Ehempululo lyaAgur
1 Oohapu dhaAgur yaJake — ontomona. Omuntu ta popi:
“Kalunga, ondi ivulitha;
Nampongo, ondi ilolokitha,
ongame epongo.
2 Ngame omugoya unene okuninga omuntu;
kandi na oondunge dhopantu.
3 Inandi nongela owino,
opo ndi kale nda tseya Omuyapuki.
4 Olye a londo kegulu nokwa kuluka ko?
Olye a kaminina ombepo meke lye?
Olye a kwatelelela omeya monguwo ye?
Olye a dhike ooha dhevi adhihe?
Edhina lye olye? Nedhina lyomwana olye?
Lombwela ndje, ngele ou li shi.
5 “Ohapu yaKalunga kehe oya yelithwa; oye eholameno lyaamboka taa holama puye. 6 Poohapu dhe ino gwedha po sha, opo kee ku tamaneke nowaa holoke puuyelele omufundja.”
Egalikano lyaAgur
7 “Otandi ku indile iinima iyali, ino yi tindila ndje, manga inaandi sa. 8 Uufudhime niifundja yi kaleka kokule nangame. Uuyamba nenge oluhepo ino lu pa ndje; palutha ndje noshikwiila shoka sha yeleka ndje. 9 Ngele nda kuta unene, otashi vulika tandi ku idhimbike tandi ti: ‘Omuwa oye lye?’ Nongele ndi li moluhepo, otashi vulika ndi ka yake nondi kwatithe edhina lyaKalunga kandje oshidhila.”
Omayeletumbulo gaAgur
10 Ino lombola ko omupiya kumwene gwe, opo kee ku tuke nowaa monike ombudhi.
11 Oku na oluvalo talu thingi he noitalu yambeke yina.
12 Oku na aantu ya yela momeho gawo yene, nando inaa yogoka ko koongaga dhawo.
13 Oku na aantu ye na omeho ge na uuntsa nohaa tala nethithimano.
14 Oku na aantu mboka omayego gawo omagongamwele noondjego dhawo omakuwaha, opo ya taasine po aathigona moshilongo noohepele mokati kaantu.
15 Ethipimbinzi oli na oyana aakadhona yaali, oyo Pendje! Pendje!
Oku na iinima itatu mbyoka ihaayi kuta, iinima ine mbyoka ihaayi ti: “Sha gwana!” 16 Oyo oshaasi, ela entimbe, evi ndyoka ihaali kumwa omeya, nomulilo, ngoka ihaagu ti: “Opuwo nduno!”
17 Ngoka ta sheke he e ta dhini evuliko okuvulika kuyina, omadhilakola gomolusilu otage ke mu shomona omeho, nuukodhigona otau ga li po.
18 Oku na iinima itatu mbyoka tayi kumitha ndje, eeno, ine mbyoka kaandi yi uvite ko: 19 oshinkoti shekodhi mewangandjo, omusinda gweyoka kemanya, oshitauwa shosikepa mokati kefuta noshinkoti shomulumentu komukadhona.
20 Osho ondjila yomukulukadhi omuhondeli: ota li e to opaleke okana ke ta ti: “Inandi yona sha!”
21 Kohi yiinima itatu evi otali kakama, nokohi yiine itali vulu okukala lya kola: 22 omupika ngele ta ningi omukwaniilwa nomusama ngele e na iikulya ya ha, 23 omukiintu e tondike nge ta hokanwa, nomupika omukiintu nge ta pingene mwene gwe.
24 Oku na iishitwa ine mbyoka iishuushuka kombanda yevi, ihe oyi na owino oyindjiyindji: 25 Uudhidhi owo iishitwa yaa na oonkondo, ihe otau pungula iikulya yawo mothinge. 26 Uuhele owo iishitwa yaa na omatha, ihe ohau ningi omakwena gawo momamanya. 27 Oombahu kadhi na omukwaniilwa, ihe iiluku yadho oyi li melandulathano lyo opala. 28 Eyengele oto vulu oku li kwata niikaha yowala, ihe ohali kala muuwa waakwaniilwa.
29 Oku na iishitwa itatu mbyoka hayi katuka nokutuwalala, eeno, ine mbyoka hayi ende nokwiithela: 30 onime, omukwaniilwa mokati kiinamwenyo, ndjoka ihaayi henukile sha, 31 ekondombolo li na oshilundo, oshikombo shoshitsezi, nomukwaniilwa e na omatanga ga homata. 32 Ngele wa sameka nowi inenepeke nenge wa dhiladhila uuwinayi, ikwata komilungu noshikaha. 33 Oshoka okuhika omahini otaku eta omagadhi, mokuhika eyulu otamu zi ombinzi nomokuhika ondjahi otamu zi oontamanana.
The Words of Agur
1 These are the solemn words of Agur son of Jakeh:
“God is not with me, God is not with me,
and I am helpless.
2 I am more like an animal than a human being;
I do not have the sense we humans should have.
3 I have never learned any wisdom,
and I know nothing at all about God.
4 Have any ever mastered heavenly knowledge?
Have any ever caught the wind in their hands?
Or wrapped up water in a piece of cloth?
Or fixed the boundaries of the earth?
Who are they, if you know? Who are their children?
5 “God keeps every promise he makes. He is like a shield for all who seek his protection. 6 If you claim that he said something that he never said, he will reprimand you and show that you are a liar.”
More Proverbs
7 I ask you, God, to let me have two things before I die: 8 keep me from lying, and let me be neither rich nor poor. So give me only as much food as I need. 9 If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
10 Never criticize servants to their master. You will be cursed and suffer for it.
11 There are people who curse their fathers and do not show their appreciation for their mothers.
12 There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.
13 There are people who think they are so good—oh, how good they think they are!
14 There are people who take cruel advantage of the poor and needy; that is the way they make their living.
15 A leech has two daughters, and both are named “Give me!”
There are four things that are never satisfied:
16 the world of the dead,
a woman without children,
dry ground that needs rain,
and a fire burning out of control.
17 If you make fun of your father or despise your mother in her old age, you ought to be eaten by vultures or have your eyes picked out by wild ravens.
18 There are four things that are too mysterious for me to understand:
19 an eagle flying in the sky,
a snake moving on a rock,
a ship finding its way over the sea,
and a man and a woman falling in love.
20 This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, “But I haven't done anything wrong!”
21 There are four things that the earth itself cannot tolerate:
22 a slave who becomes a king,
a fool who has all he wants to eat,
23 a hateful woman who gets married,
and a servant woman who takes the place of her mistress.
24 There are four animals in the world that are small, but very, very clever:
25 Ants: they are weak, but they store up their food in the summer.
26 Rock badgers: they are not strong either, but they make their homes among the rocks.
27 Locusts: they have no king, but they move in formation.
28 Lizards: you can hold one in your hand, but you can find them in palaces.
29 There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk:
30 lions, strongest of all animals and afraid of none;
31 goats, strutting roosters,
and kings in front of their people.
32 If you have been foolish enough to be arrogant and plan evil, stop and think! 33 If you churn milk, you get butter. If you hit someone's nose, it bleeds. If you stir up anger, you get into trouble.
