24Proverbs 24

1Ungabi lamhawu ngabantu ababi, ungaloyisi ukuba labo.Select Proverbs 24:1

2Ngoba inhliziyo yabo iceba udlakela, lezindebe zabo zikhuluma uhlupho.Select Proverbs 24:2

3Ngenhlakanipho indlu iyakhiwa, langokuqedisisa iqiniswe.Select Proverbs 24:3

4Langolwazi amakamelo agcwaliswa ngempahla zonke eziligugu lezimnandi.Select Proverbs 24:4

5Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ulamandla, lomuntu ololwazi uqinisa amandla.Select Proverbs 24:5

6Ngoba ngezeluleko ezihlakaniphileyo ungalawula impi yakho, lokukhululwa kusebunengini babeluleki.Select Proverbs 24:6

7Inhlakanipho enkulu iphakeme esiwuleni; esangweni kasivuli umlomo waso.Select Proverbs 24:7

8Oceba ukwenza okubi, bazambiza ngokuthi ngumnikazi wamacebo amabi.Select Proverbs 24:8

9Umcabango wobuwula yisono, lesideleli siyisinengiso emuntwini.Select Proverbs 24:9

10Uba uzitshengisa uxega ngosuku lokuhlupheka, amandla akho mancinyane.Select Proverbs 24:10

11Bophule abasiwa ekufeni, labatatalikela ekubulaweni, kungathi ungabanqanda.Select Proverbs 24:11

12Uba usithi: Khangela besingakwazi lokhu; ohlola izinhliziyo yena kayikukunanzelela yini? Olondoloza umphefumulo wakho yena kakwazi yini? ngitsho ubuyisela emuntwini njengokomsebenzi wakhe?Select Proverbs 24:12

13Dlana uluju, ndodana yami, ngoba lulungile, lohlanga loluju lumnandi elwangeni lwakho.Select Proverbs 24:13

14Lunjalo ulwazi lwenhlakanipho emphefumulweni wakho; uba uluthola, kuzakuba lomvuzo, lethemba lakho kaliyikuqunywa.Select Proverbs 24:14

15Wena okhohlakeleyo, ungacathameli umuzi wolungileyo; ungachithi indawo yakhe yokuphumula.Select Proverbs 24:15

16Ngoba olungileyo uzakuwa kasikhombisa, avuke futhi; kodwa abakhohlakeleyo bazakhubeka ebubini.Select Proverbs 24:16

17Ungathokozi ngokuwa kwesitha sakho, lekukhubekeni kwaso inhliziyo yakho kayingajabuli;Select Proverbs 24:17

18hlezi iNkosi ikubone, kube kubi emehlweni ayo, iphendule ulaka lwayo ilususe kuso.Select Proverbs 24:18

19Ungazikhathazi ngenxa yabenzi bobubi, ungabi lamhawu ngabakhohlakeleyo;Select Proverbs 24:19

20ngoba omubi kayikuba lomvuzo; isibane sabakhohlakeleyo sizacitshwa.Select Proverbs 24:20

21Ndodana yami, yesaba uJehova lenkosi; ungahlanganyeli labaguquguqukayo;Select Proverbs 24:21

22ngoba incithakalo yabo izavuka masinyane; njalo ngubani owazi ukuchitheka kwabo bobabili?Select Proverbs 24:22

23Lala ngawabahlakaniphileyo. Ukunaka ubuso kusahlulelo kakulunganga.Select Proverbs 24:23

24Othi kokhohlakeleyo: Wena ulungile; abantu bazamqalekisa, izizwe zizamthukuthelela.Select Proverbs 24:24

25Kodwa kulabo abamkhuzayo kuzakuba lentokozo, lesibusiso esihle sizabehlela.Select Proverbs 24:25

26Ophendula ngamazwi aqondileyo uzakwanga indebe.Select Proverbs 24:26

27Lungisa umsebenzi wakho ngaphandle, uzilungiselele wona ensimini, emva kwalokho wakhe indlu yakho.Select Proverbs 24:27

28Ungabi ngumfakazi umelene lomakhelwane wakho kungelasizatho, kumbe ukhohlise ngendebe zakho.Select Proverbs 24:28

29Ungathi: Njengokwenza kwakhe kimi ngizakwenza njalo kuye; ngizaphindisela emuntwini njengokomsebenzi wakhe.Select Proverbs 24:29

30Ngedlula ensimini yevila, lesivinini somuntu oswele ingqondo;Select Proverbs 24:30

31khangela-ke, konke kwakumile ameva, imbabazane yayisibekele ubuso bakho, lomthangala wakho wamatshe udilikile.Select Proverbs 24:31

32Mina-ke ngakukhangela, ngakubeka enhliziyweni yami; ngakubona, ngemukela imfundiso.Select Proverbs 24:32

33Ubuthongo obuncinyane, ukuwozela okuncinyane, ukusonga izandla okuncinyane ukuthi kulalwe,Select Proverbs 24:33

34besebusiza ubuyanga bakho njengesihambi, lenswelo zakho njengomuntu ohlomileyo.Select Proverbs 24:34