Ndebele - Proverbs - 25

25:1  Lalezi yizaga zikaSolomoni abantu bakaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda abazikopayo.

25:2  Kuludumo lukaNkulunkulu ukufihla udaba, kodwa kuludumo lwamakhosi ukuhlolisisa udaba.

25:3  Amazulu ngokuphakama, lomhlaba ngokujula, lenhliziyo yamakhosi kakulakuhlolisiswa.

25:4  Susa amanyele esiliveni, besekuphuma isitsha somncibilikisi.

25:5  Susa okhohlakeleyo phambi kwenkosi, besekuqiniswa isihlalo sayo sobukhosi ngokulunga.

25:6  Ungaziqhenyi phambi kwenkosi, njalo ungemi endaweni yezikhulu;

25:7  ngoba kungcono kuthiwe kuwe: Yenyukela ngapha, kulokuthi wehliswe phambi kwesiphathamandla, amehlo akho asibonileyo.

25:8  Ungaphangisi ukuphuma ukuyaphikisana, hlezi wenze ulutho ekucineni kwakho, lapho umakhelwane wakho esekuyangisile.

25:9  Mela udaba lwakho lomakhelwane wakho, kodwa ungavezi imfihlo yomunye;

25:10  hlezi okuzwayo akuyangise, lesigcono sakho singaphambuki.

25:11  Ilizwi elikhulunywe ngokufaneleyo linjengama-apula egolide ezitsheni zesiliva ezibaziweyo.

25:12  Isongo legolide lesiceciso segolide elihle kungumkhuzi ohlakaniphileyo endlebeni ezwayo.

25:13  Isithunywa esithembekileyo kwabasithumileyo sinjengomqando weliqhwa elikhithikileyo ngosuku lokuvuna, ngoba sivuselela umphefumulo wamakhosi aso.

25:14  Umuntu oziqhenya ngesipho samanga unjengamayezi lomoya okungelazulu.

25:15  Ngokubekezela umbusi angavunyiswa, lolimi oluthambileyo lwephula ithambo.

25:16  Utholile yini uluju? Dlana okwenele wena, hlezi uludle kakhulu, uluhlanze.

25:17  Unyawo lwakho kalungavami endlini kamakhelwane wakho, hlezi akusuthe akuzonde.

25:18  Umuntu ofakaza ubufakazi bamanga ngomakhelwane wakhe uyisagila lenkemba lomtshoko obukhali.

25:19  Ukuthemba ongathembekanga ngosuku lokuhlupheka kunjengezinyo elephukileyo, lonyawo olwenyeleyo.

25:20  Ohlabelela izingoma enhliziyweni edabukileyo unjengokhupha isembatho ngosuku lwamakhaza, njengeviniga phakathi kwesoda.

25:21  Uba okuzondayo elambile, umnike isinkwa adle, njalo uba omile, umnike amanzi anathe;

25:22  ngoba uzabekelela amalahle omlilo ekhanda lakhe, leNkosi izakuvuza.

25:23  Umoya wenyakatho uletha izulu, lolimi lwemfihlo ubuso obulolaka.

25:24  Kungcono ukuhlala engonsini yophahla kulalowesifazana wezinkani lendlini yokuhlanganyela.

25:25  Umbiko omuhle ovela elizweni elikhatshana unjengamanzi aqandayo emphefumulweni owomileyo.

25:26  Olungileyo ozanyazanyiswayo phambi kokhohlakeleyo ungumthombo odungekileyo lesiphethu esonakeleyo.

25:27  Ukudla uluju olunengi kakulunganga; lokuthi badinge udumo lwabo kakusidumo.

25:28  Umuntu ongathinti umoya wakhe unjengomuzi ofohlelweyo ongelamthangala.