Ndebele - Proverbs - 27

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

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

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

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

27:5  Kungcono ukukhuzwa ngokusobala kulothando lwensitha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27:15  Ukuchophelela ngosuku lwezulu eliqhubekayo lowesifazana oxabanayo kuyafanana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27:26  Amawundlu angawezigqoko zakho, lezimpongo ziyintengo yesiqinti.

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