122:1 Koh 7:1Rĩĩtwa rĩega nĩrĩakwĩrirĩrio gũkĩra ũtonga mũnene;
gũtĩĩka nĩ kwega gũkĩra betha kana thahabu.
2Andũ arĩa atongu na arĩa athĩĩni harĩ ũndũ ũmwe ũmanyiitithanĩtie;
Jehova nĩwe Mũmbi wao othe.
322:3 Thim 27:12Mũndũ mũbaarĩrĩri onaga ũgwati akehitha,
no arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ mathiiaga o na mbere nao magatoonya thĩĩna-inĩ.
422:4 Thim 10:27; Dan 4:36Kwĩnyiihia na gwĩtigĩra Jehova
kũrehaga ũtonga, na gĩtĩĩo, na muoyo.
522:5 Thim 15:19Njĩra cia andũ arĩa aaganu irĩ mĩigua na mĩtego,
no ũrĩa ũgitagĩra ngoro yake aikaraga kũraya nacio.
622:6 Kĩam 14:14; Aef 6:4Menyeria mwana njĩra ĩrĩa agĩrĩirwo nĩkũgera,
na ndarĩ hĩndĩ akaamiuma o na aakũra.
7Andũ arĩa atongu nĩ mathaga arĩa athĩĩni,
na ũrĩa ũkombaga nĩ ndungata ya mũmũkoomberi.
822:8 Thaam 1:20; Agal 6:7-8; Hos 8:7Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhaandaga waganu agethaga thĩĩna,
naruo rũthanju rwa marakara make nĩrũkanangwo.
922:9 Gũcook 14:29Mũndũ mũtaana we mwene nĩakarathimwo,
tondũ nĩagayagĩra arĩa athĩĩni irio ciake.
10Ingata mũnyũrũrania, nayo ngũĩ nĩĩgũkweherera;
inegene na irumi o nacio nĩcigũthira.
1122:11 Math 5:8Mũndũ ũrĩa wendaga ngoro theru na akaaragia maũndũ ma ũtugi,
mũthamaki nĩagatuĩka mũrata wake.
12Maitho ma Jehova nĩmamenyagĩrĩra ũmenyo,
no nĩathaahagia ciugo cia ũrĩa ũtarĩ mwĩhokeku.
1322:13 Thim 26:13Kĩgũũta kiugaga, “Nja kũrĩ na mũrũũthi!”
Kana gĩkoiga atĩrĩ, “Nĩngũũragĩrwo njĩra-inĩ!”
1422:14 Thim 5:3-5; Koh 7:26Kanua ka mũtumia mũtharia nĩ irima iriku,
nake ũrĩa werekeirio mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova agũũaga thĩinĩ wa rĩo.
1522:15 Thim 13:24Ngoro ya mwana yohanĩtio na ũrimũ,
no rũthanju rwa kũmũherithia nĩrũkaũingata kũraya nake.
16Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhinyagĩrĩria arĩa athĩĩni nĩguo eyongerere ũtonga,
na ũrĩa ũheaga itonga iheo, eerĩ nĩmagathĩĩna.
Mĩario ya arĩa Oogĩ
17Tega matũ, na ũthikĩrĩrie mĩario ya andũ arĩa oogĩ;
nyiita na ngoro yaku maũndũ marĩa ngũrutana,
18tondũ nĩ ũndũ mwega hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ũkũmaiga ngoro-inĩ yaku,
na ũkoragwo namo mothe mĩromo-inĩ yaku.
19Ndaakũmenyithia mo nĩgeetha mwĩhoko waku ũkoragwo harĩ Jehova,
wee nĩwe ngũruta maũndũ macio ũmũthĩ, ĩĩ wee nĩwe ngũruta.
20Githĩ ndikwandĩkĩire thimo mĩrongo ĩtatũ,
thimo cia ũtaarani na ũmenyo,
2122:21 Koh 12:10ngakũruta ciugo cia ma na cia kwĩhokeka,
nĩgeetha ũkaahota kũhe
ũrĩa ũgũtũmĩte macookio mega?
2222:22 Alaw 25:17; Ayub 5:16Ndũkanatunye arĩa athĩĩni indo ciao tondũ wa ũthĩĩni wao,
na ndũkanahinyĩrĩrie arĩa abatari ciira-inĩ,
2322:23 Ayub 29:16; Thim 23:10-11nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩakamaciirĩrĩra,
na nĩagatunya arĩa mamatunyaga indo ciao.
24Ndũkanagĩe ũrata na mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ marakara mahiũ,
ndũkanagĩe thiritũ na mũndũ ũrĩa ũhiũhaga kũrakara,
2522:25 1Akor 15:33tondũ wahota kwĩruta mĩthiĩre yake,
na ũnyiitwo nĩ mũtego.
26Ndũgatuĩke mũndũ wa kũiga kĩndũ gĩa kũrũgamĩrĩra thiirĩ,
kana ũtuĩke wee nĩwe wa kũrũgamagĩrĩra mathiirĩ ma andũ angĩ;
27ũngĩkaaga kĩndũ gĩa kũrĩha nakĩo-rĩ,
ũgaatunywo ũrĩrĩ waku o ũũkomeire.
2822:28 Gũcook 19:14Ndũkaneherie ihiga rĩa tene rĩa mũhaka
rĩrĩa rĩahaandirwo nĩ maithe manyu ma tene.
2922:29 1Ath 11:28; Kĩam 39:4Nĩwonaga mũndũ mũũgĩ na wĩra wake?
Ũcio agatungata o na mbere ya athamaki;
ndagatungata mbere ya andũ matooĩkaine.
1A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
3The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
4Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honour and life.
5In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
7The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,
and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
9The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
10Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.
11One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.
12The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
13The sluggard says, ‘There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!’
14The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;
a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
16One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich – both come to poverty.
Thirty sayings of the wise
Saying 1
17Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise;
apply your heart to what I teach,
18for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart
and have all of them ready on your lips.
19So that your trust may be in the Lord,
I teach you today, even you.
20Have I not written thirty sayings for you,
sayings of counsel and knowledge,
21teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,
so that you bring back truthful reports
to those you serve?
Saying 2
22Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
23for the Lord will take up their case
and will exact life for life.
Saying 3
24Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
25or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.
Saying 4
26Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge
or puts up security for debts;
27if you lack the means to pay,
your very bed will be snatched from under you.
Saying 5
28Do not move an ancient boundary stone
set up by your ancestors.
Saying 6
29Do you see someone skilled in their work?
They will serve before kings;
they will not serve before officials of low rank.
