Oviṋa omundu onongo mbye tjita
1 Pwika ouini woye mombwiko yehi rozonganda, orondu korusenina ove mo kamunina po ovihohe. 2 Yandja orukondwa rumwe rwouini woye kovandu hambombari poo hambondatu, tjinga au hi na moo tjiwa kutja otjiwonga tjiṋe tji matji tjitwa kombanda yehi.
3 Ovikamba tji vye ura nomeva vi roka ombura kombanda yehi; omuti tji wa wire komukuma wokeyuva kokumuho poo komukuma wokeyuva kokunene, okunga amau rarere. 4 Omundu ngu yevayeva ombepo uriri kamaa kunu nu ingwi ngu tara kovikamba uriri kamaa kondo ovihape. 5 Punga au ha tjiwa ondjira yombepo poo oviundikwa vyomuinyo omupe mezumo romukazendu otjingundi, opunga au hi nokusora okutjiwa oviungura vya Ndjambi ngu tjita oviṋa avihe. 6 Kuna ozondwi zoye moruveze rwomuhuka, nu o suvisa omake woye ongurova okukuna rukwao, orondu ove ko nokutjiwa kutja ondwi ndji ndji mai hapa ooiṋe, oyondji poo oyondjina poo kutja azeyembari maze hapa nawa.
7 Ondjerera oyo ondjorokise, nu okokuwa omeho tji maye tara keyuva. 8 Omundu tja kara nomuinyo ozombura ozengi, nga yorokere zo; nungwari nga zemburuke kutja omayuva woruhoze maye rire omengi. Imbi avihe mbi mavi ya, ovyo omungandjo uriri.
Omaronga komitanda
9 Mutanda, nyandera oumutanda woye, nu u yorokise omutima woye momayuva woumutanda woye. Tjita imbi mbi movanga okutjita, nu u kongorere onḓero yomutima woye. Nungwari zemburuka kutja Ndjambi me ku pangura mena roviṋa mbi avihe.
10 Isa mo ongurunguse momutima woye, nu u humburure omihihamo korutu rwoye, orondu oumutanda nozondjise ozonḓorozu ovyo omungandjo uriri.
It Pays To Work Hard
1 Be generous, and someday
you will be rewarded.
2 Share what you have
with seven or eight others,
because you never know
when disaster may strike.
3 Rain clouds always bring rain;
trees always stay
wherever they fall.
4 If you worry about the weather
and don't plant seeds,
you won't harvest a crop.
5 No one can explain how a baby breathes before it is born. So how can anyone explain what God does? After all, God created everything.
6 Plant your seeds early in the morning and keep working in the field until dark. Who knows? Your work might pay off, and your seeds might produce.
Youth and Old Age
7 Nothing on earth is more beautiful than the morning sun. 8 Even if you have a very long life, you should try to enjoy each day, because darkness will come and will last a long time. Nothing makes sense.
9 Be cheerful and enjoy life while you are young! Do what you want and find pleasure in what you see. But don't forget that God will judge you for everything you do.
10 Rid yourself of all worry and pain, because the wonderful moments of youth quickly disappear.
