Karin Magana 16
1 Ga mutum ne shirye-shiryen zuciya suke, amma daga Ubangiji ne amshin harshe kan zo.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
2 Dukan hanyoyin mutum sukan yi kamar marar laifi ne gare shi, amma Ubangiji yakan auna manufofi.
People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
3 Ka miƙa wa Ubangiji dukan abin da kake yi, shirye-shiryenka kuwa za su yi nasara.
(Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
4 Ubangiji yana yin kome domin amfaninsa, har ma da mugaye domin ranar masifa.
Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
5 Ubangiji yana ƙyamar dukan zuciya mai girman kai. Ka tabbata da wannan. Ba za su kuɓuta daga hukunci ba.
Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
6 Ta wurin ƙauna da aminci akan yi kafarar zunubi; ta wurin tsoron Ubangiji mutum kan guji mugunta.
Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
7 Sa’ad da hanyoyin mutum sun gamshi Ubangiji, yakan sa abokan gāban mutumin ma su zauna lafiya da shi.
When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
8 Gara ka sami kaɗan ta hanyar adalci da sami riba mai yawa ta hanyar rashin gaskiya.
It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
9 ’Yan Adam sukan yi shirye-shiryensu a zukatansu, amma Ubangiji ne yake da ikon cika matakansa.
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
10 Leɓunan sarki kan yi magana kamar ta wurin ikon Allah, kuma bai kamata bakinsa ya yi kuskure a yanke shari’a ba.
[If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
11 Ma’aunai da magwajin gaskiya daga Ubangiji ne; dukan ma’aunai da suke cikin jaka yinsa ne.
Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
12 Sarakuna suna ƙyamar abin da ba shi da kyau, gama an kafa kujerar sarauta ta wurin adalci ne.
Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
13 Sarakuna sukan ji daɗi leɓuna masu yin gaskiya; sukan darjanta mutumin da yake faɗin gaskiya.
Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
14 Fushin sarki ɗan saƙon mutuwa ne, amma mai hikima yakan faranta masa rai.
If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
15 Sa’ad da fuskar sarki ta haska, yana nufin rai ke nan; tagomashinsa yana kamar girgijen ruwa a bazara.
If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
16 Ya ma fi kyau ka sami hikima fiye da zinariya, ka zaɓi fahimi a maimakon azurfa!
Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
17 Buɗaɗɗiyar hanyar masu aikata gaskiya kan guje wa mugunta; duk wanda yake lura da hanyarsa yakan lura da ransa.
Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
18 Girmankai yakan zo kafin hallaka, girman kai yakan zo kafin fāɗuwa.
Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
19 Gara ka zama ɗaya daga cikin matalauta masu sauƙinkai, da ka raba ganima da masu girman kai.
It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
20 Duk wanda ya mai da hankali ga umarni yakan yi nasara, kuma mai albarka ne wanda yake dogara ga Ubangiji.
Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
21 Akan ce da masu hikima a zuciya hazikai, kuma kalmomi masu daɗi kan inganta umarni.
People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
22 Fahimi shi ne maɓulɓular rai ga waɗanda suke da shi, amma wauta kan kawo hukunci ga wawaye.
Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23 Zuciyar mai hikima kan bi da bakinsa, kuma leɓunansa kan inganta umarni.
Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
24 Kalmomi masu daɗi suna kama da kakin zuma, mai zaƙi ga rai da kuma warkarwa ga ƙasusuwa.
Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
25 Akwai hanyar da ta yi kamar daidai ga mutum, amma a ƙarshe takan kai ga mutuwa.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
26 Marmarin cin abinci yakan yi wa ɗan ƙodago aiki; yunwarsa kan sa ya ci gaba.
If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
27 Mutumin banza yakan ƙulla mugunta, kuma jawabinsa yana kama da wuta mai ƙuna.
Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
28 Fitinannen mutum yakan zuga tashin hankali, mai gulma kuma yakan raba abokai na kusa.
Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
29 Mutum mai tā-da-na-zaune-tsaye yakan ruɗi maƙwabcinsa ya kai shi a hanyar da ba ta da kyau.
Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
30 Duk wanda ya ƙyifce da idonsa yana ƙulla maƙarƙashiya ce; duk wanda ya murguɗa leɓunansa yana niyya aikata mugunta ke nan.
People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
31 Furfura rawani ne mai daraja; akan same ta ta wurin yin rayuwa ta adalci.
Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
32 Gara ka zama mai haƙuri da ka zama jarumi, ya fi kyau ka iya mallakar kanka fiye da mallakar birane.
Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
33 Akan jefa ƙuri’a a kan cinya, amma kowace shawara mai kyau daga Ubangiji ne.
People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
