1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Tupa chakula chako usoni pa maji; Maana utakiona baada ya siku nyingi.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Uwagawie sehemu watu saba, hata wanane; Maana hujui baa gani litakalokuwa juu ya nchi.
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
Mawingu yakiwa yamejaa mvua, Yataimimina juu ya nchi; Na mti ukianguka kuelekea kusini, au kaskazini, Paangukapo ule mti, papo hapo utalala.
4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Mwenye kuuangalia upepo hatapanda; Naye ayatazamaye mawingu hatavuna.
5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Kama vile wewe usipojua njia ya upepo ni ipi, wala jinsi mifupa ikuavyo tumboni mwake mja mzito; kadhalika huijui kazi ya Mungu, afanyaye mambo yote.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Asubuhi panda mbegu zako, Wala jioni usiuzuie mkono wako. Kwa maana wewe hujui ni zipi zitakazofanikiwa, kama ni hii au hii, au kama zote zitafaa sawasawa.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
Kweli nuru ni tamu, tena ni jambo la kupendeza macho kutazama jua.
8 but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
Naam, mtu akiishi miaka mingi, na aifurahie yote; lakini na azikumbuke siku zijazo za giza, kwa maana zitakuwa nyingi. Mambo yote yajayo ni ubatili.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Wewe kijana, uufurahie ujana wako, na moyo wako ukuchangamshe siku za ujana wako, ukaziendee njia za moyo wako, na katika maono ya macho yako, lakini ujue wewe ya kwamba kwa ajili ya hayo yote Mungu atakuleta hukumuni.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
Kwa hiyo ondoa majonzi moyoni mwako, nawe uuondoe ubaya mwilini mwako; kwa maana ujana ni ubatili, na utu uzima pia.
