Proverbs 1
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, the king of Israel:
Ici nĩ thimo cia Solomoni mũrũ wa Daudi, ũrĩa warĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli:
2 To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the sayings of understanding;
nĩ thimo cia gũtũma mũndũ agĩe na ũũgĩ, na ataarĩke; nĩ cia gũtũma ahote gũtaũkĩrwo nĩ ciugo cia ũũgĩ;
3 To accept the instruction of intelligence, righteousness, and justice, and equity;
nĩ cia gũtũma mũndũ ataarĩke ahote kũbarĩrĩra mũtũũrĩre wake, ekage maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ma kĩhooto, na marĩa mega;
4 To give to the simple prudence, to the youth knowledge and discretion.
nĩ cia gũtũma ũrĩa ũtarĩ na ũũgĩ agĩe na ũmenyo, na cia gũtũma mũndũ mwĩthĩ agĩe na ũmenyo na ũgereri:
5 The wise will hear, and will increase [his] information; and the man of understanding will obtain wise counsels:
arĩa oogĩ-rĩ, nĩmathikĩrĩrie na mongerere wĩruti wao, nao arĩa akũũrani maũndũ metĩkĩre gũtongorio.
6 To understand a proverb, and a sage sentence; the words of the wise, and their riddles.
Ningĩ nĩ cia gũtũma mũndũ ataũkĩrwo nĩ thimo na ngerekano, na ataũkĩrwo nĩ ciugo cia andũ arĩa oogĩ, na ndaĩ ciao.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: wisdom and instruction fools [alone] despise.
Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa ũmenyo nĩ gwĩtigĩra Jehova, no arĩa akĩĩgu nĩ mathũire ũũgĩ na ũtaaro.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and cast not off the teaching of thy mother;
Mũrũ wakwa, thikĩrĩria mataaro ma thoguo, na ndũgatigane na ũrutani wa maitũguo.
9 For a wreath of grace are they unto thy head, and chains for thy throat.
Maũndũ macio magaatuĩka ithaga rĩa kũgemia mũtwe waku, na ta mũgathĩ wa kũgemia ngingo yaku.
10 My son, if sinners wish to entice thee, consent thou not.
Mũrũ wakwa, ehia mangĩgakũheenereria-rĩ, ndũkanetĩkanie nao.
11 If they should say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us watch in concealment for the uselessly innocent;
Mangĩgakwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka ũthiĩ hamwe na ithuĩ; reke tuoherie mũndũ tũite thakame yake, reke tũcemaceeme mũndũ o na ũtehĩtie;
12 We will swallow them up like the grave alive; and the men of integrity, as those that go down into the pit; (Sheol h7585)
ningĩ reke tũmamerie marĩ muoyo, o ta ũrĩa mbĩrĩra ĩĩkaga, na marĩ agima, o ta arĩa maharũrũkaga irima; (Sheol h7585)
13 We shall find all [kinds of] precious wealth, we will fill our houses with booty;
Na ithuĩ-rĩ, tũkĩgĩe na indo cia goro cia mĩthemba yothe, na tũiyũrie nyũmba ciitũ na indo cia ndaho;
14 Thy lot must thou cast in our midst; one purse shall be for us all:
rutithania wĩra na ithuĩ, tũkorwo na mũhuko ũmwe ithuothe”;
15 My son, walk not thou on the way with them; withhold thy foot from their path;
mũrũ wakwa, tiga gũtwarana nao, ndũkagerere njĩra ciao;
16 For their feet run after evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
nĩgũkorwo magũrũ mao mahanyũkaga mathiĩ mehia-inĩ, nao mahiũhaga magaite thakame.
17 For uselessly is the net spread out before the eyes of every winged bird:
Kaĩ nĩ wĩra wa tũhũ kũiga gĩkerenge nyoni ciothe igĩkuonaga-ĩ!
18 While they lie in wait for their [own] blood; they watch in concealment for their [own] lives.
Andũ aya mohagĩria thakame yao ene; maceemaga o mĩoyo yao ene!
19 So are the paths of every one that is greedy after [unlawful] gain; it taketh away the life of those that own it.
Ũcio nĩguo mũthia wa arĩa othe magĩaga na indo na njĩra ya ungumania; indo icio iniinaga mĩoyo ya arĩa magĩaga nacio.
20 Wisdom crieth loudly without; in the public places she uttereth her voice;
Ũũgĩ nĩ aretana anĩrĩire njĩra-inĩ, ningĩ agakayũrũrũka arĩ ihaaro-inĩ cia mũingĩ;
21 At the corner of noisy streets she calleth, at the entrances of gates; in the city she sayeth her speeches:
Aragũthũka na mũgambo mũnene arĩ magomano-inĩ ma njĩra kũu kũrĩ inegene, o na itoonyero rĩa itũũra inene akoria atĩrĩ:
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners take their delight in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
“Inyuĩ mũtarĩ ũũgĩ-rĩ, nĩ nginya rĩ mũgũtũũra mwendete njĩra cianyu itarĩ cia ũũgĩ? Nĩ nginya rĩ anyũrũrania megũtũũra makenagĩra kĩnyũrũri, na arĩa akĩĩgu mathũire ũmenyo?
23 Turn back to my admonition: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Korwo nĩmwetĩkĩrire kũigua ũtaaro wakwa-rĩ, nĩingĩamũhingũrĩire ngoro yakwa, ndũme mũmenye meciiria makwa.
24 Whereas I called, and ye refused; I stretched out my hand, and no man was attentive;
No tondũ nĩmwaregire kũnjigua rĩrĩa ndetanire, na gũtirĩ mũndũ werũmbũirie hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndatambũrũkirie guoko gwakwa,
25 And ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would not accept my admonition:
na mũkĩagĩra mataaro makwa mothe bata, na mũkĩaga gwĩtĩkĩra ikaanania rĩakwa-rĩ,
26 [Therefore] I also will truly laugh at your calamity; I will deride [you] when your terror cometh;
niĩ na niĩ nĩngamũthekerera hĩndĩ yanyu ya mwanangĩko, na ndĩmũnyũrũrie rĩrĩa mũgaakorererwo nĩ mũtino:
27 When your terror cometh like the tempest-cloud, and your calamity hasteneth like a whirlwind; when there come upon you distress and affliction.
ĩĩ hĩndĩ ĩrĩa guoya ũkaamũkorerera ta kĩhuhũkanio, rĩrĩa mwanangĩko ũkaamũhaata ta rũhuho rwa kĩhuhũkanio, rĩrĩa mũgaakinyĩrĩrwo nĩ mĩnyamaro na ruo rwa ngoro.
28 Then will they call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me;
“Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmakangaĩra, no ndikametĩka; nĩmakanjetha na kĩyo, no matikanyona.
29 For the reason that they hated knowledge, and the fear of the Lord they did not choose;
Tondũ nĩmathũũrire ũmenyo, na matiigana gũthuura gwĩtigĩra Jehova,
30 [That] they would not attend to my counsel: [that] they rejected all my admonition.
tondũ matietĩkĩrire mataaro makwa, na nĩmamenire ikaanania rĩakwa,
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and from their own counsels shall they be satisfied.
makaarĩa maciaro ma mĩthiĩre yao, na mahũũnio nĩ maciaro ma mathugunda mao.
32 For the defection of the simple will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will cause them to be lost.
Nĩgũkorwo ũgenyũ wa arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ nĩũkamooraga, nakuo kwĩgangara kwa arĩa akĩĩgu nĩgũkamaniina;
33 But he that hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be at rest from the dread of evil.
no ũrĩa wothe ũnjiguaga arĩtũũraga na thayũ, na atũũre ahooreire, atarĩ ũgwati angĩĩtigĩra.”
