Proverbs 25

Ezinye Izaga ZikaSolomoni

1Lezi ngezinye njalo izaga zikaSolomoni, ezabhalwa yizinceku zikaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda:

2Kuyinkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ukufihla indaba;
ukuchwayisisa indaba ludumo lwababusi.
3Njengalokhu izulu liphakeme lomhlaba ujulile,
kanjalo imicabango yamakhosi kayifinyelelwa.

4Susa amakhafutha ahlangene lesiliva
umkhandi athole ukulungisa isitsha sihle;
5susa abantu ababi phambi kwenkosi,
isihlalo sayo sizaqiniswa ngokulunga.

6Ungaziphakamisi phambi kwenkosi,
ungaziphendleli indawo phakathi kwezikhulu;
7kuba ngcono ukuthi yona ithi, “Woza uhlale ngapha,”
kulokuthi yona ikwehlise phambi kwezikhulu.

Lokho okubonileyo ngawakho amehlo
8ungaphangisi ukukubika emthethwandaba,
ngoba uzathini nxa umakhelwane wakho esekuyangisa?

9Nxa ungaya edale lomakhelwane wakho
ungahambi usuhlabela imfihlo yenu,
10funa lowo okuzwayo akuyangise
uhlale usungumuntu olebizo elibi.

11Ilizwi elikhulunywe ngesikhathi esifaneleyo
linjengama-aphula egolide
ananyekwe emcepheni wesiliva.
12Njengecici legolide kumbe umceciso wegolide elicengiweyo
kunjalo ukukhuza komuntu ohlakaniphileyo, kolalelayo.

13Njengokuqanda kongqwaqwane ngesikhathi sokuvuna
sinjalo isithunywa esithembekileyo kwabasithumileyo;
sivuselela imiphefumulo yabaphathi baso.
14Njengamayezi lomoya okungalethi izulu
unjalo umuntu ozikhukhumeza ngamandla angelawo.

15Ngokubekezela inkosi ingancengwa ize ivume,
lolimi oluthambileyo lungalephula ithambo.

16Nxa uthole inyosi, dlana okwaneleyo
ungedlulisi amalawulo, uzazihlanza.
17Ungabi ngunsukuzonke endlini kamakhelwane wakho
uzacina usumdaka abesekuzonda.

18Unjengesagila loba inkemba kumbe umtshoko obukhali
umuntu ofakaza amanga ngomakhelwane wakhe.
19Njengezinyo elibuhlungu loba unyawo olwenyeleyo
kunjalo ukweyama emuntwini ongathembekanga
ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka.
20Njengomuntu okhumula ibhatshi mhla kumakhaza,
loba njengokuthela iviniga phakathi kwesoda
unjalo ohlabelela izingoma emuntwini odabukileyo.

21Nxa isitha sakho silambile siphe ukudla sidle;
nxa somile siphe amanzi sinathe.
22Ngokwenza lokho, umokhela amalahle avuthayo ekhanda,
njalo uThixo uzakubusisa.

23Njengomoya wasenyakatho uletha izulu,
lunjalo ulimi olulobuqili luvusa ulaka.

24Kungcono ukuhlala ekhulusini lophahla lwendlu
kulokuhlala ndlu yinye lomfazi olomlomo.

25Njengamanzi aqandayo emuntwini okhatheleyo,
zinjalo izindaba ezimnandi ezivela elizweni elikude.
26Njengesiziba esidungekileyo loba umthombo ongcolileyo
unjalo umuntu olungileyo odedela umuntu omubi.

27Kakukuhle ukudla inyosi wedlulise,
njalo kakulasithunzi ukuzidingela ukudunyiswa.

28Njengedolobho eselidilikelwe ngumthangala walo
unjalo umuntu ongazithintiyo.