Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur the son of Yakeh, even the prophecy: the man said unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ukkal,
Misemo ya Aguri mwana wa Yake, usia: Huyu mtu alimwambia Ithieli, naam, kwa Ithieli na kwa Ukali:
2 “Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a common man.
“Mimi ni mjinga kuliko wanadamu wote; sina ufahamu wa kibinadamu.
3 Nor have I learned wisdom, so that I should have knowledge of the Holy One.
Sijajifunza hekima, wala sina maarifa ya kumjua yeye Aliye Mtakatifu.
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?”
Ni nani ameshapanda mbinguni na kushuka? Ni nani ameshakusanya upepo kwenye vitanga vya mikono yake? Ni nani ameshafungia maji kwenye nguo yake? Ni nani ameimarisha miisho yote ya dunia? Jina lake ni nani, na mwanawe anaitwa nani? Niambie kama unajua!
5 Every saying of God is purified: he is a shield unto those that put their trust in him.
“Kila neno la Mungu ni kamilifu; yeye ni ngao kwa wale wanaomkimbilia.
6 Do not add aught unto his words: lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Usiongeze kwenye maneno yake, ama atakukemea na kukuthibitisha kuwa mwongo.
7 Two things do I request of thee: deny them not to me before I die.
“Ninakuomba vitu viwili, Ee Bwana; usininyime kabla sijafa:
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:
Uutenge mbali nami udanganyifu na uongo; usinipe umaskini wala utajiri, bali unipe chakula cha kunitosha kila siku.
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.
Nisije nikawa na vingi vya kuzidi nikakukana na kusema, ‘Bwana ni nani?’ Au nisije nikawa maskini nikaiba, nami nikaliaibisha jina la Mungu wangu.
10 Do not calumniate a servant unto his master: lest he curse thee, and thou incur guilt.
“Usimchongee mtumishi kwa bwana wake, asije akakulaani, ukapatilizwa kwalo.
11 There is a generation that curseth its father, and doth not bless its mother.
“Wako watu wale ambao huwalaani baba zao na wala hawawabariki mama zao;
12 There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not washed [clean] of its filthiness.
wale ambao ni safi machoni pao wenyewe kumbe hawakuoshwa uchafu wao;
13 There is a generation—O how lofty are its eyes! and its eyelids are so lifted up.
wale ambao daima macho yao ni ya kiburi, ambao kutazama kwao ni kwa dharau;
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.
wale ambao meno yao ni panga na ambao mataya yao yamewekwa visu kuwaangamiza maskini katika nchi, na wahitaji kutoka miongoni mwa wanadamu.
15 Insatiability hath two daughters, [crying, ] Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things which never say, Enough:
“Mruba anao binti wawili waliao, ‘Nipe! Nipe!’ “Kuna vitu vitatu visivyotosheka kamwe, naam, viko vinne visivyosema, ‘Yatosha!’:
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)
Ni kaburi, tumbo lisilozaa, nchi isiyoshiba maji kamwe, na moto, usiosema kamwe, ‘Yatosha!’ (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.
“Jicho lile limdhihakilo baba, lile linalodharau kumtii mama, litangʼolewa na kunguru wa bondeni, litaliwa na tai.
18 Three things there are which are too wonderful for me; and four, which I know not:
“Kuna vitu vitatu vinavyonishangaza sana, naam, vinne nisivyovielewa:
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.
Ni mwendo wa tai katika anga, mwendo wa nyoka juu ya mwamba, mwendo wa meli katika maji makuu ya bahari, nao mwendo wa mtu pamoja na msichana.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wrong.
“Huu ndio mwendo wa mwanamke mzinzi, hula akapangusa kinywa chake na kusema, ‘Sikufanya chochote kibaya.’
21 Under three things the earth trembleth, and under four which she cannot bear:
“Kwa mambo matatu nchi hutetemeka, naam, kwa mambo manne haiwezi kuvumilia:
22 Under a servant when he becometh king, and a worthless fool when he hath eaten enough bread;
Mtumwa awapo mfalme, mpumbavu ashibapo chakula,
23 Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.
mwanamke asiyependwa aolewapo, naye mtumishi wa kike achukuapo nafasi ya bibi yake.
24 There are four which are the little ones of the earth, and they are nevertheless exceedingly wise:
“Vitu vinne duniani vilivyo vidogo, lakini vina akili nyingi sana:
25 The ants are a people not strong, therefore do they prepare in the summer their food;
Mchwa ni viumbe wenye nguvu ndogo, hata hivyo hujiwekea akiba ya chakula chao wakati wa kiangazi.
26 The conies are but a feeble people, therefore do they place on the rocks their houses;
Pelele ni viumbe vyenye uwezo mdogo hata hivyo hujitengenezea nyumba zao kwenye miamba.
27 The locusts have no king, and yet they go forth in troops altogether;
Nzige hawana mfalme, hata hivyo huenda pamoja vikosi vikosi.
28 The spider thou canst catch with [thy] hands, and yet she is in the palaces of a king.
Mjusi anaweza kushikwa kwa mkono, hata hivyo huonekana katika majumba ya kifalme.
29 Three there are that have a stately step, and four, that are stately in going:
“Viko vitu vitatu ambavyo vinapendeza katika mwendo wao, naam, vinne ambavyo hutembea kwa mwendo wa madaha:
30 The lion, the mightiest among beasts, who turneth not round from before any one;
simba, mwenye nguvu miongoni mwa wanyama, asiyerudi nyuma kwa chochote;
31 The light-legged greyhound, and the he-goat; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
jogoo atembeaye kwa maringo, pia beberu, naye mfalme pamoja na jeshi lake lililomzunguka.
32 If thou hast become degraded by lifting up thyself, or if thou hast devised evil, put thy hand to thy mouth:
“Ikiwa umefanya upumbavu na ukajitukuza mwenyewe, au kama umepanga mabaya, basi funika mdomo wako na mkono wako.
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.
Kwa maana kama vile kusukasuka maziwa hutoa siagi, na pia kule kufinya pua hutoa damu, kadhalika kuchochea hasira hutokeza ugomvi.”
