Thimo 9
1 Ũũgĩ nĩakĩte nyũmba yake; nĩaicũhĩtie itugĩ ciayo mũgwanja.
Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars — seven.
2 Nĩahaarĩirie nyama, na akahaarĩria ndibei, o na akaara metha yake.
She hath slaughtered her slaughter, She hath mingled her wine, Yea, she hath arranged her table.
3 Nĩatũmĩte ndungata ciake cia airĩtu nja, na nĩaretana arĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene, akoiga atĩrĩ:
She hath sent forth her damsels, She crieth on the tops of the high places of the city:
4 “Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!” Ningĩ akeera andũ arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku atĩrĩ,
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
5 Ũkai mũrĩe irio ciakwa, na mũnyue ndibei ĩrĩa ndĩmũthondekeire.
'Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
6 Tiganai na mĩthiĩre yanyu ĩtarĩ ya ũũgĩ, na nĩmũgũtũũra muoyo; cookai gũthiiaga na njĩra ya ũtaũku.
Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.
7 “Ũrĩa wothe ũtaaraga mũnyũrũrania eĩtagĩria irumi; na ũrĩa wothe ũkaanagia mũndũ mwaganu egĩĩragĩra njono.
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it — shame, And a reprover of the wicked — his blemish.
8 Ndũkanataare mũnyũrũrania, nĩguo ndagagũthũũre; kaania mũndũ mũũgĩ, nake nĩegũkwenda.
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee, Give reproof to the wise, and he loveth thee.
9 Taara mũndũ mũũgĩ na nĩegũkĩrĩrĩria kũũhĩga; mũndũ mũthingu mũrute, na nĩekuongerera ũũgĩ wake.
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
10 “Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa ũũgĩ nĩ gwĩtigĩra Jehova, na kũmenya Ũrĩa Mũtheru nĩkuo gũtaũkĩrwo.
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
11 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ ũndũ wakwa matukũ maku nĩmakaingĩha, na wongererwo mĩaka ya gũtũũra muoyo.
For by me do thy days multiply, And added to thee are years of life.
12 Ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũũgĩ-rĩ, ũũgĩ waku nĩũgakũguna; na ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũnyũrũrania-rĩ, we nowe ũkaanyariirĩka.”
If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest [it].
13 Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa wĩtagwo Mũkĩĩgu nĩ wa inegene; we ndarĩ mũtugo, na ndarĩ ũmenyo.
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
14 Aikaraga thĩ mũrango-inĩ wa nyũmba yake, agaikarĩra gĩtĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene,
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne — the high places of the city,
15 ageetaga arĩa marehĩtũkĩra, arĩa marethiĩra na njĩra ciao.
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
16 Ameeraga atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!” Nao arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku akameera atĩrĩ:
'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart — she said to him,
17 “Maaĩ ma kũiya marĩ mũrĩo; o na irio iria irĩĩagĩrwo hitho-inĩ irĩ cama!”
'Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'
