Ilu 31
1 Ndị a bụ okwu si nʼọnụ Lemuel, eze Masa. Ha bụ okwu ndị ahụ nne eze Lemuel kuziri ya.
Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:
2 Gee ntị, nwa m, gee ntị, nwa nke afọ m. Gee ntị, nwa m, nwa nke ọziza ekpere m niile.
'What, my son? and what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
3 Enyela ụmụ nwanyị ike gị, enyekwela ịdị ike gị nʼaka ndị nʼala ndị eze nʼiyi.
Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.
4 Lemuel nwa m, ọ bụghị ihe kwesiri ekwesi na ndị eze ga-aṅụ mmanya. O kwesikwaghị ka agụụ ịṅụ mmanya bụrụ ihe ga na-agụ ndị eze.
Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.
5 Ka ha ghara ịṅụbiga mmanya oke si otu a chefuo ikpe ikpe ziri ezi dịka iwu kwuru. Ka ha gharakwa isite nʼịṅụbiga mmanya oke napụ ndị a na-emegbu emegbu ikpe ziri ezi ha kwesiri inweta.
Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
6 Ndị e kwesiri inye mmanya bụ ndị ahụ na-ala nʼiyi, ndị ahụ nọ nʼọnọdụ oke ihe mgbu nke obi.
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
7 Ka ha ṅụọ chefuo ọnọdụ ọjọọ ha, ka ha gharakwa icheta ọnọdụ nhụju anya ha.
He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.
8 Jisie ike kwuchite ọnụ ndị ahụ na-enweghị ike ikwuru ọnụ onwe ha; kwuchitekwa ọnụ ndị niile ọnọdụ ha dị ala.
Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
9 Kwusie okwu ike, kpeekwa ikpe ziri ezi. Gbooro ndị ogbenye na ndị mkpa na-akpa ọgụ site nʼaka ndị na-emegbu ha.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
10 Nwanyị nwere ugwu onye ga-achọtali ya? Ọ dị oke ọnụ karịa nkume rubi.
A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies [is] her price.
11 Di nwanyị dị otu a na-atụkwasị obi ya niile nʼime ya, ọ dịghị ihe dị mkpa nke na-akọ ya.
The heart of her husband hath trusted in her, And spoil he lacketh not.
12 Ihe nwanyị dị otu a na-ewetara di ya bụ naanị ihe ọma. Ihe ọjọọ ọbụla adịghị esi nʼaka ya abịakwasị di ya ụbọchị niile nke ndụ ya.
She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.
13 Ọ na-ahọrọ ajị anụ na flakisi jiri ya na-arụ ọrụ na-atọ aka ya ụtọ.
She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh [with] her hands.
14 Ọ na-esite nʼebe dị anya na-ebubata ihe oriri nʼụlọ ya dịka a ga-asị na ọ bụ ụgbọ mmiri.
She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.
15 Tupu chi abọzie, nwanyị a esitelarị nʼihe ndina bilie kwadooro ezinaụlọ ya ihe oriri, ma debekwara odibo ndị inyom na-ejere ya ozi oke ihe oriri nke ha.
Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.
16 Ọ na-apụ nyochapụta ịdị mma ala ubi, ma zụpụta ya. Ọ bụ ego ọ rụpụtara nʼonwe ya ka o ji arụ ọrụ ubi vaịnị.
She hath considered a field, and taketh it, From the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard.
17 Ike ịrụ ọrụ adịghị agwụ ya. Ọ dị nnọọ ike, bụrụkwa onye na-arụpụta ihe dị iche iche.
She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.
18 Ọ na-elezi anya hụ na ihe ahịa o mepụtara dị ezi oke ọnụahịa; ọ bụ nke a mere o ji na-arụ ọrụ ruo nʼime ime abalị.
She hath perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
19 Nʼọbụaka ya ka o jidere osisi ịtụ ogho akwa; mkpịsịaka ya na-ejidesikwa ozele e ji na-ekwe akwa ike.
Her hands she hath sent forth on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.
20 Ọ na-agbasapụ aka inyere ndị ogbenye na ndị mkpa na-akpa aka.
Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.
21 Udu mmiri maọbụ oge oke oyi adịghị eche ya uche nʼihi na ndị niile nọ nʼezinaụlọ ya nwere uwe ha ga-eji chụọ oyi.
She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet.
22 Ọ na-akpa akwa a na-agbasa nʼelu ihe ndina, ma ya onwe ya na-eyikwa uwe e ji ezi akwa ọcha na akwa odo odo dụọ.
Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing.
23 Di ya bụ onye a na-asọpụrụ nʼọnụ ụzọ ama obodo ebe ọ na-ewere ọnọdụ nʼetiti ndị okenye nke ala ahụ.
Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.
24 Ọ na-akpa ma na-adụkwa akwa dị iche iche, ya na ihe ike nʼukwu, ndị ọ na-eresi ndị ahịa ndị ọzọ.
Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.
25 Ọ bụ nwanyị dị ike, onye a na-asọpụrụ asọpụrụ. Ụjọ adịghị atụkwa ya maka ihe ga-eme nʼoge dị nʼihu.
Strength and honour [are] her clothing, And she rejoiceth at a latter day.
26 Ọ na-eji amamihe na-ekwu okwu ntụziaka kwesiri dịkwa nʼire ya.
Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
27 Ọ na-etinye uche nʼihe niile banyere ezinaụlọ ya, ọ naghị arụ ọrụ umengwụ.
She [is] watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.
28 Ụmụ ya na-ebili gọzie ya; otu a kwa di ya ga-eto ya ezi otuto.
Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her happy, Her husband, and he praiseth her,
29 Ọ ga-asị; “E nwere ọtụtụ ndị inyom ndị bụ ezi nwunye nye di ha, ma gị onwe gị kachasị ha niile mma.”
'Many [are] the daughters who have done worthily, Thou hast gone up above them all.'
30 Ịma mma nke elu ahụ adịghị egosi ihe mmadụ bụ, nʼihi na ịma mma adịghị adịgide ogologo oge. Ma nwanyị ọbụla nke na-atụ egwu Onyenwe anyị bụ onye e kwesiri ito.
The grace [is] false, and the beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
31 E kwesiri ito ya nʼihi ọrụ ọma niile nke aka ya rụpụtara. Ka ọrụ ya niile wetara ya otuto nʼọnụ ụzọ ama nke obodo.
Give ye to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works do praise her in the gates!
