Proverbs 16
1 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
Mmadụ nwere ike pịa ihe ọ chọrọ ime, ma okwu ikpeazụ ga-esi nʼọnụ Onyenwe anyị.
2 People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
Ụzọ niile nke mmadụ dị ọcha nʼanya ya, ma Onyenwe anyị na-atule ebumnobi niile nke mmadụ.
3 (Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
Were ọrụ gị niile nyefee nʼaka Onyenwe anyị, ọ ga-eme ka ha gaa nʼihu.
4 Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
Onyenwe anyị na-eme ka ihe niile rụpụta ebumnuche ya, o bụladị ndị mmebi iwu ka e debere maka ụbọchị mbibi.
5 Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
Onyenwe anyị kpọrọ ndị nwere obi dị mpako asị. Mara nke a nke ọma: Ha aghaghị ịta ahụhụ.
6 Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
Ọ bụ site nʼịhụnanya na eziokwu ka eji ekpuchi mmehie; ọ bụkwa site nʼegwu Onyenwe anyị ka mmadụ ji agbanarị mmehie.
7 When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
Mgbe ụzọ mmadụ na-agbaso na-atọ Onyenwe anyị ụtọ, ọ na-eme ka mmadụ ahụ na ndị iro ya dị nʼudo.
8 It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
Ọ dị mma inwe ihe nta nʼezi omume karịa inwe ọtụtụ uru nʼụzọ ikpe na-ezighị ezi.
9 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
Anyị nwere ike pịa ọpịpịa nʼobi anyị, maọbụ Onyenwe anyị na-edu ije anyị.
10 [If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
Egbugbere ọnụ eze na-ekwu okwu sitere na-ezi nghọta, ọnụ ya adịghị ekpe ikpe na-ezighị ezi.
11 Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
Ihe ọtụtụ ziri ezi na ihe niile ha nʼotu dịrị Onyenwe anyị, ihe niile e ji atụ ihe dị nʼime akpa bụ ya mere ha.
12 Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
Ndị eze kpọrọ ime ihe na-adịghị mma asị, nʼihi na site nʼezi omume ka ocheeze ji eguzosi ike.
13 Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
Ndị eze na-enwe mmasị nʼegbugbere ọnụ na-ekwu eziokwu, ha na-agụ onye na-ekwu eziokwu dị ka ezi mmadụ.
14 If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
Iwe eze bụ onyeozi nke ọnwụ. Onye maara ihe ga-eme ka ọ dajụọ.
15 If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
Mgbe ọchị dị nʼihu eze ọ na-ewetara onye hụrụ ya ndụ, ihuọma ya dị ka igwe ojii na-eweta mmiri ozuzo.
16 Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
Ọ ka mma inwe amamihe na mmụọ ịghọta ihe karịa inwe ọlaọcha na ọlaedo.
17 Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
Ụzọ dị larịị nke onye ziri ezi bụ iwezuga onwe ya pụọ nʼihe ọjọọ, ndị na-echebe ụzọ ha niile na-echebekwa ndụ ha.
18 Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
Nganga na-eweta ịla nʼiyi, mpako na-ewetakwa ọdịda.
19 It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
Ọ ka mma ịbụ onye ogbenye nwere obi umeala karịa ịbụ onye nganga, na onye so ndị nganga keta oke nʼihe ha kwatara nʼagha.
20 Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
Onye ọbụla na-aṅa ntị na ndụmọdụ ka ihe na-agara nke ọma, onye a gọziri agọzi bụ onye ahụ nke na-atụkwasị Onyenwe anyị obi.
21 People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
A na-amata onye nwere uche site nʼụdị nghọta o nwere. Okwu dị ụtọ na-eme ka mmadụ mụta ihe nke ọma.
22 Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
Inwe uche bụ isi iyi ndụ nye ndị niile nwere ya, ma enweghị uche na-ewetara ndị nzuzu ntaramahụhụ.
23 Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
Obi onye maara ihe na-eme ka e tinye uche nʼokwu ọnụ ya, egbugbere ọnụ ha na-emekwa ka mmụta gaa nʼihu.
24 Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
Okwu dị nro na-atọ ụtọ ka mmanụ aṅụ, ọ na-atọ mkpụrụobi ụtọ, na-enyekwa ọkpụkpụ ahụ ike.
25 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
Ọ dị ụzọ nke ziri ezi nʼanya mmadụ, ma nʼikpeazụ ọ na-eduba nʼọnwụ.
26 If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
Agụụ ihe oriri nke onye ọrụ na-arụpụtara ya ọrụ; agụụ na-akpali mmụọ ya ịga nʼihu.
27 Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
Ndị ọjọọ na-atụpụta echiche ọjọọ, egbugbere ọnụ ha dị ka ọkụ nke na-ekpochapụ ahụ.
28 Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
Onye na-emebi iwu na-agbasa ise okwu; ha na-akpali nsogbu, na-ekewa enyi na enyi.
29 Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
Ndị ọjọọ na-arafu ndị agbataobi ha, na-edubakwa ha nʼụzọ ga-ewetara ha mbibi.
30 People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
Onye ji ikuanya ya ekwu okwu na-atụ atụmatụ ọjọọ, onye na-atabi egbugbere ọnụ ya abụọ ekpebiela ime mmehie.
31 Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
Isi awọ bụ okpueze nke mara mma, a na-enweta ya nʼụzọ ezi omume.
32 Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
Onye na-adịghị ewe iwe ọsịịsọ karịrị onye a maara aha ya. Onye nwere ogologo ntachiobi karịrị onye na-adọta obodo nʼagha.
33 People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
A na-efe nza, nʼihi ịchọpụta uche Onyenwe anyị, maọbụ Chineke nʼonwe ya na-ekpebi ihe a ga-efeta na nza ahụ.
