Proverbs 14

1Wonke owesifazana ohlakaniphileyo a uyayakha indlu yakhe b , c, kodwa oyisithutha uyayidiliza ngezandla zakhe d.

2Ohamba e ngobuqotho bakhe wesaba iNkosi f, kodwa ophambene ngendlela zakhe uyayidelela g , h.

3Emlonyeni wesithutha kulentonga yokuzigqaja i, kodwa indebe zabahlakaniphileyo ziyabagcina j.

4Lapho okungekho izinkabi khona umkolo uhlanzekile k, kodwa kulesivuno esinengi ngamandla enkabi.

5Umfakazi othembekileyo kaqambi amanga l, kodwa umfakazi wamanga uphafuza amanga m , n.

6Odelelayo udinga inhlakanipho, kodwa kayikho o; kodwa ulwazi lulula koqedisisayo p.

7Suka phambi komuntu oyisithutha, nxa ungayikunanzelela kuye indebe zolwazi q.

8Inhlakanipho yokhaliphileyo yikuqedisisa indlela yakhe, kodwa ubuthutha bezithutha buyinkohliso.

9Izithutha r ziyakloloda ngesono s, kodwa phakathi kwabaqotho kulomusa t.

10Inhliziyo iyazi ukubaba kwayo ngokwayo, lowemzini kahlanganyeli lentokozo yayo.

11Indlu yabakhohlakeleyo izachithwa u, kodwa ithente labaqotho lizahluma v.

12Kukhona indlela ebonakala ilungile emuntwini w, kodwa ukuphela kwayo zindlela zokufa x , y.

13Lekuhlekeni inhliziyo isebuhlungwini, lokuphela kwaleyontokozo z , aa lusizi ab.

14Ohlehlela nyovane ngenhliziyo uzasutha ngezindlela zakhe, kodwa umuntu olungileyo uzasutha ngaye ngokwakhe ac.

15Ongelalwazi ukholwa lonke ilizwi, kodwa olengqondo unanzelela ukuhamba kwakhe.

16Ohlakaniphileyo uyesaba ad, asuke ebubini ae, kodwa isithutha siyathukuthela, silitshapha af.

17Ophangisa ukuthukuthela wenza ubuthutha, lomuntu wamacebo amabi uzazondwa ag.

18Abangelalwazi badla ilifa lobuthutha, kodwa abakhaliphileyo bazathwala umqhele wolwazi ah.

19Ababi bakhothama phambi kwabalungileyo, labakhohlakeleyo emasangweni abalungileyo.

20Umyanga uzondwa langumakhelwane wakhe, kodwa abathanda onothileyo banengi ai.

21Odelela umakhelwane wakhe uyona aj, kodwa olomusa kubayanga ubusisiwe ak.

22Kabaduhi yini abaceba okubi al? Kodwa umusa leqiniso ngokwalabo abaceba okuhle am.

23Kumtshikatshika wonke kulenzuzo, kodwa inkulumo yendebe ibanga inswelo kuphela an.

24Umqhele wabahlakaniphileyo uyinotho yabo; ubuthutha bezithutha buyibuthutha ao.

25Umfakazi oqinisileyo uyophula imiphefumulo, kodwa ophafuza amanga ungumkhohlisi ap.

26Ekuyesabeni iNkosi kulethemba eliqinileyo, labantwana bakhe bazakuba lesiphephelo aq.

27Ukuyesaba iNkosi kungumthombo wempilo ar, ukusuka emijibileni yokufa as.

28Lusebunengini babantu udumo lwenkosi, kodwa kusekuswelekeni kwabantu ukuchitheka kombusi at.

29Ophuza ukuthukuthela ulokuqedisisa okukhulu, kodwa ophangisa ukuzonda ukhulisa ubuthutha au.

30Inhliziyo ephilileyo av iyimpilo yenyama aw, kodwa umhawu ax uyikubola kwamathambo ay.

31Ocindezela umyanga uthuka az uMenzi wakhe, kodwa olomusa koswelayo uyamdumisa ba , bb.

32Okhohlakeleyo uwiswa ebubini bakhe bc, kodwa olungileyo ulethemba ekufeni kwakhe bd.

33Inhlakanipho ihlala enhliziyweni yoqedisisayo be, kodwa okuphakathi kwezithutha kuyaziwa bf , bg.

34Ukulunga kuphakamisa isizwe, kodwa isono silihlazo ebantwini bh.

35Umusa wenkosi usencekwini ehlakaniphileyo bi, kodwa intukuthelo yayo izakuba kwethela ihlazo bj.

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