Engero 1
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
1 (A)Engero za Sulemaani, mutabani wa Dawudi, kabaka wa Isirayiri.
2 Yaziwandiika okuyigiriza abantu okuba n’amagezi n’okuyiga,
era n’okutegeera ebigambo eby’obulabufu; eby’obulamu eby’amagezi n’empisa.
3 Sulemaani yayagala abantu okuba n’empisa, n’obulamu obw’amagezi,
okukolanga ebituufu, n’okubeera abenkanya n’okugobereranga ensonga;
4 (B)okuyigiriza amagezi abatalina bumanyirivu,
n’abavubuka okufuna okumanya n’okutegeera.
5 (C)N’abantu ab’amagezi nabo bwe bawulira beeyongere okuyiga
n’abategeevu beeyongere okubangulwa.
6 (D)Era engero zino zaawandiikibwa okutegeera engero,
enjogera n’ebikokyo.
7 (E)Kale mu kutya Mukama amagezi mwe gasookera,
naye abasirusiru banyooma amagezi n’okulagirirwa.
Amagezi eri Abavubuka
8 (F)Mwana wange ossangayo omwoyo eri ebiragiro bya kitaawo,
era tolekanga kukuutira kwa maama wo;
9 (G)bijja kuba ngule eneeweesanga omutwe gwo ekitiibwa,
n’emikuufu mu bulago bwo.
10 (H)Mwana wange abakozi b’ebibi bwe bakusendasendanga,
tokkirizanga.
11 (I)Bwe bakugambanga nti, “Tugende ffenna twesanyuse,
tunyage, tubbe n’okutta;
tokkirizanga;
12 (J)ng’entaana bw’emira abantu, naffe tubamire tutyo nga bakyali balamu,
era nga balamba, ng’abagenda mu bunnya obuwanvu;
13 nga twefunira eby’obugagga bye tutakoleredde,
ne tujjuza amayumba gaffe obugagga obubbe;
14 ng’ababi batuyita tubeegatteko,
tugabane kyenkanyi ebibbe n’ebinyage.”
15 (K)Mwana wange totambuliranga wamu nabo,
era ekigere kyo kiziyize okukwatanga ekkubo lyabwe:
16 (L)Kubanga ebigere byabwe bidduka bunnambiro okukola ebibi,
era kibanguyira okuyiwa omusaayi.
17 Nga kuba kumala biseera okutega omutego,
ng’ekinyonyi ky’oyagala okukwata kikulaba,
18 naye abantu ng’abo baba beetega bokka,
baba beetega omutego ogunaabakwasa bo bennyini.
19 (M)Bwe lityo bwe libeera ekkubo lya buli muntu anoonya okugaggawalira mu bukyamu.
Obugagga obw’engeri eyo busaanyaawo obulamu bw’abo ababufuna.
Okulabula Eri Abanyooma Amagezi
20 (N)Amagezi galeekaanira waggulu mu nguudo;
gayimusa amaloboozi gaago, mu bifo ebigazi eby’omu bibuga.
21 Ne galeekaanira waggulu, mu kifo enguudo ennene we zisisinkanira,
era gasinzira mu miryango gy’ekibuga ne googera:
22 (O)Mulituusa ddi mmwe ab’amagezi amatono obutayagala kweyongera kuyiga by’amagezi,
nammwe ab’amalala okunyoomanga eby’amagezi n’abasirusiru okukyawanga okumanya?
23 Kale singa muwuliriza okunenya kwange,
laba, ndifuka omutima gwange
n’ebirowoozo byange mu mmwe.
24 (P)Kubanga na bayita ne mugaana okuwuliriza,
ne ngolola omukono ne wataba n’omu afaayo,
25 era ne mutafaayo ku magezi ge nabawa,
era ne mugaana okubuulirira kwange kwonna,
26 (Q)kale nange ndibasekerera nga muli mu nnaku,
era mbakudaalire ng’entiisa ebagwiridde.
27 Entiisa bw’eribajjira ng’omuyaga omungi,
ennaku n’okubonaabona, okulumwa n’obubalagaze,
28 (R)kale balinkoowoola, naye siriyitaba;
balinnoonya obutaweera naye ne batandaba.
29 (S)Kubanga baakyawa okuyigirizibwa, n’okumanya,
era ne bamalirira obutatya Mukama.
30 (T)Ne bagaana okuwuliriza amagezi gange;
ne banyooma okunenya kwange kwonna.
31 (U)Kyebaliva balya ebibala eby’ekkubo lyabwe ebbi,
era ne bajjula ebibala eby’enkwe zaabwe.
32 (V)Obusirusiru bulitta ab’amagezi amatono
n’obutafaayo bulizikiriza abasirusiru,
33 (W)naye buli ampuliriza anaabeeranga mirembe,
ng’agumye nga talina kutya kwonna.
Proverbs 1
English Standard Version
The Beginning of Knowledge
1 (A)The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
2 To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
3 to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in (B)righteousness, justice, and equity;
4 to give prudence to (C)the simple,
knowledge and (D)discretion to the youth—
5 Let the wise hear and (E)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
(F)the words of the wise and their (G)riddles.
7 (H)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (I)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are (J)a graceful garland for your head
and (K)pendants for your neck.
10 My son, if sinners (L)entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, (M)let us lie in wait for blood;
(N)let us ambush the innocent without reason;
12 like Sheol let us (O)swallow them alive,
and whole, like (P)those who go down to the pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14 throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse”—
15 my son, (Q)do not walk in the way with them;
(R)hold back your foot from their paths,
16 for (S)their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
17 (T)For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
18 but these men (U)lie in wait for their own blood;
they (V)set an ambush for their own lives.
19 (W)Such are the ways of everyone who is (X)greedy for unjust gain;
(Y)it takes away the life of its possessors.
The Call of Wisdom
20 (Z)Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at (AA)the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22 “How long, O (AB)simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will (AC)scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools (AD)hate knowledge?
23 If you turn at my reproof,[a]
behold, I will (AE)pour out my spirit to you;
I will make my words known to you.
24 (AF)Because I have called and (AG)you refused to listen,
have (AH)stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have (AI)ignored all my counsel
and (AJ)would have none of my reproof,
26 I also (AK)will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when (AL)terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like (AM)a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 (AN)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29 Because they (AO)hated knowledge
and (AP)did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 (AQ)would have none of my counsel
and (AR)despised all my reproof,
31 therefore they shall eat (AS)the fruit of their way,
and have (AT)their fill of their own devices.
32 For the simple are killed by (AU)their turning away,
and (AV)the complacency of fools destroys them;
33 but (AW)whoever listens to me will dwell secure
and will be (AX)at ease, without dread of disaster.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:23 Or Will you turn away at my reproof?
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