Proverbs 26
1 Njengeqhwa ehlobo, nemvula ngesikhathi sokuvuna, kanjalo udumo alusifanele isiwula.
2 Njengenyoni ekuhambeni kwayo, nenkonjane ekundizeni kwayo, sinjalo isiqalekiso esingenasizathu.
3 Isiswebhu singesehhashi, netomu lingelembongolo, noswazi lungolomhlane weziwula.
4 Ungasiphenduli isiwula njengobuwula baso, funa ufane naso.
5 Phendula isiwula njengobuwula baso, funa sibe ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni aso.
6 Othumela umbiko ngesiwula uzigwaza ngowakhe; ufana nozinqume izinyawo.
7 Njengemilenze yokhubazekileyo elengayo, sinjalo nesaga emilonyeni yeziwula.
8 Onika isiwula udumo ufana nobophela itshe endwayimaneni.
9 Njengeva elihlaba isandla sesidakwa, sinjalo nesaga emilonyeni yeziwula.
10 Njengomnembi ngomcibisholo olimaza bonke, unjalo oqasha isiwula esizidlulelayo.
11 Njengenja ebuyela ebuhlanzweni bayo, kanjalo isiwula siphinda ubuwula baso.
12 Kunethemba ngesiwula kunozibona ehlakaniphile emehlweni akhe.
13 Ivila lithi: “Kukhona ingonyama endleleni, nebhubesi phakathi esigcawini.”
14 Isicabha siphenduka ngezingibe zaso, nevila ecansini lalo.
15 Ivila liyasifihla isandla salo esitsheni; alisibuyiseli emlonyeni walo.
16 Ivila lihlakaniphile emehlweni alo, kunabayisikhombisa abakhuluma okuhluzekile.
17 Njengomuntu obamba inja eyedlulayo ngamadlebe, unjalo ozigaxa engxabanweni yabanye abantu.
18 Njengohlanya oluphonsa izikhuni nemicibisholo ebulalayo,
19 unjalo umuntu okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe, athi: “Bengizintelela nje.”
20 Ngaphandle kwezikhuni, umlilo uyacima, kanjalo lapho kungekho khona abahlebayo, ingxabano iyaphela.
21 Njengamalahle othuthwini nezinkuni emlilweni, unjalo umuntu ophehla udweshu.
22 Amazwi ohlebayo anjengesibiliboco: ayehlela ezibilini zomuntu.
23 Njengesiliva okucakwe ngalo isitsha sobumba, zinjalo izindebe ezishelelayo nenhliziyo embi.
24 Onenzondo uyazenzisa ngokukhuluma kwakhe, ebe enenhloso embi enhliziyweni yakhe.
25 Lapho ekhuluma ngendlela emnene, ungakholwa, ngokuba kunezinengiso eziyisikhombisa enhliziyweni yakhe.
26 Noma inzondo yakhe isibekelwa yinkohliso, ububi bakhe buyodaluleka ebandleni.
27 Omba umgodi uyakuphonseka kuwo, nogingqa itshe liyakubuya ligaye yena.
28 Ulimi oluhubhuza amanga luyabazonda olubalimazile; nomlomo othophayo uyabhubhisa.