Proverbs 6
1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger,
Mwanakomana wangu, kana uchinge waita rubatso kumuvakidzani wako, kana uchinge waita mhiko nokumbunda noruoko rwako kuno mumwe,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
kana uchinge wasungwa nokuda kwezvawakataura, wabatwa namashoko omuromo wako,
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbour.
ipapo ita izvi, mwanakomana wangu, kuti uzvisunungure, sezvo wawira mumaoko omuvakidzani wako! Enda undozvininipisa; ukumbire zvikuru kumuvakidzani wako!
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Usatendera meso ako hope, usatendera meso ako kutsumwaira.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Zvipukunyutse, semhara kubva paruoko rwomuvhimi, seshiri kubva paugombe hwomuteyi.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Enda kusvosve, iwe simbe; cherechedza nzira dzaro ugova wakachenjera!
7 Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
Harina mutungamiri, mutariri kana mutongi,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
asi rinochengeta zvokudya zvaro muzhizha, uye rinounganidza zvokudya zvaro pakukohwa.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Uchasvika riniko wakarara ipapo, iwe simbe? Uchamuka riniko kubva pahope dzako?
10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Kumbovata zvishomanana, kumbotsumwaira zvishomanana, kumbopeta maoko zvishomanana kuti ndizorore.
11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
Naizvozvo urombo huchauya kwauri segororo, uye kushayiwa somurwi akashonga nhumbi dzokurwa.
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity; he walketh with a froward mouth;
Munhu asina maturo uye anoita zvakaipa, anofamba-famba achitaura zvakaora,
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he maketh signs with his fingers;
anochonya nameso ake, anonongedzera netsoka dzake, uye anodudzira neminwe yake,
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.
anoronga zvakaipa nounyengeri mumwoyo make, iyeyo anogaromutsa kupesana.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken and that without remedy.
Naizvozvo njodzi ichamuwira munguva shoma shoma; achaparadzwa nokukurumidza, pasina chingamubatsira.
16 There be six things which the LORD hateth; yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:
Pane zvinhu zvitanhatu zvakavengwa naJehovha, zvinomwe zvinomunyangadza zvinoti:
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
meso anozvikudza, rurimi runoreva nhema, maoko anodeura ropa risina mhosva,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief;
mwoyo unoronga mano akaipa, tsoka dzinokurumidza kumhanyira muzvakaipa,
19 A false witness that uttereth lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
chapupu chenhema chinodurura nhema, uye munhu anomutsa kupesana pakati pehama.
20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Mwanakomana wangu, chengetedza mirayiro yababa vako, uye usarasa kudzidzisa kwamai vako.
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, tie them about thy neck.
Zvisungirire pamwoyo wako nokusingaperi; uzvishonge pamutsipa wako.
22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Paunofamba zvichakutungamirira; paucharara, zvichakurinda; pauchamuka, zvichataura newe.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Nokuti mirayiro iyi ndiyo mwenje kwauri, dzidziso iyi ndiyo chiedza, uye kudzora kwokurayira ndiko nzira youpenyu,
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger’s tongue.
kunokuchengetedza pamukadzi asingazvibati, kubva parurimi runonyengera rwomudzimai asingazvibati.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Usachiva runako rwake mumwoyo mako, kana kumurega achikubata namaziso ake,
26 For on account of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
nokuti chifeve chinokuderedza kusvikira wafanana nechingwa, uye mukadzi womumwe asi ari chifeve anoendesa upenyu hwako chaihwo kurufu.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Ko, munhu angaisa moto pamakumbo ake, nguo dzake dzikasatsva here?
28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Ko, munhu angafamba pamazimbe anopisa, tsoka dzake dzikasatsva here?
29 So he that goeth in to his nieghbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.
Ndizvo zvakaita uyo anorara nomudzimai womumwe murume; hapana angabate mukadzi iyeyo akasarangwa.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:
Vanhu havazvidzi mbavha kana ikaba kuti ipedze nzara yayo painenge yoziya.
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Asi kana akabatwa, anofanira kuripa kakapetwa kanomwe, kunyange zvichimutorera pfuma yose yeimba yake.
32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.
Asi munhu anoita upombwe, anoshayiwa njere; ani naani anozviita anozviparadza iye pachake.
33 Wounds and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Kurohwa nokunyadziswa ndiwo mugove wake, uye kunyadziswa kwake hakungatongobviswi;
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man; and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
nokuti godo rinomutsa hasha dzomurume, uye haanganzwiri tsitsi kana otsiva.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Haangagamuchiri muripo upi zvawo; acharamba fufuro, kunyange rakakura sei.
