Proverbs 20
1Iwayini a liyisideleli; okunathwayo okulamandla kulomsindo b; njalo wonke oduha kukho kahlakaniphanga c. 2Ukwesabeka kwenkosi kunjengokubhonga kwebhongo lesilwane d; oyithukuthelisayo wona umphefumulo wakhe e. 3Kuludumo emuntwini ukuyekela inkani f; kodwa sonke isiwula siyaziveza g. 4Ngenxa yobusika ivila kaliyikulima h; ngakho lizaphanza esivunweni i, kodwa kungabi lalutho j. 5Iseluleko enhliziyweni yomuntu sinjengamanzi azikileyo k, kodwa umuntu oqedisisayo uzasikha l. 6Inengi labantu limemezela, lowo lalowo ukulunga kwakhe m, kodwa ngubani ongathola umuntu othembekileyo n? 7Olungileyo uhamba ngobuqotho bakhe o; babusisiwe abantwana bakhe emva kwakhe p. 8Inkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sesahlulelo q ihlakaza bonke ububi ngamehlo ayo r. 9Ngubani ongathi s: Ngihlanzile inhliziyo yami, ngihlambulukile esonweni sami t? 10Amatshe ezilinganiso ezehlukeneyo, ama-efa* ehlukeneyo, kuyisinengiso eNkosini, yebo kokubili u. 11Lomntwana uyazazisa ngezenzo zakhe, loba umsebenzi wakhe uhlanzekile kumbe loba uqotho v. 12Indlebe ezwayo lelihlo elibonayo w, iNkosi yakwenza, yebo kokubili x. 13Ungathandi ubuthongo, hlezi ube ngumyanga y; vula amehlo akho z, usuthe isinkwa aa. 14Kubi, kubi, kutsho umthengi; kodwa esehambile abesezincoma. 15Kulegolide ab, lobunengi bamatshe aligugu ac, kodwa indebe zolwazi zingumceciso oligugu ad. 16Thatha isembatho sakhe oyisibambiso sowemzini ae, umbambe abe yisibambiso af , ag sabezizwe ah. 17Isinkwa samanga simnandi emuntwini, kodwa emva kwalokho umlomo wakhe uzagcwaliswa ngokhethe ai. 18Imicabango uyimisa ngeseluleko aj; ngakho yenza impi ak ngamaqhinga amahle al. 19Ohambahamba enyeya wembula imfihlakalo am; ngakho ungahlangani lokhohlisa ngendebe zakhe an. 20Othuka uyise loba unina ao, isibane sakhe ap sizacitshwa aq ebumnyameni obumnyama ar. 21Ilifa lingaphangisiswa ekuqaleni as, kodwa ukucina kwalo kakuyikubusiswa at. 22Ungathi: Ngizaphindisela okubi au; lindela iNkosi, njalo izakusindisa av. 23Amatshe ezilinganiso ezehlukeneyo ayisinengiso eNkosini, lesikali esikhohlisayo kasilunganga aw. 24Izinyathelo zomuntu zivela eNkosini; pho, umuntu angaqedisisa njani indlela yakhe ax? 25Kungumjibila emuntwini ukuginya okungcwele ay, lokuhlolisisa emva kwezifungo az. 26Inkosi ehlakaniphileyo ihlakaza ababi ba, ibuyisela ivili phezu kwabo bb. 27Umphefumulo womuntu uyisibane seNkosi bc, sihlolisisa bd wonke amakamelo esisu be. 28Umusa leqiniso kuyayigcina inkosi bf, isekela isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngokulunga bg. 29Udumo lwejaha lungamandla alo, lobukhosi babadala yizimvu zekhanda bh. 30Imivimvinya yenxeba ihlanza ububi bi, ngokunjalo izidutshuzo bj zamakamelo esisu bk.
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