Zvirevo 27
1 Usazvirumbidza pamusoro pezuva ramangwana, nokuti hauzivi zvingauyiswa nezuva.
Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
2 Rega mumwe akurumbidze, kwete muromo wako; mumwe munhuwo zvake, kwete miromo yako iwe.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Ibwe rinorema uye jecha mutoro, asi kudenhwa nebenzi kunorema kupfuura zvose.
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Hasha dzine utsinye uye kutsamwa kunokurira, asi ndiani angamira pamberi pomunhu ane godo?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Kutsiurwa pachena kuri nani pane rudo rwakavanzika.
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Maronda okukuvadzwa neshamwari anogamuchirika, asi kutsvoda kwomuvengi kunonyengera.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 Uyo akaguta anovenga uchi, asi kune ane nzara kunyange zvinovava zvinozipa.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Seshiri inorasika kubva padendere rayo, ndizvo zvakaita munhu anorasika kubva pamusha wake.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Mafuta nezvinonhuhwira zvinouyisa mufaro kumwoyo, uye kunaka kwoushamwari kunobva padzidziso dzake dzakanaka.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
10 Usarasa shamwari yako kana shamwari yababa vako, uye usangoenda kumba yehama yako kana wawirwa nedambudziko chete, muvakidzani ari pedyo ari nani kupfuura hama iri kure.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbour who is near is better than a distant brother.
11 Iva wakachenjera, mwanakomana wangu, ugofadza mwoyo wangu; ipapo ndichagona kupindura ani naani anondishora.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
12 Munhu akangwara anoona njodzi agovanda, asi asina mano anoramba achienda uye agokuvadzwa nayo.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Torera nguo uyo anozviita rubatso kumutorwa; uitore semhiko kana achinge aiita rubatso kumukadzi asingazvibati.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 Kana munhu akafumira rungwanangwana kukwazisa muvakidzani wake achidaidzirisa zvichaonekwa sechituko.
He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 Mudzimai anokakavara akafanana nemvura inoramba ichidonha-donha mushure mokunge kwanaya;
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16 kumudzivisa zvakafanana nokudzivisa mhepo, kana kuchingidzira mafuta noruoko.
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Simbi inorodza simbi, saizvozvowo mumwe munhu anorodza mumwe.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
18 Uyo anochengeta muonde achadya zvibereko zvawo, uye uyo anochengeta tenzi wake achakudzwa.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honoured.
19 Sezvo mvura ichiratidza chiso, saizvozvowo mwoyo womunhu unoratidza munhu.
Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Hari ndeyokunyautsira sirivha uye choto ndechokunatsa goridhe, asi munhu anoedzwa nerumbidzo yaanowana.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Kunyange ukatswa benzi muduri, kumutswa sezviyo nomutswi, haungabvisi upenzi hwake maari.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Iva nechokwadi kuti unoziva mamiriro amakwai ako, uchengete zvakanaka mapoka ako;
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
24 nokuti pfuma haigari nokusingaperi, uye korona haigari kusvikira kuzvizvarwa zvose.
for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
25 Kana uswa hukabviswa, uye bumhudza rikabuda, nesora rikaunganidzwa kubva kuzvikomo,
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26 makwayana achakuwanisa zvokupfeka, uye mbudzi nomutengo womunda.
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
27 Uchava nomukaka wembudzi wakawanda wokudya iwe nemhuri yako, uye wokuraramisa varandakadzi vako.
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
