Proverbs 25

Ezinye izaga zikaSolomoni

1Lalezi yizaga zikaSolomoni a abantu bakaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda abazikopayo b.

2Kuludumo lukaNkulunkulu ukufihla udaba c, kodwa kuludumo lwamakhosi ukuhlolisisa udaba d.

3Amazulu ngokuphakama, lomhlaba ngokujula, lenhliziyo yamakhosi kakulakuhlolisiswa.

4Susa e amanyele esiliveni, besekuphuma isitsha somncibilikisi f.

5Susa okhohlakeleyo phambi kwenkosi g, besekuqiniswa isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngokulunga h.

6Ungaziqhenyi phambi kwenkosi, njalo ungemi endaweni yezikhulu i; 7ngoba kungcono kuthiwe kuwe: Yenyukela ngapha j, kulokuthi wehliswe phambi kwesiphathamandla, amehlo akho asibonileyo k.

8Ungaphangisi ukuphuma ukuyaphikisana, hlezi wenze ulutho ekucineni kwakho, lapho umakhelwane wakho esekuyangisile l.

9Mela udaba lwakho lomakhelwane wakho, kodwa ungavezi imfihlo yomunye m; 10hlezi okuzwayo akuyangise, lesigcono sakho singaphambuki n.

11Ilizwi elikhulunywe ngokufaneleyo o linjengama-apula egolide p ezitsheni zesiliva ezibaziweyo q.

12Isongo legolide r lesiceciso segolide elihle s kungumkhuzi ohlakaniphileyo t endlebeni ezwayo u.

13Isithunywa esithembekileyo kwabasithumileyo sinjengomqando weliqhwa elikhithikileyo ngosuku lokuvuna, ngoba sivuselela umphefumulo wamakhosi aso v.

14Umuntu oziqhenya ngesipho samanga w unjengamayezi lomoya okungelazulu x.

15Ngokubekezela y , z umbusi angavunyiswa aa, lolimi oluthambileyo lwephula ithambo.

16Utholile yini uluju? Dlana okwenele wena ab, hlezi uludle kakhulu, uluhlanze ac.

17Unyawo lwakho kalungavami endlini kamakhelwane wakho, hlezi akusuthe akuzonde.

18Umuntu ofakaza ubufakazi bamanga ngomakhelwane wakhe ad uyisagila lenkemba ae lomtshoko obukhali af.

19Ukuthemba ongathembekanga ngosuku lokuhlupheka kunjengezinyo elephukileyo, lonyawo olwenyeleyo ag.

20Ohlabelela izingoma enhliziyweni edabukileyo ah unjengokhupha isembatho ngosuku lwamakhaza ai, njengeviniga phakathi kwesoda aj.

21Uba okuzondayo elambile, umnike isinkwa adle, njalo uba omile, umnike amanzi anathe ak; 22ngoba uzabekelela al amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe, leNkosi izakuvuza am.

23Umoya wenyakatho uletha izulu, lolimi lwemfihlo ubuso obulolaka an.

24Kungcono ukuhlala engonsini yophahla ao kulalowesifazana wezinkani lendlini yokuhlanganyela ap.

25Umbiko omuhle ovela elizweni elikhatshana aq unjengamanzi aqandayo emphefumulweni owomileyo ar.

26Olungileyo ozanyazanyiswayo phambi kokhohlakeleyo as ungumthombo odungekileyo lesiphethu esonakeleyo at.

27Ukudla uluju olunengi kakulunganga au; lokuthi badinge udumo lwabo kakusidumo av , aw.

28Umuntu ongathinti umoya wakhe ax unjengomuzi ofohlelweyo ongelamthangala ay.

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