Eidhidhimiko nombili
1 Aakolokoshi ino ya sila efupa, ngoye ino hala okukala pamwe nayo. 2 Oomwenyo dhawo ohadhi dhiladhila iikolokosha, nomilungu dhawo otadhi eta iihuna.
3 Egumbo otali tungwa po kowino, nokoondunge tali kala po lya kola; 4 okuunongo oondunda dhalyo tadhi udhithwa omaliko gi ili nogi ili ge na ondilo nogo opala.
5 Omunawino okwa kola, nomunongo ota koko moonkondo. 6 Oshoka komayele oto vulu okuhinga iita yelago, nesindano oli li maagandjindunge oyendji.
7 Owino oyi li omugoya pombanda, moshigongi shoposheelo shoshilando ita makula okana ke.
8 Ngoka ta dhiladhila okulonga uuwinayi, ota lukwa omuniineya. 9 Iipogo otayi zi momatokolo guulayi, nomusheki oye iihuna koshipala shaantu.
10 Ngele to tenguka pethimbo lyuudhigu, nena oonkondo dhoye oonshona ngiini!
11 Hupitha mboka taa falwa konakupila, galula mboka taa tantala yu uka koshidhipagelo. 12 Ngele to ti: “Tala, tse inatu shi tseya,” omukonakoni gwomitima okwe shi koneka. Ngoka ta dhiginine omwenyo gwoye, oku shi shi. Oye nota pe kehe tuu ngoka shi thike piilonga ye.
13 Mumwandje, lya omagadhi goonyushi, oshoka omatoye, noshinuwa shomomagadhi goonyushi oshitoye kondakona yoye. 14 Shi tseya kutya owino osho yi lile po omwenyo gwoye; ngele we yi likola, nena ou na elago konakuyiwa, netegameno lyoye itali ponyo.
15 Omukeenakalunga ngoye, ino langela egumbo lyomuyuuki, ino hanagula po onkalelo ye. 16 Oshoka omuyuuki nando ota gwile po luheyali, ota yambuka po, ihe omukeenakalunga ota ka tengukila momupya.
17 Ino nyanyukwa, omutondi gwoye ngele ta gwile po; nongele ta tenguka, inashi ligolitha omutima gwoye, 18 opo Omuwa kee shi mone, nopamwe otashi kala shi ipa momeho ge, nondjahi ye yi ze ko kuye.
19 Ino dhimuka omolwaakolokoshi, ngoye ino sila aakaanakalunga efupa. 20 Oshoka omukolokoshi ke na elago konakuyiwa, olamba yaakaanakalunga otayi dhimi po.
21 Mumwandje, tila Omuwa nomukwaniilwa, ino itula paatsindumbo. 22 Oshoka omupya gwawo otagu tukuluka ombaadhilila, nehulilo lyomimvo dhawo olye e li tseya?
Okutomona owino ishewe
23 Omayeletumbulo ngaka oga za kaanandunge.
Okukala nolutandu moompangu osha puka. 24 Ngoka ta lombwele omusama ta ti: “Ou li mondjila,” iigwana otayi mu thingi, omihoko otadhi mu tula omutima. 25 Ihe mboka ihaa ningile mo, otaa kala nawa, neyambeko lyelago tali ya lambele.
26 Ngoka ta yamukula nawa, oongoka ta thipi komilungu.
27 Opaleka iilonga yoye pondje, ngoye u tule epya lyoye melandulathano; opo ihe oto ka tunga egumbo lyoye.
28 Ino ninga omupulakeneni gwamukweni osima yowala; nenge u mu kengelele nomilungu dhoye. 29 Ino tya: “Ngaashi a ningile ndje, osho tandi ke mu ningila, omuntu otandi mu longele ngaashi i ilongela.”
30 Onda pitile mepya lyomunanyalo, polwamba lwoshitsambe shomuntu kee na oondunge. 31 Olya li lyu udha oondjoho, eputa lyalyo lya sa oongwena nenkolo lyalyo lya kumuka po. 32 Onde li tala nonda ndhindhilike, onde li lengalenga nondi ilongele ko: 33 Lala utale kashona, ifudhika po, ihukata utale, 34 nena oluhepo talu ku nukile ngomuyugi, nuuthigona ongomulumentu a homata.
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1 Don't be envious of evil people, and don't try to make friends with them. 2 Causing trouble is all they ever think about; every time they open their mouth someone is going to be hurt.
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3 Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding. 4 Where there is knowledge, the rooms are furnished with valuable, beautiful things.
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5 Being wise is better than being strong; yes, knowledge is more important than strength. 6 After all, you must make careful plans before you fight a battle, and the more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win.
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7 Wise sayings are too deep for stupid people to understand. They have nothing to say when important matters are being discussed.
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8 If you are always planning evil, you will earn a reputation as a troublemaker. 9 Any scheme a fool thinks up is sinful. People hate a person who has nothing but scorn for others.
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10 If you are weak in a crisis, you are weak indeed.
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11 Don't hesitate to rescue someone who is about to be executed unjustly. 12 You may say that it is none of your business, but God knows and judges your motives. He keeps watch on you; he knows. And he will reward you according to what you do.
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13 My child, eat honey; it is good. And just as honey from the comb is sweet on your tongue, 14 you may be sure that wisdom is good for the soul. Get wisdom and you have a bright future.
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15 Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes. 16 No matter how often honest people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked.
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17 Don't be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don't rejoice when they stumble. 18 The Lord will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won't punish them.
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19 Don't let evil people worry you; don't be envious of them. 20 A wicked person has no future—nothing to look forward to.
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21 Have reverence for the Lord, my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them; 22 such people could be ruined in a moment. Do you realize the disaster that God or the king can cause?
More Wise Sayings
23 The wise have also said these things:
It is wrong for judges to be prejudiced. 24 If they pronounce a guilty person innocent, they will be cursed and hated by everyone. 25 Judges who punish the guilty, however, will be prosperous and enjoy a good reputation.
26 An honest answer is a sign of true friendship.
27 Don't build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.
28 Don't give evidence against others without good reason, or say misleading things about them. 29 Don't say, “I'll do to them just what they did to me! I'll get even with them!”
30 I walked through the fields and vineyards of a lazy, stupid person. 31 They were full of thorn bushes and overgrown with weeds. The stone wall around them had fallen down. 32 I looked at this, thought about it, and learned a lesson from it: 33 Go ahead and take your nap; go ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile, 34 but while you are asleep, poverty will attack you like an armed robber.
