Taoni Solomo ro azaka
1 Taoni Solomo ro azaka kpa ni kwoi, lidri se vo vure ro Ezekia 'bädri'ba Yuda ro roya go egyini ekye:
2 Mà Lu oro ta ŋgase nda kada'dobe rota; ago mà 'bädri'bai oro ta tase ànya kayibe vona edrena rota.
3 Minina ko tase 'bädri'ba aza kabe usuna unine; tavousu ndaro orivoya, oso ogwa vokuru ro ago oci gyibebelebe ro ronye.
4 Mina äṛize teni mo'di yasi oko toka'ba 'degwo ŋga liŋgyiekye edene ni kigyesi.
5 Nyana tavoozo'ba se koziro teni 'bädri'ba aza resi, 'dooko änina ndi anjioko ŋgamiri 'bädri'ba na 'do ro a'dona ndi ŋgye.
6 Mi'ba mi ko a'done 'di 'desi ro 'bädri'ba kandra ago mi'ba mi ko miomba si a'done 'di 'desi aza ro.
7 Orivoya kadopara mi ejine eji ikyine orine vo 'desi aza ya ndrani atane miri vo miro e'bene mano 'desi aza ri drisi.
8 Nyaraṛi ko raṛi oyine vo vure roya ta ŋgase aza mindrebe rota. Ondro ka'do tazevoedre'ba aza kusuvote ekye ta miro 'do ko ŋgye oko, ndi miyena e'di ya?
9 Nyede tase lakole amiro ya oriazi miro be 'do, ago nyolofo tana se ndrwi 'do ko tesi. 10 Ukyi 'dicini se keri tana te ezi driupi 'da midri, ago liku miro a'dona te 'du koziro.
11 Tavoata se abe atana kadoro 'do orivoya oso logo läguläguro se arabe si mo'di ro yasi iyi ronye.
12 Ondro 'dise tauni be kate drî 'diaza ro o'bina ago 'di na 'do ka'dote ole be tana erine oko kadona orivoya oso iŋgyi läguläguro kode 'bela wäṛiro se ede beni logo läguläguro yasi 'do ronye.
13 Lazo'ba se 'diri 'do orivoya kadopara 'dise kabe nda ozo 'do ri, oso abe gyi i'dwe umvu voeme si tu inya oloro si 'do ronye. Nda ka ya 'desi ndaro ro i'dweni.
14 Lidri se kabe ta ata ta ŋgapäṛi ozo rota oko cu ozo ko 'do iro orivoya oso 'dikolo ndi oli se 'bu ako 'do ronye.
15 Änina ndi 'dimiri'ba aza leyene yaiŋgyi si, ago ta ata liyaro o'bana tase rritiro 'do ndi okyene.
16 Nyusu epe te mimbe ko ndrani se milebe drisi; mimbete ndra o'bana mi u'dwene.
17 Nyaba ko picipici oriazi miro rigä; ukyi nda a'do 'da rriti ro ni miri ago yana oso 'da milomvo.
18 Mano se kabe taedre kowesi oriazi ndaro lomvo 'do orivoya kozipara oso bando, dhudhu, kode ätu kyaka'da ronye.
19 Taoyine mano se taŋgyeako 'do ya tu rriti rosi orivoya oso abe ŋgaonya onya si se kolokoloro si 'do ronye ago oso abe aba pa se 'bodro'bodroro si 'do ronye.
20 Ndase kabe loŋgo oŋgo 'dise tusuro 'do ri laba oso abe boŋgo otri vuru tu kyi'dwe rosi ronye kode oso abe täyi oso laza ya 'do ronye.
21 Ondro ka'do kyila'baazi miro orivoya täbiri ro, nyozo ŋgaonya ndäri onyane; ago ondro ka'do nda orivoya gyilu be, nyozo gyi ndäri umvune. 22 Taoye nonye ono si mi'bana nda ndi driupiro pari, 'dooko OPI ozona päläti ndi miri.
23 Kyere ka kyila ezi kpa oso oli mä'dudrisi kabe 'bu ezi 'do ronye.
24 Orivoya kadopara orine dri kurusi zo roya ndrani orine zo alo ya toko se taoyena koziro 'do be drisi.
25 Lazo kado erine ni vo lozo aza yasi laba oso nyabe gyi i'dwe umvu saa se gyilu fu mi tawi si 'do ronye.
26 'Dise kadoro kabe voozo 'dise koziro ri 'do laba oso gyi se ka uti 'burugyelero kode koro se aso äṛi te kigye 'do ronye.
27 Ko kado epe ombene ndra, ago ko kado räṛu uṛine ndra andivo miro ri.
28 Ndase kuni andivo iro tana ko 'do laba oso 'bakici se teinye tiṛi ako abe gotana 'do ronye.
More of Solomon's Proverbs
1 Here are more of Solomon's proverbs, copied by scribes at the court of King Hezekiah of Judah.
2 We honor God for what he conceals; we honor kings for what they explain.
3 You never know what a king is thinking; his thoughts are beyond us, like the heights of the sky or the depths of the ocean.
4 Take the impurities out of silver and the artist can produce a thing of beauty. 5 Keep evil advisers away from the king and his government will be known for its justice.
6 When you stand before the king, don't try to impress him and pretend to be important. 7 It is better to be asked to take a higher position than to be told to give your place to someone more important.
8 Don't be too quick to go to court about something you have seen. If another witness later proves you wrong, what will you do then?
9 If you and your neighbor have a difference of opinion, settle it between yourselves and do not reveal any secrets. 10 Otherwise everyone will learn that you can't keep a secret, and you will never live down the shame.
11 An idea well-expressed is like a design of gold, set in silver.
12 A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewelry made of the finest gold.
13 A reliable messenger is refreshing to the one who sends him, like cold water in the heat of harvest time.
14 People who promise things that they never give are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
15 Patient persuasion can break down the strongest resistance and can even convince rulers.
16 Never eat more honey than you need; too much may make you vomit. 17 Don't visit your neighbors too often; they may get tired of you and come to hate you.
18 A false accusation is as deadly as a sword, a club, or a sharp arrow.
19 Depending on an unreliable person in a crisis is like trying to chew with a loose tooth or walk with a crippled foot.
20 Singing to a person who is depressed is like taking off a person's clothes on a cold day or like rubbing salt in a wound.
21 If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink. 22 You will make them burn with shame, and the Lord will reward you.
23 Gossip brings anger just as surely as the north wind brings rain.
24 Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.
25 Finally hearing good news from a distant land is like a drink of cold water when you are dry and thirsty.
26 A good person who gives in to someone who is evil reminds you of a polluted spring or a poisoned well.
27 Too much honey is bad for you, and so is trying to win too much praise.
28 If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.