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.
What a Wise Person Does
1 Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit. 2 Put your investments in several places—many places even—because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world.
3 No matter which direction a tree falls, it will lie where it fell. When the clouds are full, it rains. 4 If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never plant anything and never harvest anything. 5 God made everything, and you can no more understand what he does than you understand how new life begins in the womb of a pregnant woman. 6 Do your planting in the morning and in the evening, too. You never know whether it will all grow well or whether one planting will do better than the other.
7 It is good to be able to enjoy the pleasant light of day. 8 Be grateful for every year you live. No matter how long you live, remember that you will be dead much longer. There is nothing at all to look forward to.
Advice to Young People
9 Young people, enjoy your youth. Be happy while you are still young. Do what you want to do, and follow your heart's desire. But remember that God is going to judge you for whatever you do.
10 Don't let anything worry you or cause you pain. You aren't going to be young very long.
