Proverbs 22

1Ibizo elihle a likhethekile kulenotho enengi; isisa esihle kulesiliva njalo kulegolide b.

2Onothileyo lomyanga bayahlangana c; iNkosi d yabenza bonke e.

3Ohlakaniphileyo ubona ububi acatshe f, kodwa abangelalwazi bayaqhubeka g babesebejeziswa h.

4Umvuzo wokuthobeka lokwesaba iNkosi kuyinotho lodumo lempilo i.

5Ameva lemijibila kusendleleni yabaphambeneyo j; ogcina umphefumulo wakhe uzakuba khatshana labo k.

6Fundisa umntwana endleleni angahamba ngayo; ngitsho esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo l.

7Onothileyo ubusa abayanga, lomeboleki uyisigqili somebolekisi.

8Ohlanyela m ukonakala n uzavuna ukuhlupheka o, lentonga yolaka lwakhe izaphela p.

9Olelihlo elilokuhle yena uzabusiswa q, ngoba unikile okwesinkwa sakhe kumyanga r.

10Xotsha isideleli, kuzaphuma lenkani s, yebo, ingxabano lehlazo kuzaphela t.

11Othanda ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyo u, ngenxa yesisa sendebe zakhe, inkosi ingumgane wakhe v.

12Amehlo eNkosi alondoloza ulwazi, kodwa izachitha amazwi abangathembekanga w.

13Ivila lithi: Kulesilwane ngaphandle; ngizabulawa phakathi kwezitalada x.

14Umlomo wabesifazana bemzini y ungumgodi otshonayo z; lowo iNkosi emthukutheleleyo uzawela khona aa.

15Ubuthutha bubotshelwe enhliziyweni yomntwana; uswazi lokuqondisa luzabususela khatshana laye ab.

16Ocindezela umyanga ukwandisa alakho, opha onothileyo, isibili uzakuba ngoswelayo ac.

Amazwi abahlakaniphileyo

17Beka indlebe yakho ad, uzwe amazwi abahlakaniphileyo ae, umise inhliziyo yakho elwazini lami af. 18Ngoba kumnandi uba uwalondoloza emibilini yakho; azahlala elungile kanyekanye endebeni zakho ag. 19Ukuze ithemba lakho libe seNkosini, ngikwazisile wona lamuhla, ngitsho wena ah. 20Kangikubhalelanga yini izinto ezinhle kakhulu kuzeluleko lelwazini ai? 21Ukukwazisa ukuqiniseka kwamazwi eqiniso, ukuze ubuyisele amazwi eqiniso kulabo abakuthumileyo aj.

22Ungamphangi umyanga ngoba engumyanga ak, njalo ungamchobozi oswelayo al esangweni am. 23Ngoba iNkosi izamela udaba lwabo an, iphange umphefumulo wababaphangayo ao. 24Ungahlanganyeli lomuntu ololaka ap, ungahambisani lomuntu othukuthelayo, 25hlezi ufunde indlela zakhe, wemukele umjibila emphefumulweni wakho. 26Ungabi phakathi kwababambana izandla aq, phakathi kwabayizibambiso ar ngezikwelede as. 27Uba ungelakho okokuhlawula, kungani ezathatha umbheda wakho ngaphansi kwakho at? 28Ungatshedisi au isikhonkwane esidala somngcele, oyihlo abasenzayo av. 29Uyambona yini umuntu aw oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhe ax? Uzazimisa phambi kwamakhosi; kayikuzimisa phambi kwabantukazana ay.

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