Proverbs 21
1 Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
Ngoro ya mũthamaki ĩrĩ moko-inĩ ma Jehova; amĩroragia o kũrĩa ekwenda, o ta ũrĩa maaĩ moinithagĩrio mĩtaro-inĩ.
2 People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
Mũndũ oonaga mĩthiĩre yake yothe ĩrĩ mĩega, no Jehova athimaga ngoro.
3 Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
Gwĩka ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire na ũrĩa ũrĩ kĩhooto nĩ gwĩtĩkagĩrwo nĩ Jehova gũkĩra kũruta igongona.
4 Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
Maitho ma mwĩtũũgĩrio na ngoro ya mwĩtĩĩo, o icio tawa wa arĩa aaganu-rĩ, nĩ mehia!
5 People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
Mĩbango ya arĩa marĩ kĩyo nĩĩrehaga uumithio, o ta ũrĩa ti-itherũ ihenya inene rĩrehaga ũthĩĩni.
6 Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
Kũgĩa na ũtonga na njĩra ya rũrĩmĩ rwa maheeni nĩ kĩbii gĩa gũthira, na nĩ mũtego wa gĩkuũ.
7 Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
Haaro ya andũ arĩa aaganu ĩkaamakururia, ĩmeherie, nĩgũkorwo nĩmaregaga gwĩka ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire.
8 Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
Njĩra ya mũndũ mũhĩtia nĩ njogomu, no mĩthiĩre ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũtarĩ mahĩtia nĩ mĩrũngarũ.
9 It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
Nĩ kaba gũtũũra nyũmba-igũrũ, koine-inĩ, gũkĩra gũtũũra nyũmba thĩinĩ na mũtumia wa haaro.
10 Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu eriragĩria gwĩka o ũũru; ndaiguuagĩra mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake tha.
11 When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũnyũrũrania aaherithio, arĩa maagĩte ũũgĩ nĩmohĩgaga; hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũndũ mũũgĩ aataarwo nĩagĩĩaga na ũmenyo.
12 [God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
Ũrĩa Mũthingu, o we Ngai, nĩonaga nyũmba ya ũrĩa mwaganu, na akarehithĩria ũcio mwaganu mwanangĩko.
13 There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
Mũndũ angĩhinga matũ ndakaigue kĩrĩro kĩa arĩa athĩĩni-rĩ, o nake agaakaya na ndone wa kũmwĩtĩka.
14 When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
Kĩheo kĩheanĩtwo na hitho nĩkĩhooreragia marakara, na ihaki ihithe nguo-inĩ rĩhooreragia mangʼũrĩ manene.
15 Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
Ituĩro rĩa kĩhooto rĩatuuo, rĩrehaga gĩkeno kũrĩ andũ arĩa athingu, no rĩrehaga kĩmako kũrĩ arĩa mekaga ũũru.
16 Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũtiganaga na njĩra ya ũũgĩ, akaahurũkĩra kĩũngano-inĩ kĩa arĩa akuũ.
17 Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
Mũndũ ũrĩa mwendi ikeno nĩagathĩĩna; ũrĩa wothe mwendi ndibei na maguta-rĩ, gũtirĩ hĩndĩ agaatonga.
18 Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu atuĩkaga irĩhi rĩa gũkũũra ũrĩa mũthingu, na ũrĩa ũtarĩ mwĩhokeku agatuĩka irĩhi rĩa gũkũũra ũrĩa mũrũngĩrĩru.
19 It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
Nĩ kaba gũtũũra werũ-inĩ, gũkĩra gũtũũra na mũtumia wa haaro na kũrakara narua.
20 Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
Thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya mũndũ mũũgĩ nĩ kũrĩ mĩthemba yothe ya irio njega o na maguta, no mũndũ mũkĩĩgu arĩĩaga kĩrĩa gĩothe arĩ nakĩo.
21 Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũthingataga ũthingu na wendani nĩagĩĩaga na muoyo, na ũgaacĩru, na gĩtĩĩo.
22 A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
Mũndũ mũũgĩ atharĩkagĩra itũũra inene rĩa andũ arĩa njamba, na akamomora kĩĩhitho kĩa hinya kĩrĩa mehokete.
23 Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
Mũndũ ũrĩa ũmenyagĩrĩra kanua gake na rũrĩmĩ rwake nĩeyeheragia mũtino-inĩ.
24 Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
Mũndũ mwĩtĩĩi na mwĩgereri, etagwo “Mũnyũrũria”; ekaga maũndũ make na mwĩtĩĩo mũnene.
25 Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
Merirĩria ma mũndũ kĩgũũta nĩmo makaamũũraga, tondũ moko make matiendaga kũruta wĩra.
26 All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
Mũthenya wothe eriragĩria o makĩria, no arĩa athingu maheanaga mategũtara.
27 [Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
Igongona rĩa mũndũ mwaganu nĩ kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi: ĩ rĩtikĩrĩ magigi makĩria hĩndĩ ĩrĩa rĩrehetwo na ũhinga ngoro-inĩ!
28 Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
Mũira wa maheeni nĩgũthira agaathira, nake ũrĩa ũmũthikagĩrĩria akaanangwo nginya tene.
29 Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
Mũndũ mwaganu erũagĩrĩra na ũrũme, no mũndũ mũrũngĩrĩru nĩeciiragia ũhoro wa mĩthiĩre yake.
30 [Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
Gũtirĩ ũũgĩ, kana ũmenyi, kana kĩrĩra o na kĩrĩkũ kĩngĩhota gũũkĩrĩra Jehova.
31 We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
Mbarathi nĩĩharagĩrio nĩ ũndũ wa mũthenya wa mbaara, no ũhootani uumaga kũrĩ Jehova.
