Proverbs 6

Izixwayiso Ngobuwula

1Ndodana yami, nxa wenzele umakhelwane wakho isibambiso, uba 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!

4ungawavumeli ubuthongo amehlo akho, ungavumeli ukuwozela enkopheni zakho.

5Zikhulule njengempala ezandleni zomzingeli, njengenyoni esifini somthiyi.

6Khangela ubunyonyo, we 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, we vila ndini? Uzavuka nini ebuthongweni bakho?

10Ubuthongo obuncane, ukuwozela okuncane, ukugoqa izandla okuncane 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 ngokutshetsha – kungasekho okungenziwa.

16Ziyisithupha izinto uJehova azizondayo, eziyisikhombisa eziyisinengiso kuye:

17amehlo atshengisa ukudelela, ulimi oluqamba amanga, izandla ezichitha igazi elingelacala,

18inhliziyo egaya izibozi, izinyawo eziphangisa ukuya ebubini,

19ufakazi 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 kowesifazana ongaziphathanga, laselimini olumnandi lomfazi ongelambeko.

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

26ngoba iwule liyakululazisa ufane lesinkwa, kuthi isifebekazi sidilize impilo yakho uqobo.

27Kambe umuntu angokhela umlilo emathangazini akhe na zingaze zatsha izigqoko zakhe?

28Kambe umuntu angahamba phezu kwamalahle izinyawo 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, loba kulithathela 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.