Engero 2
Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya
Empeera y’Okunoonya Amagezi
2 Mwana wange, bw’onookwatanga ebigambo byange,
n’otereka ebiragiro byange mu bulamu bwo,
2 (A)era n’ossaayo omwoyo eri amagezi,
era n’ossa omutima gwo eri okutegeera,
3 ddala ddala singa oyaayaanira okumanya
era n’oyimusa eddoboozi lyo osabe okutegeera,
4 (B)bw’onooganoonyanga nga ffeeza,
era n’oganoonyanga ng’ekyobugagga ekyakwekebwa,
5 (C)awo w’olitegeerera okutya Mukama,
era n’ovumbula okumanya Katonda.
6 (D)Kubanga Mukama awa amagezi;
era mu kamwa ke muvaamu okumanya n’okutegeera.
7 (E)Mukama aterekera abatuukirivu amagezi amalungi,
era aba ngabo y’abo abatambulira mu bugolokofu.
8 (F)Abatambuliza mu makubo ag’obwenkanya,
era bw’atyo Mukama akuuma ekkubo ly’abatukuvu be.
9 Olwo lw’olitegeera obutuukirivu, amazima n’obwenkanya;
weewaawo buli kkubo eddungi.
10 (G)Kubanga amagezi galiyingira mu mutima gwo,
n’okumanya kulisanyusa omwoyo gwo.
11 (H)Okwesalirawo obulungi kunaakulabiriranga
n’okutegeera kunaakukuumanga:
12 Amagezi ganaakuwonyanga ekkubo ly’omubi,
n’abantu aboogera eby’obugwagwa,
13 (I)abaleka amakubo ag’obutuukirivu
ne batambulira mu makubo ag’ekizikiza,
14 (J)abasanyukira okukola ebikolwa ebibi,
abanyumirwa eby’obusirusiru,
15 (K)abantu abo be b’amakubo amakyamu,
era abakujjukujju mu ngeri zaabwe.
16 (L)Amagezi Mukama g’awa ge gokka agajja okukuwonya ekkubo ly’omukazi omwenzi,
n’okukuwonya ebigambo bye ebisendasenda,
17 (M)eyaleka bba ow’omu buvubuka bwe
era eyeerabira endagaano gye yakola mu maaso ga Katonda we.
18 (N)Kubanga ennyumba ye ekka mu kufa,
n’amakubo ge galaga eri abafu.
19 (O)Tewali n’omu agenda ewuwe adda
wadde okufunirayo amakubo g’obulamu.
Proverbs 2
King James Version
2 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Proverbs 2
New King James Version
The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,
2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
4 (B)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
5 (C)Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
6 (D)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(E)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
8 He guards the paths of justice,
And (F)preserves the way of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 Discretion will preserve you;
(G)Understanding will keep you,
12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To (H)walk in the ways of darkness;
14 (I)Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
15 (J)Whose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;
16 To deliver you from (K)the immoral woman,
(L)From the seductress who flatters with her words,
17 Who forsakes the companion of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
18 For (M)her house [a]leads down to death,
And her paths to the dead;
19 None who go to her return,
Nor do they [b]regain the paths of life—
20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
21 For the upright will dwell in the (N)land,
And the blameless will remain in it;
22 But the wicked will be [c]cut off from the [d]earth,
And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:18 sinks
- Proverbs 2:19 Lit. reach
- Proverbs 2:22 destroyed
- Proverbs 2:22 land
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