Uunkolwi
1 Omaviinu omusheki, omagongo onakukudhila, nokape na ngoka ta kolwa kugo ta ningi oondunge.
2 Omagandambadhi gomukwaniilwa ogo endundumo lyonime ongundjuka; ngoka te mu geyitha, ota kanitha omwenyo gwe.
3 Esimano lyomuntu okukala kokule noontamanana, ihe egoya kehe oli hole oombudhi.
4 Omunanyalo ita limi mothinge; peteyo a hala a teye, ihe kape na sha.
5 Omadhiladhilo momwenyo gwomuntu ogo omeya omaleeleka, ihe omunandunge ote ga teke mo.
6 Aantu oyendji otayi itangele uukali wawo, ndele omuntu omwiinekelwa ota monika peni?
7 Nakutila Kalunga ota ningi omuyuuki, oyana oyo aanelago konakuyiwa.
8 Omukwaniilwa ta kuutumba koshitokolelapundi, nota tseya uuwinayi uuna te wu mono.
9 Olye ta ti: “Onda kaleke omwenyo gwandje omuyelele, onda yogoka ko kuulunde?”
10 Ondjundo yopaali, iiyelekitho yopaali — ayihe iyali oyo iihuna koshipala shOmuwa.
11 Nokuli okamati otaki iholola miilonga yako, ngele omikalo dhako omiwanawa nodhu uka.
12 Okutsi hoka taku uvu ko neho ndyoka tali mono ko — ayihe iyali Omuwa oye e yi shiti.
13 Ino hokwa oomposi, opo waa ninge ohepele; tonatitha omeho goye, opo u kute oshithima.
14 Omulandi ota ti: “Oshiwinayi, oshiwiwiwiwi!” Ihe nge a pilamene ko, ote shi tanga.
15 Oku na oshingoli noomba dha ha, ihe uulenga uuwanawa owo omilungu dhuunongo.
16 Kutha po onguwo yaangoka a popile gulwe, yi mu kutha yi ninge ombambyona yomukwiilongo.
17 Oshithima shomakoto oshi na omulyo komuntu, ihe konima okana ke otaku udha omawe.
18 Oompangela otadhi totwa moonkundathana; ngele oto yi kiita, pula omayele.
19 Omulundili ota holola oshiholekwa; ino ikaleka pamwe nomukamuki.
20 Ngoka ta tuku he nenge yina, okukala kwe okwa fa olamba tayi ka dhimina momilema thokothoko.
21 Eliko ndyoka tali hakanwa po petameko, itali eta eyambeko pehulilo.
22 Ino tya: “Onda hala uuwinayi ndi u galulile uuwinayi!” Tegelela Omuwa, opo e ku kwathe.
23 Ondjundo yomaludhi gaali oyo iihuna koshipala shOmuwa, noshiviha shomakoto inashi opala.
24 Oonkatu dhetu otadhi uthwa kOmuwa; omuntu ota tseya peni ondjila ye?
25 Otashi ningi omwigo komuntu, nge tu uvanekele Omuwa omagano omayapuki ye ina dhiladhila nawa tango euvaneko lye.
26 Omukwaniilwa omunawino ota yoolola mo aakaanakalunga note ya yungula noshiyungulitho.
27 Ombepo yomuntu oyo onyeka yOmuwa, otayi konakona oondjugo adhihe dhomeni.
28 Ohole nuudhiginini otau gamene omukwaniilwa, oshipangelapundi she osha kankamekwa kohole.
29 Uulenga waagundjukamati owo oshitima shawo, nuulenga waakulupe owo oomvi dhawo.
30 Iituntila niilalo otayi ethitha omuntu uuwinayi, nomadhengo otaga opaleke uukololo womutima.
1 Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.
2 Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.
3 Any fool can start arguments; the honorable thing is to stay out of them.
4 A farmer too lazy to plow his fields at the right time will have nothing to harvest.
5 A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.
6 Everyone talks about how loyal and faithful he is, but just try to find someone who really is!
7 Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.
8 The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.
9 Can anyone really say that his conscience is clear, that he has gotten rid of his sin?
10 The Lord hates people who use dishonest weights and measures.
11 Even children show what they are by what they do; you can tell if they are honest and good.
12 The Lord has given us eyes to see with and ears to listen with.
13 If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.
14 The customer always complains that the price is too high, but then he goes off and brags about the bargain he got.
15 If you know what you are talking about, you have something more valuable than gold or jewels.
16 Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts ought to have their own property held to guarantee payment.
17 What you get by dishonesty you may enjoy like the finest food, but sooner or later it will be like a mouthful of sand.
18 Get good advice and you will succeed; don't go charging into battle without a plan.
19 A gossip can never keep a secret. Stay away from people who talk too much.
20 If you curse your parents, your life will end like a lamp that goes out in the dark.
21 The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.
22 Don't take it on yourself to repay a wrong. Trust the Lord and he will make it right.
23 The Lord hates people who use dishonest scales and weights.
24 The Lord has determined our path; how then can anyone understand the direction his own life is taking?
25 Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.
26 A wise king will find out who is doing wrong, and will punish him without pity.
27 The Lord gave us mind and conscience; we cannot hide from ourselves.
28 A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.
29 We admire the strength of youth and respect the gray hair of age.
30 Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.
