Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor [is] not fitting for a fool.
Ngati chisanu choti mbee nthawi yachilimwe kapena mvula nthawi yokolola, ndi momwe zilili ndi ulemu wowulandira chitsiru.
2 As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause does not come.
Ngati timba wokhalira kuwuluka kapena namzeze wokhalira kuzungulirazungulira, ndi mmenenso limachitira temberero lopanda chifukwa, silichitika.
3 A whip is for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.
Mkwapulo ndi wokwapulira kavalo, chitsulo ndi cha mʼkamwa mwa bulu, choncho ndodo ndi yoyenera ku msana wa chitsiru.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you are like to him—even you.
Usayankhe chitsiru monga mwa uchitsiru wake, kuopa kuti ungadzakhale ngati chitsirucho.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he is wise in his own eyes.
Koma nthawi zina umuyankhe monga mwa uchitsiru wake, kuopa kuti angamadziyese yekha wanzeru.
6 He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.
Kutuma chitsiru kuti akapereke uthenga kuli ngati kudzidula mapazi ndipo kumakuyitanira mavuto.
7 The two legs of the lame have been weak, And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
Monga miyendo ya munthu wolumala imene ilibe mphamvu ndi mmene ulili mwambi mʼkamwa mwa chitsiru.
8 As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honor to a fool.
Kupereka ulemu kwa chitsiru zili ngati kukulunga mwala mʼlegeni.
9 A thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
Monga umachitira mtengo waminga wobaya mʼdzanja la chidakwa ndi mmene ulili mwambi mʼkamwa mwa chitsiru.
10 The Former of all [is] great, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.
Munthu amene amalemba ntchito chitsiru chongoyendayenda, ali ngati woponya mivi amene angolasa anthu chilaselase.
11 As a dog has returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
Chitsiru chimene chimabwerezabwereza uchitsiru wake chili ngati galu amene amabwerera ku masanzi ake.
12 You have seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
Munthu wa uchitsiru aliko bwino popeza pali chiyembekezo kuposana ndi munthu amene amadziyesa yekha kuti ndi wanzeru.
13 The slothful has said, “A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.”
Munthu waulesi amati, “Mu msewu muli mkango, mkango woopsa ukuyendayenda mʼmisewu!”
14 The door turns around on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
Monga chitseko chimapita uku ndi uku pa zolumikizira zake, momwemonso munthu waulesi amangotembenukatembenuka pa bedi lake.
15 The slothful has hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
Munthu waulesi akapisa dzanja lake mu mʼbale; zimamutopetsa kuti alifikitse pakamwa pake.
16 Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.
Munthu waulesi amadziyesa yekha wanzeru kuposa anthu asanu ndi awiri amene amayankha mochenjera.
17 Laying hold on the ears of a dog, [Is] a passer-by making himself wrath for strife [that is] not his own.
Munthu wongolowera mikangano imene si yake ali ngati munthu wogwira makutu a galu wongodziyendera.
18 As [one] pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
Monga munthu wamisala amene akuponya sakali zamoto kapena mivi yoopsa,
19 So has a man deceived his neighbor, And has said, “Am I not playing?”
ndi momwe alili munthu wonamiza mnzake, amene amati, “Ndimangoseka chabe!”
20 Fire is going out without wood, And contention ceases without a tale-bearer,
Pakasowa nkhuni, moto umazima; chomwechonso pakasowa anthu amiseche mkangano umatha.
21 Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.
Monga alili makala pa moto wonyeka kapena mmene zimachitira nkhuni pa moto, ndi mmene alili munthu wolongolola poyambitsa mikangano.
22 The words of a tale-bearer [are] as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down [to] the inner parts of the heart.
Mawu a munthu wamiseche ali ngati chakudya chokoma; chimene chimatsikira mʼmimba mwa munthu.
23 Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.
Monga mmene chiziro chimakutira chiwiya chadothi ndi mmene mawu oshashalika amabisira mtima woyipa.
24 A hater pretends by his lips, And he places deceit in his heart,
Munthu wachidani amayankhula zabwino pamene mu mtima mwake muli chinyengo.
25 When his voice is gracious do not trust in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart.
Ngakhale wotereyu mawu ake ali okoma, koma usamukhulupirire, pakuti mu mtima mwake mwadzaza zonyansa.
26 Hatred is covered by deceit, Its wickedness is revealed in an assembly.
Ngakhale amabisa chidani mochenjera, koma kuyipa kwakeko kudzaonekera poyera pa gulu la anthu.
27 Whoever is digging a pit falls into it, And the roller of a stone, it turns to him.
Ngati munthu akumba dzenje, adzagweramo yekha; ngati munthu agubuduza mwala, udzamupsinja iye mwini.
28 A lying tongue hates its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth works an overthrow!
Munthu wonama amadana ndi amene anawapweteka, ndipo pakamwa poshashalika pamabweretsa chiwonongeko.
