Proverbs 10

Izaga zikaSolomoni

1Izaga zikaSolomoni a.

Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ithokozisa uyise b, kodwa indodana eyisithutha c ilusizi kunina d.

2Inotho yenkohlakalo kayisizi lutho e, kodwa ukulunga kophula ekufeni f , g.

3INkosi kayiyekeli h umphefumulo wolungileyo ulambe i, kodwa isunduza isifiso sababi j.

4Osebenza ngesandla esixegayo uba ngumyanga k , l, kodwa isandla sabakhutheleyo siyanothisa m.

5Ovuna ehlobo uyindodana ehlakaniphileyo n; olala ubuthongo obukhulu ngesikhathi sokuvuna o uyindodana ethelela ihlazo p.

6Izibusiso zisekhanda lolungileyo, kodwa ubudlwangudlwangu q busibekela umlomo wabakhohlakeleyo r.

7Ukukhunjulwa kolungileyo kungokwesibusiso s, kodwa ibizo labakhohlakeleyo lizabola t.

8Ohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo uyemukela imilayo, kodwa isithutha ngendebe sizawiselwa phansi u.

9Ohamba ngobuqotho v uhamba evikelekile w, kodwa ophambula indlela zakhe uzakwaziwa x.

10Ociyoza ilihlo ubanga inkathazo y, njalo isithutha ngendebe sizawiselwa phansi z.

11Umlomo wolungileyo aa ungumthombo wempilo ab, kodwa ubudlwangudlwangu busibekela umlomo wabakhohlakeleyo ac.

12Inzondo ibanga ingxabano, kodwa uthando lusibekela iziphambeko zonke ad.

13Endebeni zoqedisisayo kutholakala inhlakanipho, kodwa intonga ingeyomhlana woswela ingqondo ae.

14Abahlakaniphileyo babekelela ulwazi af, kodwa umlomo wesithutha useduze lencithakalo ag.

15Inotho yonothileyo ingumuzi wamandla akhe ah; ubuyanga babayanga buyincithakalo yabo ai.

16Umsebenzi wolungileyo ngowempilo; inzuzo yokhohlakeleyo ngeyesono aj.

17Ogcina ukulaywa usendleleni yempilo, kodwa odelela ukukhuzwa ubanga ukuduha ak.

18Osibekela inzondo ungowendebe zamanga, lohlebayo uyisithutha al.

19Ebunengini bamazwi ukuphambeka kakusileli am, kodwa othiba indebe zakhe uhlakaniphile an.

20Ulimi lolungileyo luyisiliva esikhethekileyo; inhliziyo yokhohlakeleyo injengento encinyane ao.

21Indebe zolungileyo zondla abanengi, kodwa izithutha ziyafa ngokuswela ingqondo ap.

22Isibusiso seNkosi sona siyanothisa aq; njalo kayengezi usizi kuso ar.

23Kunjengenhlekisa koyisithutha as ukwenza okubi at; kunjalo inhlakanipho kumuntu wokuqedisisa.

24Lokho okhohlakeleyo akwesabayo kuzamfikela au, kodwa isiloyiso solungileyo sizanikwa av.

25Njengokwedlula kwesivunguzane aw, unjalo okhohlakeleyo kasekho ax; kodwa olungileyo uyisisekelo saphakade ay.

26Njengeviniga emazinyweni, lanjengentuthu emehlweni, unjalo olivila kwabamthumileyo.

27Ukuyesaba iNkosi kwandisa insuku az, kodwa iminyaka yabakhohlakeleyo izafinyezwa ba.

28Ithemba labalungileyo liyintokozo, kodwa okulindelwayo kwabakhohlakeleyo kuzabhubha bb.

29Indlela yeNkosi iyinqaba koqotho bc, kodwa bd iyincithakalo be , bf kubenzi bobubi bg.

30Olungileyo kayikunyikinywa laphakade bh, kodwa abakhohlakeleyo kabayikuhlala elizweni bi.

31Umlomo wolungileyo bj ukhupha inhlakanipho, kodwa ulimi oluphambeneyo luzaqunywa bk.

32Indebe zolungileyo ziyazi okuthokozisayo bl, kodwa umlomo wabakhohlakeleyo iziphambeko.

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