Proverbs 30
1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh—the utterance: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
Misemo ya Aguri mwana wa Yake, usia: Huyu mtu alimwambia Ithieli, naam, kwa Ithieli na kwa Ukali:
2 Surely I am more like an animal than any human and I do not have the understanding of a human being.
“Mimi ni mjinga kuliko wanadamu wote; sina ufahamu wa kibinadamu.
3 I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.
Sijajifunza hekima, wala sina maarifa ya kumjua yeye Aliye Mtakatifu.
4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has gathered up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
Ni nani ameshapanda mbinguni na kushuka? Ni nani ameshakusanya upepo kwenye vitanga vya mikono yake? Ni nani ameshafungia maji kwenye nguo yake? Ni nani ameimarisha miisho yote ya dunia? Jina lake ni nani, na mwanawe anaitwa nani? Niambie kama unajua!
5 Every word of God is tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
“Kila neno la Mungu ni kamilifu; yeye ni ngao kwa wale wanaomkimbilia.
6 Do not add to his words, or he will discipline you, and you will be proved to be a liar.
Usiongeze kwenye maneno yake, ama atakukemea na kukuthibitisha kuwa mwongo.
7 Two things I ask of you, do not withhold them from me before I die:
“Ninakuomba vitu viwili, Ee Bwana; usininyime kabla sijafa:
8 Put vanity and lies far away from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, just give me the food I need.
Uutenge mbali nami udanganyifu na uongo; usinipe umaskini wala utajiri, bali unipe chakula cha kunitosha kila siku.
9 For if I have too much, I might deny you and say, “Who is Yahweh?” Or if I become poor, I might steal and profane the name of my God.
Nisije nikawa na vingi vya kuzidi nikakukana na kusema, ‘Bwana ni nani?’ Au nisije nikawa maskini nikaiba, nami nikaliaibisha jina la Mungu wangu.
10 Do not slander a slave before his master, or he will curse you and you will be held guilty.
“Usimchongee mtumishi kwa bwana wake, asije akakulaani, ukapatilizwa kwalo.
11 There is a generation that curses their father and does not bless their mother.
“Wako watu wale ambao huwalaani baba zao na wala hawawabariki mama zao;
12 There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, and yet they are not washed of their filth.
wale ambao ni safi machoni pao wenyewe kumbe hawakuoshwa uchafu wao;
13 There is a generation whose eyes are raised up, and how high are their eyelids lifted up!
wale ambao daima macho yao ni ya kiburi, ambao kutazama kwao ni kwa dharau;
14 There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jawbones are like knives, so they may devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
wale ambao meno yao ni panga na ambao mataya yao yamewekwa visu kuwaangamiza maskini katika nchi, na wahitaji kutoka miongoni mwa wanadamu.
15 The leech has two daughters: “Give and give” they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough”:
“Mruba anao binti wawili waliao, ‘Nipe! Nipe!’ “Kuna vitu vitatu visivyotosheka kamwe, naam, viko vinne visivyosema, ‘Yatosha!’:
16 Sheol; the barren womb; land that is never satisfied with water; and the fire that never says, “Enough!” (Sheol h7585)
Ni kaburi, tumbo lisilozaa, nchi isiyoshiba maji kamwe, na moto, usiosema kamwe, ‘Yatosha!’ (Sheol h7585)
17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, his eyes will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, and he will be eaten by the vultures.
“Jicho lile limdhihakilo baba, lile linalodharau kumtii mama, litangʼolewa na kunguru wa bondeni, litaliwa na tai.
18 There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
“Kuna vitu vitatu vinavyonishangaza sana, naam, vinne nisivyovielewa:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
Ni mwendo wa tai katika anga, mwendo wa nyoka juu ya mwamba, mwendo wa meli katika maji makuu ya bahari, nao mwendo wa mtu pamoja na msichana.
20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and she wipes her mouth and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”
“Huu ndio mwendo wa mwanamke mzinzi, hula akapangusa kinywa chake na kusema, ‘Sikufanya chochote kibaya.’
21 Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:
“Kwa mambo matatu nchi hutetemeka, naam, kwa mambo manne haiwezi kuvumilia:
22 a slave when he becomes king; a fool when he is filled with food;
Mtumwa awapo mfalme, mpumbavu ashibapo chakula,
23 a hated woman when she marries; and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress.
mwanamke asiyependwa aolewapo, naye mtumishi wa kike achukuapo nafasi ya bibi yake.
24 Four things on earth are small and yet they are very wise:
“Vitu vinne duniani vilivyo vidogo, lakini vina akili nyingi sana:
25 the ants are creatures that are not strong, but they prepare their food in the summer;
Mchwa ni viumbe wenye nguvu ndogo, hata hivyo hujiwekea akiba ya chakula chao wakati wa kiangazi.
26 the rock badgers are not mighty creatures, but they make their homes in the rocks.
Pelele ni viumbe vyenye uwezo mdogo hata hivyo hujitengenezea nyumba zao kwenye miamba.
27 Locusts have no king, but all of them march in rank.
Nzige hawana mfalme, hata hivyo huenda pamoja vikosi vikosi.
28 As for the lizard, you can hold it in your two hands, yet they are found in kings' palaces.
Mjusi anaweza kushikwa kwa mkono, hata hivyo huonekana katika majumba ya kifalme.
29 There are three things that are stately in their stride and four that are stately in how they walk:
“Viko vitu vitatu ambavyo vinapendeza katika mwendo wao, naam, vinne ambavyo hutembea kwa mwendo wa madaha:
30 a lion, strongest among wild animals— it does not turn away from anything;
simba, mwenye nguvu miongoni mwa wanyama, asiyerudi nyuma kwa chochote;
31 a strutting rooster; a goat; and a king whose soldiers are beside him.
jogoo atembeaye kwa maringo, pia beberu, naye mfalme pamoja na jeshi lake lililomzunguka.
32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil— put your hand over your mouth.
“Ikiwa umefanya upumbavu na ukajitukuza mwenyewe, au kama umepanga mabaya, basi funika mdomo wako na mkono wako.
33 As churning milk makes butter and as one's nose will produce blood if it is twisted, so deeds done in anger produce conflict.
Kwa maana kama vile kusukasuka maziwa hutoa siagi, na pia kule kufinya pua hutoa damu, kadhalika kuchochea hasira hutokeza ugomvi.”
