Thimo 8
1 Githĩ ũũgĩ ndareetana? Githĩ ũtaũku ndaranĩrĩra na mũgambo wake?
Doth not wisdom call, and understanding put forth her voice?
2 Njĩra-inĩ kũrĩa gũtũũgĩru, na magomano-inĩ ma njĩra-rĩ, nĩho ũũgĩ arũgamĩte;
In the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she standeth;
3 ningĩ hakuhĩ na ihingo iria cierekeire itũũra inene, o hau matoonyero-inĩ-rĩ, nĩho araanĩrĩra akoiga atĩrĩ:
Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:
4 “Inyuĩ andũ nĩ inyuĩ ndĩreeta; ndĩraanĩrĩra na mũgambo wakwa kũrĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
'Unto you, O men, I call, 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 ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Thikĩrĩriai, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na maũndũ ma bata ngwaria; ngũtumũra mĩromo yakwa njarie maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire.
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
7 Kanua gakwa kaaragia ũhoro wa ma, nĩgũkorwo mĩromo yakwa nĩĩthũire waganu mũno ta kĩndũ kĩrĩ magigi.
For my mouth shall utter truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 Ciugo ciothe cia kanua gakwa nĩ cia ũthingu; gũtirĩ o na kiugo kĩmwe gĩacio kĩogomu kana gĩa kũhĩtithania.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, there is nothing perverse or crooked in them.
9 Kũrĩ arĩa makũũranaga maũndũ ciugo ciothe nĩciagĩrĩire; itirĩ mahĩtia kũrĩ arĩa marĩ na ũmenyo.
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
10 Thuurai mataaro makwa handũ ha betha, mũthuure ũmenyo handũ ha thahabu ĩrĩa njega mũno,
Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ nĩ wa goro gũkĩra ruru iria ndune, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ ũngĩĩrirĩria kĩngĩringithanio naguo.
For wisdom is better than rubies, and all things desirable are not to be compared unto her.
12 “Niĩ ũũgĩ-rĩ, ndũũranagia na ũbaarĩrĩri; nĩndĩgwatĩire ũmenyo o na gũthugunda maũndũ mega.
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of devices.
13 Gwĩtigĩra Jehova nĩgũthũũra ũũru; nĩthũire mwĩtĩĩo na mwĩtũũgĩrio, na mĩtugo mĩũru na mĩario ya waganu.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Kĩrĩra na ũũgĩ wa gũkũũrana maũndũ nĩ ciakwa; niĩ ndĩ na ũtaũku, na ndĩ na ũhoti.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.
15 Athamaki mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa nao aathani magathondeka mawatho ma kĩhooto;
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 anene mathamakaga nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wakwa, o ũndũ ũmwe na arĩa othe marĩ igweta arĩa maathanaga gũkũ thĩ.
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17 Nĩnyendete arĩa manyendete, nao arĩa manjaragia na kĩyo nĩmanyonaga.
I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.
18 Ũtonga na gĩtĩĩo cionekaga harĩ niĩ, o hamwe na ũtonga wa gũtũũra, na ũgaacĩru.
Riches and honour are with me; yea, enduring riches and righteousness.
19 Maciaro makwa nĩ mega gũkĩra thahabu ĩrĩa therie; uumithio wakwa nĩũkĩrĩte betha ĩrĩa njega.
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my produce than choice silver.
20 Niĩ thiiaga na njĩra ya ũthingu, ngathiĩra o njĩra-inĩ cia kĩhooto,
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;
21 ngĩheaga andũ arĩa manyendete ũtonga, na ngaiyũragia igĩĩna ciao.
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.
22 “Jehova aanyũmbire o kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ kĩa wĩra wake, mbere ya mawĩra make ma tene;
The LORD made me as the beginning of His way, the first of His works of old.
23 ndaathuurirwo kuuma tene wa tene, kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria, thĩ ĩtarĩ yagĩa.
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24 Rĩrĩa gũtaagĩte maria manene-rĩ, nĩguo ndaciarirwo, o hĩndĩ ĩrĩa gũtaarĩ matherũkĩro maiyũrĩte maaĩ;
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 ndaciarirwo irĩma itanahaandwo harĩa irĩ, na tũrĩma tũtanagĩa,
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;
26 we atanoomba thĩ kana ithaka ciayo, o na kana rũkũngũ o ruothe rwa thĩ.
While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
27 Niĩ ndaarĩ o kuo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aathondekire igũrũ na akĩrĩiga handũ ha rĩo, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa eekĩrire rũkiriri rwa kũrĩa kũriku,
When He established the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep,
28 rĩrĩa aahaandire matu kũu igũrũ, na akĩrũmia ithima cia kũrĩa kũriku wega,
When He made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep showed their might,
29 rĩrĩa eekĩrire mũhaka wa iria nĩguo maaĩ matikanae kwagarara watho wake, na rĩrĩa aahandire mĩthingi ya thĩ.
When He gave to the sea His decree, that the waters should not transgress His commandment, when He appointed 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,
Then I was by Him, as a nursling; and I was daily all delight, playing always before Him,
31 ngakenagĩra thĩ yake yothe, na ngakenagio nĩ andũ othe a thĩ.
Playing in His habitable earth, and my delights are with the sons of men.
32 “Atĩrĩrĩ ariũ akwa, ta thikĩrĩriai; kũrathimwo nĩ arĩa marũmagia njĩra ciakwa.
Now therefore, ye children, hearken unto me; for happy are they that keep my ways.
33 Ta thikĩrĩriai mataaro makwa nĩguo mũhĩge; mũtikamarege.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Kũrathimwo nĩ mũndũ ũrĩa ũnjiguaga, agacũthagĩrĩria mĩrango-inĩ yakwa o mũthenya, akanjetagĩrĩra hingĩro-inĩ cia mĩrango yakwa.
Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 Nĩgũkorwo ũrĩa wothe ũgĩte na niĩ nĩ muoyo agĩte naguo, nake akagĩa na agetĩkĩrĩka harĩ Jehova.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
36 No ũrĩa wothe ũhĩtanĩtie na niĩ nĩ ũũru eĩkaga; nao arĩa othe maathũire nĩ gĩkuũ mendete.”
But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.'
