Mhubiri 2:13
Ecclesiastes 2:13 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Nikaona kuwa hekima ni bora kuliko upumbavu, kama vile nuru ilivyo bora kuliko giza.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 in English
Ecclesiastes 2:13 · Berean Standard Bible
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
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11Hata hivyo nilipokuja kuangalia yote ambayo
mikono yangu ilikuwa imefanya
na yale niliyotaabika kukamilisha,
kila kitu kilikuwa ni ubatili, ni kukimbiza upepo;
hapakuwa na faida yoyote chini ya jua. 12Kisha nikageuza mawazo yangu kufikiria hekima,
wazimu na upumbavu.
Ni nini zaidi mtu anayetawala baada ya mfalme
anachoweza kufanya ambacho hakijafanywa? 13Nikaona kuwa hekima ni bora kuliko upumbavu,
kama vile nuru ilivyo bora kuliko giza. 14Mtu mwenye hekima ana macho katika kichwa chake,
lakini mpumbavu anatembea gizani;
lakini nikaja kuona kwamba
wote wawili hatima yao inafanana. 15Kisha nikafikiri moyoni mwangu,
“Hatima ya mpumbavu itanipata mimi pia.
Nitafaidi nini basi kwa kuwa na hekima?”
Nikasema moyoni mwangu,
“Hili nalo ni ubatili.”
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