Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
Usijisifu kwa ajili ya kesho, kwa kuwa hujui ni nini kitakachozaliwa kwa siku moja.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth, A stranger, and not your own lips.
Mwache mwingine akusifu, wala si kinywa chako mwenyewe; mtu mwingine afanye hivyo na si midomo yako mwenyewe.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than them both.
Jiwe ni zito na mchanga ni mzigo, lakini kukasirishwa na mpumbavu ni kuzito kuliko vyote viwili.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
Hasira ni ukatili na ghadhabu kali ni gharika, lakini ni nani awezaye kusimama mbele ya wivu?
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Afadhali karipio la wazi kuliko upendo uliofichika.
6 The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
Majeraha kutoka kwa rafiki yaonyesha uaminifu, bali kubusu kwa adui ni kwingi sana.
7 A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
Yeye aliyeshiba huchukia kabisa asali, bali kwa mwenye njaa hata kile kilicho kichungu kwake ni kitamu.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
Kama ndege atangatangavyo mbali na kiota chake, ndivyo alivyo mtu atangatangaye mbali na nyumbani mwake.
9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of the soul.
Manukato na uvumba huleta furaha moyoni, nao uzuri wa rafiki huchipuka kutoka kwenye ushauri wake wa uaminifu.
10 Do not forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off.
Usimwache rafiki yako wala rafiki wa baba yako, tena usiende nyumbani mwa ndugu yako wakati umepatwa na maafa. Bora jirani wa karibu kuliko ndugu aliye mbali.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
Mwanangu, uwe na hekima, nawe ulete furaha moyoni mwangu, ndipo nitakapoweza kumjibu yeyote anitendaye kwa dharau.
12 The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
Mtu mwenye busara huona hatari na kujificha, bali mjinga huendelea mbele nayo ikamtesa.
13 Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
Chukua vazi la yule awekaye dhamana kwa ajili ya mgeni; lishikilie iwe dhamana kama anafanya hivyo kwa ajili ya mwanamke mpotovu.
14 Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
Kama mtu akimbariki jirani yake kwa sauti kuu asubuhi na mapema, itahesabiwa kama ni laana.
15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
Mke mgomvi ni kama matone yasiyokoma ya siku ya mvua.
16 Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
Kumzuia yeye ni kama kuuzuia upepo au kukamata mafuta kwa kiganja cha mkono.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Kama vile chuma kinoavyo chuma, ndivyo mtu amnoavyo mwenzake.
18 The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
Yeye autunzaye mtini atakula tunda lake, naye amtunzaye bwana wake ataheshimiwa.
19 As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Kama uso uonekanavyo kwenye maji, ndivyo hivyo moyo wa mtu humwonyesha alivyo.
Kuzimu na Uharibifu havishibi kadhalika macho ya mwanadamu. (Sheol h7585)
21 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
Kalibu ni kwa ajili ya fedha na tanuru kwa ajili ya dhahabu, bali mtu hupimwa kwa sifa azipokeazo.
22 If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
Hata ukimtwanga mpumbavu kwenye kinu, ukimtwanga kama nafaka kwa mchi, hutauondoa upumbavu wake.
23 Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
Hakikisha kuwa unajua hali ya makundi yako ya kondoo na mbuzi, angalia kwa bidii ngʼombe zako.
24 For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
Kwa kuwa utajiri haudumu milele, nayo taji haidumu vizazi vyote.
25 The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
Wakati majani makavu yameondolewa na mapya yamechipua, nayo majani toka milimani yamekusanywa,
26 Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
wana-kondoo watakupatia mavazi na mbuzi thamani ya shamba.
27 And a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
Utakuwa na maziwa mengi ya mbuzi kukulisha wewe na jamaa yako, na kuwalisha watumishi wako wa kike.
