Proverbs 13

1Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ilalela ukulaya kukayise, kodwa isideleli kasilaleli ukukhuzwa a.

2Umuntu uzakudla okuhle okuvela esithelweni somlomo b, kodwa umphefumulo weziphambuki ubudlwangudlwangu c.

3Olondoloza umlomo wakhe ugcina umphefumulo wakhe d, kodwa ovula indebe zakhe zibe banzi uzakuba lencithakalo e.

4Umphefumulo wevila uyafisa, kodwa kakulalutho f; kodwa umphefumulo wokhutheleyo g uyakhuluphaliswa h.

5Olungileyo uyalizonda ilizwi lamanga; kodwa omubi uzenza abe levumba, uthelela ihlazo.

6Ukulunga kulinda i oqotho endleleni j, kodwa inkohlakalo ichitha isoni k.

7Kukhona ozitshaya onothileyo, kanti kalalutho l; ozitshaya ongumyanga, kanti unothile kakhulu m.

8Inhlawulo yempilo yomuntu yinotho yakhe n, kodwa umyanga kezwa ukukhuzwa o.

9Ukukhanya kwabalungileyo kuyathokoza p, kodwa isibane sabakhohlakeleyo sizacitshwa q.

10Ukuzigqaja kuveza ingxabano kuphela, kodwa inhlakanipho ikwabalulekiweyo r.

11Inotho etholakala ngokuyize izaphunguka, kodwa obuthelela ngesandla uyayandisa s.

12Ithemba eliphuzayo ligulisa inhliziyo, kodwa isifiso esizayo t siyisihlahla sempilo u.

13Odelela v ilizwi yena uzachithwa w, kodwa owesaba umlayo yena uzavuzwa x.

14Imfundiso yohlakaniphileyo ingumthombo wempilo y, ukuthi asuke z emijibileni yokufa aa , ab.

15Ukuqedisisa okuhle ac , ad kunika umusa ae, kodwa indlela yabaphambukayo ilukhuni.

16Wonke ohlakaniphileyo wenza ngolwazi, kodwa isithutha sichaya ubuthutha af.

17Isithunywa esikhohlakeleyo siwela ebubini, kodwa isithunywa esithembekileyo ag siyikusilisa ah.

18Ubuyanga lehlazo ngokwalowo ai oyekela ukufundiswa aj, kodwa onanzelela ukukhuzwa uzadunyiswa ak.

19Isifiso esenziweyo simnandi emphefumulweni, kodwa kuyisinengiso ezithutheni ukuphenduka ebubini al.

20Ohamba labahlakaniphileyo uzahlakanipha, kodwa umngane wezithutha uzakuba mubi
 mubi kumbe  uzalinyazwa.
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21Ububi buzazingela izoni an, kodwa abalungileyo bazavuzwa ngokuhle ao.

22Olungileyo uzabenza abantwana babantwana badle ilifa ap, kodwa inotho yesoni ibekelwa olungileyo aq.

23Ukudla okunengi ar kusengqathweni yabayanga as, kodwa kukhona okukhukhulwa at ngokungabi lokwahlulela au.

24Ogodla uswazi lwakhe uzonda indodana yakhe av, kodwa oyithandayo uyayidinga masinyane ngesijeziso aw.

25Olungileyo uyadla kuze kusuthe umphefumulo wakhe, kodwa isisu sabakhohlakeleyo sizaswela ax.

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