Proverbs 8

Ukudunyiswa kwenhlakanipho

1Inhlakanipho kayimemezi yini a , b, lokuqedisisa c kukhuphe ilizwi lakho d? 2Engqongeni yezindawo eziphakemeyo, ngasendleleni, phakathi kwezindlela kumi e. 3Eceleni kwamasango f , g, entubeni yomuzi, ekungeneni kweminyango kuyamemeza kakhulu kuthi h , i: 4Kini, madoda, ngiyamemeza, lelizwi lami lisebantwaneni babantu. 5Lina elingelalwazi j, qedisisani inhlakanipho k; lani zithutha, qedisisani ngenhliziyo. 6Zwanini, ngoba ngizakhuluma izinto zobukhosi l, lokuvula kwendebe zami kuzakuba yikuqonda m. 7Ngoba umlomo wami n ukhuluma iqiniso o, lenkohlakalo iyisinengiso endebeni zami. 8Wonke amazwi omlomo wami asekulungeni; kakukho okutshilekileyo p lokugobileyo kuwo q. 9Wonke aqondile kulowo oqedisisayo, alungile kulabo abathola ulwazi r. 10Yemukelani ukufundisa kwami, hatshi isiliva, lolwazi kulegolide elikhethekileyo s. 11Ngoba inhlakanipho ingcono t kulamatshe amahle u, lakho konke okufisekayo kakulakulinganiswa layo v. 12Mina nhlakanipho ngihlala lokuqedisisa w, ngithola ulwazi lamacebo x. 13Ukwesaba iNkosi y kuyikuzonda ububi z; ukuzigqaja, lokuziqhenya, lendlela embi aa, lomlomo wokuphambeka ngiyakuzonda ab. 14Iseluleko ngesami ac, lenhlakanipho eqotho ad; ngiyikuqedisisa; amandla ngawami ae. 15Ngami amakhosi ayabusa af, lababusi bamisa ukulunga ag. 16Ngami iziphathamandla ziyabusa, lezikhulu, bonke abehluleli bomhlaba. 17Mina ngiyathanda abangithandayo ah, lalabo abangidingisisayo bazangithola ai , aj. 18Inotho lodumo kukimi ak , al, inotho eqhubekayo am lokulunga an. 19Isithelo sami singcono ao kulegolide ap, legolide elicwengekileyo aq, lokutholakalayo kwami ar kulesiliva esikhethekileyo as. 20Ngihamba endleleni yokulunga, phakathi kwemikhondo yesahlulelo; 21ukuthi ngenze abangithandayo badle ilifa lemfuyo; ngigcwalise iziphala zabo.

22INkosi at, ngaba ngeyayo au, ngaba yikuqala kwendlela yayo av , aw, ngaphambi kwemisebenzi yayo yendulo ax. 23Ngamiswa kwasephakadeni ay, kusukela ekuqaleni, kusukela emandulo omhlaba az. 24Kungakabi khona izinziki ba ngasengizelwe bb, ingakabi khona imithombo enzima ngamanzi. 25Intaba zingakamiswa bc, kungakabi khona amaqaqa bd, ngasengizelwe be. 26Ingakawenzi umhlaba lemimango, lokuqala kwentuli zomhlaba bf. 27Lapho ilungisa amazulu ngangikhonapho bg; lapho imisa umkhathi bh ngaphezu kwenziki bi; 28lapho imisa amayezi ngaphezulu; lapho iqinisa imithombo yenziki bj; 29lapho imisela ulwandle bk umngcele walo bl ukuze amanzi angeqi umlayo wayo; lapho imisa bm izisekelo zomhlaba bn; 30khona ngangiseduze layo bo njengowakhuliswa yiyo bp, ngizintokozo zayo usuku ngosuku bq, ngithokoza phambi kwayo ngaso sonke isikhathi br, 31ngidlala bs elizweni lomhlaba wayo bt, lentokozo zami bu zisebantwaneni babantu bv.

32Ngakho-ke, bantwana bami, ngizweni bw; ngoba babusisiwe abagcina indlela zami bx. 33Zwanini ukulaya, lihlakaniphe by, lingakudeli bz. 34Ubusisiwe umuntu ca ongizwayo cb, alinde insuku ngensuku emasangweni ami, alinde emigubazini yeminyango yami. 35Ngoba ongitholayo cc uthola impilo cd, azuze umusa eNkosini. 36Kodwa owona kimi ce wona umphefumulo wakhe cf; bonke abangizondayo cg bathanda ukufa ch.

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