Ndebele - Proverbs - 31

31:1  Amazwi kaLemuweli inkosi yeMasa, unina amfundisa wona.

31:2  Ini, ndodana yami! Ini-ke, ndodana yesizalo sami! Ini-ke, ndodana yezithembiso zami!

31:3  Unganiki amandla akho kwabesifazana, kumbe izindlela zakho ekubhubhiseni amakhosi.

31:4  Kakusikwamakhosi, Lemuweli, kakusikwamakhosi ukunatha iwayini, kumbe okweziphathamandla ukuloyisa okunathwayo okulamandla.

31:5  Hlezi anathe, akhohlwe isimiso, aguqule isahlulelo sawo wonke amadodana enhlupheko.

31:6  Phana okunathwayo okulamandla kobhubhayo, lewayini kwabababayo emphefumulweni.

31:7  Kanathe, akhohlwe ubuyanga bakhe, angabe esakhumbula usizi lwakhe.

31:8  Vulela isimungulu umlomo wakho, udaba lwabo bonke abamiselwe incithakalo.

31:9  Vula umlomo wakho, wahlulele ngokulunga, umele ilungelo lomyanga loswelayo.

31:10  Ngubani ongathola umfazi okhuthela okulungileyo? Ngoba intengo yakhe iyedlula kakhulu amatshe amahle.

31:11  Inhliziyo yomkakhe ithemba kuye, ukuze angasweli impango.

31:12  Umenzela okuhle, hatshi okubi, insuku zonke zempilo yakhe.

31:13  Udinga uboya bezimvu lefilakisi, asebenze ngenjabulo yezandla zakhe.

31:14  Ufanana lemikhumbi yomthengisi; uletha ukudla kwakhe kuvela khatshana.

31:15  Uvuka kusesebusuku, anike indlu yakhe ukudla, lesabelo kuzincekukazi zakhe.

31:16  Anakane ngensimu ayizuze; ngesithelo sezandla zakhe ahlanyele ivini.

31:17  Uyabhinca ukhalo lwakhe ngamandla, aqinise ingalo zakhe.

31:18  Uyananzelela ukuthi ukuthengisa kwakhe kuhle; isibane sakhe kasicitshi ebusuku.

31:19  Welulela izandla zakhe kuluthi lokuphotha, lezandla zakhe zibambe isigodo esilezintambo.

31:20  Welulela umyanga isandla sakhe, elulele izandla zakhe koswelayo.

31:21  Kesabi iliqhwa elikhithikileyo ngenxa yabendlu yakhe, ngoba bonke abendlu yakhe bagqokiswe okubomvu.

31:22  Uzenzela izembeso; isigqoko sakhe sililembu elicolekileyo leliyibubende.

31:23  Umkakhe uyaziwa emasangweni, lapho ehlezi labadala belizwe.

31:24  Wenza ilembu elicolekileyo kakhulu, alithengise; anike umthengi ibhanti.

31:25  Amandla lodumo kuyisigqoko sakhe; uyahleka mayelana losuku olulandelayo.

31:26  Uvula umlomo wakhe ngenhlakanipho; lemfundiso yomusa iselimini lwakhe.

31:27  Uqaphela inhambo zomuzi wakhe; kadli isinkwa sobuvila.

31:28  Abantwana bakhe bayavuka bathi ubusisiwe, lomkakhe laye uyamdumisa:

31:29  Manengi amadodakazi enze ngenkuthalo, kodwa wena wenyukile phezu kwawo wonke.

31:30  Ubuhle buyinkohliso, lokubukeka kuyize; owesifazana owesaba iNkosi yena uzadunyiswa.

31:31  Mnikeni okuvela esithelweni sezandla zakhe, lemisebenzi yakhe kayimdumise emasangweni.