Misemo Ya Aguri
130:1 Mit 22:17Misemo ya Aguri mwana wa Yake, usia:
Huyu mtu alimwambia Ithieli,
naam, kwa Ithieli na kwa Ukali:
230:2 Za 73:22“Mimi ni mjinga kuliko wanadamu wote;
sina ufahamu wa kibinadamu.
330:3 Mit 9:10Sijajifunza hekima,
wala sina maarifa ya kumjua yeye Aliye Mtakatifu.
430:4 Kum 30:12; Ufu 19:12; Yn 3:13; Ay 26:8; Efe 4:7-10Ni nani ameshapanda mbinguni na kushuka?
Ni nani ameshakusanya upepo
kwenye vitanga vya mikono yake?
Ni nani ameshafungia maji kwenye nguo yake?
Ni nani ameimarisha miisho yote ya dunia?
Jina lake ni nani, na mwanawe anaitwa nani?
Niambie kama unajua!
530:5 Za 18:30; 12:6; 84:11“Kila neno la Mungu ni kamilifu;
yeye ni ngao kwa wale wanaomkimbilia.
630:6 Kum 12:32; Ufu 22:18Usiongeze kwenye maneno yake,
ama atakukemea na kukuthibitisha kuwa mwongo.
7“Ninakuomba vitu viwili, Ee Bwana;
usininyime kabla sijafa:
830:8 Mt 6:18Uutenge mbali nami udanganyifu na uongo;
usinipe umaskini wala utajiri,
bali unipe chakula cha kunitosha kila siku.
930:9 Neh 9:25; Kum 6:12; 8:12; Yos 24:27; Hos 13:6Nisije nikawa na vingi vya kuzidi nikakukana
na kusema, ‘Bwana ni nani?’
Au nisije nikawa maskini nikaiba,
nami nikaliaibisha jina la Mungu wangu.
10“Usimchongee mtumishi kwa bwana wake,
asije akakulaani, ukapatilizwa kwalo.
1130:11 Mit 20:20“Wako watu wale ambao huwalaani baba zao
na wala hawawabariki mama zao;
1230:12 Lk 18:11; Mit 16:2; Yer 2:23-35wale ambao ni safi machoni pao wenyewe
kumbe hawakuoshwa uchafu wao;
1330:13 Ay 41:34wale ambao daima macho yao ni ya kiburi,
ambao kutazama kwao ni kwa dharau;
1430:14 Ay 24:9; 29:17; Za 14:4; 57:4; Amo 8:4; Mik 2:2wale ambao meno yao ni panga
na ambao mataya yao yamewekwa visu
kuwaangamiza maskini katika nchi,
na wahitaji kutoka miongoni mwa wanadamu.
1530:15 Mit 27:20“Mruba anao binti wawili waliao,
‘Nipe! Nipe!’
“Kuna vitu vitatu visivyotosheka kamwe,
naam, viko vinne visivyosema, ‘Yatosha!’:
1630:16 Isa 5:14; Hab 2:5Ni kaburi, tumbo lisilozaa,
nchi isiyoshiba maji kamwe,
na moto, usiosema kamwe, ‘Yatosha!’
1730:17 Kum 21:18-21; Mit 20:20; Law 20:9; Ay 15:23“Jicho lile limdhihakilo baba,
lile linalodharau kumtii mama,
litangʼolewa na kunguru wa bondeni,
litaliwa na tai.
18“Kuna vitu vitatu vinavyonishangaza sana,
naam, vinne nisivyovielewa:
19Ni mwendo wa tai katika anga,
mwendo wa nyoka juu ya mwamba,
mwendo wa meli katika maji makuu ya bahari,
nao mwendo wa mtu pamoja na msichana.
2030:20 Mit 5:6“Huu ndio mwendo wa mwanamke mzinzi,
hula akapangusa kinywa chake na kusema,
‘Sikufanya chochote kibaya.’
21“Kwa mambo matatu nchi hutetemeka,
naam, kwa mambo manne haiwezi kuvumilia:
2230:22 Mit 19:10; 29:2; Mhu 10:7Mtumwa awapo mfalme,
mpumbavu ashibapo chakula,
23mwanamke asiyependwa aolewapo,
naye mtumishi wa kike achukuapo nafasi ya bibi yake.
24“Vitu vinne duniani vilivyo vidogo,
lakini vina akili nyingi sana:
2530:25 Mit 6:6-8Mchwa ni viumbe wenye nguvu ndogo,
hata hivyo hujiwekea akiba ya chakula chao wakati wa kiangazi.
2630:26 Za 104:18Pelele ni viumbe vyenye uwezo mdogo
hata hivyo hujitengenezea nyumba zao kwenye miamba.
2730:27 Kut 10:4Nzige hawana mfalme,
hata hivyo huenda pamoja vikosi vikosi.
28Mjusi anaweza kushikwa kwa mkono,
hata hivyo huonekana katika majumba ya kifalme.
29“Viko vitu vitatu ambavyo vinapendeza katika mwendo wao,
naam, vinne ambavyo hutembea kwa mwendo wa madaha:
30simba, mwenye nguvu miongoni mwa wanyama,
asiyerudi nyuma kwa chochote;
31jogoo atembeaye kwa maringo, pia beberu,
naye mfalme pamoja na jeshi lake lililomzunguka.
3230:32 Ay 21:5; 29:9; Mhu 8:3; Mik 7:16“Ikiwa umefanya upumbavu na ukajitukuza mwenyewe,
au kama umepanga mabaya,
basi funika mdomo wako na mkono wako.
33Kwa maana kama vile kusukasuka maziwa hutoa siagi,
na pia kule kufinya pua hutoa damu,
kadhalika kuchochea hasira hutokeza ugomvi.”
Sayings of Agur
1The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance.
This man’s utterance to Ithiel:
“I am weary, God,
but I can prevail.30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:
2Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
4Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
5“Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6Do not add to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
7“Two things I ask of you, Lord;
do not refuse me before I die:
8Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.
10“Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
11“There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;
12those who are pure in their own eyes
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;
13those whose eyes are ever so haughty,
whose glances are so disdainful;
14those whose teeth are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives
to devour the poor from the earth
and the needy from among mankind.
15“The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.
“There are three things that are never satisfied,
four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16the grave, the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17“The eye that mocks a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.
18“There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
20“This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
21“Under three things the earth trembles,
under four it cannot bear up:
22a servant who becomes king,
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24“Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26hyraxes are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29“There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:
30a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;
31a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
32“If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!
33For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”
