Proverbs 16
1 to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
Mipango ya moyoni ni ya mwanadamu, bali jibu la ulimi hutoka kwa Bwana.
2 all way: conduct man pure in/on/with eye his and to measure spirit LORD
Njia zote za mtu huonekana safi machoni pake mwenyewe, bali makusudi hupimwa na Bwana.
3 to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
Mkabidhi Bwana lolote ufanyalo, nayo mipango yako itafanikiwa.
4 all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
Bwana hufanya kila kitu kwa kusudi lake mwenyewe; hata waovu kwa siku ya maangamizi.
5 abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
Bwana huwachukia sana wote wenye kiburi cha moyo. Uwe na hakika kwa hili: Hawataepuka kuadhibiwa.
6 in/on/with kindness and truth: faithful to atone iniquity: crime and in/on/with fear LORD to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
Kwa upendo na uaminifu uovu huondolewa; kwa kumcha Bwana mtu hujiepusha na ubaya.
7 in/on/with to accept LORD way: conduct man also enemy his to ally with him
Njia za mtu zinapompendeza Bwana, huwafanya hata adui zake waishi naye kwa amani.
8 pleasant little in/on/with righteousness from abundance produce in/on/with not justice
Afadhali kitu kidogo pamoja na haki kuliko mapato mengi pamoja na udhalimu.
9 heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
Moyo wa mtu huifikiri njia yake, bali Bwana huelekeza hatua zake.
10 divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
Midomo ya mfalme huzungumza kwa hekima ya kiungu, wala kinywa chake hakipotoshi haki.
11 balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
Vipimo na mizani za halali hutoka kwa Bwana; mawe yote ya kupimia yaliyo katika mfuko ameyafanya yeye.
12 abomination king to make: do wickedness for in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish throne
Wafalme huchukia sana kutenda maovu, kwa maana kiti cha ufalme hufanywa imara kwa njia ya haki.
13 acceptance king lips righteousness and to speak: speak upright to love: lover
Wafalme hufurahia midomo ya uaminifu; humthamini mtu asemaye kweli.
14 rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
Ghadhabu ya mfalme ni mjumbe wa mauti, bali mtu mwenye hekima ataituliza.
15 in/on/with light face king life and acceptance his like/as cloud spring rain
Uso wa mfalme ungʼaapo, inamaanisha uhai; upendeleo wake ni kama wingu la mvua wakati wa vuli.
16 to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
Ni bora kiasi gani kupata hekima kuliko dhahabu, kuchagua ufahamu kuliko fedha!
17 highway upright to turn aside: depart from bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life his to watch way: conduct his
Njia kuu ya wanyofu huepuka ubaya; yeye aichungaye njia yake, huchunga maisha yake.
18 to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
Kiburi hutangulia maangamizi, roho ya majivuno hutangulia maanguko.
19 pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
Ni afadhali kuwa mnyenyekevu katika roho miongoni mwa walioonewa kuliko kugawana nyara pamoja na wenye kiburi.
20 be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
Yeyote anayekubali mafundisho hustawi, tena amebarikiwa yeye anayemtumaini Bwana.
21 to/for wise heart to call: call to to understand and sweetness lip: words to add teaching
Wenye hekima moyoni huitwa wenye ufahamu, na maneno ya kupendeza huchochea mafundisho.
22 fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
Ufahamu ni chemchemi ya uzima kwa wale walio nao, bali upumbavu huleta adhabu kwa wapumbavu.
23 heart wise be prudent lip: word his and upon lips his to add teaching
Moyo wa mtu mwenye hekima huongoza kinywa chake, na midomo yake huchochea mafundisho.
24 honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
Maneno ya kupendeza ni kama sega la asali, ni matamu kwa nafsi na uponyaji kwenye mifupa.
25 there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
Iko njia ionekanayo kuwa sawa kwa mtu, bali mwisho wake huelekeza mautini.
26 soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
Shauku ya mfanyakazi humhimiza kufanya kazi; njaa yake humsukuma aendelee.
27 man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
Mtu mbaya kabisa hupanga mabaya, maneno yake ni kama moto uunguzao.
28 man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
Mtu mpotovu huchochea ugomvi, nayo maongezi ya upuzi hutenganisha marafiki wa karibu.
29 man violence to entice neighbor his and to go: take him in/on/with way: conduct not pleasant
Mtu mkali humvuta jirani yake na kumwongoza katika mapito yale mabaya.
30 to shut eye his to/for to devise: devise perversity to wink lips his to end: decides distress: evil
Yeye akonyezaye kwa jicho lake anapanga upotovu; naye akazaye midomo yake amenuia mabaya.
31 crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
Mvi ni taji ya utukufu; hupatikana kwa maisha ya uadilifu.
32 pleasant slow face: anger from mighty man and to rule in/on/with spirit his from to capture city
Ni afadhali mtu mstahimilivu kuliko shujaa, mtu anayeitawala hasira yake kuliko yule autekaye mji.
33 in/on/with bosom: lap to cast [obj] [the] allotted and from LORD all justice: judgement his
Kura hupigwa kwa siri, lakini kila uamuzi wake hutoka kwa Bwana.
