Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Hekima amejenga nyumba yake; amechonga nguzo zake saba.
2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Ameandaa nyama na kuchanganya divai yake; pia ameandaa meza yake.
3 She hath sent forth her maidens, she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
Amewatuma watumishi wake wa kike, naye huita kutoka mahali pa juu sana pa mji.
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Anawaambia wale wasio na akili, “Wote ambao ni wajinga na waje hapa!
5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Njooni, mle chakula changu na mnywe divai niliyoichanganya.
6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
Acheni njia zenu za ujinga nanyi mtaishi; tembeeni katika njia ya ufahamu.
7 He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot.
“Yeyote anayemkosoa mwenye mzaha hukaribisha matukano; yeyote anayekemea mtu mwovu hupatwa na matusi.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Usimkemee mwenye mzaha la sivyo atakuchukia; mkemee mwenye hekima naye atakupenda.
9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Mfundishe mtu mwenye hekima naye atakuwa na hekima zaidi; mfundishe mtu mwadilifu naye atazidi kufundishika.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
“Kumcha Bwana ndicho chanzo cha hekima, na kumjua Aliye Mtakatifu ni ufahamu.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Kwa maana kwa msaada wangu siku zako zitakuwa nyingi, na miaka itaongezwa katika maisha yako.
12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself: and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Kama wewe una hekima, hekima yako itakupa tuzo; kama wewe ni mtu wa mzaha, wewe mwenyewe ndiwe utateseka.”
13 The foolish woman is clamorous; [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.
Mwanamke aitwaye Mpumbavu ana kelele; hana adabu na hana maarifa.
14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Huketi kwenye mlango wa nyumba yake, juu ya kiti katika mahali pa juu sana pa mji,
15 To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways,
akiita wale wapitao karibu, waendao moja kwa moja kwenye njia yao.
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Anawaambia wale wasio na akili, “Wote ambao ni wajinga na waje hapa ndani!”
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.
“Maji yaliyoibiwa ni matamu; chakula kinacholiwa sirini ni kitamu!”
