Mani'zanti Mofo Nanekee 4
1 Mofavre naga'nimota, negafanama rempi hugamisua kavumro kema kagesa antahi ankeresunka, antahi ama' hu antahintahia erigahane.
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
2 Nagra knare antahiza negamuanki, rempi hugamisua kea kamefira huonto.
For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.
3 Nagrama nenfa nompima onensa mofavrema mani'norera, anta'nimofo magoke mofavre'a mani'nogeno kegava hunante'negeno,
For, a son I have been to my father — tender, And an only one before my mother.
4 amanage huno nenfa'a rempi hunami'ne, Mika kema kasamisua kea kagu tumote erintenka azeri hampo'na nehunka, kasegeni'a amage'ma antesunka, knare hunka manigahane.
And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
5 Knare antahintahia erio, antahi amahu antahi'zana erio, kasamisua nanekea kagera okaninka, kamagena huontetfa'za huo.
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
6 Knare antahintahimofoma kamagenama huontesankeno'a, kagu nevazina avesima antesankeno'a, kegava hugantegahie.
Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.
7 Knare antahintahi'zana raza me'neanki erio. Hagi maka'zana erigahananagi agatere'nea zana knare antahi'za erio.
The first thing [is] wisdom — get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Knare antahintahi zana azerisga nehugeno, kagrira kazeri sga hino, agri'ma azeri akonama hanankeno'a, kagrira ran kagi kamigahie.
Exalt her, and she doth lift thee up, She honoureth thee, when thou dost embrace her.
9 Ana antahi'zamo'a, rimpa fru'zanu konariria kasenire huneganteno, kinimofo asinentike fetori kasenire resi hugantegahie.
She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.
10 Mofavrenimoke, nagrama huankema antahitenka, ana kema avaririnka amage'ma antesunka, rama'a kafuzage maninka vugahane.
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life [are] multiplied to thee.
11 Knare antahizampi vuogu nagra kazeri fatgo nehu'na, knare fatgo kante kavare'na nevue.
In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.
12 Ana kantema kagama renakerenka vananana mago zamo'a asevazi ogantena, traginaku'ma hananana tanafara osugahane.
In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.
13 Kagrama hananegu'ma amama kasamua kea otrenka azeri hanavenetinka atregeno ovino. Na'ankure e'i ana kema huogu'ma rempima hunegamua kemo'a mani'zanka'agna hugahie.
Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she [is] thy life.
14 Havi kefo avu'ava hania vahe'mofo kantera ovunka, haviza huno kefoza hu'ne'nia vahe'mo hania zana ovaririo.
Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.
15 Ana kantera ovunka, atrenka rukagesenka vugahuema hantega vuo.
Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.
16 Na'ankure zamagra kefo avu'ava zama osu'nesu'za zamavura ovase'za mani'ne'za kefozana hute'za zamavura masegahaze. Vahera zamazeri haviza hutesuzage, zamavura vasegahaze.
For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not [some] to stumble.
17 Kefo avu'ava'ma hu'zana, breti neankna nehu'za, hazenkema hu'zana waini ti ne'za negi neankna nehaze.
For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.
18 Hianagi fatgo vahe'mofo mani'zamo'a, zagemo zahufa nehanatino remsa hume ne-eno, eme remsa huno feru aseankna nehie.
And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
19 Hianagi havi avu'ava ene vahe'mofo mani'zamo'a, hani hiankna hu'neanki'za, ana vahe'mo'za na'amo zamazeri tanafa nehie nonkaze.
The way of the wicked [is] as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.
20 Nagrama huankere mofavrenimoka kagesa antenenka, mika keni'a antahi ankero.
My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
21 Hagi ana nanekea kavure antenenka negenka, ana mika kea kagu'afi erintenka kegava huo.
Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
22 Na'ankure iza'o ana kema erino agu'afima antemofona, mani'zama'amo'a knare hanigeno, mika avufgamo'a knare hugahie.
For life they [are] to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.
23 Ana mika'zana hugahananagi agatere'nea zama hananana, antahi zanka'a kegavahu so'e huo. Na'ankure e'i tamage asimu erisana tinkampui me'ne.
Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it [are] the outgoings of life.
24 Havigema hu'zana netrenka, krunagema kagipinti'ma atiramizankura atregeno afete meno.
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
25 Kavua kegantigama osunka, ke fatgo hunka kavugage kavua kenka vuo.
Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Kagama rentenkama vanana kana kva hu'nenka, kavua kenka nevugeno, mika zamo'a kagritera agafa huno eme hanavetigahie.
Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways [are] established.
27 Kagia antifi omerege amafi emerege osunka, kagamo'ma kefo avu'avapima kavareno vuzankura kva huo.
Incline not [to] the right or to the left, Turn aside thy foot from evil!
