Proverbs 16

1Umuntu ulamacebo enhliziyo a, kodwa impendulo yolimi ivela eNkosini b.

2Zonke indlela zomuntu c zihlanzekile emehlweni akhe d, kodwa iNkosi ilinganisa imimoya e , f.

3Giqela eNkosini imisebenzi yakho, lamacebo akho azaqiniswa g.

4INkosi izenzele konke h, lomubi laye usuku lobubi i.

5Wonke ozigqajayo ngenhliziyo j uyisinengiso eNkosini k; isandla esandleni, kayikuyekelwa engajeziswanga l.

6Ngomusa leqiniso m isono siyahlawulelwa n, langokuyesaba iNkosi umuntu uyasuka ebubini o.

7Nxa indlela zomuntu zithokozisa iNkosi, iyenza lezitha zakhe zibe lokuthula laye p.

8Okulutshwana kanye lokulunga q kungcono kulobunengi benzuzo engelakulunga r.

9Inhliziyo yomuntu iceba indlela yakhe s, kodwa iNkosi iqondisa inyathelo lakhe t.

10Isinqumo sikaNkulunkulu sisendebeni zenkosi; umlomo wayo kawuyikuphambeka kusahlulelo u.

11Isikali v lesilinganiso esilungileyo kungokweNkosi w; wonke amatshe okulinganisa x omgodla angumsebenzi wayo y.

12Kuyisinengiso emakhosini ukwenza okubi, ngoba isihlalo sobukhosi simiswa ngokulunga z.

13Indebe zokulunga ziyintokozo yamakhosi; iyathanda okhuluma izinto eziqondileyo aa.

14Ulaka lombusi luyizithunywa zokufa ab, kodwa umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uzaluthulisa ac.

15Ekukhanyeni kobuso benkosi kulempilo ad, lomusa wayo unjengeyezi ae lezulu lamuva af.

16Kungcono kangakanani ukuzuza inhlakanipho ag kulegolide ah; lokuzuza ukuqedisisa kukhethwa kulesiliva ai.

17Umgwaqo omkhulu wabaqotho aj yikusuka ebubini ak; olondoloza umphefumulo wakhe unanzelela indlela yakhe al.

18Ukuzigqaja kuqalela ukubhujiswa, lokuziphakamisa komoya kuqalela ukuwa am.

19Kungcono ukuthobeka ngomoya kanye labamnene an, kulokwabelana impango labazigqajayo ao.

20Ophatha udaba ngenhlakanipho ap uzathola okuhle aq; lothemba eNkosini uyathaba ar.

21Ohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo kuthiwa ngoqedisisayo; lobumnandi bendebe bandisa imfundiso as.

22Ukuqedisisa kwabalakho at kungumthombo wempilo au, kodwa ukulaya kwezithutha kuyibuthutha.

23Ingqondo yohlakaniphileyo yenza umlomo wakhe uhlakaniphe av, izakwandisa imfundiso endebeni zakhe aw.

24Amazwi amnandi ax aluhlanga loluju ay, amnandi emphefumulweni az, ayimpiliso emathanjeni ba.

25Kukhona indlela ebonakala iqondile emuntwini, kodwa ukuphela kwayo zindlela zokufa bb.

26Indlala yomtshikatshiki iyazitshikatshikela bc, ngoba umlomo wakhe uyamkhuthaza bd.

27Umuntu omubi ugebha ububi; lendebeni zakhe kulokunjengomlilo otshisayo be.

28Umuntu ophambeneyo ungenisa ingxabano bf , bg, lonyeyayo bh wehlukanisa umngane oseduze bi.

29Umuntu wobudlwangudlwangu bj uhuga umakhelwane wakhe, amhambise ngendlela engalunganga bk.

30Uvala amehlo akhe ukuceba izinto eziphambeneyo bl, eluma indebe zakhe aqede ububi bm.

31Izimvu zekhanda bn zingumqhele wodumo; zitholakala endleleni yokulunga bo.

32Ophuza ukuthukuthela ungcono kuleqhawe bp , bq, lobusa umoya wakhe kulothumba umuzi.

33Inkatho iphoselwa br ethangazini bs, kodwa isinqumo sayo sonke sivela eNkosini bt.

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