Botae Ne Nsɛmpɔw
1Dawid babarima Salomo, Israelhene, mmebusɛm ni:
2Ne botae ne sɛ ɛbɛkyerɛ nnipa nyansa ne ahohyɛso;
ne sɛ ɛbɛboa ama wɔate nsɛm a emu dɔ ase;
3sɛ wobenya akwankyerɛ wɔ abrabɔ pa mu,
a ɛbɛma wɔayɛ ade pa, nea ɛteɛ na ho nni asɛm;
4sɛ ɛbɛma nea nʼadwene mu nnɔ anya nyansa
na mmabun anya nimdeɛ ne adwene,
5anyansafo ntie na wɔmfa nka nea wonim ho,
na nea ɔwɔ nhumu nya akwankyerɛ a
6ɛbɛma wate mmɛ ne kasammebu,
anyansafo nsɛnka ne abisaa ase.
7Awurade suro yɛ nimdeɛ mfiase,
na nkwaseafo bu nyansa ne ahohyɛso animtiaa.
Nyansapɛ Ho Afotusɛm
Nnaadaa Ho Kɔkɔbɔ
8Me ba, tie wʼagya akwankyerɛ
na mpo wo na nkyerɛkyerɛ.
9Ɛbɛyɛ wo ti anuonyam abotiri
ne wo kɔn mu atweaban.
10Me ba, sɛ nnebɔneyɛfo twetwe wo a,
mma wɔn ho kwan.
11Sɛ wɔka se, “Bra ma yɛnkɔ;
ma yɛnkɔtetɛw na yenkum obi,
ma yɛnkɔtɛw ntwɛn mmɔborɔni bi;
12ma yɛmmemene wɔn anikann sɛ ɔda,
koraa, te sɛ wɔn a wɔkɔ ɔda mu;
13yebenya nneɛma a ɛsom bo ahorow
na yɛde asade ahyɛ yɛn afi ma;
14fa wo ho bɛhyɛ mu,
na wubenya wo kyɛfa wɔ ahonyade no mu.”
15Me ba, wo ne wɔn nnantew,
mfa wo nan nsi wɔn akwan so;
16Wɔn anan de ntɛmpɛ kɔ bɔne mu,
na wɔde ahoɔhare ka mogya gu.
17So nni mfaso sɛ obi besum nnomaafiri
wɔ beae a anomaa biara hu!
18Saa nnipa yi tetɛw pɛ wɔn ankasa mogya;
wɔtetɛw wɔn ankasa wɔn ho!
19Saa na wɔn a wodi akorɔnne akyi no awiei te;
ɛma wɔhwere wɔn nkwa!
Nyansa A Wɔpo Ho Kɔkɔbɔ
20Nyansa teɛ mu wɔ mmɔnten so,
ɔma ne nne so wɔ aguabɔbea,
21ɔteɛ mu wɔ afasu no atifi,
ɔkasa wɔ kuropɔn no apon ano se,
22“Mo adwenharefo, mobɛyɛ adwenhare akosi da bɛn?
Fɛwdifo bedi fɛw akosi da bɛn?
Nkwaseafo bekyi nimdeɛ akosi da bɛn?
23Sɛ mutiee mʼanimka a,
anka mekaa me koma mu nsɛm nyinaa kyerɛɛ mo
ma muhuu me nsusuwii.
24Nanso sɛ muyii mo aso, bere a mefrɛɛ mo
na amfa obiara ho, bere a meteɛɛ me nsa mu,
25sɛ mopoo mʼafotu,
na moampɛ mʼanimka nti,
26me nso mɛserew mo wɔ mo amanehunu mu;
sɛ abɛbrɛsɛ bi bu fa mo so a, midi mo ho fɛw,
27sɛ abɛbrɛsɛ bi bu fa mo so te sɛ ahum,
na amanehunu bi bɔ fa mo so sɛ mfɛtɛ,
na awerɛhow ne ɔhaw mene mo a,
28“Afei wɔbɛfrɛ me, nanso meremmua;
wɔbɛhwehwɛ me, nanso wɔrenhu me.
29Esiane sɛ wokyii nimdeɛ
na wɔampɛ sɛ wobesuro Awurade,
30sɛ wɔpoo mʼafotu,
na wobuu me nteɛso animtiaa nti,
31wobedi wɔn akwan so aba;
na wɔn nhyehyɛe mu aduan bɛmee wɔn.
32Na ntetekwaafo asoɔden bekum wɔn,
na nkwaseafo tirimudɛ bɛsɛe wɔn;
33Nanso obiara a obetie me no, ɔbɛtena ase asomdwoe mu
na ne ho bɛtɔ no a ɔrensuro ɔhaw biara.”
Ciugo cia Kwambĩrĩria: Gĩtũmi na Muoroto
11:1 Math 13:3; 1Ath 4:29-34Ici nĩ thimo cia Solomoni mũrũ wa Daudi, ũrĩa warĩ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli:
2nĩ thimo cia gũtũma mũndũ agĩe na ũũgĩ, na ataarĩke;
nĩ cia gũtũma ahote gũtaũkĩrwo nĩ ciugo cia ũũgĩ;
3nĩ cia gũtũma mũndũ ataarĩke ahote kũbarĩrĩra mũtũũrĩre wake,
ekage maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, na ma kĩhooto, na marĩa mega;
41:4 Thim 8:5; Thim 8:12nĩ cia gũtũma ũrĩa ũtarĩ na ũũgĩ agĩe na ũmenyo,
na cia gũtũma mũndũ mwĩthĩ agĩe na ũmenyo na ũgereri:
51:5 Thim 9:9arĩa oogĩ-rĩ, nĩmathikĩrĩrie na mongerere wĩruti wao,
nao arĩa akũũrani maũndũ metĩkĩre gũtongorio.
61:6 Thab 49:4; Atiir 14:12Ningĩ nĩ cia gũtũma mũndũ ataũkĩrwo nĩ thimo na ngerekano,
na ataũkĩrwo nĩ ciugo cia andũ arĩa oogĩ, na ndaĩ ciao.
7Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa ũmenyo nĩ gwĩtigĩra Jehova,
no arĩa akĩĩgu nĩ mathũire ũũgĩ na ũtaaro.
Mwĩmenyererei Kũheenererio
81:8 Thim 4:1; Jer 35:8Mũrũ wakwa, thikĩrĩria mataaro ma thoguo,
na ndũgatigane na ũrutani wa maitũguo.
9Maũndũ macio magaatuĩka ithaga rĩa kũgemia mũtwe waku,
na ta mũgathĩ wa kũgemia ngingo yaku.
101:10 Ayub 24:15; Gũcook 13:8Mũrũ wakwa, ehia mangĩgakũheenereria-rĩ,
ndũkanetĩkanie nao.
11Mangĩgakwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ũka ũthiĩ hamwe na ithuĩ;
reke tuoherie mũndũ tũite thakame yake,
reke tũcemaceeme mũndũ o na ũtehĩtie;
121:12 Thab 35:25ningĩ reke tũmamerie marĩ muoyo, o ta ũrĩa mbĩrĩra ĩĩkaga,
na marĩ agima, o ta arĩa maharũrũkaga irima;
13Na ithuĩ-rĩ, tũkĩgĩe na indo cia goro cia mĩthemba yothe,
na tũiyũrie nyũmba ciitũ na indo cia ndaho;
14rutithania wĩra na ithuĩ,
tũkorwo na mũhuko ũmwe ithuothe”;
151:15 Thab 119:101; Kĩam 49:6mũrũ wakwa, tiga gũtwarana nao,
ndũkagerere njĩra ciao;
161:16 Isa 59:7nĩgũkorwo magũrũ mao mahanyũkaga mathiĩ mehia-inĩ,
nao mahiũhaga magaite thakame.
17Kaĩ nĩ wĩra wa tũhũ kũiga gĩkerenge
nyoni ciothe igĩkuonaga-ĩ!
181:18 Thab 71:10Andũ aya mohagĩria thakame yao ene;
maceemaga o mĩoyo yao ene!
19Ũcio nĩguo mũthia wa arĩa othe magĩaga na indo na njĩra ya ungumania;
indo icio iniinaga mĩoyo ya arĩa magĩaga nacio.
Mwĩmenyererei Mũtikarege Ũũgĩ
201:20 Ayub 28:12Ũũgĩ nĩ aretana anĩrĩire njĩra-inĩ,
ningĩ agakayũrũrũka arĩ ihaaro-inĩ cia mũingĩ;
21Aragũthũka na mũgambo mũnene arĩ magomano-inĩ ma njĩra kũu kũrĩ inegene,
o na itoonyero rĩa itũũra inene akoria atĩrĩ:
221:22 Thim 6:32; Thab 50:17“Inyuĩ mũtarĩ ũũgĩ-rĩ, nĩ nginya rĩ mũgũtũũra mwendete njĩra cianyu itarĩ cia ũũgĩ?
Nĩ nginya rĩ anyũrũrania megũtũũra makenagĩra kĩnyũrũri,
na arĩa akĩĩgu mathũire ũmenyo?
23Korwo nĩmwetĩkĩrire kũigua ũtaaro wakwa-rĩ,
nĩingĩamũhingũrĩire ngoro yakwa,
ndũme mũmenye meciiria makwa.
241:24 Isa 65:12; Jer 7:13No tondũ nĩmwaregire kũnjigua rĩrĩa ndetanire,
na gũtirĩ mũndũ werũmbũirie hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndatambũrũkirie guoko gwakwa,
25na mũkĩagĩra mataaro makwa mothe bata,
na mũkĩaga gwĩtĩkĩra ikaanania rĩakwa-rĩ,
261:26 Thab 2:4; 2Ath 19:21niĩ na niĩ nĩngamũthekerera hĩndĩ yanyu ya mwanangĩko,
na ndĩmũnyũrũrie rĩrĩa mũgaakorererwo nĩ mũtino:
27ĩĩ hĩndĩ ĩrĩa guoya ũkaamũkorerera ta kĩhuhũkanio,
rĩrĩa mwanangĩko ũkaamũhaata ta rũhuho rwa kĩhuhũkanio,
rĩrĩa mũgaakinyĩrĩrwo nĩ mĩnyamaro na ruo rwa ngoro.
281:28 Gũcook 1:45; Ezek 8:18“Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmakangaĩra, no ndikametĩka;
nĩmakanjetha na kĩyo, no matikanyona.
291:29 Ayub 21:14Tondũ nĩmathũũrire ũmenyo,
na matiigana gũthuura gwĩtigĩra Jehova,
30tondũ matietĩkĩrire mataaro makwa,
na nĩmamenire ikaanania rĩakwa,
311:31 2Maũ 36:16; Jer 6:19makaarĩa maciaro ma mĩthiĩre yao,
na mahũũnio nĩ maciaro ma mathugunda mao.
321:32 Thim 5:22; Isa 66:4Nĩgũkorwo ũgenyũ wa arĩa matarĩ ũũgĩ nĩũkamooraga,
nakuo kwĩgangara kwa arĩa akĩĩgu nĩgũkamaniina;
331:33 Ndar 24:21; Thab 112:8no ũrĩa wothe ũnjiguaga arĩtũũraga na thayũ,
na atũũre ahooreire, atarĩ ũgwati angĩĩtigĩra.”
