Zvirevo 3

¹Mwanakomana wangu, usakanganwa kudzidzisa kwangu; Asi moyo wako ngauchengete mirairo yangu;My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

²Nokuti zvichakuwedzera mazuva mazhinji, Namakore ohupenyu, norugare.For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

³Rudo nezvokwadi ngazvirege kukusiya; Uzvisungire pamutsipa wako; Uzvinyore pahwendefa romoyo wako;Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

⁴Nokudaro uchawana nyasha nenjere dzakanaka Pamberi paMwari navanhu.So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

⁵Vimba naJehovha nomoyo wako wose, Urege kusendama panjere dzako.Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

⁶Umutende panzira dzako dzose, Agoruramisa makwara ako ose.In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

⁷Usazviti ndakachenjera; Itya Jehovha, ubve pane zvakaipa;Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

⁸Zvichava mushonga womuviri wako, Nomwongo wamapfupa ako.It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

⁹Kudza Jehovha nezvaunazvo, Uye nezvitsva zvazvose zvawakawana;Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰Ipapo matura ako achazadzwa nezvakawanda, Makate ako achapfachuka newaini itsva.So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

¹¹Mwanakomana wangu, usazvidza kuranga kwaJehovha; Usaneta nokuraira kwake.My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

¹²Nokuti Jehovha anoraira mudikanwa wake; Sezvinoita baba mwanakomana wavo wavanofarira.For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹³Munhu, awana uchenjeri, anomufaro, Naiye munhu, anowana njere.Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴Nokuti kuhuwana ihwo kunopfuura kuwana sirivha; Nokufuma nahwo kunopfuura kufuma nendarama.For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵Hunokosha kupfuura korari; Hakune fuma yako ingaenzaniswa nahwo.She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹⁶Mazuva mazhinji ohupenyu ari muruoko rwahwo rworudyi; Muruoko rwahwo rworuboshwe mune fuma nokukudzwa.Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

¹⁷Nzira dzahwo inzira dzezvinofadza; Makwara ahwo ose ndoorugare.Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

¹⁸Ndiwo muti woupenyu kuna vanohunamatira; Mumwe nomumwe anohubata anomufaro.She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

¹⁹Jehovha akateya pasi nouchenjeri; Wakasimbisa kudenga-denga nenjere.The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

²⁰Mvura iri makadzika yakadzutuka nezivo yake; Denga rose rakadonha dova.By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

²¹Mwanakomana wangu, ngazvirege kubva pameso ako; Chengeta uchenjeri chaihwo nokungwara.My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

²²Ipapo zvichava upenyu hwomweya Noukomba pamutsipa wako.So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

²³Ipapo uchafamba nenzira yako wakasimba; Rutsoka rwako harungagumburwi.Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

²⁴Kana uchivata pasi haungatyi; Uye kana wavata pasi hope dzako dzichava dzakanaka.When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

²⁵Usatya hako chivhunduso chinokuwira kamwe-kamwe, Kunyange kuparadzwa kwavakaipa, kana kuchisvika;Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

²⁶Nokuti Jehovha achava chivimbo chako; Achachengeta rutsoka rwako, kuti rurege kubatwa.For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

²⁷Munhu, akafanirwa, usaramba kumuitira zvakanaka Kana ruoko rwako ruchinge rune simba kuzviita.Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

²⁸Usati kunowokwako, Enda, ugodzokazve, Mangwana ndichakupa; Kana uchinge unazvopo.Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

²⁹Usafunga kuitira wokwako zvakaipa, Zvaanogara hake newe achikutenda.Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

³⁰Usarwa nomunhu pasina mhosva, Kana asina kukuitira zvakaipa.Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

³¹Usagodora munhu anomanikidza; Usatevera kunyange nomumwe wemitovo yake.Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

³²Nokuti mutsauki inyangadzi kuna Jehovha; Asi ano hukama navakarurama.For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

³³Kutukwa naJehovha kuri mumba mowakaipa; Asi unoropafadza ugaro hwavakarurama.The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

³⁴Kana vari vadadi, anovadadira, Asi vanozvininipisa anovaitira nyasha.Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

³⁵Vakachenjera vachagara nhaka yokukudzwa; Asi mapenzi anozviwanira kunyadziswa. Itya Jehovha, ubve pane zvakaipa;The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.