Good Things Come From Wisdom
1My son, accept my words.
Store up my commands inside you.
2Let your ears listen to wisdom.
Apply your heart to understanding.
3Call out for the ability to be wise.
Cry out for understanding.
4Look for it as you would look for silver.
Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.
5Then you will understand how to have respect for the Lord.
You will find out how to know God.
6The Lord gives wisdom.
Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.
7He stores up success for honest people.
He is like a shield to those who live without blame.
8He guards the path of those who are honest.
He watches over the way of his faithful ones.
9You will understand what is right and honest and fair.
You will understand the right way to live.
10Your heart will become wise.
Your mind will delight in knowledge.
11Good sense will keep you safe.
Understanding will guard you.
12Wisdom will save you from the ways of evil men.
It will save you from men who twist their words.
13Men like that have left the straight paths
to walk in dark ways.
14They take delight in doing what is wrong.
They take joy in twisting everything around.
15Their paths are crooked.
Their ways are not straight.
16Wisdom will save you from a woman who commits adultery.
It will save you from a sinful woman and her tempting words.
17She has left the man she married when she was young.
She has broken the promise she made in front of God.
18Surely her house leads down to death.
Her paths lead to the spirits of the dead.
19No one who goes to her comes back
or reaches the paths of life.
20You will walk in the ways of good people.
You will follow the paths of those who do right.
21Honest people will live in the land.
Those who are without blame will remain in it.
22But sinners will be cut off from the land.
Those who aren’t faithful will be torn away from it.
Ubwino Wanzeru
1Mwana wanga, ngati ulandira mawu anga
ndi kusunga malamulo anga mu mtima mwako,
2ndiponso kutchera khutu lako ku nzeru
ndi kuyikapo mtima pa kumvetsa zinthu;
3ngati upempha kuti uzindikire zinthu
inde kupempha ndi mtima wonse kuti ukhale womvetsa zinthu,
4ngati ufunafuna nzeruyo ngati siliva
ndi kuyisakasaka ngati chuma chobisika,
5ndiye udzamvetsa bwino tanthauzo la kuopa Yehova;
ndipo udzapezanso tanthauzo la kumudziwa Yehova.
6Pakuti Yehova ndiye amapereka nzeru,
ndipo mʼkamwa mwake mumachokera chidziwitso ndi kumvetsa zinthu.
7Anthu olungama zinthu zimawayendera bwino chifukwa Yehova amakhala nawo.
Paja Yehova ndiye chishango cha amene amayenda mwangwiro,
8pakuti ndiye mlonda wa njira zolungama.
Iye amasamala mayendedwe a anthu ake okhulupirika.
9Choncho udzamvetsa tanthauzo la ungwiro, chilungamo,
kusakondera ndi njira iliyonse yabwino.
10Pakuti nzeru idzalowa mu mtima mwako,
kudziwa zinthu kudzakusangalatsa.
11Kuganizira bwino za mʼtsogolo kudzakusunga;
kumvetsa zinthu bwino kudzakuteteza.
12Nzeru idzakupulumutsa ku mayendedwe oyipa,
kwa anthu amabodza,
13amene amasiya njira zolungama
namayenda mʼnjira zamdima,
14amene amakondwera pochita zoyipa
namasangalala ndi kuyipa kwa ntchito zawo zonyansa.
15Amenewa ndi anthu a njira zawo zokhotakhota,
ndipo makhalidwe awo ndi achinyengo.
16Nzeruyo idzakupulumutsanso kwa mkazi wachigololo;
kwa mkazi wachilendo woyankhula moshashalika,
17amene wasiya mwamuna wa chitsikana wake
ndi kuyiwala pangano limene anachita pamaso pa Mulungu wake.
18Pakuti nyumba yake imatsetserekera ku imfa;
njira zake zimamufikitsa ku manda.
19Opita kwa iye palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe amabwerera
kapena kupezanso njira zamoyo.
20Choncho iwe uziyenda mʼnjira za anthu abwino,
uzitsata njira za anthu ochita chilungamo.
21Pakuti anthu olungama ndiwo ati adzakhale mʼdziko
ndipo anthu angwiro ndiwo ati adzakhazikike mʼmenemo;
22Koma anthu oyipa adzachotsedwa mʼdzikomo,
ndipo anthu onyenga adzachotsedwamo.
