Mithali 4
1 Wanangu, sikilizeni, fundisho la baba, na zingatieni ili mjue maana ya ufahamu.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Mimi ninawapa mafundisho mazuri; msiyaache mafundisho yangu.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Mimi nilikuwa mwana kwa baba yangu, mpole 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 akiniambia, “Moyo wako uzingatie sana maneno yangu; shika amri zangu nawe uishi.
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 Jipatie hekima na ufahamu; usisahau na kuyakataa maneno ya kinywa changu;
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 usiiache hekima nayo itakulinda; ipenda nayo itakuhifadhi salama.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Hekima ni kitu cha muhimu sana, hivyo jipatie hekima na tumia namna zote kuweza kupata ufahamu.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Tunza hekima nayo itakutukuza; ikumbatie nayo itakuheshimu.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Hekima itaweka kilemba cha heshima juu ya kichwa chako; itakupa taji zuri.
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Mwanangu, sikiliza, na kuzingatia maneno yangu, nawe utapata miaka mingi ya maisha yako.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Ninakuelekeza katika njia ya hekima, nimekuongoza katika mapito yaliyonyooka.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Unapotembea, hakuna atakayesimama katika njia yako na kama ukikimbia hutajikwaa.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Shika mwongozo wala usiuache, utakuongoza, maana ni uzima wako.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Usifuate njia ya waovu wala usiende katika njia ya watendao uovu.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Jiepushe nayo, usipite katika njia hiyo; geuka na upite njia nyingine.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 Maana hawawezi kulala mpaka wafanye ubaya na hupotewa na usingizi hadi wasababishe mtu kujikwaa.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Maana wao hula mkate wa uovu na hunywa divai ya vurugu.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Bali njia ya mwenye kutenda haki ni kama mwanga ung'aao, huangaza zaidi na zaidi hadi mchana inapowasili kwa ukamilifu.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Njia ya waovu ni kama giza - hawajui ni kitu gani huwa wanajikwaa juu yake.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Mwanangu, zingatia maneno yangu; sikiliza kauli zangu.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Usiziache zikaondoka machoni pako; uzitunze katika moyo wako.
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 Maana maneno yangu ni uzima kwa wenye kuyapata na afya katika mwili wao.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Ulinde salama moyo wako na uukinge kwa bidii zote; kwa kuwa katika moyo hububujika chemichemi za uzima.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Jiepushe na kauli za udanganyifu na ujiepushe na mazungumzo ya ufisadi.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Macho yako yatazame mbele kwa unyoofu na kwa uthabiti tazama mbele sawasawa.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Usawazishe pito la mguu wako; na njia zako zote zitakuwa salama.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Usigeuke upande wa kulia au kushoto; ondoa mguu wako mbali na uovu.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
