Engero 25
1 Zino nazo ngero za Sulemaani abasajja ba Keezeekiya kabaka wa Yuda ze baakoppolola.
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —
2 Okukisa ensonga kitiibwa kya Katonda, naye okunoonyereza ensonga kitiibwa kya bakabaka.
The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
3 Ng’eggulu bwe lyewanise waggulu ennyo n’ensi bw’ekka ennyo wansi, bwe gityo n’emitima gya bakabaka bwe gitategeerekeka.
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.
4 Effeeza giggyeemu ebisejja, olyoke ofune omuweesi ky’anaakozesa.
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,
5 Ggyawo abakozi b’ebibi mu maaso ga kabaka, entebe ye ey’obwakabaka eryoke enywezebwe mu butuukirivu.
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
6 Teweekuzanga mu maaso ga kabaka, wadde okwewa ekifo mu bantu ab’ekitiibwa.
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
7 Kubanga okukugamba nti, “Jjangu wano mu maaso,” kisingako okukuswaza mu maaso g’ow’ekitiibwa.
For better [that] he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Amaaso go bye galabye tobyanguyirizanga kubireeta mu mbuga, kubanga oluvannyuma onookola otya munno bw’anaakuswaza?
Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush?
9 Bw’owozanga ne muliraanwa wo, tobikkulanga kyama kya muntu mulala,
Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,
10 akiwulira aleme okukuswaza; n’onyoomebwa ebbanga lyonna.
Lest the hearer put thee to shame, And thine evil report turn not back.
11 Ekigambo ekyogere nga bwe kisaanidde, kiba kya muwendo nnyo nga zaabu gwe batonye mu bintu bye bakoze mu ffeeza.
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
12 Ng’empeta ey’omu kutu eya zaabu, oba akakomo aka zaabu ennungi, bw’atyo omuntu ow’amagezi anenya, bw’abeera eri okutu okuwuliriza.
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
13 Ng’obunnyogovu bw’omuzira bwe bubeera mu biseera eby’okukunguliramu, bw’atyo bw’abeera omubaka omwesigwa eri abo abamutuma, aweweeza emmeeme ya bakama be.
As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.
14 Ng’ebire n’empewo omutali nkuba, omuntu asuubiza ebirabo by’atagaba bw’abeera.
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
15 Okugumiikiriza okungi kuyinza okukkirizisa omufuzi, n’olulimi olw’eggonjebwa lumenya eggumba.
By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
16 Bw’ozuula omubisi gw’enjuki, lyako ogwo gwokka ogukumala, si kulwa ng’ogukkuta nnyo n’ogusesema.
Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated [with] it, and hast vomited it.
17 Tokyalanga lunye ewa muliraanwa wo, si kulwa ng’akwetamwa n’akukyawa.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated [with] thee, and have hated thee.
18 Omuntu awa obujulizi obw’obulimba ku muliraanwa we, ali ng’embuukuuli, oba ekitala, oba akasaale akoogi.
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.
19 Okwesiga omuntu ateesigika, kiri ng’oli alina erinnyo eddwadde oba ekigere ekirema.
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
20 Ng’omuntu eyeeyambula engoye mu kiseera eky’obutiti, era ng’omwenge omukaatuufu bwe guteekebwako oluvu, bw’atyo bw’abeera ayimbira oyo ali mu buyinike.
Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
21 Omulabe wo bw’aba alumwa enjala, muwe emmere alye, bw’aba alumwa ennyonta muwe amazzi anywe.
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
22 Kubanga oliba otuuma amanda g’omuliro ku mutwe gwe, era Mukama alikuwa empeera.
For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
23 Ng’empewo ey’obukiikakkono bwereeta enkuba, n’olulimi oluyomba bwe luleetera omuntu obusungu.
A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.
24 Okusulanga mu kasonda waggulu ku nnyumba, kisinga okubeera n’omukazi omuyombi mu nnyumba.
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25 Ng’amazzi amannyogovu bwe gaba eri emmeeme erumwa ennyonta, bwe gatyo bwe gaba amawulire amalungi agava mu nsi ey’ewala.
[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
26 Ng’oluzzi olusiikuuse, oba ensulo eyonoonese, bw’atyo bw’abeera omutuukirivu eyeewaayo eri omukozi w’ebibi.
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
27 Si kirungi kulya mubisi gwa njuki mungi, bwe kityo si kirungi omuntu okwenoonyeza ekitiibwa.
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.
28 Omuntu ateefuga ali ng’ekibuga ekimenyeemenye ne kirekebwa nga tekirina bbugwe.
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
