Okutseya uuyuuki nokukala pamikalo
1 Ngele owa kuutumba, opo u lye pamwe nomukwaniilwa, tala nawa kutya olye mwa talathana naye. 2 Tula omwele pomuligu gwoye, ngoye ngele owa lumba. 3 Iikulya ye iitoye ino yi haluka, oshoka oyo omwigo gwe ku lukililwa.
4 Ino ihepeka nuuyamba, etha oondunge dhe u ihalela. 5 Omeho goye ngele taga lambele omaliko, otaga pepuka po. Otagi izaleke omawawa notaga tukile kegulu ga fa ekodhi.
6 Oshithima shaangoka e ku sila efupa ino shi lya, ngoye ino haluka iikulya ye iitoye. 7 Oshoka ngaashi ta dhiladhila momwenyo gwe, osho e li. Ote ku lombwele ta ti: “Lya, nwa,” ihe omwenyo gwe inagu gama kungoye. 8 Onkanko ndjoka wa li, oto yi kungu ko, noohapu dhoye oombwanawa we dhi hepitha.
9 Ino popya montaneho yegoya, oshoka otali ka dhina oohapu dhoye dhoondunge.
10 Ongamba yoshitonale ino yi lundulula tuu, ngoye ino itendela oshimpungu mepya lyoothigwa. 11 Oshoka Omupopili gwawo omunankondo, ote ke ya popila te ku galukile.
12 Omwenyo gwoye gu gameka keputudho nokutsi kwoye koohapu dhuunongo.
13 Ino sa ohenda okugeela omumwoyemati. Ngele to mu dhenge nolunwa, ota hupithwa meso. 14 Oto mu dhenge naanaa noshimwati, ihe omwenyo gwe oto gu hupitha meso.
15 Mumwandje, omwenyo gwoye ngele tagu ningi oondunge, nena omwenyo gwandje otagu nyanyukwa; 16 omutima gwandje otagu ligola, ngele omilungu dhoye tadhi popi shoka shu uka.
17 Omwenyo gwoye inagu sila aalunde efupa, ihe kala aluhe mokutila Omuwa. 18 Nena ngoye ou na elago konakuyiwa, netegameno lyoye itali ponyo.
19 Mumwandje, pulakena u ninge oondunge, ngoye u lemene omwenyo gwoye mondjila yu uka. 20 Ino kala mokati kaanwi yomaviinu nokaamboka ya vuka okulya onyama. 21 Oshoka onkolwi nomufukedhi otaa adhika koluhepo, uunanyalo otau zalitha omuntu oonguwo dhiinyanyu.
22 Pulakena ho ngoka e ku vala, ngoye ino dhina nyoko sho a kulupa.
23 Ilandela oshili, ihe ino yi landitha po we, landa wo owino, eputuko noondunge.
24 He yomuyuuki ota ligola unene; naangoka a vala omunandunge, ote mu nyanyukilwa.
25 Nyanyudha ho nanyoko, mboka ye ku vala.
26 Mumwandje, pe ndje omutima gwoye, nomeho goye naga hokwe oondjila dhandje. 27 Oshoka ohonda oyo olumbogo olule, nomukiintu gwiipala oye onyombo ya thinana. 28 Ota langele ngashika omuyugi e ta taandelitha eiteko mokati kaantu.
29 Olye ngoka ta ti: “Wuwuu!” Nolye ta takuma? Oontamanana odhalye nomayemato ogalye? Olye a tosholwa iilalo yaa na mutse nandungu? Naangoka e na omeho ga tsiyala, olye? 30 Oyo mboka haa tokelwa pomaviinu, oomboka haa yi mo ya makele ondungila. 31 Ino tala omaviinu nkene ga tiligana, nkene taga konita nawa moshitenga notaga thenukile mo nawa. 32 Pehulilo otaga lumata ga fa eyoka notaga kungu uuzigo ga fa ongolonyoka. 33 Omeho goye otaga ningi omahaluhalu giihuna, nomwenyo gwoye tagu fafaeke iinima iingwangwaneki. 34 Oto ka kala wa fa omuntu a lala mokati kefuta, wa fa omuntu a tsilikwa kondungu yombondje yosikepa. 35 Oto ti owala: “Oya dhenge ndje, ihe itandi ehama; oya kopagula ndje, ngaye inandi shi koneka! Uunake tandi kololokwa? Nena otandi ke ga kongulula.”
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1 When you are invited
to eat with a king,
use your best manners.
2 Don't go and stuff yourself!
That would be just the same
as cutting your throat.
3 Don't be greedy for all
of that fancy food!
It may not be so tasty.
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4 Give up trying so hard
to get rich.
5 Your money flies away
before you know it,
just like an eagle
suddenly taking off.
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6 Don't accept an invitation
to eat a selfish person's food,
no matter how good it is.
7 People like that take note
of how much you eat.
They say, “Take all you want!”
But they don't mean it.
8 Each bite will come back up,
and all your kind words
will be wasted.
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9 Don't talk to fools—
they will make fun of you.
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10 Don't move a boundary marker
or take the land
that belongs to orphans.
11 God All-Powerful is there
to defend them against you.
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12 Listen to instruction
and do your best to learn.
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13 Don't fail to correct
your children.
You won't kill them
by being firm,
14 and it may even
save their lives.
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15 My children,
if you show good sense,
I will be happy,
16 and if you are truthful,
I will really be glad.
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17 Don't be jealous of sinners,
but always honor the Lord.
18 Then you will truly have hope
for the future.
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19 Listen to me, my children!
Be wise and have enough sense
to follow the right path.
20 Don't be a heavy drinker
or stuff yourself with food.
21 It will make you feel drowsy,
and you will end up poor
with only rags to wear.
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22 Pay attention to your father,
and don't neglect your mother
when she grows old.
23 Invest in truth and wisdom,
discipline and good sense,
and don't part with them.
24 Make your father truly happy
by living right and showing
sound judgment.
25 Make your parents proud,
especially your mother.
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26 My son, pay close attention,
and gladly follow
my example.
27 Bad women and unfaithful wives
are like a deep pit—
28 they are waiting to attack you
like a gang of robbers
with victim after victim.
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29 Who is always in trouble?
Who argues and fights?
Who has cuts and bruises?
Whose eyes are red?
30 Everyone who stays up late,
having just one more drink.
31 Don't even look
at that colorful stuff
bubbling up in the glass!
It goes down so easily,
32 but later it bites
like a poisonous snake.
33 You will see weird things,
and your mind
will play tricks on you.
34 You will feel tossed about
like someone trying to sleep
on a ship in a storm.
35 You will be bruised all over,
without even remembering
how it all happened.
And you will lie awake asking,
“When will morning come,
so I can drink some more?”
