Oluhepo, uugoya, onyalo nomasheko goshiponga
1 Ohepele ndjoka hayi ende moshili, oyi vule ngoka e na omulungu pamwe nuugoya.
2 Uulaadhi waa na ontseyo inau opala, naangoka te endelele ota lyata pombambo.
3 Uugoya womuntu otau oleke ondjila ye, ihe omutima gwe ogwa tsa ondumbo nOmuwa.
4 Uuyamba otau hilile omuntu ookuume, ihe ohepele otayi thigwa po kookuume kayo.
5 Onzapo yiifundja itayi ethwa inaayi geelwa, naangoka ta taandelitha iilombo ita ka hunuka.
6 Oyendji ohaa ikumbu aanenentu, nomulumentu gwoongoga oku na ookuume oyendji.
7 Aamwayina yohepele ohaye yi sasana ayehe, ngele ookuume kayo, ongiini? Okupopya kwayo itaku kwatha sha.
8 Ngoka ta likola oondunge, oku hole omwenyo gwe mwene; ngoka ta dhiginine omayele, ota kala nawa.
9 Onzapo yiifundja itayi kala inaayi geelwa, naangoka ta taandelitha iilombo, ota hulu po.
10 Eloolo olya sheshwa omugoya, omupiya omushuushuka ota vulu ngiini okulela aawa!
11 Oondunge dhomuntu otadhi mu ningi omunamutimahenda, nosho esimano kuye okudhima po eyono.
12 Ondjahi yomukwaniilwa oya fa onime ongundjuka tayi pumbu, ihe ohokwe ye oya fa omume komwiidhi.
13 Omumati omugoya oye oshiponga shahe, noondjuma dhomukulukadhi odho ontongo tayi ziya.
14 Egumbo neliko olyo uuthiga wootatekulu, ihe omukiintu omunamayele ota zi kOmuwa.
15 Onyalo otayi kotheke omuntu oomposi dhombonyo, nomunyenge ota si ondjala.
16 Nakudhiginina iipango ota gamene omwenyo gwe; ngoka itaa tonatele oondjila dhe, ota si.
17 Ngoka ta sile ohepele ohenda, ota pungula kOmuwa, Omuwa ote ke mu futila iilonga ye iiwanawa.
18 Putudha omumwoye, uuna ku na etegameno, ihe kotoka, waaye mu dhipage.
19 Omuhahu na geelwe; ngele to kambadhala oku mu kwatha, oto shi geyeke.
20 Pulakena omayele, taamba eputudho, opo u kale omunandunge komeho.
21 Momwenyo gwe oha dhiladhila oshindji, ihe omayele gOmuwa otaga kalelele.
22 Eliko lyomuntu olyo olukeno lwe, oshipu okuninga ohepele shi vule okukala omufundja.
23 Etilo okutila Omuwa otali fala momwenyo: ekuta otali kala nomuntu uusiku noita adhika koshiponga.
24 Omunanyalo ota tula oshikaha she metiti e ta nyengwa oku shi fala kokana.
25 Nge to dhenge omusheki, nena omuntu gwanathangwa ota kotoka, ihe nge to dhenge omunandunge, nena ota likola omayele.
26 Ngoka ta hepeke he nokutidha po yina, oye omumati ngoka te eta ohoni nondhino.
27 Mumwandje, ngele oto etha okupulakena omaputudho, nena wa puka ko koohapu dhowino.
28 Onzapo yaa na oshilonga, otayi gandja uusama komautho, nokana komukeenakalunga taka nina po uuwinayi.
29 Egeelo olya longekidhilwa aasheki nomadhengo eputudho lyomagoya.
It's Wise To Be Patient
1 It's better to be poor
and live right
than to be a stupid liar.
2 Willingness and stupidity
don't go well together.
If you are too eager,
you will miss the road.
3 We are ruined
by our own stupidity,
though we blame the Lord.
4 The rich have many friends;
the poor have none.
5 Dishonest witnesses and liars
won't escape punishment.
6 Everyone tries to be friends
of those who can help them.
7 If you are poor,
your own relatives reject you,
and your friends are worse.
When you really need them,
they are not there.
8 Do yourself a favor
by having good sense—
you will be glad you did.
9 Dishonest witnesses and liars
will be destroyed.
10 It isn't right for a fool
to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule
in place of a king.
11 It's wise to be patient
and show what you are like
by forgiving others.
12 An angry king roars
like a lion,
but when a king is pleased,
it's like dew on the crops.
13 Foolish children bring disgrace
to their fathers.
A nagging wife goes on and on
like the drip, drip, drip
of the rain.
14 You may inherit all you own
from your parents,
but a sensible wife
is a gift from the Lord.
15 If you are lazy
and sleep your time away,
you will starve.
16 Obey the Lord's teachings
and you will live—
disobey and you will die.
17 Caring for the poor
is lending to the Lord,
and you will be well repaid.
18 Correct your children
before it's too late;
if you don't punish them,
trouble will come their way.
19 People with bad tempers
are always in trouble,
and they need help
over and over again.
20 Pay attention to advice
and accept correction,
so you can live sensibly.
21 We may make a lot of plans,
but the Lord will do
what he has decided.
22 What matters most is loyalty.
It's better to be poor
than to be a liar.
23 Showing respect to the Lord
brings true life—
if you do it, you can relax
without fear of danger.
24 Some people are too lazy
to lift a hand
to feed themselves.
25 Stupid fools learn good sense
by seeing others punished;
a sensible person learns
by being corrected.
26 Disgraceful children
rob their father
and chase their mother away.
27 If you stop learning,
you will forget
what you already know.
28 A lying witness makes fun
of the court system,
and criminals think crime
is really delicious.
29 A stupid fool should expect
to be punished.
