10Ecclesiastes 10

1Impukane ezifileyo zinukisa zibilise amagcobo omthaki; ubuthutha obuncinyane benza njalo kohloniphekayo ngenxa yenhlakanipho lodumo.Select Ecclesiastes 10:1

2Inhliziyo yohlakaniphileyo ingakwesokunene sakhe, kodwa inhliziyo yesithutha ingakwesokhohlo saso.Select Ecclesiastes 10:2

3Yebo-ke lapho oyisithutha ehamba endleleni, ingqondo yakhe iyasilela, uthi kuye wonke uyisithutha.Select Ecclesiastes 10:3

4Uba umoya wombusi ukuvukela, ungatshiyi indawo yakho, ngoba ukuthobeka kuyathulisa iziphambeko ezinkulu.Select Ecclesiastes 10:4

5Kulobubi engibubone ngaphansi kwelanga, njengesiphosiso esiphuma ebusweni bombusi:Select Ecclesiastes 10:5

6Ubuwula bubekwa ezindaweni eziphakemeyo kakhulu, labanothileyo bahlala endaweni ephansi.Select Ecclesiastes 10:6

7Ngibonile izigqili zigade amabhiza, leziphathamandla zihamba njengezigqili emhlabeni.Select Ecclesiastes 10:7

8Ogebha umgodi uzawela kuwo; lodiliza umthangala, inyoka izamluma.Select Ecclesiastes 10:8

9Osusa amatshe uzalinyazwa yiwo; obanda izigodo uzakuba sengozini ngazo.Select Ecclesiastes 10:9

10Uba insimbi ibuthundu njalo engaloli ubukhali, ngakho ufanele engezelele amandla; kodwa inhlakanipho yinhle ukulungisa.Select Ecclesiastes 10:10

11Uba inyoka iluma kungelakulunjwa, kakulanzuzo kungcitshi yolimi.Select Ecclesiastes 10:11

12Amazwi omlomo ohlakaniphileyo alomusa, kodwa indebe zesithutha ziyasiginya.Select Ecclesiastes 10:12

13Ukuqala kwamazwi omlomo waso kuyibuthutha, lokucina kwenkulumo yaso kuyibuhlanya obubi,Select Ecclesiastes 10:13

14njalo isithutha sandisa amazwi. Umuntu kazi okuzakuba khona; lalokho okuzakuba khona emva kwakhe, ngubani ongamtshela khona?Select Ecclesiastes 10:14

15Umtshikatshika wesithuthandini uyasidinisa, ngoba kasazi ukuya emzini.Select Ecclesiastes 10:15

16Maye kuwe, lizwe, onkosi yakho ingumntwana, leziphathamandla zakho zidla ekuseni!Select Ecclesiastes 10:16

17Ubusisiwe, lizwe, onkosi yakho iyindodana yabakhulu, leziphathamandla zakho zidla ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, zidlela ukuqina, hatshi ukudakwa.Select Ecclesiastes 10:17

18Ngobuvila obukhulu intungo ziyabhensa, langokuyekethisa izandla indlu iyanethela.Select Ecclesiastes 10:18

19Idili lenzelwa uhleko, lewayini lithokozisa impilo; kodwa imali iyimpendulo yakho konke.Select Ecclesiastes 10:19

20Lemcabangweni wakho ungayithuki inkosi, lekamelweni lakho lokulala ungamthuki onothileyo; ngoba inyoni yamazulu izathwala ilizwi, lokulamaphiko kubike udaba.Select Ecclesiastes 10:20