Zvirevo 25
1 Izvi ndizvo zvimwe zvirevo zvaSoromoni, zvakanyorwa namachinda aHezekia mambo weJudha:
These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
2 Kukudzwa kwaMwari kuviga chinhu; kunzvera nyaya ndiko kukudzwa kwamadzimambo.
It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
3 Sokukwirira kwakaita denga nokudzika kwakaita nyika, saizvozvowo mwoyo yamadzimambo haigoni kunzverwa.
The heaven is high and the earth is deep, and the hearts of kings may not be searched out.
4 Bvisa marara pasirivha, panobva pabuda zvinoshandiswa nomuumbi wemidziyo yesirivha;
Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
5 bvisa akaipa pamberi pamambo, ipapo chigaro chake choushe chichasimbiswa kubudikidza nokururama.
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
6 Usazvikudza pamberi pamambo, uye usazvipa chigaro pakati pavanhu vakuru;
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
7 Zviri nani kuti ati kwauri, “Kwira pano,” pano kuti akunyadzise pamberi pavanhu vanoremekedzwa.
For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
8 Zvawakaona nameso ako usakurumidze kuzvikwidza kumatare edzimhosva, nokuti uchazoiteiko pamagumo, kana muvakidzani wako akakunyadzisa?
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
9 Kana uchipikisana nomuvakidzani wako, usarase chivimbo chomumwe munhu,
Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:
10 kana kuti uyo achazvinzwa angangokunyadzisa, uye uchazoramba uine chimiro chakaipa.
Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
11 Shoko rataurwa nenguva yakafanira rakafanana namaapuro egoridhe mumidziyo yesirivha.
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
12 Semhete yomunzeve yegoridhe kana chishongo chegoridhe rakaisvonaka, ndizvo zvakaita kutsiura kwomunhu akachenjera, kunzeve inoteerera.
Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
13 Nhume yakatendeka kune anoituma yakafanana nokutonhorera kwechando panguva yokukohwa; inonyevenutsa mweya yavanatenzi vake.
As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
14 Samakore nemhepo zvisina mvura, ndizvo zvakaita munhu anozvirumbidza pamusoro pezvipo zvaasingapi.
As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
15 Kubudikidza nomwoyo murefu mutongi anogona kunyengetedzwa, uye rurimi runyoro runogona kuvhuna mapfupa.
A judge is moved by one who for a long time undergoes wrongs without protest, and by a soft tongue even bone is broken.
16 Kana wawana uchi, idya hunokuringana chete, hukawandisa, ucharutsa.
If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
17 Usanyanyoenda pamba pomuvakidzani wako, ukanyanya kuendapo, achakuvenga.
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
18 Setsvimbo kana munondo kana museve unopinza, ndizvo zvakaita munhu anopa uchapupu hwenhema achipikisa muvakidzani wake.
One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Sezino rakaora kana tsoka yakaremara, ndizvo zvakafanana nokuvimba nomunhu asina kutendeka panguva yokutambudzika.
Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
20 Souya anokurura nguo musi unotonhora, kana sevhiniga inodururwa pasoda, ndizvo zvinoita uyo anoimbira nziyo kumwoyo wakaremerwa.
Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
21 Kana muvengi wako ane nzara, mupe zvokudya adye; kana aine nyota, mupe mvura anwe.
If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:
22 Mukuita izvi, uchaunganidzira mazimbe anopisa pamusoro wake, uye Jehovha achakupa mubayiro.
For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
23 Semhepo yokumusoro inouyisa mvura, naizvozvo rurimi rwakaipa runouyisa zviso zvakashatirwa.
As the north wind gives birth to rain, so is an angry face caused by a tongue saying evil secretly.
24 Zviri nani kugara pakona redenga reimba pano kugara mumba nomudzimai anokakavara.
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
25 Semvura inotonhorera kumweya wakaneta ndizvo zvakaita nhau dzakanaka dzinobva kunyika iri kure.
As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Sechitubu chizere madhaka kana tsime rasvibiswa, ndizvo zvakaita munhu akarurama anopa mukana kumunhu akaipa.
Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
27 Hazvina kunaka kudya uchi huzhinji, kana kuti munhu azvitsvakire kukudzwa kwake iye.
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
28 Seguta rakakoromoka masvingo ndizvo zvakaita munhu asingagoni kuzvibata.
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
