Ndebele - Proverbs - 22

22:1  Ibizo elihle likhethekile kulenotho enengi; isisa esihle kulesiliva njalo kulegolide.

22:2  Onothileyo lomyanga bayahlangana; iNkosi yabenza bonke.

22:3  Ohlakaniphileyo ubona ububi acatshe, kodwa abangelalwazi bayaqhubeka babesebejeziswa.

22:4  Umvuzo wokuthobeka lokwesaba iNkosi kuyinotho lodumo lempilo.

22:5  Ameva lemijibila kusendleleni yabaphambeneyo; ogcina umphefumulo wakhe uzakuba khatshana labo.

22:6  Fundisa umntwana endleleni angahamba ngayo; ngitsho esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.

22:7  Onothileyo ubusa abayanga, lomeboleki uyisigqili somebolekisi.

22:8  Ohlanyela ukonakala uzavuna ukuhlupheka, lentonga yolaka lwakhe izaphela.

22:9  Olelihlo elilokuhle yena uzabusiswa, ngoba unikile okwesinkwa sakhe kumyanga.

22:10  Xotsha isideleli, kuzaphuma lenkani, yebo, ingxabano lehlazo kuzaphela.

22:11  Othanda ukuhlanzeka kwenhliziyo, ngenxa yesisa sendebe zakhe, inkosi ingumgane wakhe.

22:12  Amehlo eNkosi alondoloza ulwazi, kodwa izachitha amazwi abangathembekanga.

22:13  Ivila lithi: Kulesilwane ngaphandle; ngizabulawa phakathi kwezitalada.

22:14  Umlomo wabesifazana bemzini ungumgodi otshonayo; lowo iNkosi emthukutheleleyo uzawela khona.

22:15  Ubuthutha bubotshelwe enhliziyweni yomntwana; uswazi lokuqondisa luzabususela khatshana laye.

22:16  Ocindezela umyanga ukwandisa alakho, opha onothileyo, isibili uzakuba ngoswelayo.

22:17  Beka indlebe yakho, uzwe amazwi abahlakaniphileyo, umise inhliziyo yakho elwazini lami.

22:18  Ngoba kumnandi uba uwalondoloza emibilini yakho; azahlala elungile kanyekanye endebeni zakho.

22:19  Ukuze ithemba lakho libe seNkosini, ngikwazisile wona lamuhla, ngitsho wena.

22:20  Kangikubhalelanga yini izinto ezinhle kakhulu kuzeluleko lelwazini?

22:21  Ukukwazisa ukuqiniseka kwamazwi eqiniso, ukuze ubuyisele amazwi eqiniso kulabo abakuthumileyo.

22:22  Ungamphangi umyanga ngoba engumyanga, njalo ungamchobozi oswelayo esangweni.

22:23  Ngoba iNkosi izamela udaba lwabo, iphange umphefumulo wababaphangayo.

22:24  Ungahlanganyeli lomuntu ololaka, ungahambisani lomuntu othukuthelayo,

22:25  hlezi ufunde indlela zakhe, wemukele umjibila emphefumulweni wakho.

22:26  Ungabi phakathi kwababambana izandla, phakathi kwabayizibambiso ngezikwelede.

22:27  Uba ungelakho okokuhlawula, kungani ezathatha umbheda wakho ngaphansi kwakho?

22:28  Ungatshedisi isikhonkwane esidala somngcele, oyihlo abasenzayo.

22:29  Uyambona yini umuntu oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhe? Uzazimisa phambi kwamakhosi; kayikuzimisa phambi kwabantukazana.