Proverbs 11

1Isikali esikhohlisayo siyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa ilitshe lokulinganisa elipheleleyo liyintokozo yayo a.

2Nxa kufika ukuzigqaja, kufika lehlazo b; kodwa kwabathobekileyo kukhona inhlakanipho c.

3Ubuqotho babaqotho buzabaqondisa d, kodwa ukuphambeka kwabaphambekayo kuzababhubhisa e.

4Inotho kayisizi f ngosuku lolaka g, kodwa ukulunga kophula ekufeni h.

5Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzaqondisa indlela yakhe, kodwa okhohlakeleyo uzakuwa ngenkohlakalo yakhe.

6Ukulunga kwabaqotho kuzabophula i, kodwa abaphambukayo bazathunjwa zinkanuko zabo j.

7Nxa umuntu okhohlakeleyo esifa, ithemba lakhe lizabhubha k, lethemba lolamandla liyabhubha l.

8Olungileyo ukhululwa ekuhluphekeni, kodwa omubi ungena endaweni yakhe m.

9Ngomlomo umzenzisi uchitha umakhelwane wakhe n, kodwa ngolwazi abalungileyo bayakhululwa o.

10Ngempumelelo yabalungileyo umuzi uyathokoza; lekubhubheni kwabakhohlakeleyo kulenjabulo p.

11Ngesibusiso sabaqotho q umuzi uyaphakanyiswa r, kodwa ngomlomo wabakhohlakeleyo uyachitheka s.

12Oswela ingqondo udelela umakhelwane t, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uyazithulela.

13Ohamba enyeya wembula imfihlakalo, kodwa othembekileyo ngomoya ufihla udaba.

14Lapho kungekho u izeluleko abantu bayawa v; kodwa ukukhululwa kusebunengini babeluleki w.

15Oba yisibambiso sowezizwe uzahlupheka ngokubi; kodwa ozonda ukutshaya izandla uvikelekile x.

16Owesifazana olomusa ubamba udumo y, labalamandla babamba inotho z.

17Umuntu olomusa wenzela umphefumulo wakhe okuhle aa, kodwa olesihluku ukhathaza inyama yakhe ab.

18Okhohlakeleyo wenza umsebenzi wenkohliso, kodwa ohlanyela ukulunga ulomvuzo weqiniso ac.

19Njengoba ukulunga kungokwempilo ad, kunjalo ozingela okubi kungokokufa kwakhe ae.

20Abaphambeneyo ngenhliziyo bayisinengiso eNkosini af, kodwa abaqotho ngendlela ag bayintokozo yayo ah.

21Isandla esandleni omubi kayikuyekelwa ukujeziswa ai, kodwa inzalo yabalungileyo izaphepha aj.

22Ulisongo legolide empumulweni yengulube ak owesifazana obukekayo ophambuka engqondweni al.

23Isifiso sabalungileyo singokuhle kuphela; ithemba labakhohlakeleyo lulaka am.

24Kukhona an ohlakazayo, kube kanti okunengi kuyengezwa ao; logodla okwedlula okufaneleyo, kodwa kungokokuswela ap.

25Umphefumulo obusisayo aq uzakhuluphaliswa ar, lothelelayo uzathelelwa laye as.

26Ogodla amabele, abantu bazamqalekisa at; kodwa isibusiso sizakuba phezu kwekhanda lothengisayo.

27Odingisisa okuhle, udinga umusa au; kodwa odinga okubi, kuzakuza kuye av.

28Othemba inotho yakhe yena uzakuwa aw, kodwa abalungileyo bazahluma ax njengamahlamvu ay.

29Oletha inkathazo emzini wakhe uzakudla ilifa lomoya, lesithutha sizakuba yinceku yohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo az.

30Isithelo solungileyo ba siyisihlahla sempilo bb, lozuza imiphefumulo uhlakaniphile bc.

31Khangela, olungileyo uzavuzwa emhlabeni; kakhulu kangakanani omubi lesoni bd!

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