Ũũgĩ na Ũkĩĩgu Gwĩtana
19:1 Aef 2:20-22; 1Pet 2:5Ũũgĩ nĩakĩte nyũmba yake;
nĩaicũhĩtie itugĩ ciayo mũgwanja.
2Nĩahaarĩirie nyama, na akahaarĩria ndibei,9:2 Ndibei nĩyatukanagio na indo ingĩ ta manemane nĩgeetha ĩcame wega.
o na akaara metha yake.
39:3 Thim 8:1-3Nĩatũmĩte ndungata ciake cia airĩtu nja,
na nĩaretana arĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene, akoiga atĩrĩ:
49:4 Thim 6:32“Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!”
Ningĩ akeera andũ arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku atĩrĩ,
59:5 Joh 7:37-38; Isa 55:1Ũkai mũrĩe irio ciakwa,
na mũnyue ndibei ĩrĩa ndĩmũthondekeire.
6Tiganai na mĩthiĩre yanyu ĩtarĩ ya ũũgĩ, na nĩmũgũtũũra muoyo;
cookai gũthiiaga na njĩra ya ũtaũku.
79:7 Math 7:6“Ũrĩa wothe ũtaaraga mũnyũrũrania eĩtagĩria irumi;
na ũrĩa wothe ũkaanagia mũndũ mwaganu egĩĩragĩra njono.
89:8 Thim 15:12; Thab 141:5Ndũkanataare mũnyũrũrania, nĩguo ndagagũthũũre;
kaania mũndũ mũũgĩ, nake nĩegũkwenda.
99:9 Thim 1:5, 7Taara mũndũ mũũgĩ na nĩegũkĩrĩrĩria kũũhĩga;
mũndũ mũthingu mũrute, na nĩekuongerera ũũgĩ wake.
109:10 Thim 1:7; Gũcook 4:6“Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa ũũgĩ nĩ gwĩtigĩra Jehova,
na kũmenya Ũrĩa Mũtheru nĩkuo gũtaũkĩrwo.
119:11 Kĩam 15:15; Thim 10:27Nĩgũkorwo nĩ ũndũ wakwa matukũ maku nĩmakaingĩha,
na wongererwo mĩaka ya gũtũũra muoyo.
12Ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũũgĩ-rĩ, ũũgĩ waku nĩũgakũguna;
na ũngĩkorwo ũrĩ mũnyũrũrania-rĩ, we nowe ũkaanyariirĩka.”
139:13 Thim 7:11Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa wĩtagwo Mũkĩĩgu nĩ wa inegene;
we ndarĩ mũtugo, na ndarĩ ũmenyo.
149:14 Thim 9:3; Ezek 16:25Aikaraga thĩ mũrango-inĩ wa nyũmba yake,
agaikarĩra gĩtĩ harĩa hatũũgĩru mũno itũũra-inĩ rĩrĩa inene,
15ageetaga arĩa marehĩtũkĩra,
arĩa marethiĩra na njĩra ciao.
16Ameeraga atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa othe matarĩ na ũũgĩ nĩmoke gũkũ!”
Nao arĩa maagĩĩte ũtaũku akameera atĩrĩ:
179:17 Thim 20:17“Maaĩ ma kũiya marĩ mũrĩo;
o na irio iria irĩĩagĩrwo hitho-inĩ irĩ cama!”
18No andũ acio matikoragwo makĩmenya atĩ arĩa akuũ marĩ kũu,
na atĩ ageni ake marĩ o kũrĩa kũriku mbĩrĩra-inĩ.
Invitations of Wisdom and Folly
1Wisdom has built her house;
she has set up9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out its seven pillars.
2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine;
she has also set her table.
3She has sent out her servants, and she calls
from the highest point of the city,
4“Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense she says,
5“Come, eat my food
and drink the wine I have mixed.
6Leave your simple ways and you will live;
walk in the way of insight.”
7Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.
8Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you;
rebuke the wise and they will love you.
9Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
11For through wisdom9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me your days will be many,
and years will be added to your life.
12If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
13Folly is an unruly woman;
she is simple and knows nothing.
14She sits at the door of her house,
on a seat at the highest point of the city,
15calling out to those who pass by,
who go straight on their way,
16“Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense she says,
17“Stolen water is sweet;
food eaten in secret is delicious!”
18But little do they know that the dead are there,
that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
