Zvirevo 30
1 Zvirevo zvaAguri mwanakomana waJake, shoko rake: Murume uyu akati kuna Itieri, kuna Itieri nokuna Ukari:
The words of Agur son of Jakeh—the utterance: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 “Ndini munhu asingazivi zvikuru kwazvo pakati pavanhu; handina kunzwisisa kwomunhu.
Surely I am more like an animal than any human and I do not have the understanding of a human being.
3 Handina kudzidza uchenjeri, uye handina ruzivo rwaiye Mutsvene.
I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Ndiani akakwidza kudenga uye akazoburuka? Ndiani akabata mhepo mumaoko ake? Ndiani akasungirira mvura munguo yake? Ndiani akaisa migumo yose yenyika? Zita rake ndiani, uye nezita romwanakomana wake? Ndiudzei kana muchiriziva!
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has gathered up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
5 “Shoko rimwe nerimwe raMwari nderechokwadi; iye chidzitiro kuna avo vanovanda maari.
Every word of God is tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Usawedzera kumashoko ake, kana kuti achakutsiura uye agokuratidza kuti uri murevi wenhema.
Do not add to his words, or he will discipline you, and you will be proved to be a liar.
7 “Zvinhu zviviri zvandinokumbira kwamuri, imi Jehovha, musandirambira izvi ndisati ndafa:
Two things I ask of you, do not withhold them from me before I die:
8 Bvisai kusatendeka nenhema zvive kure neni; musandipa urombo kana pfuma, asi ndipei chete zvokudya zvemisi yose.
Put vanity and lies far away from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, just give me the food I need.
9 Zvichida, ndingava nezvakawanda kwazvo ndikasakukudzai, uye ndikazoti, ‘Jehovha ndianiko?’ Kana kuti zvimwe ndingava murombo ndikaba, uye ndikasaremekedza zita raMwari wangu.
For if I have too much, I might deny you and say, “Who is Yahweh?” Or if I become poor, I might steal and profane the name of my God.
10 “Usareva muranda kuna tenzi wake, nokuti achakutuka, uye uchazviripira izvozvo.
Do not slander a slave before his master, or he will curse you and you will be held guilty.
11 “Kuna avo vanotuka madzibaba avo uye vasingaropafadzi vanamai vavo;
There is a generation that curses their father and does not bless their mother.
12 vaya vanozviti vakachena pamaonero avo asi vasina kusukwa tsvina yavo;
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, and yet they are not washed of their filth.
13 vaya vane meso anozvikudza nguva dzose, vane matarisiro okushora;
There is a generation whose eyes are raised up, and how high are their eyelids lifted up!
14 vaya vane meno anenge minondo nameno eshaya dzavo anenge mapanga kuti vaparadze varombo panyika, navanoshayiwa kubva pakati pavanhu.
There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jawbones are like knives, so they may devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
15 “Chikwevaropa chine vanasikana vaviri. Vanodanidzira vachiti, ‘Tipei! Tipei!’ “Kune zvinhu zvitatu zvisingatongoguti, zvina zvisingamboti, ‘Zvaringana!’:
The leech has two daughters: “Give and give” they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough”:
16 guva, chizvaro chisingabereki, pasi pasingaguti mvura, nomoto usingamboti, ‘Zvaringana!’ (Sheol h7585)
Sheol; the barren womb; land that is never satisfied with water; and the fire that never says, “Enough!” (Sheol h7585)
17 “Ziso rinotuka baba, rinoshora kuteerera mai, richanongorwa namakunguo omumupata, richadyiwa namagora.
The eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, his eyes will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, and he will be eaten by the vultures.
18 “Pane zvinhu zvitatu zvinondishamisa kwazvo, zvina zvandisinganzwisisi, zvinoti:
There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
19 nzira yegondo riri mudenga, nenzira yenyoka paruware, nenzira yechikepe pagungwa, uye nzira yomurume ane musikana.
the way of an eagle in the sky; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 “Iyi ndiyo nzira yomukadzi chifeve: Anodya agopukuta muromo wake uye agoti, ‘Hapana chinhu chakaipa chandaita ini.’
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and she wipes her mouth and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”
21 “Nyika inodedera nokuda kwezvinhu zvitatu, zvinhu zvina zvaisingadi kuona:
Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:
22 muranda anozova mambo, benzi rine zvokudya zvizhinji,
a slave when he becomes king; a fool when he is filled with food;
23 mukadzi akaroorwa asi asingadiwi, nomurandakadzi anotorera vatenzi vake murume.
a hated woman when she marries; and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress.
24 “Panyika pane zvinhu zvina zvidiki, asi zvakachenjera kwazvo:
Four things on earth are small and yet they are very wise:
25 Masvosve zvipuka zvine simba duku asi anounganidza zvokudya zvawo muzhizha:
the ants are creatures that are not strong, but they prepare their food in the summer;
26 mbira zvipuka zvisina simba guru, asi dzinoita imba yadzo mumatombo;
the rock badgers are not mighty creatures, but they make their homes in the rocks.
27 mhashu hadzina mambo, asi dzinofamba pamwe chete mumapoka adzo;
Locusts have no king, but all of them march in rank.
28 dzvinyu rinogona kubatwa namaoko, asi rinowanikwa mumizinda yamadzimambo.
As for the lizard, you can hold it in your two hands, yet they are found in kings' palaces.
29 “Kune zvinhu zvitatu zvino kufamba kunokudzwa kwazvo, zvina zvino kufamba kunokudzwa kwazvo;
There are three things that are stately in their stride and four that are stately in how they walk:
30 shumba, ine simba pakati pezvikara, isingadududzi pamberi pechikara chipi zvacho;
a lion, strongest among wild animals— it does not turn away from anything;
31 mafambiro okuzvikudza ejongwe, nenhongo yembudzi, uye namambo akakomberedzwa navarwi vake.
a strutting rooster; a goat; and a king whose soldiers are beside him.
32 “Kana uchinge waita upenzi nokuzvirumbidza pachako, kana kuti waronga zvakaipa, bata muromo wako noruoko rwako!
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil— put your hand over your mouth.
33 Nokuti somukaka warozva unobudisa ruomba, uye sokudzvinyirira mhino kunobudisa ropa, nokudaro kumutsa hasha kunobudisa kukakavara.”
As churning milk makes butter and as one's nose will produce blood if it is twisted, so deeds done in anger produce conflict.
