‏ Proverbs 24

1Ungabi lamhawu ngabantu ababi a, ungaloyisi ukuba labo b. 2Ngoba inhliziyo yabo iceba udlakela c, lezindebe zabo zikhuluma uhlupho d. 3Ngenhlakanipho indlu iyakhiwa e, langokuqedisisa iqiniswe f. 4Langolwazi amakamelo agcwaliswa ngempahla zonke eziligugu lezimnandi. 5Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ulamandla, lomuntu ololwazi uqinisa amandla g. 6Ngoba ngezeluleko ezihlakaniphileyo ungalawula impi yakho h, lokukhululwa kusebunengini babeluleki i. 7Inhlakanipho j enkulu iphakeme esiwuleni k; esangweni kasivuli umlomo waso l. 8Oceba ukwenza okubi m, bazambiza ngokuthi ngumnikazi wamacebo amabi n. 9Umcabango wobuwula yisono, lesideleli siyisinengiso emuntwini o. 10Uba uzitshengisa uxega ngosuku lokuhlupheka, amandla akho mancinyane
 mancinyane: Heb  angumcingo.
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11Bophule abasiwa ekufeni q, labatatalikela ekubulaweni, kungathi ungabanqanda r. 12Uba usithi: Khangela besingakwazi s lokhu; ohlola izinhliziyo yena kayikukunanzelela yini t? Olondoloza umphefumulo wakho yena kakwazi u yini? ngitsho ubuyisela emuntwini njengokomsebenzi wakhe v? 13Dlana uluju, ndodana yami, ngoba lulungile w, lohlanga loluju lumnandi elwangeni lwakho x. 14Lunjalo ulwazi lwenhlakanipho emphefumulweni wakho y; uba uluthola, kuzakuba lomvuzo z, lethemba lakho kaliyikuqunywa aa. 15Wena okhohlakeleyo, ungacathameli umuzi wolungileyo; ungachithi indawo yakhe yokuphumula ab. 16Ngoba olungileyo uzakuwa ac kasikhombisa, avuke ad futhi; kodwa abakhohlakeleyo ae bazakhubeka ebubini af. 17Ungathokozi ngokuwa kwesitha sakho ag, lekukhubekeni kwaso inhliziyo yakho kayingajabuli ah; 18hlezi iNkosi ikubone, kube kubi emehlweni ayo, iphendule ulaka lwayo ilususe kuso. 19Ungazikhathazi ngenxa yabenzi bobubi ai, ungabi lamhawu ngabakhohlakeleyo aj; 20ngoba omubi kayikuba lomvuzo ak; isibane sabakhohlakeleyo sizacitshwa al. 21Ndodana yami, yesaba uJehova lenkosi; ungahlanganyeli labaguquguqukayo am; 22ngoba incithakalo yabo izavuka masinyane; njalo ngubani owazi ukuchitheka an kwabo bobabili ao?

Amanye amazwi abahlakaniphileyo

23Lala ngawabahlakaniphileyo. Ukunaka ubuso kusahlulelo kakulunganga ap. 24Othi kokhohlakeleyo: Wena ulungile aq; abantu bazamqalekisa, izizwe zizamthukuthelela ar. 25Kodwa kulabo abamkhuzayo kuzakuba lentokozo, lesibusiso esihle sizabehlela. 26Ophendula ngamazwi aqondileyo as uzakwanga indebe. 27Lungisa umsebenzi wakho ngaphandle, uzilungiselele wona ensimini, emva kwalokho wakhe indlu yakho at. 28Ungabi ngumfakazi umelene lomakhelwane wakho kungelasizatho, kumbe ukhohlise ngendebe zakho au. 29Ungathi: Njengokwenza kwakhe kimi ngizakwenza njalo kuye; ngizaphindisela emuntwini njengokomsebenzi wakhe av.

30Ngedlula ensimini yevila aw, lesivinini somuntu oswele ingqondo ax; 31khangela-ke, konke kwakumile ameva, imbabazane yayisibekele ubuso bakho ay, lomthangala wakho wamatshe udilikile az. 32Mina-ke ngakukhangela, ngakubeka enhliziyweni yami; ngakubona, ngemukela imfundiso ba. 33Ubuthongo obuncinyane, ukuwozela okuncinyane, ukusonga izandla okuncinyane ukuthi kulalwe bb, 34besebusiza ubuyanga bakho njengesihambi, lenswelo zakho njengomuntu ohlomileyo.

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