Thimo 9
1 Ũũgĩ nĩakĩte nyũmba yake; nĩaicũhĩtie itugĩ ciayo mũgwanja.
Wisdom has built a house for herself. She has hewn seven columns.
2 Nĩahaarĩirie nyama, na akahaarĩria ndibei, o na akaara metha yake.
She has immolated her victims. She has mixed her wine and set forth her table.
3 Nĩatũmĩte ndungata ciake cia airĩtu nja, na nĩaretana arĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene, akoiga atĩrĩ:
She has sent her maids to call out to the tower and to the fortified walls of the city,
4 “Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!” Ningĩ akeera andũ arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku atĩrĩ,
“If anyone is little, let him come to me.” And to the unwise, she has said:
5 Ũkai mũrĩe irio ciakwa, na mũnyue ndibei ĩrĩa ndĩmũthondekeire.
“Approach. Eat my bread, and drink the wine that I have mixed for you.
6 Tiganai na mĩthiĩre yanyu ĩtarĩ ya ũũgĩ, na nĩmũgũtũũra muoyo; cookai gũthiiaga na njĩra ya ũtaũku.
Leave behind childishness. And live and walk by the ways of prudence.”
7 “Ũrĩa wothe ũtaaraga mũnyũrũrania eĩtagĩria irumi; na ũrĩa wothe ũkaanagia mũndũ mwaganu egĩĩragĩra njono.
Whoever teaches a mocker causes injury to himself. And whoever argues with the impious produces a blemish on himself.
8 Ndũkanataare mũnyũrũrania, nĩguo ndagagũthũũre; kaania mũndũ mũũgĩ, nake nĩegũkwenda.
Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.
9 Taara mũndũ mũũgĩ na nĩegũkĩrĩrĩria kũũhĩga; mũndũ mũthingu mũrute, na nĩekuongerera ũũgĩ wake.
Present an opportunity to the wise, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach the just, and he will hurry to receive it.
10 “Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa ũũgĩ nĩ gwĩtigĩra Jehova, na kũmenya Ũrĩa Mũtheru nĩkuo gũtaũkĩrwo.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of holiness is prudence.
11 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ ũndũ wakwa matukũ maku nĩmakaingĩha, na wongererwo mĩaka ya gũtũũra muoyo.
For by me, your days will be multiplied and years of life will be added to you.
12 Ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũũgĩ-rĩ, ũũgĩ waku nĩũgakũguna; na ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũnyũrũrania-rĩ, we nowe ũkaanyariirĩka.”
If you would be wise, you will be so for yourself. But if you would be one who ridicules, you alone shall carry the evil.
13 Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa wĩtagwo Mũkĩĩgu nĩ wa inegene; we ndarĩ mũtugo, na ndarĩ ũmenyo.
A foolish and loud woman, who is full of enticements and who knows nothing at all,
14 Aikaraga thĩ mũrango-inĩ wa nyũmba yake, agaikarĩra gĩtĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene,
sat at the entrance of her house on a seat, in a high place of the city,
15 ageetaga arĩa marehĩtũkĩra, arĩa marethiĩra na njĩra ciao.
so as to call to those who were passing by the way and continuing on their journey:
16 Ameeraga atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!” Nao arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku akameera atĩrĩ:
“Whoever is little, let him turn aside to me.” And to the frenzied, she said,
17 “Maaĩ ma kũiya marĩ mũrĩo; o na irio iria irĩĩagĩrwo hitho-inĩ irĩ cama!”
“Stolen waters are more soothing, and secret bread is more pleasant.”
