Two things do I request of thee: deny them not to me before I die.
Ebintu bibiri bye nkusaba; Ayi Mukama, tobinnyimanga nga sinnafa:
8 Vanity and lying words do thou remove far from me: neither poverty nor riches give thou unto me; let me eat the bread appointed unto me:
Ebigambo eby’obutaliimu n’eby’obulimba binteeke wala, ate era tonjavuwazanga wadde okungaggawaza, naye ndiisanga emmere eya buli lunaku.
9 Lest I become over-full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I become poor, and steal, and trespass against the name of my God.
Nneme okukkutanga ne nkwegaana ne njogera nti, “Mukama ye y’ani?” Era nnemenga okuba omwavu ne nziba, ne nvumisa erinnya lya Katonda wange.
10 Do not calumniate a servant unto his master: lest he curse thee, and thou incur guilt.
Tosekeetereranga muweereza eri mukama we, alemenga okukukolimira, naawe omusango ne gukusinga.
11 There is a generation that curseth its father, and doth not bless its mother.
Waliwo abo abakolimira bakitaabwe ne batasabira na bannyaabwe mukisa;
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not washed [clean] of its filthiness.
abo abeeraba ng’abatuukirivu bo mu maaso gaabwe, ate nga tebanaazibwangako bibi byabwe.
13 There is a generation—O how lofty are its eyes! and its eyelids are so lifted up.
Waliwo abo ab’amalala amayitirivu, abatunuza okwemanya okw’ekitalo,
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and whose string teeth are as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
n’ebeerayo abo abalina amannyo agali ng’ebitala, n’emba zaabwe nga zirimu ebiso, okusaanyaawo abaavu mu nsi, n’abo abali mu kwetaaga.
15 Insatiability hath two daughters, [crying, ] Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things which never say, Enough:
Ekinoso kirina bawala baakyo babiri abaleekaana nti, “Mpa! mpa!” Waliwo ebintu bisatu ebitakkuta, weewaawo bina ebitagamba nti, “Matidde,”
16 The nether world; and a barren womb; the earth which is not satisfied with water; and the fire which never saith, Enough. (Sheol h7585)
Amagombe, olubuto olugumba, ettaka eritakutta mazzi, n’omuliro ogutayogera nti, “Ebyo binaamala!” (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, this shall the ravens of the valley pick out; and the young eagles shall eat it.
Eriiso ly’oyo anyooma kitaawe, era n’atagondera nnyina, liriggibwamu bannamuŋŋoona ab’omu kiwonvu, ne liriibwa ensega.
18 Three things there are which are too wonderful for me; and four, which I know not:
Waliwo ebigambo bisatu eby’ekitalo ennyo gye ndi, weewaawo bina bye sitegeera:
19 The way of the eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
Empungu engeri gye yeeyisaamu mu bbanga, n’omusota engeri gye gwewalulamu wakati mu mayinja, n’ekyombo gye kiseeyeeyamu ku nnyanja, n’engeri omusajja gye yeeyisaamu ng’ali n’embeerera.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wrong.
Bw’ati bwe yeeyisa omukazi omwenzi: alya n’asiimuula emimwa gye n’agamba nti, “Sirina kibi kye nkoze.”
21 Under three things the earth trembleth, and under four which she cannot bear:
Ensi ekankanira wansi w’ebintu bisatu weewaawo bina:
22 Under a servant when he becometh king, and a worthless fool when he hath eaten enough bread;
omuweereza bw’afuuka kabaka, n’omusirusiru bw’akutta emmere;
23 Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.
n’omukazi eyadibira mu ddya; n’omuweereza omuwala bw’afumbirwa bba wa mugole we.
24 There are four which are the little ones of the earth, and they are nevertheless exceedingly wise:
Waliwo ebintu ebitono bina ku nsi, ebirina amagezi amangi ennyo.
25 The ants are a people not strong, therefore do they prepare in the summer their food;
Enkolooto bye biwuka ebitalina maanyi mangi, naye byeterekera emmere yaabyo mu kyeya;
26 The conies are but a feeble people, therefore do they place on the rocks their houses;
obumyu busolo bunafu naye bwezimbira ennyumba zaabwo mu mayinja;
27 The locusts have no king, and yet they go forth in troops altogether;
enzige tezirina kabaka, kyokka zitabaala zonna mu bibiina byazo;
28 The spider thou canst catch with [thy] hands, and yet she is in the palaces of a king.
omunya oyinza okugukwasa engalo, naye mu mbiri za bakabaka gusangibwamu.
29 Three there are that have a stately step, and four, that are stately in going:
Waliwo ebintu bisatu ebyesimba obulungi mu kitiibwa nga bitambula, weewaawo bina ebitambulira mu kitiibwa:
30 The lion, the mightiest among beasts, who turneth not round from before any one;
empologoma esinga ensolo zonna amaanyi era kabaka waazo, so tewali gy’esegulira yonna;
31 The light-legged greyhound, and the he-goat; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
sseggwanga, n’embuzi ennume, ne kabaka eyeetooloddwa eggye lye.
32 If thou hast become degraded by lifting up thyself, or if thou hast devised evil, put thy hand to thy mouth:
Bw’oba ng’obadde okoze eby’obusirusiru ne weegulumiza, obanga obadde oteekateeka okukola ebibi, weekomeko weekwate ku mumwa.
33 For the pressure of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressure of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the pressure of wrath bringeth forth strife.
Kubanga okusunda amata kuzaala omuzigo, n’okunyiga ennyindo kuleeta omusaayi, okutankuula obusungu, bwe kutyo kuleeta entalo.
