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Proverbs 1
- 1 Izaga zikaSolomoni, indodana kaDavida, inkosi yakoIsrayeli;
- 2 ukwazi inhlakanipho lokulaywa, ukuqedisisa amazwi okuqedisisa,
- 3 ukwemukela ukulaya kwenhlakanipho, ukulunga, lesahlulelo, lokuqonda;
- 4 ukunika abangelalwazi inhlakanipho, ijaha ulwazi lengqondo.
- 5 Ohlakaniphileyo uzakuzwa, andise ukufunda, loqedisisayo uzazuza izeluleko,
- 6 ukuqedisisa isaga lomzekeliso, amazwi abahlakaniphileyo, lamalibho abo.
- 7 Ukwesaba iNkosi kuyikuqala kolwazi; izithutha ziyadelela inhlakanipho lokulaywa.
- 8 Ndodana yami, zwana ukulaya kukayihlo, ungawudeli umlayo kanyoko;
- 9 ngoba kuzakuba ngumqhele womusa ekhanda lakho, lemigaxo entanyeni yakho.
- 10 Ndodana yami, uba izoni zikuhuga, ungavumi.
- 11 Uba zisithi: Hamba lathi, siyecathamela igazi, sicatshele ongelacala kungelasizatho;
- 12 sibaginye bephila njengengcwaba, yebo, ngokupheleleyo, njengabehlela egodini.
- 13 Sizathola yonke impahla eligugu, sigcwalise izindlu zethu ngempango.
- 14 Phosela inkatho yakho phakathi kwethu; sonke sibe lesikhwama semali sinye.
- 15 Ndodana yami, ungahambi lazo endleleni; unqande unyawo lwakho emkhondweni wazo.
- 16 Ngoba inyawo zazo zigijimela ebubini, ziphangisa ukuchitha igazi.
- 17 Isibili, imbule lendlalelwa ize phambi kwamehlo aloba yiyiphi inyoni.
- 18 Lalaba bacathamela igazi labo, bacatshele imiphefumulo yabo.
- 19 Zinjalo indlela zakhe wonke ozuza inzuzo ngokuphanga; ithatha impilo yabaniniyo.
- 20 UkuHlakanipha kuyamemeza ngaphandle, kukhupha ilizwi lakho emidangeni.
- 21 Kuyamemeza endaweni eqakathekileyo yokuxokozela, ekungeneni kwamasango; emzini kutsho amazwi akho,
- 22 kusithi: Koze kube nini, lina elingelalwazi, lithanda ukungabi lalwazi, labaklolodayo bezifisela ukukloloda, leziphukuphuku zizonda ulwazi?
- 23 Phendukelani ekukhuzeni kwami; khangelani, ngizathululela umoya wami kini, ngilazise amazwi ami.
- 24 Ngoba ngibizile, kodwa lala; ngelulile isandla sami, kodwa kakho onanzayo;
- 25 ladelela sonke iseluleko sami, kalivumanga ukukhuza kwami;
- 26 mina-ke ngizahleka ukuchitheka kwenu, ngiklolode ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenu,
- 27 ekufikeni kokwesaba kwenu njengesiphepho, lokuchitheka kwenu kufika njengesivunguzane, lapho ubuhlungu losizi kulehlela.
- 28 Khona bazangibiza, kodwa kangiyikusabela; bazangidingisisa, kodwa kabayikungithola.
- 29 Ngenxa yokuthi babezonda ulwazi, bengakhethanga ukwesaba iNkosi.
- 30 Kabavumanga iseluleko sami, bedelela konke ukukhuza kwami.
- 31 Ngakho bazakudla okwesithelo sendlela yabo, basuthiswe ngamacebo abo.
- 32 Ngoba ukuhlehla kwabangelalwazi kuzababulala, lokonwaba kweziphukuphuku kuzababhubhisa.
- 33 Kodwa ongilalelayo uzahlala evikelekile, onwabe ekwesabeni okubi.
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