Mhubiri 7:12
Ecclesiastes 7:12 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015
Hekima ni ulinzi kama fedha ilivyo ulinzi, lakini faida ya maarifa ni hii: kwamba hekima huhifadhi maisha ya aliye nayo.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 in English
Ecclesiastes 7:12 · Berean Standard Bible
For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Context
10Usiseme, “Kwa nini siku za kale zilikuwa bora kuliko siku hizi?”
Kwa maana si hekima kuuliza maswali kama hayo. 11Hekima, kama ulivyo urithi, ni kitu chema
na huwafaidia wale walionalo jua. 12Hekima ni ulinzi kama fedha ilivyo ulinzi,
lakini faida ya maarifa ni hii:
kwamba hekima huhifadhi maisha ya aliye nayo. 13Tafakari kile Mungu alichokitenda:
Nani awezaye kunyoosha
kile ambacho yeye amekipinda? 14Nyakati zikiwa nzuri, ufurahi,
lakini nyakati zikiwa mbaya, tafakari:
Mungu amefanya hiyo moja,
naam, sanjari* na hiyo nyingine.
Kwa hiyo, mwanadamu hawezi kugundua
kitu chochote kuhusu maisha yake ya baadaye.
Swahili text and audio: Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.