Engero 20
1 Omwenge mukudaazi, ekitamiiza muleekaanyi, era buli alaga mu kkubo ekyamu olw’ebyo talina magezi.
It is a luxurious thing, wine, and inebriation is tumultuous. Anyone who is delighted by this will not be wise.
2 Obusungu bwa kabaka buli ng’okuwuluguma kw’empologoma, n’oyo amusunguwaza yeefiiriza bulamu bwe.
Just like the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king. Whoever provokes him sins in his own soul.
3 Kya kitiibwa omuntu okwewala entalo, naye buli musirusiru ayagala okuyomba.
Honor is for the man who separates himself from contentions. But all the foolish meddle in altercations.
4 Omugayaavu talima mu budde butuufu, kyanaavanga anoonya eby’amakungula nga talina kantu.
Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.
5 Ebigendererwa ebiba mu mutima gw’omuntu biba ng’amazzi ag’ebuziba, naye omuntu alina okutegeera alibiggyayo.
Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.
6 Abantu bangi bagamba nti balina okwagala okutaggwaawo, naye ani ayinza okuzuula omuntu omwesigwa?
Many men are called merciful. But who will find a faithful man?
7 Omuntu omutuukirivu, atambulira mu bulamu obutaliiko kyakunenyezebwa; ba mukisa abaana be abalimuddira mu bigere.
The just who walks in his simplicity shall leave behind him blessed sons.
8 Kabaka bw’atuula ku ntebe ye ey’obwakabaka ng’asala emisango, amaaso ge gasunsulamu ne gaggyamu ebibi byonna.
The king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his gaze.
9 Ani ayinza okugamba nti, “Ntukuzza omutima gwange, ndi mulongoofu era sirina kibi?”
Who is able to say: “My heart is clean. I am pure from sin?”
10 Ebipima obuzito ebitatuuka n’ebigera ebikyamu, byombi bya muzizo eri Mukama.
Diverse weights, diverse measures: both are abominable with God.
11 Omuvubuka naye amanyibwa olw’ebikolwa bye, obanga birongoofu era nga birungi.
A child may be understood by his interests: whether his works may be clean and upright.
12 Okutu okuwulira n’eriiso eriraba byombi Mukama ye y’abikola.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye: the Lord has made them both.
13 Toyagalanga kwebaka oleme kwavuwala, tunula, obeerenga n’ebyokulya bingi.
Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.
14 “Si kirungi, si kirungi,” bw’ayogera agula; naye bw’agenda n’alyoka yeenyumiririza mu ky’aguze.
“It is bad, it is bad,” says every buyer; and when he has withdrawn, then he will boast.
15 Zaabu n’amayinja ag’omuwendo weebiri, naye emimwa egyogera eby’amagezi kye ky’omuwendo ekisingako.
There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
16 Omuntu bw’aleeta ekyambalo kye ne yeeyimiririra gw’atamanyi, kitwalire ddala, na ddala bw’abanga yeeyimiririra omukazi omubambaavu.
Take away the vestments of him who stands up to vouch for a stranger, and take a pledge from him instead of from outsiders.
17 Emmere enfune mu bukyamu ewooma mu kulya, naye emufuukira amayinja mu kamwa.
The bread of lies is sweet to a man. But afterwards, his mouth will be filled with pebbles.
18 Kola entegeka nga weebuuza ku magezi, bw’oba onoolangirira olutalo sooka weebuuze.
Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.
19 Oyo agenda ng’asaasaanya olugambo abotola ebyama, noolwekyo weewale omuntu ayogerayogera ennyo ebitaliimu.
Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.
20 Omuntu akolimira kitaawe oba nnyina, ettabaaza ye erizikizibwa n’asigala mu kizikiza ekikutte ennyo.
Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
21 Eby’obusika ebifune ng’ekiseera kyabyo tekinnatuuka, ku nkomerero tebiba na mukisa.
When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.
22 Toyogera nti, “Nzija kukusasula olw’ekibi kino!” Lindirira Mukama alikuyamba.
Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
23 Ebipima ebikyamu bya muzizo eri Mukama, ne minzaani ez’obulimba tezisanyusa.
Diverse weights are an abomination with the Lord. A deceitful balance is not good.
24 Amakubo g’omuntu gategekebwa Mukama, omuntu ayinza atya okutegeera ekkubo lya Mukama?
The steps of men are directed by the Lord. But who is the man able to understand his own way?
25 Kyambika eri omuntu okwanguyiriza okweyama eri Mukama, naye oluvannyuma n’afumiitiriza ku bye yeeyamye.
It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them.
26 Kabaka omugezi asengejja n’aggyamu abakozi b’ebibi, n’ababonereza awatali kusaasira.
A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
27 Ettabaaza ya Mukama ekebera omwoyo gw’omuntu, n’enoonya mu bitundu eby’omunda ennyo.
The spirit of a man is a lamp to the Lord, which investigates all the secrets of the inner self.
28 Okwagala n’obwesigwa bikuuma kabaka mu butebenkevu, era obufuzi bwe bunywezebwa na kwagala.
Mercy and truth guard the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
29 Amaanyi kye kitiibwa ky’abavubuka, envi kye kitiibwa ky’abakadde.
The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.
30 Emiggo n’ebiwundu biggyawo ebibi, n’embooko zitereeza ebifo eby’omunda ennyo.
The bruise of a wound, as well as scourges, shall wipe away evils in the more secret places of the inner self.
