Proverbs 9
1 Ukuhlakanipha sekwakhe indlu yakho; kuzibazile izinsika zakho eziyisikhombisa.
2 Kuhlabe umhlatshelo, kwavubela iwayini lakho, kwadeka netafula lakho.
3 Kuthume izintombi zakho, kuyamemeza emagqumeni aphakemeyo omuzi, kuthi:
4 “Ongenalwazi makaphambukele lapha;” nakulowo ongenangqondo, kuthi kuye:
5 “Wozani nidle isinkwa sami, niphuze iwayini engilivubeleyo.
6 Shiyani izinto zobuwula, niphile, nihambe ngendlela yokuqonda.
7 “Osola isedeleli uzibangela ukwethukwa, nothethisa isikhohlakali uziholela ukulimala.
8 Ungasithethisi isedeleli, funa sikuzonde; sola ohlakaniphileyo, uyakukuthanda.
9 Yala ohlakaniphileyo, uzohlakanipha kakhulu; ufundise olungileyo, uzothuthuka ngokuqonda.
10 “Ukuqala kokuhlakanipha kungukumesaba uSimakade, nokumazi oNgcwele kungukuqonda.
11 Izinsuku zakho ziyokwanda ngami, kwenezelwe neminyaka yokuphila kwakho.
12 Uma uhlakaniphile, uzihlakaniphele; uma wedelela, uyakukuthwala wena wedwa.”
13 Owesifazane oyisiwula unomsindo, uyisiwula, akazi lutho.
14 Uhlala ngasemnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni esisendaweni ephakemeyo yomuzi,
15 ukuze ameme abedlula ngendlela, abaqondile emikhondweni yabo, athi:
16 “Ongenalwazi makaphambukele ngapha;” kulowo ongenangqondo, uthi kuye:
17 “Amanzi okwebiwa amnandi, nesinkwa esidlelwa esithe siyenamisa.”
18 Kepha ophambukayo akazi ukuthi kukhona izithunzi lapho, nokuthi izimenywa zakhe zisendleleni eya kwelabafileyo.