Proverbs 2

Imivuzo Emihle Yokuhlakanipha

1Ndodana yami, nxa usamukela amazwi ami
ugcine imilayo yami ngaphakathi kwakho,
2uvule indlebe yakho izwe ukuhlakanipha
unikele inhliziyo yakho ukuthi izwisise,
3njalo nxa ucela ukuqedisisa
ukhalela kakhulu ukuzwisisa,
4futhi ukudingisisa njengokudinga isiliva
ukuphenye njengento eligugu efihliweyo,
5lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukumesaba uThixo
njalo uluzuze ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu.
6Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha,
emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ulwazi lokuqedisisa.
7Abaqotho ubapha ukunqoba,
ulihawu lalabo abahamba bengasoleki,
8ngoba uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo
avikele ukuhamba kwabathembekileyo bakhe.

9Yikho uzazwisisa lokho okulungileyo lokuqondileyo lokufaneleyo
zonke izindlela ezinhle.
10Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuzangena enhliziyweni yakho,
lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho.
11Ukwazi ukukhetha kuzakuvikela,
lokuzwisisa kuzakulinda.

12Ukuhlakanipha kuzakusindisa ezindleleni zabantu ababi,
abantu abamazwi abolileyo,
13abatshiya izindlela eziqondileyo,
bahambe ngezindlela ezilamathunzi,
14abathokoza ngokwenza okubi
bajabule ngokungcola kokubi,
15abandlela zabo zitshekile
lokuhamba kwabo kakuqondakali.

16Kuzakukhulula njalo koyisiphingikazi,
lasemfazini olamazwi akhohlisayo,
17osetshiye indoda yakhe yobutsha bakhe
wadela isifungo asenza phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
18Ngoba indlu yakhe iholela ekufeni
lezindlela zakhe zidonsela kwabafileyo.
19Kakho ongena kuye obuyayo
kumbe aphinde azuze izindlela zokuphila.

20Ngakho uzahamba ezindleleni zabantu abalungileyo
walele emikhondweni yabaqondileyo.
21Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni,
labangasolekiyo bazasala kulo;
22kodwa izigangi zizasuswa elizweni,
labangathembekanga bazakhutshwa kulo.