Thimo 9
1 Ũũgĩ nĩakĩte nyũmba yake; nĩaicũhĩtie itugĩ ciayo mũgwanja.
Wisdom has built her house; she has prepared its seven pillars.
2 Nĩahaarĩirie nyama, na akahaarĩria ndibei, o na akaara metha yake.
She has slaughtered her animals for meat; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
3 Nĩatũmĩte ndungata ciake cia airĩtu nja, na nĩaretana arĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene, akoiga atĩrĩ:
She has sent out her servant girls with invitations. She calls out from the highest places of the town,
4 “Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!” Ningĩ akeera andũ arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku atĩrĩ,
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
5 Ũkai mũrĩe irio ciakwa, na mũnyue ndibei ĩrĩa ndĩmũthondekeire.
“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Tiganai na mĩthiĩre yanyu ĩtarĩ ya ũũgĩ, na nĩmũgũtũũra muoyo; cookai gũthiiaga na njĩra ya ũtaũku.
Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”
7 “Ũrĩa wothe ũtaaraga mũnyũrũrania eĩtagĩria irumi; na ũrĩa wothe ũkaanagia mũndũ mwaganu egĩĩragĩra njono.
If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.
8 Ndũkanataare mũnyũrũrania, nĩguo ndagagũthũũre; kaania mũndũ mũũgĩ, nake nĩegũkwenda.
So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.
9 Taara mũndũ mũũgĩ na nĩegũkĩrĩrĩria kũũhĩga; mũndũ mũthingu mũrute, na nĩekuongerera ũũgĩ wake.
Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.
10 “Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa ũũgĩ nĩ gwĩtigĩra Jehova, na kũmenya Ũrĩa Mũtheru nĩkuo gũtaũkĩrwo.
Honoring the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; knowledge of the Holy One brings insight.
11 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ ũndũ wakwa matukũ maku nĩmakaingĩha, na wongererwo mĩaka ya gũtũũra muoyo.
Through wisdom you'll have many more days, increasing the years of your life.
12 Ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũũgĩ-rĩ, ũũgĩ waku nĩũgakũguna; na ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũnyũrũrania-rĩ, we nowe ũkaanyariirĩka.”
If you are wise, you are the one to profit from it; if you scoff, you alone will have to suffer the consequences.
13 Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa wĩtagwo Mũkĩĩgu nĩ wa inegene; we ndarĩ mũtugo, na ndarĩ ũmenyo.
Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant woman who doesn't know anything.
14 Aikaraga thĩ mũrango-inĩ wa nyũmba yake, agaikarĩra gĩtĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene,
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the town,
15 ageetaga arĩa marehĩtũkĩra, arĩa marethiĩra na njĩra ciao.
calling out to those passing by, going about their business,
16 Ameeraga atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!” Nao arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku akameera atĩrĩ:
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
17 “Maaĩ ma kũiya marĩ mũrĩo; o na irio iria irĩĩagĩrwo hitho-inĩ irĩ cama!”
“Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”
