Proverbs 27

1Ungazincomi ngelakusasa,
ngoba kawukwazi ukuthi liza lithweleni.

2Yekela omunye akudumise, hatshi owakho umlomo;
akube ngomunye, kungabi ngezakho izindebe.

3Ilitshe liyasinda, itshebetshebe ngumthwalo onzima,
kodwa ukucatshulwa yisiwula kunzima okudlula kokubili.

4Ulaka lulolunya lentukuthelo iyagabha,
kambe ngubani ongema phambi komhawu na?

5Kungcono ukuthukwa obala
kulokuthandwa ngokufihlakeleyo.

6Ukulinyazwa ngumngane kakwesabeki,
kodwa isitha sikwanga sedlulise amalawulo.

7Osuthiyo kathakazeleli uluju oluvela ekhekhebeni,
kodwa kolambileyo lokubabayo kunambitheka mnandi.

8Njengenyoni elahleka esidlekeni sayo,
unjalo umuntu otshiya umuzi wakhe.

9Amakha lempepha kuletha intokozo enhliziyweni,
lobumnandi bomngane busuka ezelulekweni zakhe eziqinileyo.

10Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlo,
futhi ungayi endlini yomfowenu nxa wehlelwe yizinhlupheko
ungcono umakhelwane eduze kolomfowenu okhatshana.

11Hlakanipha, ndodana, ulethe intokozo enhliziyweni yami;
lapho ngizakwazi ukumphendula ongeyisayo.

12Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe,
kodwa isithutha siyaphikelela singena enkathazweni.

13Thatha isigqoko salowo owenzela owemzini isibambiso;
sigcine njengesithembiso aluba esenzela umfazi ongelasimilo.

14Uba umuntu evukisa umakhelwane wakhe ngokumnqolonga ekuseni kakhulu,
kuzathiwa uyamqalekisa.

15Umfazi olenkani
unjengamathonsi angapheliyo mhlana kusina;
16ukumkhuza kufana lokukhuza umoya
loba lokubamba okulamagcobo ngesandla.

17Njengensimbi ilola insimbi,
kanjalo indoda ikhaliphisa enye.

18Lowo onakekela isihlahla somkhiwa uzakudla izithelo zawo,
kuthi lowo olondoloza umqhatshi wakhe abelodumo.

19Njengamanzi etshengisa ubuso bomuntu,
kanjalo inhliziyo yomuntu itshengisa ayikho khona.

20UKufa leNcithakalo kakusuthi,
anjalo lamehlo omuntu.

21Isiliva sincibilikiselwa embizeni imvutho ngeyegolide,
kodwa abantu bahlolwa ngodumo lwabo.

22Ungaze uchole isiwula elitsheni,
usichole njengamabele ngembokodo
kawusoze ubususe ubuwula baso.

23Woba leqiniso ukuthi uhlala usazi kuhle isimo sezifuyo zakho,
nanzelela imihlambi yakho;
24ngoba inotho kayiyikuhlala kokuphela,
lomqhele wobukhosi kawuyikuba ngowezizukulwane zonke.
25Utshani bungaqunywa kuqalise ukuhluma obunye
kuthi bonke obusikiweyo ezintabeni sebubuthiwe,
26amawundlu azakupha uboya bezigqoko,
lembuzi zikuphe imali elingana intengo yesiqinti.
27Uzakuba lochago lwembuzi olunengi
olwakho lolwendlu yakho lusuthise lezinceku zakho.