Ndebele - Proverbs - 3

3:1  Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umlayo wami, kodwa inhliziyo yakho kayigcine imilayo yami.

3:2  Ngoba yengezelela kuwe ubude bezinsuku leminyaka yempilo lokuthula.

3:3  Umusa lothembeko kakungakutshiyi, kubophele entanyeni yakho, ukubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho.

3:4  Ngalokho uzathola umusa lokuqedisisa okuhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu labantu.

3:5  Themba eNkosini ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ungeyami ekuqedisiseni kwakho.

3:6  Ivume endleleni zakho zonke, yona-ke izaqondisa imikhondo yakho.

3:7  Ungabi ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akho; yesabe iNkosi, usuke ebubini.

3:8  Kuzakuba yikwelatshwa kwenkaba yakho, lokunathwayo kwamathambo akho.

3:9  Hlonipha iNkosi ngemfuyo yakho, langezithelo zakho zokuqala zesivuno sakho sonke.

3:10  Khona iziphala zakho zizagcwaliswa ngenala, lezikhamelo zakho zewayini ziphuphume iwayini elitsha.

3:11  Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, unganengwa yikukhuza kwayo.

3:12  Ngoba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo, yebo, njengoyise indodana athokoza ngayo.

3:13  Ubusisiwe umuntu othola inhlakanipho, lomuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa.

3:14  Ngoba inzuzo yakho ingcono kulenzuzo yesiliva, lokutholakalayo kwakho kulegolide.

3:15  Kuligugu elidlula amatshe aligugu, lakho konke ongakufisa kakulinganiswa lakho.

3:16  Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sakho sokunene, kwesokhohlo sakho inotho lodumo.

3:17  Izindlela zakho zizindlela zentokozo, lemikhondo yakho yonke iyikuthula.

3:18  Kuyisihlahla sempilo kwabakubambayo, lobambelela kukho ubusisiwe.

3:19  Ngenhlakanipho iNkosi yasekela umhlaba; yamisa amazulu ngokuqedisisa.

3:20  Ngolwazi lwayo izinziki zaqhekezwa, lamayezi athonta amazolo.

3:21  Ndodana yami, kakungasuki emehlweni akho; gcina inhlakanipho eqotho lengqondo.

3:22  Njalo kuzakuba yimpilo yomphefumulo wakho, lesisa entanyeni yakho.

3:23  Khona uzahamba indlela yakho uvikelekile, lonyawo lwakho kaluyikukhubeka.

3:24  Nxa ulala phansi, kawuyikwesaba, yebo, uzalala, lobuthongo bakho buzakuba mnandi.

3:25  Ungesabi uvalo olujumayo, kumbe ukuchitheka kwababi nxa kufika.

3:26  Ngoba iNkosi izakuba sethembeni lakho, igcine unyawo lwakho ukuze lungabanjwa.

3:27  Ungagodleli umninikho okuhle nxa kusemandleni esandla sakho ukukwenza.

3:28  Ungathi kumakhelwane wakho: Hamba, ubuye, kusasa ngizakunika; nxa ulakho.

3:29  Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, ngoba yena uhlala lawe evikelekile.

3:30  Ungaphikisani lomuntu kungelasizatho, nxa engakonanga.

3:31  Ungahawukeli umuntu olobudlwangudlwangu; ungakhethi leyodwa yezindlela zakhe.

3:32  Ngoba ophambeneyo uyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa imfihlo yayo ikwabaqotho.

3:33  Isiqalekiso seNkosi sisendlini yomubi, kodwa iyawubusisa umuzi wabalungileyo.

3:34  Isibili, yona iyabeyisa abeyisayo, kodwa inika umusa kwabathobekileyo.

3:35  Abahlakaniphileyo bazakudla ilifa lodumo, kodwa abayizithutha, isabelo sabo silihlazo.