Proverbs 7:7-27

7ngasengibona phakathi kwabangelalwazi a, ngananzelela phakathi kwabatsha ijaha eliswele ingqondo b, 8lisedlula esitaladeni c eceleni kwengonsi yakhe d, linyathela endleleni yendlu yakhe, 9kusihlwa, ngentambama yosuku e, ebusuku obumnyama, lomnyama f. 10Khangela-ke, owesifazana walihlangabeza, lesembatho sewule, elobuqili ngenhliziyo g. 11Lo wayelomsindo h, eyisiqholo i; inyawo zakhe kazihlali endlini yakhe j. 12Khathesi uphandle, abesesiba ezitaladeni, ecathama kuyo k yonke ingonsi l. 13Ngokunjalo walibamba, walanga, waqinisa ubuso bakhe, wathi kulo: 14Imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula ikimi m; lamuhla sengibhadele izifungo zami n. 15Ngakho-ke ngiphumile ukukuhlangabeza, ngidingisise ubuso bakho; ngikutholile o. 16Ngendlele umbheda wami ngezendlalo p, ngamalembu acolekileyo kakhulu alemibalabala avela eGibhithe q. 17Ngifafazile umbheda wami r ngemure* s, izinhlaba t, lekinamoni* u. 18Woza, sizidakise ngothando kuze kuse, sizithokozise ngothando olukhulu. 19Ngoba indoda kayikho endlini yayo, ihambile uhambo khatshana v. 20Ithethe isaka lemali esandleni sayo; ngosuku lwenyanga egcweleyo izakuza endlini yayo w. 21Walihuga ngobunengi bemfundiso yakhe x, walivumisa ngenkulumo zakhe ezincengayo y. 22Lahle lamlandela njengenkabi isiya ekuhlatshweni, lanjengesiphukuphuku sisiya ekujezisweni esongweni lenqagala; 23uze umtshoko uhlabe isibindi salo, njengenyoni iphangisela esifwini, ingazi ukuthi simelene lempilo yayo z.

24Khathesi-ke, bantwana, ngizweni aa , ab, lilalele amazwi omlomo wami ac. 25Inhliziyo yakho kayingaphambukeli endleleni zakhe; ungaduhi emikhondweni yakhe ad. 26Ngoba ubawisele phansi abanengi abalimeleyo, labo bonke ababuleweyo bakhe banengi ae. 27Indlu yakhe izindlela zesihogo af, ezehlela emakamelweni okufa ag.

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