Mithali 4
1 Sikilizeni wanangu, mafundisho ya baba yenu; sikilizeni kwa makini na mpate ufahamu.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Ninawapa mafundisho ya maana, kwa hiyo msiyaache mafundisho yangu.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Nilipokuwa mvulana mdogo katika nyumba ya baba yangu, ningali mchanga na mtoto pekee kwa mama yangu,
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 baba alinifundisha akisema, “Yashike maneno yangu yote kwa moyo wako wote; yashike maagizo yangu na wewe utaishi.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Pata hekima, pata ufahamu; usiyasahau maneno yangu wala usiyaache.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Usimwache hekima naye atakuweka salama; mpende, naye atakulinda.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Hekima ni bora kuliko vitu vyote; kwa hiyo jipe hekima. Hata ikikugharimu vyote ulivyo navyo, pata ufahamu.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Mstahi, naye atakukweza; mkumbatie, naye atakuheshimu.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Atakuvika shada la neema kichwani mwako na kukupa taji ya utukufu.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Sikiliza mwanangu, kubali ninachokuambia, nayo miaka ya maisha yako itakuwa mingi.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Ninakuongoza katika njia ya hekima na kukuongoza katika mapito yaliyonyooka.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Utembeapo, hatua zako hazitazuiliwa; ukimbiapo, hutajikwaa.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Mkamate sana elimu, usimwache aende zake; mshike, maana yeye ni uzima wako.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Usiuweke mguu wako katika njia ya waovu wala usitembee katika njia ya watu wabaya.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Epukana nayo, usisafiri katika njia hiyo; achana nayo, na uelekee njia yako.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 Kwa kuwa hawawezi kulala mpaka watende uovu; wanashindwa hata kusinzia mpaka wamwangushe mtu.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Wanakula mkate wa uovu, na kunywa mvinyo wa jeuri.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Njia ya wenye haki ni kama nuru ya kwanza ya mapambazuko, ambayo hungʼaa zaidi na zaidi mpaka mchana mkamilifu.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Lakini njia ya waovu ni kama giza nene; hawajui kinachowafanya wajikwae.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Mwanangu, yasikilize kwa makini yale ninayokuambia; sikiliza kwa makini maneno yangu.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Usiruhusu yaondoke machoni pako, yahifadhi ndani ya moyo wako;
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 kwa sababu ni uzima kwa wale wanaoyapata na afya kwa mwili wote wa mwanadamu.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Zaidi ya yote, linda moyo wako, kuliko yote uyalindayo, maana ndiko zitokako chemchemi za uzima.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Epusha kinywa chako na ukaidi; weka mazungumzo machafu mbali na midomo yako.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Macho yako na yatazame mbele, kaza macho yako moja kwa moja mbele yako.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Sawazisha mapito ya miguu yako na njia zako zote ziwe zimethibitika.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Usigeuke kulia wala kushoto; epusha mguu wako na ubaya.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
