Proverbs 19

1Umyanga ohamba ngobuqotho bakhe ungcono a , b kulophambeneyo endebeni zakhe, njalo oyisithutha c.

2Futhi umphefumulo ongelalwazi kawulunganga, lophangisayo ngezinyawo uyona d.

3Ubuthutha bomuntu buphambula indlela yakhe e, lenhliziyo yakhe iyayithukuthelela iNkosi f.

4Inotho yengeza abangane abanengi g, kodwa umyanga wehlukaniswa lomngane wakhe h.

5Umfakazi wamanga kayikuyekelwa engajeziswanga i, lophafuza amanga j kayikuphunyuka k.

6Banengi l abancenga umusa weziphathamandla m; njalo wonke ungumngane womuntu wezipho n.

7Bonke abazalwane bomyanga bayamzonda o; kakhulu kangakanani abangane bakhe besiya khatshana laye p; uxotshana labongamazwi kodwa kabatholakali q.

8Ozuza ingqondo uthanda umphefumulo wakhe r; unanzelela ukuqedisisa uzathola okuhle s.

9Umfakazi wamanga kayikuyekelwa engajeziswanga t, lophafuza u amanga v uzabhubha w.

10Ukutamasa x kakusifanele isiwula y; kakhulu kangakanani ukuthi inceku ibuse phezu kweziphathamandla z.

11Ukuqedisisa komuntu kuphuzisa ukuthukuthela kwakhe; lodumo lwakhe yikwedlula isiphambeko aa.

12Ulaka lwenkosi lunjengokubhonga kwebhongo lesilwane ab, kodwa umusa wayo ac unjengamazolo etshanini ad.

13Indodana eyisithutha iyincithakalo kayise ae; lengxabano zomfazi af ziyikuthonta njalonjalo ag.

14Umuzi lenotho kuyilifa labobaba ah, kodwa umfazi ohlakaniphileyo uvela eNkosini ai.

15Ubuvila aj buphosela ebuthongweni obukhulu ak, lomphefumulo olivila uzalamba al.

16Ogcina umlayo ugcina umphefumulo wakhe am; odelela indlela zakhe uzakufa an.

17Ozwela umyanga weboleka iNkosi ao; izambhadala ngesenzo sakhe ap.

18Laya indodana yakho kuselethemba aq, kodwa ungaloyisi ukufa kwayo ar.

19Ololaka olukhulu uzathwala inhlawulo; ngoba nxa umophula uzabe lokhu uqhubeka ukwenza.

20Lalela izeluleko, wemukele imfundiso, ukuze uhlakaniphe ekucineni kwakho as.

21Kulamacebo amanengi enhliziyweni yomuntu at, kodwa iseluleko seNkosi au sona sizakuma av.

22Isiloyiso somuntu ngumusa wakhe, njalo umyanga ungcono kulomuntu wamanga aw.

23Ukuyesaba iNkosi kungokwempilo ax; ngoba olakho uzalala ebusuku esuthi ay; kayikwethekelelwa yibubi az.

24Ivila lifihla isandla salo ba , bb emganwini bc, njalo kaliyikusibuyisela emlonyeni walo.

25Tshaya bd isideleli be ongelalwazi abesekhalipha bf; njalo khuza oqedisisayo, uzaqedisisa ulwazi bg.

26Ochitha uyise, axotshe unina, uyindodana ethelela inhloni ilethe ihlazo bh.

27Yekela, ndodana yami, ukulalela ukulaywa, ukuphambuka emazwini olwazi.

28Umfakazi omubi udelela isahlulelo, lomlomo wabakhohlakeleyo uginya ububi bi.

29Izahlulelo zilungiselwe izideleli bj, lemivimvinya bk umhlana wezithutha bl.

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