Pro 23 | Ndebele | STEP | Nxa uhlalela ukudla lesiphathamandla, qaphelisa lokuqaphelisa okuphambi kwakho.

1 Nxa uhlalela ukudla lesiphathamandla, qaphelisa lokuqaphelisa okuphambi kwakho. 2 Ubeke ingqamu emphinjeni wakho uba uyisiminzi ^{a
,} ^b. 3 Ungafisi ^c izibondlo zaso ^{d
,} ^e, ngoba ziyikudla kwamanga. 4 Ungatshikatshikeli ukunotha ^f; pheza ekuqedisiseni kwakho ^g. 5 Uzandizisa yini amehlo akho kokungekho? Ngoba kuzazenzela lokuzenzela izimpiko njengokhozi oluphaphela emazulwini ^h.

6 Ungadli ukudla ⁱ kolelihlo elibi ^j, ungafisi ^k izibondlo zakhe ^{l
,} ^m. 7 Ngoba njengoba ecabangile emphefumulweni wakhe ⁿ, unjalo. Uzakuthi: Dlana unathe; kodwa inhliziyo yakhe kayilawe ^o. 8 Ucezu oludlileyo uzaluhlanza ^p, wone amazwi akho amnandi ^q. 9 Ungakhulumi endlebeni zoyisithutha, ngoba uzadelela inhlakanipho yamazwi akho ^r. 10 Ungatshedisi isikhonkwane esidala somngcele; ungangeni emasimini ezintandane ^s; 11 ngoba uMhlengi wazo ulamandla ^t; yena uzamela udaba lwazo kuwe ^u. 12 Beka inhliziyo yakho ekufundisweni, lezindlebe zakho emazwini olwazi ^v. 13 Ungagodleli umntwana ^w isijeziso ^x; nxa umtshaya ngoswazi kayikufa ^y. 14 Wena uzamtshaya ngoswazi, ukhulule umphefumulo wakhe esihogweni ^z.

15 Ndodana yami, uba inhliziyo yakho ihlakanipha ^aa, inhliziyo yami izathokoza, yebo eyami ^ab; 16 lezinso zami zizajabula ^ac ekukhulumeni kwendebe zakho izinto eziqondileyo ^ad. 17 Inhliziyo yakho kayingahawukeli izoni ^ae; kodwa bana ekwesabeni iNkosi lonke usuku ^af. 18 Ngoba isibili ^ag kukhona umvuzo ^ah, lomlindelo wakho kawuyikuqunywa ^{ai
,} ^aj. 19 Lalela wena, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe ^ak, uqondise ^al inhliziyo yakho endleleni ^am. 20 Ungabi phakathi kwabanathi bewayini ^{an
,} ^ao, phakathi kwezihwaba zenyama ^{ap
,} ^aq. 21 Ngoba isidakwa ^ar lesihwaba sizakuba ngumyanga ^{as
,} ^at, lokuwozela kugqokisa amadabudabu ^au.

22 Lalela uyihlo owakuzalayo, ungamdeleli unyoko esemdala ^av. 23 Thenga iqiniso, ungalithengisi; inhlakanipho, lemfundiso, lokuqedisisa ^aw. 24 Uyise wolungileyo uzathaba lokuthaba; lozala ohlakaniphileyo uzathokoza ngaye ^ax. 25 Uyihlo lonyoko kabathokoze, lokuzeleyo kathabe ^ay. 26 Ndodana yami, ngiphe inhliziyo yakho, lamehlo akho kawananzelele indlela zami. 27 Ngoba iwule lingumgodi otshonayo ^az, lowesifazana owemzini ^ba ungumthombo ongumcingo ^bb. 28 Laye ucathama njengomphangi, andise abangathembekanga phakathi kwabantu ^bc.

29 Ngubani olo: Maye? Ngubani olo: Wo? Ngubani olenkani? Ngubani olesililo ^bd? Ngubani olamanxeba ngeze ^be? Ngubani olamehlo abomvu ^bf? 30 Yilabo ^bg abalibala ewayinini ^bh, yilabo abazedinga iwayini elixutshanisiweyo ^bi. 31 Ungakhangeli iwayini, lapho lizibonakalisa libomvu, nxa linika umbala walo enkomitshini, lihamba liqondile ^bj. 32 Ekucineni ^bk kwalo liluma njengenyoka ^bl, lilume njengebululu ^bm. 33 Amehlo akho azabona abesifazana bemzini ^bn, lenhliziyo yakho ikhulume izinto eziphambeneyo ^bo. 34 Yebo, uzakuba njengolala enhliziyweni yolwandle, lanjengolala esihlokweni sensika yomkhumbi ^bp. 35 Bangitshayile ^bq, kangizwanga ^br buhlungu; bangidutshuzile ^bs, kangikunanzanga ^bt. Ngizavuka nini? Ngiphinde ngilidinge futhi ^bu.