Proverbs 1
1 [the] proverbs of Solomon [the] son of David [the] king of Israel.
Ndị a bụ ilu Solomọn nwa Devid, eze Izrel.
2 To learn wisdom and discipline to teach words of understanding.
Ọ bụ maka amamihe na ntụziaka, maka ịghọta okwu niile kwesiri ịghọta nke ọma,
3 To receive correction of insight righteousness and justice and uprightness.
nʼihi inweta ntụziaka nʼinwe uche, ime ezi omume na ikpe ziri ezi nke aghụghọ na-adịghị.
4 To give to naive people prudence to a youth knowledge and discretion.
Nʼihi ime ka ndị na-enweghị uche nwee ezi uche, ka ndị na-eto eto nweta ihe ọmụma na izuzu ọma.
5 Let him listen a prudent [one] and let him increase insight and a discerning [one] wise directions let him get.
Ka onye maara ihe gee ntị, tụkwasịkwa ihe nʼihe ọ maara, ka ndị nwere nghọta nwetakwa ezi ndụmọdụ.
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma [the] words of learned ones and parables their.
Ka ha ghọta ilu niile na okwu niile na-esi nʼọnụ ndị maara ihe.
7 [the] fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge wisdom and discipline fools they despise.
Ịtụ egwu Onyenwe anyị bụ mmalite ihe ọmụma. Ọ bụkwa naanị ndị nzuzu bụ ndị na-adịghị anabata amamihe na ịdọ aka na ntị.
8 Listen to O son my [the] correction of father your and may not you reject [the] instruction of mother your.
Nwa m, na-aṅa ntị na ntụziaka nke nna gị ahapụkwala ndụmọdụ nne gị.
9 For - [will be] a wreath of favor they for head your and necklaces for neck your.
Nʼihi na okpu amara ka ha ga-abụrụ isi gị, bụrụkwa ihe ịnya nʼolu nye gị.
10 O son my if they will entice you sinners may not you be willing.
Nwa m, ọ bụrụ na ndị mmehie ara gị ụra, ekwenyerela ha, Ekwela!
11 If they will say come! with us let us lie in wait for blood let us lie hidden for an innocent [one] without cause.
Ọ bụrụ na ha asị gị, “Bịa soro anyị; ka anyị zoo onwe anyị, tigbuo onye ọbụla anyị hụrụ, bụ onye na-emeghị ihe ọjọọ ọbụla.
12 Let us engulf them like Sheol alive and complete like [those who] go down of [the] pit. (Sheol h7585)
Ka anyị loo ha na ndụ, dịka ala ili, loo ha kpamkpam dịka ndị na-arịda nʼolulu. (Sheol h7585)
13 All wealth prized we will find we will fill houses our plunder.
Anyị ga-enwetakwa ọtụtụ ihe dị oke ọnụahịa, nke anyị ga-akwaju nʼụlọ anyị.
14 Lot your you will cast in midst of us a bag one it will belong to all of us.
Soro anyị fee nza gị ka anyị nwaa ike anyị, ihe ọbụla kwa anyị nwetara, anyị na gị ga-ekekọta ya ọnụ.”
15 O son my may not you walk in [the] way with them restrain foot your from pathway their.
Nwa m, ejela ije nʼụzọ ndị dị otu a, a zọọkwala ụkwụ nʼokporoụzọ ha;
16 For feet their to evil they run and they may make haste to shed blood.
nʼihi na ụkwụ ha na-agba ọsọ ime ihe ọjọọ, na-emekwa ngwangwa iwufu ọbara.
17 For in vain [is] spread out the net in [the] eyes of every owner of a wing.
Ọ bụ ihe abaghị uru ịgbasa ụgbụ, nʼebe nnụnụ ọbụla na-ahụ ya anya.
18 And they for own blood their they lie in wait they lie hidden for own life their.
Ma ndị a na-esi ọnya nke na-ama ha. Ha onwe ha ka ọnya ahụ ga-ejide.
19 [are] thus [the] paths of Every [one who] gains unjustly unjust gain [the] life of owners its it will take.
Otu a ka ọ na-adịkwara ndị ọ na-agụsị agụụ ike inweta akụnụba nʼụzọ na-ezighị ezi. Nʼihi na ịgbaso ụzọ dị otu a na-ewetara ndị na-eso ya ọnwụ.
20 Wisdom in the street it cries aloud in the open places she gives voice her.
Amamihe na-eti mkpu nʼezi ka mmadụ nụ. Olu ya na-ada ụda nʼama.
21 At [the] top of noisy [places] she calls out at [the] entrances of [the] gates in the city sayings her she utters.
Ọ bụ nʼisi akụkụ ụzọ nke mkpọtụ dịkarịsịrị ka ọ na-akpọ oku, nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo ka ọ na-anọ ekwupụta okwu ọnụ ya niile.
22 Until when? - O naive people will you love naivete and mockers mockery do they delight in? themselves and fools will they hate? knowledge.
“Unu ndị na-enweghị uche ruo ole mgbe ka unu ga-anọgide bụrụ ndị ga-ahụ enweghị uche nʼanya? Ruo ole mgbe ka ndị na-akwa emo ga-anọgide na mmasị ịkwa emo? Ruo ole mgbe ka ndị nzuzu ga-anọgide na-akpọ ihe ọmụma asị?
23 You will turn back to rebuke my here! I will pour out to you spirit my let me declare words my you.
Ọ bụrụ na unu gere ntị na mba m na-abara unu, aga m awụpụ echiche niile nke obi m nye unu, aga m emekwa ka unu mara okwu m.
24 Because I called and you refused I offered hand my and there not [was] an attentive [one].
Ma ebe ọ bụ na unu egeghị ntị mgbe m kpọrọ oku, setịpụkwa aka m nye unu ma ọ dịghị onye ṅara ntị,
25 And you ignored all advice my and rebuke my not you yielded to.
ebe ọ bụ na unu akpọla ndụmọdụ m asị, jụkwa ịnabata ịba mba m nye unu,
26 Also I at calamity your I will laugh I will mock when comes dread your.
ụbọchị unu ga-adaba na mmekpa ahụ, aga m achị ọchị. Mgbe ihe egwu bịakwasịrị unu, aga m akwa unu emo.
27 When comes (like devastation *Q(K)*) dread your and calamity your like a storm-wind it will arrive when comes on you trouble and distress.
Mgbe oke ihe egwu ga-abịakwasị unu dịka ikuku dị ike, mgbe nhụju anya ga-erubiga nʼelu unu dịka oke ifufe, mgbe ịta ahụhụ na nsogbu ga-agbagwoju unu anya.
28 Then they will call to me and not I will answer they will earnestly seek me and not they will find me.
“Agaghị m ege ntị nʼakwa unu, ọ bụ ezie na unu ga na-akpọ m. Unu ga-achọkwa m ma unu agaghị achọta m.
29 Because for they hated knowledge and [the] fear of Yahweh not they chose.
Nʼihi na unu mechiri anya unu nʼebe ihe ọmụma dị, unu atụghị egwu Onyenwe anyị.
30 Not they yielded to advice my they spurned all rebuke my.
Unu aṅaghị ntị na ndụmọdụ m. Unu lelịrị ịba mba m anya.
31 So they may eat from [the] fruit of way their and from own schemes their they will be surfeited.
Ihe niile unu kụrụ ka unu ga-aghọta. Ọ bụkwa ụzọ unu na ndụmọdụ unu ga-eju unu afọ.
32 For [the] waywardness of naive people it will ruin them and [the] ease of fools it will destroy them.
Nʼihi na ejezighị ije nke ndị na-enweghị uche na-egbu ha, ọ bụkwa ọnọdụ afọ ojuju ndị nzuzu ga-alakwa ha nʼiyi.
33 And [one who] listens to me he will dwell security and he will be at ease from dread of trouble.
Ma onye na-ege ntị nʼokwu m ga-ebi obi ntụkwasị obi. Ọ ga-anọ jụụ na-enweghị ihe ọbụla ga-atụ ya egwu.”
