Proverbs 26

1Njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyo ehlobo lanjengezulu ngesikhathi sokuvuna a, ngokunjalo udumo b kalusifanelanga isithutha c.

2Njengenyoni ekuzulazuleni d, njengenkonjane ekuphapheni e, ngokunjalo isiqalekiso kungelasizatho kasiyikufika f.

3Isiswepu ngesebhiza, itomu ngelikababhemi g, loswazi ngolomhlana wezithutha h.

4Ungaphenduli isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi lawe ufanane laso i.

5Phendula isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi sibe ngesihlakaniphileyo emehlweni aso j.

6Othumela amazwi ngesandla sesithutha, uquma inyawo, unatha isihluku k.

7Imilenze yesiqhuli iyalengalenga; sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithutha l.

8Njengokubophela ilitshe esavutheni, unjalo onika udumo esithutheni m.

9Njengameva enyuka esandleni sesidakwa n sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithutha o.

10Omkhulu owabumba konke p uvuza isithutha, avuze abadlulayo.

11Njengenja ebuyela emahlanzweni ayo qngokunjalo isithutha siphinda ubuthutha baso r.

12Uyabona yini umuntu ohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akhe s? Kulethemba elikhulu esithutheni kulaye t.

13Olivila uthi u: Kulesilwane endleleni; isilwane sisezitaladeni v.

14Isivalo siphenduka ngamabhanti aso, ngokunjalo ivila embhedeni walo.

15Ivila lifihla isandla salo emganwini, liyavilapha ukusibuyisela emlonyeni walo w.

16Ivila lihlakaniphile emehlweni alo x okwedlula abayisikhombisa y abangaphendula z ngenhlakanipho aa.

17Odlulayo engenela ingxabano engeyisiyo eyakhe ungobamba indlebe zenja ab.

18Njengohlanya oluphosa izikhuni ezivuthayo, imitshoko, lokufa, 19unjalo umuntu okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe, abesesithi: Kangisomi yini?

20Uba kungelankuni umlilo uyacitsha; njalo uba kungelakunyeya, ukuxabana kuyathula ac.

21Njengamalahle ad emalahleni avuthayo, lenkuni emlilweni ae, unjalo umuntu wenkani ngowokubasa ingxabano af.

22Amazwi onyeyayo anjengezibondlo ezehlela kokungaphakathi kwesisu ag.

23Indebe ezivuthayo lenhliziyo embi ah kungamanyele esiliva ai ahuqa ukhamba aj.

24Ozondayo uyazenzisa ngezindebe zakhe, kodwa ufaka inkohliso ngaphakathi kwakhe ak.

25Lapho esenza ilizwi lakhe libe ngelomusa, ungamkholwa al, ngoba izinengiso eziyisikhombisa zisenhliziyweni yakhe am.

26Inzondo isibekelwa ngenkohliso; ububi bakhe buzakwembulwa an ebandleni ao.

27Ogebhayo umgodi uzawela kuwo ap, logiqa ilitshe, lizabuyela kuye aq.

28Ulimi lwamanga luzonda olubachobozayo, lomlomo obutshelezi usebenza incithakalo.

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