Ndebele - Proverbs - 23

23:1  Nxa uhlalela ukudla lesiphathamandla, qaphelisa lokuqaphelisa okuphambi kwakho.

23:2  Ubeke ingqamu emphinjeni wakho uba uyisiminzi.

23:3  Ungafisi izibondlo zaso, ngoba ziyikudla kwamanga.

23:4  Ungatshikatshikeli ukunotha; pheza ekuqedisiseni kwakho.

23:5  Uzandizisa yini amehlo akho kokungekho? Ngoba kuzazenzela lokuzenzela izimpiko njengokhozi oluphaphela emazulwini.

23:6  Ungadli ukudla kolelihlo elibi, ungafisi izibondlo zakhe.

23:7  Ngoba njengoba ecabangile emphefumulweni wakhe, unjalo. Uzakuthi: Dlana unathe; kodwa inhliziyo yakhe kayilawe.

23:8  Ucezu oludlileyo uzaluhlanza, wone amazwi akho amnandi.

23:9  Ungakhulumi endlebeni zoyisithutha, ngoba uzadelela inhlakanipho yamazwi akho.

23:10  Ungatshedisi isikhonkwane esidala somngcele; ungangeni emasimini ezintandane;

23:11  ngoba uMhlengi wazo ulamandla; yena uzamela udaba lwazo kuwe.

23:12  Beka inhliziyo yakho ekufundisweni, lezindlebe zakho emazwini olwazi.

23:13  Ungagodleli umntwana isijeziso; nxa umtshaya ngoswazi kayikufa.

23:14  Wena uzamtshaya ngoswazi, ukhulule umphefumulo wakhe esihogweni.

23:15  Ndodana yami, uba inhliziyo yakho ihlakanipha, inhliziyo yami izathokoza, yebo eyami;

23:16  lezinso zami zizajabula ekukhulumeni kwendebe zakho izinto eziqondileyo.

23:17  Inhliziyo yakho kayingahawukeli izoni; kodwa bana ekwesabeni iNkosi lonke usuku.

23:18  Ngoba isibili kukhona umvuzo, lomlindelo wakho kawuyikuqunywa.

23:19  Lalela wena, ndodana yami, uhlakaniphe, uqondise inhliziyo yakho endleleni.

23:20  Ungabi phakathi kwabanathi bewayini, phakathi kwezihwaba zenyama.

23:21  Ngoba isidakwa lesihwaba sizakuba ngumyanga, lokuwozela kugqokisa amadabudabu.

23:22  Lalela uyihlo owakuzalayo, ungamdeleli unyoko esemdala.

23:23  Thenga iqiniso, ungalithengisi; inhlakanipho, lemfundiso, lokuqedisisa.

23:24  Uyise wolungileyo uzathaba lokuthaba; lozala ohlakaniphileyo uzathokoza ngaye.

23:25  Uyihlo lonyoko kabathokoze, lokuzeleyo kathabe.

23:26  Ndodana yami, ngiphe inhliziyo yakho, lamehlo akho kawananzelele indlela zami.

23:27  Ngoba iwule lingumgodi otshonayo, lowesifazana owemzini ungumthombo ongumcingo.

23:28  Laye ucathama njengomphangi, andise abangathembekanga phakathi kwabantu.

23:29  Ngubani olo: Maye? Ngubani olo: Wo? Ngubani olenkani? Ngubani olesililo? Ngubani olamanxeba ngeze? Ngubani olamehlo abomvu?

23:30  Yilabo abalibala ewayinini, yilabo abazedinga iwayini elixutshanisiweyo.

23:31  Ungakhangeli iwayini, lapho lizibonakalisa libomvu, nxa linika umbala walo enkomitshini, lihamba liqondile.

23:32  Ekucineni kwalo liluma njengenyoka, lilume njengebululu.

23:33  Amehlo akho azabona abesifazana bemzini, lenhliziyo yakho ikhulume izinto eziphambeneyo.

23:34  Yebo, uzakuba njengolala enhliziyweni yolwandle, lanjengolala esihlokweni sensika yomkhumbi.

23:35  Bangitshayile, kangizwanga buhlungu; bangidutshuzile, kangikunanzanga. Ngizavuka nini? Ngiphinde ngilidinge futhi.