Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
Usamanyadire za mawa, pakuti sudziwa zimene zidzachitike pa tsikulo.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Munthu wina akutamande, koma osati wekha; mlendo akakutamanda, ndiponi koma osati ndi pakamwa pako.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
Mwala ndi wolemera ndipo mchenganso ndi wolemera kwambiri, koma makani a chitsiru ndi oposa zonsezo kulemera kwake.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
Mkwiyo umadzetsa nkhanza ndipo kupsa mtima kumachititsa zoopsa. Koma nsanje imachita zoopsa zopambana.
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Kudzudzula munthu poyera nʼkwabwino kuposa chikondi chobisika.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
Munthu amene amakukonda ngakhale akupweteke zili bwino, koma mdani wako amakupsompsona mwachinyengo.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a 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 wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
Munthu amene wasochera ku nyumba kwake, ali monga mbalame imene yasochera pa chisa chake.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
Mafuta ndi zonunkhira zimasangalatsa mtima, ndipo kukoma mtima kwa bwenzi kwagona pa malangizo ake.
10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better [is] a near neighbour than a brother afar 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 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
Mwana wanga, khala wanzeru, ndipo ukondweretse mtima wanga; pamenepo ine ndidzatha kuyankha aliyense amene amandinyoza.
12 The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
Munthu wochenjera akaona choopsa amabisala, koma munthu wopusa amangopitirira ndipo amakumana ndi mavuto.
13 Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
Utenge chovala cha munthu amene waperekera mlendo chikole; ngati chigwiriro chifukwa waperekera chikole mlendo wosadziwika.
14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
Ngati munthu apatsa mnzake moni mofuwula mmamawa kwambiri, anthu adzamuyesa kuti akutemberera.
15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
Mkazi wolongolola ali ngati mvula yamvumbi.
16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
Kumuletsa mkazi wotereyu zimenezi zili ngati kuletsa mphepo kapena kufumbata mafuta mʼdzanja.
17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Chitsulo chimanoledwa ndi chitsulo chinzake, chomwechonso munthu amanoledwa ndi munthu mnzake.
18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
Amene amasamalira mtengo wamkuyu adzadya zipatso zake, ndipo iye amene amasamalira mbuye wake adzalandira ulemu.
19 As [in] water the face [is] 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 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
Siliva amasungunulira mu uvuni ndipo golide mʼngʼanjo, chomwechonso munthu amadziwika ndi zomwe akudzitamandira nazo.
22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
Ngakhale utakonola chitsiru mu mtondo ndi musi ngati chimanga, uchitsiru wakewo sudzachoka.
23 Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
Uzidziwe bwino nkhosa zako momwe zilili. Kodi usamalire bwino ziweto zako?
24 For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
Paja chuma sichikhala mpaka muyaya, ndipo ufumu sukhala mpaka mibado yonse.
25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
Pamene udzu watha, msipu nʼkumera; ndipo atatuta udzu wa ku mapiri,
26 Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
ana ankhosa adzakupatsani chovala ndipo pogulitsa mbuzi mudzapeza ndalama yogulira munda.
27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
Mudzakhala ndi mkaka wambuzi wambiri kuti muzidya inuyo ndi banja lanu ndi kudyetsa antchito anu aakazi.
