Proverbs 6

Izixwayiso Ngobuwula

1Ndodana yami, nxa wenzele umakhelwane wakho isibambiso,
nxa libambene izandla ukuba uzamhlawulela imilandu yakhe,
2aluba usuzihilele ngalokho okutshiloyo,
wazibambisa ngamazwi omlomo wakho,
3lapho-ke yenza lokhu, ndodana yami, ukuzikhulula,
njengoba usuwele ezandleni zakhe umakhelwane wakho:
Hamba ufike uzehlise;
mncengancenge umakhelwane wakho!
4Ungabuvumeli ubuthongo emehlweni akho,
ungavumeli ukuwozela enkopheni zakho.
5Zikhulule njengempala ezandleni zomzingeli,
njengenyoni esifini somthiyi.

6Khangela ubunyonyo, wena vila;
hlolisisa ukwenza kwabo uhlakaniphe!
7Kabulamphathi,
kabula mkhangeli loba umbusi,
8kodwa buyaqoqa umphako wabo ehlobo
bubuthe ukudla kwabo nxa kuvunwa.

9Uzalala khonapho kuze kube nini, vila ndini?
Uzavuka nini ebuthongweni bakho?
10Ukulala okuncane, ukuwozela okuncane,
ukugoqa izandla kancane uphumula,
11ubuyanga buzafika kuwe njengesela
lokuswela njengesigebenga.

12Isigangi lesixhwali
esihamba sikhuluma amanyala,
13esiqhweba ngelihlo
sitshengise ngezinyawo zaso
njalo sitshengise ngeminwe yaso,
14esiceba ububi ngenkohliso enhliziyweni yaso
sithanda ukuvusa inkani kokuphela.
15Ngakho lowo uzawelwa yingozi ngokuphazima;
uzabhidlizwa ngokuphangisa
kungasekho okungenziwa.

16Ziyisithupha izinto uThixo azizondayo,
eziyisikhombisa eziyisinengiso kuye:
17amehlo atshengisa ukudelela,
ulimi oluqamba amanga,
izandla ezichitha igazi elingelacala,
18inhliziyo egaya izibozi,
inyawo eziphangisa ukuya ebubini,
19umfakazi wamanga, okhuluma inkohliso
lomuntu oletha ukuxabana kubazalwane.

Isixwayiso Ngokuphinga

20Ndodana yami, gcina imilayo kayihlo
ungadeli imfundiso kanyoko.
21Kubophele enhliziyweni yakho nini lanini;
kugqize entanyeni yakho.
22Nxa uhamba, lezizinto zizakukhokhela;
lanxa ulele zizakulinda;
uthi uvuka zikukhulumise.
23Ngoba imilayo le iyisibane,
imfundiso le iyikukhanya,
leziqondiso zokuzithiba ziyindlela yokuphila,
24zikuvikela kowesifazane ongaziphathanga,
laselimini olumnandi lomfazi ongelambeko.

25Ungasuki umfise ngenhliziyo yakho ngenxa yobuhle bakhe
kumbe akuhuge ngamehlo akhe.

26Ngoba isifebe siyakululazisa ufane lesinkwa,
kodwa umfazi womuntu uyayibhidliza impilo yakho uqobo.
27Kambe umuntu angokhela umlilo emathangazini akhe na
zingaze zatsha izigqoko zakhe?
28Kambe umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle
inyawo zakhe zingaze zatsha na?
29Kunjalo kulowo olala lomfazi wenye indoda;
kakho omthintayo ongayikujeziswa.

30Abantu kabalithuki isela
nxa lintshontsha ngoba lifuqwa liphango.
31Kodwa lingabanjwa lihlawuliswa kasikhombisa,
lanxa inhlawulo ilithathela yonke impahla yendlu yalo.
32Kodwa indoda efebayo kayilangqondo;
lowo okwenzayo lokho uyazibulala yena ngokwakhe.
33Izidutshulo lehlazo kuyisabelo sakhe,
ukuyangeka kwakhe kakusoze kwafa kwaphela.

34Ngoba ubukhwele bendoda yalowomfazi buyiqubula ulaka,
ingabe isaba lozwelo lapho isiphindisela.
35Kayizukuvuma inhlawulo;
kayiyikwamukela isivalamlomo loba singakanani.