27Proverbs 27

1Ungazincomi ngosuku lwakusasa, ngoba kawazi ukuthi usuku luzazalani.Select Proverbs 27:1

2Owemzini kakudumise, njalo hatshi umlomo wakho; owezizwe, njalo hatshi indebe zakho.Select Proverbs 27:2

3Ilitshe linzima, letshebetshebe liyasinda, kodwa ulaka lwesithutha lunzima kulakho kokubili.Select Proverbs 27:3

4Ulaka lulolunya, lentukuthelo iyisikhukhula; kodwa ngubani ongema phambi komona?Select Proverbs 27:4

5Kungcono ukukhuzwa ngokusobala kulothando lwensitha.Select Proverbs 27:5

6Amanxeba omngane athembekile, kodwa ukwanga kwesitha kuyakhohlisa.Select Proverbs 27:6

7Umphefumulo osuthiyo unyathelela phansi uhlanga loluju, kodwa kumphefumulo olambileyo konke okubabayo kumnandi.Select Proverbs 27:7

8Njengenyoni eduha isuka esidlekeni sayo unjalo umuntu oduha esuka endaweni yakhe.Select Proverbs 27:8

9Amafutha lempepha kuthokozisa inhliziyo; kunjalo ubumnandi bomngane womuntu ngenxa yeseluleko somphefumulo.Select Proverbs 27:9

10Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlo; njalo ungangeni endlini yomfowenu ngosuku lwencithakalo yakho; kungcono umakhelwane oseduze kulomfowenu okhatshana.Select Proverbs 27:10

11Hlakanipha, ndodana yami, uthokozise inhliziyo yami, ukuze ngibe lempendulo kongisolayo.Select Proverbs 27:11

12Okhaliphileyo uyabona ububi acatshe, kodwa abangelalwazi bayaqhubeka bajeziswe.Select Proverbs 27:12

13Thatha isigqoko soyisibambiso ngenxa yowemzini, umthathele isibambiso ngenxa yowesifazana wezizwe.Select Proverbs 27:13

14Obusisa umngane wakhe ngelizwi elikhulu evuka ekuseni kakhulu, kuzathiwa yisiqalekiso kuye.Select Proverbs 27:14

15Ukuchophelela ngosuku lwezulu eliqhubekayo lowesifazana oxabanayo kuyafanana.Select Proverbs 27:15

16Omfihlayo ufihla umoya, lamagcobo ahlangana lesandla sakhe sokunene.Select Proverbs 27:16

17Insimbi ilolwa ngensimbi; ngokunjalo umuntu ulola ubuso bomngane wakhe.Select Proverbs 27:17

18Olondoloza isihlahla somkhiwa uzakudla isithelo saso; lolinda inkosi yakhe uzadunyiswa.Select Proverbs 27:18

19Njengemanzini ubuso busebusweni, ngokunjalo inhliziyo yomuntu isemuntwini.Select Proverbs 27:19

20Isihogo lencithakalo kakusuthi, ngokunjalo amehlo omuntu kawasuthi.Select Proverbs 27:20

21Imbiza yokucenga ngeyesiliva, lesithando ngesegolide; kunjalo umuntu ngokokudunyiswa kwakhe.Select Proverbs 27:21

22Lanxa ugiga isithutha ngomgigo engigeni phakathi kwengqoloyi, ubuthutha baso kabuyikusuka kuso.Select Proverbs 27:22

23Yazi lokwazi isimo sezimvu zakho, beka inhliziyo yakho kumihlambi yakho,Select Proverbs 27:23

24ngoba inotho kayisiyaphakade; kumbe umqhele ube sesizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?Select Proverbs 27:24

25Utshani buyasuswa, lohlaza lubonakale, kubuthwe lemibhida yezintaba.Select Proverbs 27:25

26Amawundlu angawezigqoko zakho, lezimpongo ziyintengo yesiqinti.Select Proverbs 27:26

27Kuzakuba lochago lwezimbuzi olwanele ukudla kwakho lokudla kwendlu yakho lempilo yencekukazi zakho.Select Proverbs 27:27