Kohelethu 4
1 Ningĩ nĩndarorire na ngĩona kũhinyanĩrĩria kũrĩa gwathiiaga na mbere gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa: Ngĩona maithori ma arĩa ahinyĩrĩrie, na matirĩ na mũndũ wa kũmahooreria; arĩa maamahinyagĩrĩria nĩo maarĩ na ũhoti, no acio maahinyagĩrĩrio matiarĩ na mũndũ wa kũmahooreria.
and to return: again I and to see: see [obj] all [the] oppression which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun and behold tears [the] oppression and nothing to/for them to be sorry: comfort and from hand: themselves to oppress them strength and nothing to/for them to be sorry: comfort
2 Tondũ ũcio ngiuga atĩ andũ arĩa akuũ, o acio marĩkĩtie gũkua, nĩmakenaga gũkĩra arĩa marĩ muoyo, o acio marĩ muoyo o na rĩu.
and to praise I [obj] [the] to die which/that already to die from [the] alive which they(masc.) alive still [to]
3 No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa mwega gũkĩra acio eerĩ nĩ ũrĩa ũtarĩ mũciare, o ũcio ũtoneete ũũru ũrĩa wĩkagwo gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa.
and pleasant from two their [obj] which still not to be which not to see: see [obj] [the] deed [the] bad: evil which to make: do underneath: under [the] sun
4 Ningĩ ngĩona atĩ wĩra wothe na maũndũ marĩa mũndũ agĩĩaga namo moimanaga na mũndũ kũiguĩra mũndũ wa itũũra rĩake ũiru. Ũndũ ũcio o naguo no wa tũhũ, o ta gũtengʼeria rũhuho.
and to see: see I [obj] all trouble and [obj] all skill [the] deed: work for he/she/it jealousy man: anyone from neighbor his also this vanity and longing spirit: breath
5 Mũndũ mũkĩĩgu enyiitanagĩria moko, akeyananga we mwene.
[the] fool to embrace [obj] hand his and to eat [obj] flesh his
6 Nĩ kaba mũndũ akorwo na kĩndũ kĩnini na akorwo na ũhooreri, gũkĩra gwĩtungumania agĩe na indo nyingĩ, na gũtengʼeria rũhuho.
pleasant fullness palm quietness from fullness palm trouble and longing spirit: breath
7 Ningĩ ngĩona ũndũ wa tũhũ gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa:
and to return: again I and to see: see vanity underneath: under [the] sun
8 Kwarĩ na mũndũ watũũraga arĩ wiki; ndaarĩ na mũriũ kana mũrũ wa nyina. No rĩrĩ, aatũũraga etungumanagia, no maitho make matiaiganagwo nĩ ũtonga. Eyũririe atĩrĩ, “Nũũ ũratũma ndĩtungumanie ũũ, na noge, na nĩ kĩĩ kĩratũma ndĩiime ikeno?” Ũndũ ũcio o naguo nĩ wa tũhũ, no wĩra wa gũthĩĩnĩka!
there one and nothing second also son: child and brother: male-sibling nothing to/for him and nothing end to/for all trouble his also (eye his *Q(K)*) not to satisfy riches and to/for who? I laborious and to lack [obj] soul: myself my from welfare also this vanity and task bad: harmful he/she/it
9 Nĩ kaba andũ eerĩ gũkĩra ũmwe, tondũ nĩmoonaga uumithio mwega wa wĩra wao:
pleasant [the] two from [the] one which there to/for them wages pleasant in/on/with trouble their
10 Ũmwe angĩgũa thĩ-rĩ, mũratawe no amuoe. No rĩrĩ, mũndũ angĩgũa thĩ na ndarĩ na wa kũmuoya-rĩ, kaĩ ũcio nĩ wa kũiguĩrwo tha-ĩ!
that if: except if: except to fall: fall [the] one to arise: raise [obj] companion his and to/for woe! him [the] one which/that to fall: fall and nothing second to/for to arise: raise him
11 Ningĩ-rĩ, andũ eerĩ mangĩkoma hamwe nĩmaiguithanagia ũrugarĩ. No rĩrĩ, mũndũ angĩhota kũigua ũrugarĩ atĩa arĩ o wiki?
also if to lie down: lay down two and to warm to/for them and to/for one how? to warm
12 Mũndũ ũmwe no akĩrio hinya, no andũ eerĩ no mahote kwĩgitĩra. Mũhĩndo mũrame na ndigi ithatũ ndũngĩtuĩka narua.
and if to prevail him [the] one [the] two to stand: stand before him and [the] thread [the] to do three not in/on/with haste to tear
13 Nĩ kaba mũndũ mwĩthĩ mũthĩĩni no nĩ mũũgĩ, gũkĩra mũthamaki mũkũrũ no nĩ mũkĩĩgu, ũrĩa ũtangĩtaarĩka.
pleasant youth poor and wise from king old and fool which not to know to/for to warn still
14 Mũndũ mwĩthĩ ũcio no akorwo oimĩte njeera agatuuo mũthamaki, kana akorwo aaciarirwo arĩ mũthĩĩni o kũu ũthamaki-inĩ wake.
for from house: home [the] to bind to come out: come to/for to reign for also in/on/with royalty his to beget be poor
15 Ngĩkĩona atĩ andũ arĩa othe matũũraga na magathiiagĩra gũkũ thĩ kwaraga riũa maarũmĩrĩire mwanake ũcio mũthĩĩni, o ũcio wacookire ithenya rĩa mũthamaki.
to see: see [obj] all [the] alive [the] to go: walk underneath: under [the] sun with [the] youth [the] second which to stand: stand underneath: instead him
16 Andũ arĩa othe maathagwo nĩwe matingĩtarĩka. No rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa mookire thuutha wake matiakenirio nĩ ũcio wacookire ithenya rĩa mũthamaki. Ũndũ ũyũ o naguo nĩ wa tũhũ, o ta gũtengʼeria rũhuho.
nothing end to/for all [the] people to/for all which to be to/for face: before their also [the] last not to rejoice in/on/with him for also this vanity and striving spirit: breath
