Thimo 8
1 Githĩ ũũgĩ ndareetana? Githĩ ũtaũku ndaranĩrĩra na mũgambo wake?
Does not wisdom call out, and prudence bestow her voice?
2 Njĩra-inĩ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na magomano-inĩ ma njĩra-rĩ, nĩho ũũgĩ arũgamĩte;
At the summits and the tops of exalted places, standing above the ways, in the midst of the paths,
3 ningĩ hakuhĩ na ihingo iria cierekeire itũũra inene, o hau matoonyero-inĩ-rĩ, nĩho araanĩrĩra akoiga atĩrĩ:
beside the gates of the city, at the very doors, she speaks, saying:
4 “Inyuĩ andũ nĩ inyuĩ ndĩreeta; ndĩraanĩrĩra na mũgambo wakwa kũrĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
“O men, to you I call out, and my voice is to the sons of men.
5 Inyuĩ arĩa mũtarĩ na ũũgĩ, gĩai na ũbaarĩrĩri, inyuĩ arĩa akĩĩgu, gĩai na ũtaũku.
O little ones, understand discernment. And you who are unwise, turn your souls.
6 Thikĩrĩriai, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na maũndũ ma bata ngwaria; ngũtumũra mĩromo yakwa njarie maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire.
Listen, for I will speak about great things, and my lips will be opened, so as to foretell what is right.
7 Kanua gakwa kaaragia ũhoro wa ma, nĩgũkorwo mĩromo yakwa nĩĩthũire waganu mũno ta kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi.
My throat shall practice truth, and my lips shall detest the impious.
8 Ciugo ciothe cia kanua gakwa nĩ cia ũthingu; gũtirĩ o na kiugo kĩmwe gĩacio kĩogomu kana gĩa kũhĩtithania.
All my words are just. There is no depravity in them, and no perversity.
9 Kũrĩ arĩa makũũranaga maũndũ ciugo ciothe nĩciagĩrĩire; itirĩ mahĩtia kũrĩ arĩa marĩ na ũmenyo.
They are upright to those who understand, and equitable to those who discover knowledge.
10 Thuurai mataaro makwa handũ ha betha, mũthuure ũmenyo handũ ha thahabu ĩrĩa njega mũno,
Accept my discipline, and not money. Choose the doctrine that is greater than gold.
11 nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩ wa goro gũkĩra ruru iria ndune, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ ũngĩĩrirĩria kĩngĩringithanio naguo.
For wisdom is better than all that is most precious, and everything that is desirable cannot compare to her.
12 “Niĩ ũũgĩ-rĩ, ndũũranagia na ũbaarĩrĩri; nĩndĩgwatĩire ũmenyo o na gũthugunda maũndũ mega.
I, wisdom, dwell in counsel, and I am inside learned thoughts.
13 Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩgũthũũra ũũru; nĩthũire mwĩtĩĩo na mwĩtũũgĩrio, na mĩtugo mĩũru na mĩario ya waganu.
The fear of the Lord hates evil. I detest arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
14 Kĩrĩra na ũũgĩ wa gũkũũrana maũndũ nĩ ciakwa; niĩ ndĩ na ũtaũku, na ndĩ na ũhoti.
Counsel is mine, and equity. Prudence is mine. Strength is mine.
15 Athamaki mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa nao aathani magathondeka mawatho ma kĩhooto;
Through me, kings reign and legislators decree just conditions.
16 anene mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa, o ũndũ ũmwe na arĩa othe marĩ igweta arĩa maathanaga gũkũ thĩ.
Through me, princes rule and the powerful decree justice.
17 Nĩnyendete arĩa manyendete, nao arĩa manjaragia na kĩyo nĩmanyonaga.
I love those who love me. And those who stand watch for me until morning shall discover me.
18 Ũtonga na gĩtĩĩo cionekaga harĩ niĩ, o hamwe na ũtonga wa gũtũũra, na ũgaacĩru.
With me, are wealth and glory, superb riches and justice.
19 Maciaro makwa nĩ mega gũkĩra thahabu ĩrĩa therie; uumithio wakwa nĩũkĩrĩte betha ĩrĩa njega.
For my fruit is better than gold and precious stones, and my progeny better than choice silver.
20 Niĩ thiiaga na njĩra ya ũthingu, ngathiĩra o njĩra-inĩ cia kĩhooto,
I walk in the way of justice, in the midst of the paths of judgment,
21 ngĩheaga andũ arĩa manyendete ũtonga, na ngaiyũragia igĩĩna ciao.
so that I may enrich those who love me, and thus complete their treasures.
22 “Jehova aanyũmbire o kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ kĩa wĩra wake, mbere ya mawĩra make ma tene;
The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning.
23 ndaathuurirwo kuuma tene wa tene, kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria, thĩ ĩtarĩ yagĩa.
I was ordained from eternity, and out of antiquity, before the earth was formed.
24 Rĩrĩa gũtaagĩte maria manene-rĩ, nĩguo ndaciarirwo, o hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gũtaarĩ matherũkĩro maiyũrĩte maaĩ;
The abyss did not yet exist, and I was already conceived; neither had the fountains of waters yet erupted.
25 ndaciarirwo irĩma itanahaandwo harĩa irĩ, na tũrĩma tũtanagĩa,
The mountains, with their great mass, had not yet been established. Before the hills, I was brought forth.
26 we atanoomba thĩ kana ithaka ciayo, o na kana rũkũngũ o ruothe rwa thĩ.
Still he had not made the earth, and the rivers, and the poles of the globe of the earth.
27 Niĩ ndaarĩ o kuo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aathondekire igũrũ na akĩrĩiga handũ ha rĩo, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa eekĩrire rũkiriri rwa kũrĩa kũriku,
I was already present: when he prepared the heavens; when, with a certain law and a circuit, he fortified the abyss;
28 rĩrĩa aahaandire matu kũu igũrũ, na akĩrũmia ithima cia kũrĩa kũriku wega,
when he made firm the sky above, and set free the fountains of waters;
29 rĩrĩa eekĩrire mũhaka wa iria nĩguo maaĩ matikanae kwagarara watho wake, na rĩrĩa aahandire mĩthingi ya thĩ.
when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth.
30 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ndaarĩ o hakuhĩ nake ndĩ ta mũbundi mũũgĩ. Ndaaiyũrĩtwo nĩ gĩkeno mũthenya o mũthenya, na ngakenaga hĩndĩ ciothe ndĩ mbere yake,
I was with him in composing all things. And I was delighted, throughout every day, by playing in his sight at all times,
31 ngakenagĩra thĩ yake yothe, na ngakenagio nĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
playing in globe of the earth. And my delight was to be with the sons of men.
32 “Atĩrĩrĩ ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai; kũrathimwo nĩ arĩa marũmagia njĩra ciakwa.
Therefore, sons, hear me now. Blessed are those who preserve my ways.
33 Ta thikĩrĩriai mataaro makwa nĩguo mũhĩge; mũtikamarege.
Listen to discipline, and become wise, and do not be willing to cast it aside.
34 Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũnjiguaga, agacũthagĩrĩria mĩrango-inĩ yakwa o mũthenya, akanjetagĩrĩra hingĩro-inĩ cia mĩrango yakwa.
Blessed is the man who listens to me, and who stands watch at my gates every day, and who observes at the posts of my doors.
35 Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe ũgĩte na niĩ nĩ muoyo agĩte naguo, nake akagĩa na agetĩkĩrĩka harĩ Jehova.
He who finds me, finds life, and he will draw salvation from the Lord.
36 No ũrĩa wothe ũhĩtanĩtie na niĩ nĩ ũũru eĩkaga; nao arĩa othe maathũire nĩ gĩkuũ mendete.”
But he who sins against me will wound his own soul. All who hate me love death.”
