Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Usamanyadire za mawa, pakuti sudziwa zimene zidzachitike pa tsikulo.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Munthu wina akutamande, koma osati wekha; mlendo akakutamanda, ndiponi koma osati ndi pakamwa pako.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
Mwala ndi wolemera ndipo mchenganso ndi wolemera kwambiri, koma makani a chitsiru ndi oposa zonsezo kulemera kwake.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Mkwiyo umadzetsa nkhanza ndipo kupsa mtima kumachititsa zoopsa. Koma nsanje imachita zoopsa zopambana.
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Kudzudzula munthu poyera nʼkwabwino kuposa chikondi chobisika.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Munthu amene amakukonda ngakhale akupweteke zili bwino, koma mdani wako amakupsompsona mwachinyengo.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Iye amene wakhuta amayipidwa ndi chisa cha uchi, koma kwa munthu wanjala ngakhale chimene chili chowawa chimamukomera.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Munthu amene wasochera ku nyumba kwake, ali monga mbalame imene yasochera pa chisa chake.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Mafuta ndi zonunkhira zimasangalatsa mtima, ndipo kukoma mtima kwa bwenzi kwagona pa malangizo ake.
10 Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Usasiye bwenzi lako ndiponso bwenzi la abambo ako, ndipo usapite ku nyumba ya mʼbale wako pamene wakumana ndi mavuto; mnzako wokhala naye pafupi amaposa mʼbale wako wokhala kutali.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Mwana wanga, khala wanzeru, ndipo ukondweretse mtima wanga; pamenepo ine ndidzatha kuyankha aliyense amene amandinyoza.
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Munthu wochenjera akaona choopsa amabisala, koma munthu wopusa amangopitirira ndipo amakumana ndi mavuto.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for adulteress.
Utenge chovala cha munthu amene waperekera mlendo chikole; ngati chigwiriro chifukwa waperekera chikole mlendo wosadziwika.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Ngati munthu apatsa mnzake moni mofuwula mmamawa kwambiri, anthu adzamuyesa kuti akutemberera.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Mkazi wolongolola ali ngati mvula yamvumbi.
16 Whoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which betrayeth itself.
Kumuletsa mkazi wotereyu zimenezi zili ngati kuletsa mphepo kapena kufumbata mafuta mʼdzanja.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Chitsulo chimanoledwa ndi chitsulo chinzake, chomwechonso munthu amanoledwa ndi munthu mnzake.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Amene amasamalira mtengo wamkuyu adzadya zipatso zake, ndipo iye amene amasamalira mbuye wake adzalandira ulemu.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Monga momwe nkhope imaonekera mʼmadzi, chomwechonso mtima wa munthu umadziwika ndi ntchito zake.
Manda sakhuta, nawonso maso a munthu sakhuta. (Sheol h7585)
21 As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Siliva amasungunulira mu uvuni ndipo golide mʼngʼanjo, chomwechonso munthu amadziwika ndi zomwe akudzitamandira nazo.
22 Though thou shouldest crush a fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Ngakhale utakonola chitsiru mu mtondo ndi musi ngati chimanga, uchitsiru wakewo sudzachoka.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Uzidziwe bwino nkhosa zako momwe zilili. Kodi usamalire bwino ziweto zako?
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
Paja chuma sichikhala mpaka muyaya, ndipo ufumu sukhala mpaka mibado yonse.
25 The plant appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Pamene udzu watha, msipu nʼkumera; ndipo atatuta udzu wa ku mapiri,
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
ana ankhosa adzakupatsani chovala ndipo pogulitsa mbuzi mudzapeza ndalama yogulira munda.
27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for maintenance for thy maidens.
Mudzakhala ndi mkaka wambuzi wambiri kuti muzidya inuyo ndi banja lanu ndi kudyetsa antchito anu aakazi.
