Mhubiri 7:1
Ecclesiastes 7:1 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Afadhali sifa nzuri kuliko manukato safi, nayo siku ya kufa kuliko ya kuzaliwa.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 in English
Ecclesiastes 7:1 · Berean Standard Bible
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
Context
1Afadhali sifa nzuri kuliko manukato safi,
nayo siku ya kufa kuliko ya kuzaliwa. 2Afadhali kwenda kwenye nyumba ya msiba
kuliko kwenda kwenye nyumba ya karamu,
kwa kuwa kifo ni hatima ya kila mwanadamu,
imewapasa walio hai kuliweka hili mioyoni mwao. 3Huzuni ni afadhali kuliko kicheko,
kwa sababu uso wenye huzuni wafaa kwa moyo.
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