Proverbs 21

1Inhliziyo yenkosi isesandleni sikaJehova injengezifula zamanzi a; uyiphendulela loba ngaphi athanda khona b.

2Yonke indlela yomuntu ilungile emehlweni akhe c, kodwa iNkosi ihlola d izinhliziyo e.

3Ukwenza ukulunga lesahlulelo kukhethekile eNkosini kulomhlatshelo f.

4Ukuphakama kwamehlo g, lokuzigqaja kwenhliziyo h, lokulima kwabakhohlakeleyo, kuyisono i.

5Imicabango yokhutheleyo isenzuzweni kuphela j, kodwa eyakhe wonke ophangisayo k isekusweleni kuphela l.

6Ukwenza inotho ngolimi lwamanga m kuyize n eliphephukayo o elalabo abadinga ukufa p.

7Isihluku sababi sizabahudula, ngoba besala ukwenza okulungileyo q.

8Indlela yomuntu igobile njalo ilecala, kodwa ohlanzekileyo, umsebenzi wakhe uqondile.

9Kungcono ukuhlala r engonsini yophahla s kulalowesifazana wezinkani lendlini yokuhlanganyela t.

10Umphefumulo wokhohlakeleyo uloyisa ububi; umakhelwane wakhe kemukeli umusa emehlweni akhe u.

11Nxa isideleli v sijeziswa, umuntu ongelalwazi uyahlakanipha w; lalapho ohlakaniphileyo elaywa wemukela ulwazi x.

12Olungileyo uyananzelela indlu yokhohlakeleyo y , z; uNkulunkulu uwisela abakhohlakeleyo ebubini aa.

13Ogcika indlebe yakhe ekukhaleni komyanga, laye uzakhala angaphendulwa ab.

14Isipho sensitha siyadedisa intukuthelo ac, lesivalamlomo esifubeni ulaka olulamandla ad.

15Kuyintokozo kolungileyo ukwenza ukulunga, kodwa kuluvalo ae kubenzi bobubi af.

16Umuntu oduha endleleni yokuqedisisa uzahlala ebandleni ag lemimoya efileyo ah.

17Othanda injabulo uzakuba ngumyanga; othanda iwayini lamafutha kayikunotha ai.

18Okhohlakeleyo aj uyinhlawulelo yolungileyo, lesiphambeki esikhundleni sabaqotho ak.

19Kungcono ukuhlala elizweni eliyinkangala kulalowesifazana wezingxabano lolaka al.

20Kukhona imfuyo eloyisekayo am lamafutha emzini wohlakaniphileyo an , ao, kodwa umuntu oyisithutha uyakuginya ap.

21Oxotshana lokulunga lomusa aq uzathola impilo, ukulunga, lodumo ar.

22Ohlakaniphileyo ukhwela emzini wamaqhawe, adilizele phansi amandla ethemba lawo as.

23Ogcina umlomo wakhe lolimi lwakhe at, ugcina umphefumulo wakhe au ezinkathazweni av.

24Isideleli esizikhukhumezayo esizigqajayo libizo lakhe osebenza ngolaka lokuzikhukhumeza aw.

25Isiloyiso sevila sizalibulala, ngoba izandla zalo ziyala ukusebenza ax.

26Usuku lonke liloyisa isiloyiso ay, kodwa olungileyo uzakupha, angagodli az.

27Umhlatshelo wabakhohlakeleyo uyisinengiso; kakhulu kangakanani nxa bewuletha ngecebo elibi ba.

28Umfakazi wamanga uzabhubha, kodwa umuntu olalelayo uzakhuluma njalonjalo bb.

29Umuntu okhohlakeleyo wenza lukhuni ubuso bakhe bc, kodwa oqotho yena uyananzelela indlela yakhe bd.

30Kakulanhlakanipho, njalo kakulakuqedisisa, njalo kakulaseluleko, okumelana leNkosi be.

31Ibhiza lilungiselwa usuku lwempi bf, kodwa ukukhululwa ngokweNkosi bg.

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