Thimo 2
1 Mũrũ wakwa, ũngĩtĩkĩra ciugo ciakwa, na ũige maathani makwa ta mũthiithũ thĩinĩ waku,
My son, if thou wouldst but accept my words, and treasure up my commandments with thee;
2 nakuo gũtũ gwaku ũgũtegere ũũgĩ, na werekerie ngoro yaku kũgĩa na ũmenyi,
To let thy ear listen unto wisdom: [if] thou wouldst incline thy heart to understanding.
3 na ũngĩgaakayũrũrũka na ũhooe gũkũũrana maũndũ, na wĩtane wanĩrĩire ũheo ũtaũku,
For if thou wilt call after intelligence; if after understanding thou wilt lift up thy voice;
4 na ũngĩkawetha ta betha, na ũũcarie ta kĩgĩĩna kĩhithe-rĩ,
If thou wilt seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:
5 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgataũkĩrwo nĩ ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Jehova, na ũgĩe na ũmenyo wa Ngai.
Then wilt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and the knowledge of God wilt thou find.
6 Nĩgũkorwo Jehova aheanaga ũũgĩ, na kanua gake koimaga ũmenyo na ũtaũku.
For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.
7 Andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru amaigĩire ũhootani, nĩwe ngo ya arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke mĩthiĩre-inĩ yao,
He treasureth up sound wisdom for the righteous, as a shield to those that walk in integrity:
8 nĩgũkorwo nĩarangagĩra njĩra cia arĩa marũmagĩrĩra kĩhooto, na akagitĩra njĩra ya andũ ake arĩa ehokeku.
That men may keep the paths of justice; and the way of his pious servants doth he guard.
9 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgakũũrana maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ma kĩhooto, na marĩa mega: ũgĩkũũrane njĩra o yothe njega.
Then wilt thou understand righteousness, and justice, and equity: yea, every track of goodness.
10 Nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩũgatoonya ngoro yaku, naguo ũmenyo ũkenagie muoyo waku.
For wisdom will enter thy heart, and knowledge will be pleasant unto thy soul;
11 ũgereri nĩũrĩkũgitagĩra, naguo ũtaũku ũkũrangagĩre.
Discretion will watch over thee, understanding will keep thee;
12 Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma njĩra-inĩ cia andũ arĩa aaganu, ũkũhonokie kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa maaragia maũndũ ma waganu,
To deliver thee from the way of the bad, from the man that speaketh perverse things;
13 o arĩa matigaga njĩra iria nũngĩrĩru, magathiĩra njĩra cia nduma,
[From those] who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 arĩa makenaga magĩĩka ũũru, na magakenagio nĩ ũũru wa waganu,
Who rejoice to do evil, who are delighted in the perverseness of the bad;
15 na no-o arĩa njĩra ciao ciogomete, na mĩthiĩre yao ĩrĩ ya ungumania.
Who as regardeth their paths are crooked, and froward in their tracks.
16 Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma harĩ mũtumia ũrĩa mũtharia, ũkũhonokie harĩ ngʼenyũ ya mũtumia na ciugo ciake cia kũheenereria andũ,
To deliver thee from the adulteress, from the alien woman that useth flattering speeches;
17 ũcio ũtigĩte mũratawe wa ũnini wake, na agatiganĩria kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa aarĩkanĩire na mũthuuriwe arĩ mbere ya Ngai.
That forsaketh the friend of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 Nĩgũkorwo nyũmba yake ĩroragia andũ gĩkuũ-inĩ, nacio njĩra ciake ikamerekeria kũrĩ maroho ma arĩa akuũ.
For she sinketh unto death—her house, and unto the departed [lead] her tracks.
19 Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũthiiaga harĩ we agacooka, kana akegwatĩra njĩra cia muoyo.
All that come unto her return not again, and they will not reach the paths of life.
20 No rĩrĩ, wee nĩũrĩthiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa ega, na ũgeragĩre njĩra cia arĩa athingu.
In order that thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and observe the paths of the righteous.
21 Nĩgũkorwo andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru nĩo magaatũũra bũrũri-inĩ, na arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke nĩo magaatigara kuo;
For the upright will dwell on the earth, and the perfect will be left remaining on it.
22 no rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmakeeherio bũrũri-inĩ, nao arĩa matarĩ ehokeku nĩmakamunywo maingatwo kuo.
But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the treacherous shall be plucked up therefrom.
