Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread-corn, upon the face of the waters, —for, after many days, shalt thou find it:
Peleka mkate wako juu ya maji, kwa kuwa utaupata tena baada ya siku nyingi.
2 Give a portion to seven, yea even to eight, —for thou canst not know, what there shall be of misfortune, upon the earth.
Shiriki mkate na watu saba, hata wanane kwa kuwa haujui ni majanga gani yanayo kuja juu ya nchi.
3 If the clouds be filled with a downpour, upon the earth, will they empty themselves, and, if a tree fall in the south or in the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there will it be found.
Kama mawingu yamejaa mvua, yanajivua yenyewe chini ya nchi. Na kama mti ukianguka kuelekea kusini au kuelekea kaskazini, popote mti unapoangukia papo hapo utabakia.
4 He that observeth the wind, will not sow, —and, he that watcheth the clouds, will not reap.
Yeyote autazamaye upepo yawezekana asipande, na yeyote atazamaye mawingu yawezekana asivune.
5 Just as thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, when the body is in the womb of her that is with child, even, so, canst thou not know the work of God, who maketh all.
Kama usivyo jua njia ya upepo, wala vile ambavyo mtoto akuavyo tumboni, vivyo hivyo huwezi kuielewa kazi ya Mungu, aliye umba kila kitu.
6 In the morning, sow thy seed, and, until evening, do not withhold thy hand, —for thou knowest not—whether shall thrive, either this or that, or whether, both alike, shall be fruitful.
Asubuhi panda mbegu yako; hadi jioni, fanya kazi kwa mikono yako kama inavyo hitajika kwa kuwa haujui ni ipi itafanikiwa, jioni au asubuhi, au hii au ile au zote zitakuwa nzuri.
7 Truly sweet is the light, —and, pleasant to the eyes, to see the sun:
Kweli nuru ni tamu, na ni kitu cha kufurahisha kwa ajili ya macho kuona jua.
8 But, though, many years, a man live, through them all, let him rejoice; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for many they may be, all that cometh, may be vanity.
Kama mtu akiishi miaka mingi, na aifurahie yote, lakina na afikiri juu ya siku zijazo za giza, kwa kuwa zitakuwa nyingi. Kila kitu kijacho ni mvuke unaoteketea.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart gladden thee in the days of thine early manhood, and walk thou—in the ways of thine own heart, and in that which is seen by thine own eyes, —yet know, that, for all these things, will God bring thee into judgment.
Furahia kijana, katika ujana wako, na moyo wako ufurahie siku za ujana wako. fuatilia yale mema ya moyo wako, chochote kilicho mbele ya macho yako. Ingawa, fahamu kwamba MUngu atakuleta hukumuni kwa ajili ya vitu hivi vyote.
10 Therefore remove thou vexation from thy heart, and put away discomfort from thy flesh, —for, youth and dawn, are vanity!
Ondoa hasira kutoka moyoni mwako, na usijali maumivu yoyote katika mwili wako, kwa sababu ujana na nguvu zake ni mvuke.
