1“Ddala ddala waliwo ebirombe mwe basima effeeza,
n’ekifo gye balongooseza effeeza.
228:2 Ma 8:9Ekyuma kisimibwa mu ttaka,
n’ekikomo ne bakisaanuusa okukiggya mu mayinja.
328:3 Mub 1:13Omuntu agoberera enzikiza n’anoonya eyo mu ttaka wansi,
asime ekyuma mu kizikiza ekiri wansi ennyo.
4Asima ekinnya ekiri ewala n’abantu gye babeera,
mu bifo eteyita bantu,
ewala okuva abantu gye bayita.
528:5 Zab 104:14Ensi evaamu emmere,
naye wansi waayo yafuusibwa nga muliro.
6Safira eva mu mayinja gaayo,
era enfuufu yaayo erimu zaabu.
7Tewali kinyonyi kiyizzi kimanyi kkubo lino,
wadde n’amaaso ga kamunye tegarirabanga.
8Ekibinja ky’empologoma ento tekituukangayo,
tewali mpologoma yali eyiseeyo.
9Omuntu ayasa n’omukono gwe ejjinja ery’embaalebaale,
n’avuunika ensozi okuviira ddala we zisibuka.
10Asima ensalosalo ku njazi;
n’amaaso ge galaba eby’omuwendo byonna.
11Anoonya wansi mu migga,
n’aggyayo ebintu ebyakwekebwa.
1228:12 Mub 7:24“Naye amagezi gasangibwa wa?
Okutegeera kuva wa?
1328:13 Nge 3:15; Mat 13:44-46Omuntu tayinza kutegeera mugaso gwago;
tegasangibwa mu nsi y’abalamu.
14Obuziba bwogera nti, ‘Tegali mu nze,’
ennyanja eyogera nti, ‘Tegali mu nze.’
1528:15 Nge 3:13-14; 8:10-11; 16:16Tegayinza kugulibwa na zaabu asingayo obulungi,
wadde omuwendo gwago okupimibwa mu ffeeza.
16Tegayinza kugulibwa na zaabu wa Ofiri,
mu mayinja ag’omuwendo aga onuku oba safiro.
1728:17 Nge 16:16Zaabu n’endabirwamu tebiyinza kugenkana:
so tegayinza kugeraageranyizibwa n’amayinja ag’omuwendo.
1828:18 Nge 3:15Kolali n’amayinja ag’endabirwamu tebyogerwa nako;
omuwendo ogugula amagezi gusinga amayinja amatwakaavu.
1928:19 Nge 8:19Topazi eva mu Esiyopya teyinza kugenkana,
tegayinza wadde okugulibwa mu zaabu etetabikiddwamu kantu konna.
2028:20 nny 23, 28“Kale amagezi gava ludda wa?
N’okutegeera kubeera ludda wa?
21Gakwekebwa okuva mu maaso g’ebintu byonna ebiramu,
era gakwekeddwa ebinyonyi by’omu bbanga.
2228:22 Yob 26:6Okuzikiriza n’Okufa kwogera nti,
‘Nawulirako buwulizi ku lugambo lwakwo mu matu gange.’
2328:23 Nge 8:22-31Katonda ategeera ekkubo erigatuukako
era ye yekka y’amanyi gye gabeera,
2428:24 a Zab 33:13-14 b Nge 15:3kubanga alaba enkomerero y’ensi
era alaba ebintu byonna wansi w’eggulu.
2528:25 Yob 12:15; Zab 135:7Bwe yateekawo amaanyi g’empewo,
n’apima n’amazzi,
2628:26 Yob 37:3, 8, 11; 38:25, 27bwe yateekera enkuba etteeka
era n’ekkubo eggulu we linaayitanga nga limyansa,
27olwo n’atunuulira amagezi n’agalangirira;
n’agateekawo, n’agagezesa.
2828:28 Ma 4:6; Zab 111:10; Nge 1:7; 9:10N’agamba omuntu nti,
‘Laba, okutya Mukama, ge magezi,
n’okuleka ekibi, kwe kutegeera.’ ”
1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.28.1 vein: or, mine 2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.28.2 earth: or, dust 3He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. 6The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.28.6 dust…: or, gold ore 7There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen: 8The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 9He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.28.9 rock: or, flint 10He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. 11He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.28.11 overflowing: Heb. weeping 12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? 13Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.28.15 It…: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it 16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.28.17 jewels…: or, vessels of 18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.28.18 coral: or, Ramoth 19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.28.21 air: or, heaven 22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; 25To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. 26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.28.27 declare…: or, number it 28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
