Zvirevo 6
1 Mwanakomana wangu, kana uchinge waita rubatso kumuvakidzani wako, kana uchinge waita mhiko nokumbunda noruoko rwako kuno mumwe,
My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger,
2 kana uchinge wasungwa nokuda kwezvawakataura, wabatwa namashoko omuromo wako,
thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 ipapo ita izvi, mwanakomana wangu, kuti uzvisunungure, sezvo wawira mumaoko omuvakidzani wako! Enda undozvininipisa; ukumbire zvikuru kumuvakidzani wako!
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.
4 Usatendera meso ako hope, usatendera meso ako kutsumwaira.
Do not give sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Zvipukunyutse, semhara kubva paruoko rwomuvhimi, seshiri kubva paugombe hwomuteyi.
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Enda kusvosve, iwe simbe; cherechedza nzira dzaro ugova wakachenjera!
Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.
7 Harina mutungamiri, mutariri kana mutongi,
Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 asi rinochengeta zvokudya zvaro muzhizha, uye rinounganidza zvokudya zvaro pakukohwa.
provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 Uchasvika riniko wakarara ipapo, iwe simbe? Uchamuka riniko kubva pahope dzako?
How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Kumbovata zvishomanana, kumbotsumwaira zvishomanana, kumbopeta maoko zvishomanana kuti ndizorore.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
11 Naizvozvo urombo huchauya kwauri segororo, uye kushayiwa somurwi akashonga nhumbi dzokurwa.
so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
12 Munhu asina maturo uye anoita zvakaipa, anofamba-famba achitaura zvakaora,
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
13 anochonya nameso ake, anonongedzera netsoka dzake, uye anodudzira neminwe yake,
who winks with his eyes, who speaks with his feet, who makes signs with his fingers,
14 anoronga zvakaipa nounyengeri mumwoyo make, iyeyo anogaromutsa kupesana.
in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who sows discord.
15 Naizvozvo njodzi ichamuwira munguva shoma shoma; achaparadzwa nokukurumidza, pasina chingamubatsira.
Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Suddenly he shall be broken, and that without remedy.
16 Pane zvinhu zvitanhatu zvakavengwa naJehovha, zvinomwe zvinomunyangadza zvinoti:
There are six things which Jehovah hates, yea, seven which are an abomination to him:
17 meso anozvikudza, rurimi runoreva nhema, maoko anodeura ropa risina mhosva,
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 mwoyo unoronga mano akaipa, tsoka dzinokurumidza kumhanyira muzvakaipa,
a heart that devises wicked purposes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 chapupu chenhema chinodurura nhema, uye munhu anomutsa kupesana pakati pehama.
a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
20 Mwanakomana wangu, chengetedza mirayiro yababa vako, uye usarasa kudzidzisa kwamai vako.
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and do not forsake the law of thy mother.
21 Zvisungirire pamwoyo wako nokusingaperi; uzvishonge pamutsipa wako.
Bind them continually upon thy heart. Tie them about thy neck.
22 Paunofamba zvichakutungamirira; paucharara, zvichakurinda; pauchamuka, zvichataura newe.
When thou walk, it shall lead thee. When thou sleep, it shall watch over thee. And when thou awake, it shall talk with thee.
23 Nokuti mirayiro iyi ndiyo mwenje kwauri, dzidziso iyi ndiyo chiedza, uye kudzora kwokurayira ndiko nzira youpenyu,
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
24 kunokuchengetedza pamukadzi asingazvibati, kubva parurimi runonyengera rwomudzimai asingazvibati.
to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.
25 Usachiva runako rwake mumwoyo mako, kana kumurega achikubata namaziso ake,
Do not lust after her beauty in thy heart, nor let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 nokuti chifeve chinokuderedza kusvikira wafanana nechingwa, uye mukadzi womumwe asi ari chifeve anoendesa upenyu hwako chaihwo kurufu.
For the price of a harlot is as much as a piece of bread, but the adulteress hunts for the precious life.
27 Ko, munhu angaisa moto pamakumbo ake, nguo dzake dzikasatsva here?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Ko, munhu angafamba pamazimbe anopisa, tsoka dzake dzikasatsva here?
Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29 Ndizvo zvakaita uyo anorara nomudzimai womumwe murume; hapana angabate mukadzi iyeyo akasarangwa.
So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her shall not be unpunished.
30 Vanhu havazvidzi mbavha kana ikaba kuti ipedze nzara yayo painenge yoziya.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
31 Asi kana akabatwa, anofanira kuripa kakapetwa kanomwe, kunyange zvichimutorera pfuma yose yeimba yake.
Yet if he is found, he shall restore sevenfold. He shall give all the substance of his house.
32 Asi munhu anoita upombwe, anoshayiwa njere; ani naani anozviita anozviparadza iye pachake.
He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who would destroy his own soul does it.
33 Kurohwa nokunyadziswa ndiwo mugove wake, uye kunyadziswa kwake hakungatongobviswi;
Wounds and dishonor he shall get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 nokuti godo rinomutsa hasha dzomurume, uye haanganzwiri tsitsi kana otsiva.
For jealousy is a man's fury, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 Haangagamuchiri muripo upi zvawo; acharamba fufuro, kunyange rakakura sei.
He will not regard any ransom, nor will he be satisfied, though thou give many gifts.
