26Proverbs 26

1Njengeliqhwa elikhithikileyo ehlobo lanjengezulu ngesikhathi sokuvuna, ngokunjalo udumo kalusifanelanga isithutha.Select Proverbs 26:1

2Njengenyoni ekuzulazuleni, njengenkonjane ekuphapheni, ngokunjalo isiqalekiso kungelasizatho kasiyikufika.Select Proverbs 26:2

3Isiswepu ngesebhiza, itomu ngelikababhemi, loswazi ngolomhlana wezithutha.Select Proverbs 26:3

4Ungaphenduli isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi lawe ufanane laso.Select Proverbs 26:4

5Phendula isithutha ngokobuthutha baso, hlezi sibe ngesihlakaniphileyo emehlweni aso.Select Proverbs 26:5

6Othumela amazwi ngesandla sesithutha, uquma inyawo, unatha isihluku.Select Proverbs 26:6

7Imilenze yesiqhuli iyalengalenga; sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithutha.Select Proverbs 26:7

8Njengokubophela ilitshe esavutheni, unjalo onika udumo esithutheni.Select Proverbs 26:8

9Njengameva enyuka esandleni sesidakwa sinjalo isaga emlonyeni wezithutha.Select Proverbs 26:9

10Omkhulu owabumba konke uvuza isithutha, avuze abadlulayo.Select Proverbs 26:10

11Njengenja ebuyela emahlanzweni ayongokunjalo isithutha siphinda ubuthutha baso.Select Proverbs 26:11

12Uyabona yini umuntu ohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akhe? Kulethemba elikhulu esithutheni kulaye.Select Proverbs 26:12

13Olivila uthi: Kulesilwane endleleni; isilwane sisezitaladeni.Select Proverbs 26:13

14Isivalo siphenduka ngamabhanti aso, ngokunjalo ivila embhedeni walo.Select Proverbs 26:14

15Ivila lifihla isandla salo emganwini, liyavilapha ukusibuyisela emlonyeni walo.Select Proverbs 26:15

16Ivila lihlakaniphile emehlweni alo okwedlula abayisikhombisa abangaphendula ngenhlakanipho.Select Proverbs 26:16

17Odlulayo engenela ingxabano engeyisiyo eyakhe ungobamba indlebe zenja.Select Proverbs 26:17

18Njengohlanya oluphosa izikhuni ezivuthayo, imitshoko, lokufa,Select Proverbs 26:18

19unjalo umuntu okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe, abesesithi: Kangisomi yini?Select Proverbs 26:19

20Uba kungelankuni umlilo uyacitsha; njalo uba kungelakunyeya, ukuxabana kuyathula.Select Proverbs 26:20

21Njengamalahle emalahleni avuthayo, lenkuni emlilweni, unjalo umuntu wenkani ngowokubasa ingxabano.Select Proverbs 26:21

22Amazwi onyeyayo anjengezibondlo ezehlela kokungaphakathi kwesisu.Select Proverbs 26:22

23Indebe ezivuthayo lenhliziyo embi kungamanyele esiliva ahuqa ukhamba.Select Proverbs 26:23

24Ozondayo uyazenzisa ngezindebe zakhe, kodwa ufaka inkohliso ngaphakathi kwakhe.Select Proverbs 26:24

25Lapho esenza ilizwi lakhe libe ngelomusa, ungamkholwa, ngoba izinengiso eziyisikhombisa zisenhliziyweni yakhe.Select Proverbs 26:25

26Inzondo isibekelwa ngenkohliso; ububi bakhe buzakwembulwa ebandleni.Select Proverbs 26:26

27Ogebhayo umgodi uzawela kuwo, logiqa ilitshe, lizabuyela kuye.Select Proverbs 26:27

28Ulimi lwamanga luzonda olubachobozayo, lomlomo obutshelezi usebenza incithakalo.Select Proverbs 26:28