Thimo 2
1 Mũrũ wakwa, ũngĩtĩkĩra ciugo ciakwa, na ũige maathani makwa ta mũthiithũ thĩinĩ waku,
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 nakuo gũtũ gwaku ũgũtegere ũũgĩ, na werekerie ngoro yaku kũgĩa na ũmenyi,
make your ears pay attention to wisdom and incline your heart to understanding.
3 na ũngĩgaakayũrũrũka na ũhooe gũkũũrana maũndũ, na wĩtane wanĩrĩire ũheo ũtaũku,
If you cry out for understanding and raise your voice for it,
4 na ũngĩkawetha ta betha, na ũũcarie ta kĩgĩĩna kĩhithe-rĩ,
if you seek it like you would seek silver and search for understanding as you would seek hidden treasures,
5 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgataũkĩrwo nĩ ũhoro wa gwĩtigĩra Jehova, na ũgĩe na ũmenyo wa Ngai.
then you will understand the fear of Yahweh and you will find the knowledge of God.
6 Nĩgũkorwo Jehova aheanaga ũũgĩ, na kanua gake koimaga ũmenyo na ũtaũku.
For Yahweh gives wisdom, from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
7 Andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru amaigĩire ũhootani, nĩwe ngo ya arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke mĩthiĩre-inĩ yao,
He stores up sound wisdom for those who please him, he is a shield for those who walk in integrity,
8 nĩgũkorwo nĩarangagĩra njĩra cia arĩa marũmagĩrĩra kĩhooto, na akagitĩra njĩra ya andũ ake arĩa ehokeku.
he guards the paths of justice and he will preserve the way of those who are faithful to him.
9 Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩũgakũũrana maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ma kĩhooto, na marĩa mega: ũgĩkũũrane njĩra o yothe njega.
Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and equity, and every good path.
10 Nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩũgatoonya ngoro yaku, naguo ũmenyo ũkenagie muoyo waku.
For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 ũgereri nĩũrĩkũgitagĩra, naguo ũtaũku ũkũrangagĩre.
Discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you.
12 Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma njĩra-inĩ cia andũ arĩa aaganu, ũkũhonokie kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa maaragia maũndũ ma waganu,
They will rescue you from the way of evil, from those who speak perverse things,
13 o arĩa matigaga njĩra iria nũngĩrĩru, magathiĩra njĩra cia nduma,
who abandon the right paths and walk in the ways of darkness.
14 arĩa makenaga magĩĩka ũũru, na magakenagio nĩ ũũru wa waganu,
They rejoice when they do evil and delight in the perversities of evil.
15 na no-o arĩa njĩra ciao ciogomete, na mĩthiĩre yao ĩrĩ ya ungumania.
They follow crooked paths, and using deception they hide their tracks.
16 Ũũgĩ nĩũgakũhonokia kuuma harĩ mũtumia ũrĩa mũtharia, ũkũhonokie harĩ ngʼenyũ ya mũtumia na ciugo ciake cia kũheenereria andũ,
Wisdom and discretion will save you from an adulterous woman, from an immoral woman and her flattering words.
17 ũcio ũtigĩte mũratawe wa ũnini wake, na agatiganĩria kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa aarĩkanĩire na mũthuuriwe arĩ mbere ya Ngai.
She forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
18 Nĩgũkorwo nyũmba yake ĩroragia andũ gĩkuũ-inĩ, nacio njĩra ciake ikamerekeria kũrĩ maroho ma arĩa akuũ.
For her house leads down to death and her tracks will lead you to those in the grave.
19 Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũthiiaga harĩ we agacooka, kana akegwatĩra njĩra cia muoyo.
All who go in to her will not return again and they will not find the paths of life.
20 No rĩrĩ, wee nĩũrĩthiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya andũ arĩa ega, na ũgeragĩre njĩra cia arĩa athingu.
So you will walk in the way of good people and follow the paths of righteous people.
21 Nĩgũkorwo andũ arĩa arũngĩrĩru nĩo magaatũũra bũrũri-inĩ, na arĩa matarĩ ũcuuke nĩo magaatigara kuo;
For those doing right will make a home in the land, and those with integrity will remain in 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 land, and the faithless will be cut off from it.
