Proverbs 15

1Impendulo ethambileyo ibuyisela emuva ulaka a, kodwa ilizwi elilukhuni livusa intukuthelo b.

2Ulimi lwabahlakaniphileyo lwenza ulwazi lube luhle c, kodwa umlomo wezithutha uthulula ubuthutha d.

3Amehlo eNkosi akuyo yonke indawo, eqaphela ababi labalungileyo e.

4Ukusilisa kolimi kuyisihlahla sempilo f, kodwa ukuphambeka kulo kuyikwephuka emoyeni g.

5Isithutha h sidelela ukulaya kukayise i, kodwa onanza ukukhuzwa j uhlakaniphile k.

6Endlini yolungileyo kulenotho enengi, kodwa enzuzweni yomubi kulenkathazo l.

7Indebe zabahlakaniphileyo ziyahlakaza ulwazi, kodwa inhliziyo yezithutha m kayinjalo n.

8Umhlatshelo wabakhohlakeleyo uyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa umkhuleko wabaqotho uyintokozo yayo o.

9Indlela yokhohlakeleyo iyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa ithanda ozingela ukulunga p.

10Ukujezisa kubi kotshiya indlela q; ozonda ukukhuzwa uzakufa r.

11Isihogo lentshabalalo kuphambi kweNkosi s; kakhulu kangakanani inhliziyo zabantwana babantu t!

12Isideleli kasithandi osikhuzayo, kasiyi kwabahlakaniphileyo u.

13Inhliziyo ethokozayo v yenza ubuso bujabule w, kodwa ngosizi lwenhliziyo x umoya uyadabuka y.

14Inhliziyo yoqedisisayo idinga ulwazi, kodwa umlomo wezithutha udla ubuthutha z.

15Zonke insuku zohluphekayo zimbi, kodwa inhliziyo ethokozayo ilidili njalonjalo aa.

16Kungcono okuncinyane kanye lokwesaba iNkosi kulenotho enengi lenkathazo kanye layo ab.

17Kungcono ac isidlo semibhida lapho okulothando khona ad kulenkabi enonileyo lenzondo kanye layo ae.

18Umuntu ololaka af udungula ingxabano ag , ah, kodwa ophuza ukuthukuthela uzathulisa ingxabano ai.

19Indlela yevila aj injengothango lwameva ak, kodwa indlela yabaqotho ibuthelelwe.

20Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ithokozisa uyise, kodwa umuntu oyisithutha weyisa unina al.

21Ubuthutha buyintokozo koswela ingqondo am, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uyaqondisa ukuhamba kwakhe an.

22Amaqhinga angelaseluleko ayachitheka ao, kodwa ngabeluleki abanengi ayakuma ap.

23Umuntu ulentokozo ngempendulo yomlomo wakhe; lelizwi aq ngesikhathi salo, lihle kangakanani ar.

24Indlela yempilo kohlakaniphileyo iya phezulu, ukuze asuke esihogweni phansi as.

25INkosi at izadiliza indlu yozigqajayo au, kodwa izamisa av umngcele aw womfelokazi ax.

26Imicabango yomubi iyisinengiso eNkosini ay, kodwa amazwi amnandi ahlambulukile az.

27Ophanga inzuzo ukhathaza indlu yakhe ba, kodwa ozonda izipho uzaphila bb.

28Inhliziyo yolungileyo inakana ukuphendula bc, kodwa umlomo wababi uthulula izinto ezimbi bd.

29INkosi ikhatshana labakhohlakeleyo be, kodwa iyezwa umkhuleko wabalungileyo bf.

30Ukukhanya kwamehlo kuthokozisa inhliziyo bg, lodaba oluhle bh lwenza amathambo akhuluphale bi.

31Indlebe elalela ukukhuzwa kwempilo bj izahlala bk phakathi kwabahlakaniphileyo bl.

32Owala ukulaywa bm weyisa umphefumulo wakhe bn, kodwa olalela ukukhuzwa uzuza ukuqedisisa.

33Ukuyesaba iNkosi kuyikufundiswa kwenhlakanipho bo, lokuthobeka kwandulela udumo bp.

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