b10:5, 17:21,25
hHlab 128:6; Hlab 127:3,4:128:3
j19:10, 26:1
k18:16, 19:6, 21:14
w18:1, 20:3
ae17:25, 10:1
af15:13, 15:15
ag15:13, 15:15
an17:25, 10:1
Proverbs 17
1Ucezu olomileyo lokuthula kanye lalo lungcono kulendlu egcwele imihlatshelo lengxabano a. 2Inceku ehlakaniphileyo izabusa phezu kwendodana eyangisayo, yehlukanise ilifa phakathi kwezelamani b. 3Imbiza yokuncibilikisa ngeyesiliva, lesithando ngesegolide c, kodwa iNkosi ihlola izinhliziyo d. 4Umenzi wobubi ulalela indebe ekhohlakeleyo; umqambimanga ubeka indlebe olimini oluchithayo. 5Oklolodela umyanga uthuka e uMenzi wakhe f; othokoza encithakalweni kayikuba msulwa g. 6Abantwana babantwana h bangumqhele wabadala i, lodumo lwabantwana ngoyise. 7Indebe elobungcwethi kayisifanelanga isithutha j; kakhulu kangakanani indebe yamanga isiphathamandla. 8Isipho siyilitshe eliligugu k emehlweni abaniniso; loba ngaphi esiphendukela khona sizaphumelela l. 9Osibekela isiphambeko udinga uthando m, kodwa ophindaphinda udaba wehlukanisa umngane oseduze n. 10Ukukhuza kuyajula koqedisisayo kulokutshaya isithutha ngokulikhulu o. 11Omubi udinga ububi kuphela, kodwa isithunywa esilesihluku p sizathunyelwa kuye q. 12Kakuthi ibhere elifelwe yimidlwane lihlangane lomuntu r, kodwa hatshi isithutha ebuthutheni baso s. 13Ophindisela t okubi esikhundleni sokuhle u, ububi kabuyikusuka endlini yakhe. 14Ukuqala kwenkani kunjengokuvulela amanzi; ngakho yekela ingxabano v ingakazivezi w. 15Olungisisa omubi x lolahla olungileyo bayisinengiso eNkosini, ngitsho bobabili y. 16Kungani kulemali yokuthenga inhlakanipho esandleni sesithutha, lokhu singelangqondo z? 17Umngane uyathanda ngaso sonke isikhathi, lomzalwane uzalelwa inhlupheko aa. 18Umuntu oswela ingqondo uyabambana ngezandla ab ukuba yisibambiso phambi kukamakhelwane wakhe ac. 19Othanda isiphambeko uthanda inkani; ophakamisa umnyango wakhe udinga ukubhujiswa ad. 20Olenhliziyo ephambeneyo katholi okuhle, lophambene ngolimi uwela ebubini. 21Ozala isithutha, sizakuba lusizi kuye; loyise wesithutha kathokozi ae. 22Inhliziyo ethokozayo yenza kuhle njengomuthi af, kodwa umoya owephukileyo ag womisa amathambo ah. 23Omubi uthatha isipho esifubeni ai ukuphambula izindlela zesahlulelo aj. 24Inhlakanipho ak iphambi koqedisisayo al, kodwa amehlo esithutha asekucineni komhlaba am. 25Indodana eyisiwula ilusizi kuyise an, iyikubaba kowayizalayo ao. 26Ukuhlawulisa ap olungileyo lakho kakulunganga aq, lokutshaya iziphathamandla ngenxa yobuqotho. 27Owazi ulwazi ugodla amazwi akhe; umuntu oqedisisayo ulomoya opholileyo ar. 28Isithutha esithuleyo laso sithiwa sihlakaniphile; ovala indebe zakhe uthiwa uyaqedisisa as.
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