Engero 9 – LCB & NIRV

Luganda Contemporary Bible

Engero 9:1-18

Empagi z’Amagezi Omusanvu

1Amagezi gazimbye ennyumba yaago,

gagizimbidde ku mpagi musanvu.

2Gategese ennyama yaago ne wayini9:2 Wayini yatabulwangamu ebyakaloosa aka mooli, yeeyongere okuwoomerera. waago;

gategese ekijjulo.

3Gatumye abawala abaweereza bakoowoolere

mu bifo ebigulumivu nti,

4“Buli atalina kutegeera akyameko wano!”

Eri abo abatalina magezi gabagamba nti,

5“Mujje mulye ku mmere yange

era munywe ne ku nvinnyo gwe ntabudde.

6Mulekeraawo obutaba na kutegeera mubeere balamu,

era mutambulire mu kkubo ly’okumanya.”

7Oyo anenya omunyoomi ayolekera kuvumwa,

n’oyo abuulirira omukozi w’ebibi yeeretera kuvumibwa.

8Tonenyanga munyoomi, aleme okukukyawa, naye

nenya ow’amagezi naye anaakwagalanga.

9Yigirizanga ow’amagezi naye aneeyongeranga okuba n’amagezi,

yigirizanga omutuukirivu, aneeyongerangako okuyiga.

10“Mu kutya Mukama amagezi mwe gasookera,

era n’okumanya oyo Omutukuvu Katonda, kwe kutegeera.

11Ku lwange oliwangaala emyaka mingi nnyo,

era olyongerwako emyaka.

12Bw’obeera omugezi, amagezi go gakuyamba,

naye bw’onyooma amagezi weerumya wekka.”

13Omukazi omusirusiru aleekaana,

taba na mpisa era taba na magezi!

14Era atuula mu mulyango gw’ennyumba ye,

ne ku ntebe mu bifo eby’ekibuga ebisinga obugulumivu,

15ng’akoowoola abo abayitawo,

ababa batambula amakubo gaabwe abali ku byabwe.

16Abagamba nti, “Buli alina okumanya okutono ajje muno.”

Era eri oyo atalina kutegeera agamba nti,

17“Amazzi amabbe nga gawooma!

emmere eriibwa mu kyama ng’ewooma!”

18Naye oyo agwa mu kitimba kye tamanya nti nnyumba yakuzikirira,

era nti abagenyi be bali mu buziba obw’emagombe.

New International Reader’s Version

Proverbs 9:1-18

Wisdom and Foolishness Call Out

1Wisdom has built her house.

She has set up its seven pillars.

2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine.

She has also set her table.

3She has sent out her servants.

She calls out from the highest point of the city.

4She says, “Let all who are childish come to my house!”

She speaks to those who have no sense. She says,

5“Come and eat my food.

Drink the wine I have mixed.

6Leave your childish ways and you will live.

Walk in the way of understanding.”

7When you correct someone who makes fun of others, you might be laughed at.

When you warn a sinner, you might get hurt.

8Don’t warn those who make fun of others, or they will hate you.

Warn those who are wise, and they will love you.

9Teach a wise person, and they will become even wiser.

Teach a person who does right, and they will learn even more.

10If you want to become wise, you must begin by respecting the Lord.

To know the Holy One is to gain understanding.

11Through wisdom, you will live a long time.

Years will be added to your life.

12If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you.

If you make fun of others, you alone will suffer.

13The woman called Foolishness is wild.

She is childish and knows nothing.

14She sits at the door of her house.

She sits at the highest point of the city.

15She calls out to those who pass by.

She calls out to those who go straight on their way. She says,

16“Let all who are childish come to my house!”

She speaks to those who have no sense.

17She says, “Stolen water is sweet.

Food eaten in secret tastes good!”

18But they don’t know that dead people are there.

They don’t know that her guests are deep in the place of the dead.