| NdebeleTeam Proverbs « 17 » |
17Ucezu olomileyo lokuthula kanye lalo lungcono kulendlu egcwele imihlatshelo lengxabanoa.
2 Inceku ehlakaniphileyo izabusa phezu kwendodana eyangisayo, yehlukanise ilifa phakathi kwezelamanib.
3 Imbiza yokuncibilikisa ngeyesiliva, lesithando ngesegolidec, kodwa iNkosi ihlola izinhliziyod.
4 Umenzi wobubi ulalela indebe ekhohlakeleyo; umqambimanga ubeka indlebe olimini oluchithayo.
5 Oklolodela umyanga uthukae uMenzi wakhef; othokoza encithakalweni kayikuba msulwag.
6 Abantwana babantwanah bangumqhele wabadalai, lodumo lwabantwana ngoyise.
7 Indebe elobungcwethi kayisifanelanga isithuthaj; kakhulu kangakanani indebe yamanga isiphathamandla.
8 Isipho siyilitshe eliliguguk emehlweni abaniniso; loba ngaphi esiphendukela khona sizaphumelelal.
9 Osibekela isiphambeko udinga uthandom, kodwa ophindaphinda udaba wehlukanisa umngane oseduzen.
10 Ukukhuza kuyajula koqedisisayo kulokutshaya isithutha ngokulikhuluo.
11 Omubi udinga ububi kuphela, kodwa isithunywa esilesihlukup sizathunyelwa kuyeq.
12 Kakuthi ibhere elifelwe yimidlwane lihlangane lomuntur, kodwa hatshi isithutha ebuthutheni basos.
13 Ophindiselat okubi esikhundleni sokuhleu, ububi kabuyikusuka endlini yakhe.
14 Ukuqala kwenkani kunjengokuvulela amanzi; ngakho yekela ingxabanov ingakaziveziw.
15 Olungisisa omubix lolahla olungileyo bayisinengiso eNkosini, ngitsho bobabiliy.
16 Kungani kulemali yokuthenga inhlakanipho esandleni sesithutha, lokhu singelangqondoz?
17 Umngane uyathanda ngaso sonke isikhathi, lomzalwane uzalelwa inhluphekoa.
18 Umuntu oswela ingqondo uyabambana ngezandlab ukuba yisibambiso phambi kukamakhelwane wakhec.
19 Othanda isiphambeko uthanda inkani; ophakamisa umnyango wakhe udinga ukubhujiswad.
20 Olenhliziyo ephambeneyo katholi okuhle, lophambene ngolimi uwela ebubini.
21 Ozala isithutha, sizakuba lusizi kuye; loyise wesithutha kathokozie.
22 Inhliziyo ethokozayo yenza kuhle njengomuthif, kodwa umoya owephukileyog womisa amathamboh.
23 Omubi uthatha isipho esifubenii ukuphambula izindlela zesahluleloj.
24 Inhlakaniphok iphambi koqedisisayol, kodwa amehlo esithutha asekucineni komhlabam.
25 Indodana eyisiwula ilusizi kuyisen, iyikubaba kowayizalayoo.
26 Ukuhlawulisap olungileyo lakho kakulungangaq, lokutshaya iziphathamandla ngenxa yobuqotho.
27 Owazi ulwazi ugodla amazwi akhe; umuntu oqedisisayo ulomoya opholileyor.
28 Isithutha esithuleyo laso sithiwa sihlakaniphile; ovala indebe zakhe uthiwa uyaqedisisas.
a 15.17.
b 10.5. 17.21,25.
c 27.21. Hlab. 26.2. Mal. 3.3.
d 1 Lan. 29.17. Jer. 17.10.
e 14.31.
f 14.31.
g 24.17. Jobe 31.29. Obad. 12.
h Hlab. 128.6. Hlab. 127.3,4.128.3.
i 16.31.
j 19.10. 26.1.
k 18.16. 19.6. 21.14.
l 3.27.
m 10.12.
n 16.28.
o Jobe 21.13. Jer. 21.13.
p 5.9.
q 1 Kho. 2.29.
r 2 Sam. 17.8. Hos. 13.8.
s 27.3.
t 20.22. Mat. 5.39.
u Hlab. 35.12.
v 20.3. 25.8. 1 Thes. 4.11.
w 18.1.20.3.
x 24.24. Eks. 23.7. Isa. 5.23.
y 17.26. 18.5. Jobe 34.17. Hlab. 94.21.
z 23.23.
a 27.10. Jobe 6.14.
b 6.1.
c 6.1.
d 29.23.
e 17.25. 10.1.
f 15.13. 15.15.
g 15.13. 15.15.
h 12.25. Hlab. 22.15.
i 16.33. 21.14. Tshu. 7.9. Hlab. 79.12.
j 15.27. Mika 3.11. 7.3. Eks. 23.8.
k 14.6.
l Tshu. 2.14. Tshu. 8.1.
m Tshu. 2.14. Tshu. 8.1.
n 17.25. 10.1.
o 23.25.
p 17.26. 18.5. Jobe 34.17. Hlab. 94.21.
q 21.11.
r 10.19. Jak. 1.19.
s Jobe 13.5.