Ndebele - Proverbs - 4

4:1  Zwanini, bantwana, umlayo kayihlo, linanzelele ukuze lazi ukuqedisisa.

4:2  Ngoba ngilinika imfundiso enhle, lingawutshiyi umlayo wami.

4:3  Ngoba bengiyindodana kababa, ngithambile, ngingedwa phambi kukamama.

4:4  Wasengifundisa wathi kimi: Inhliziyo yakho kayibambelele emazwini ami; gcina imilayo yami, uphile.

4:5  Zuza inhlakanipho, uzuze ukuqedisisa, ungakhohlwa; ungaphambuki emazwini omlomo wami.

4:6  Ungakutshiyi, njalo kuzakulondoloza; ukuthande, njalo kuzakulinda.

4:7  Okokuqala yinhlakanipho; zuza inhlakanipho; langenzuzo yakho yonke uzuze ukuqedisisa.

4:8  Kukhulise, njalo kuzakuphakamisa; kuzakunika udumo nxa ukugona.

4:9  Kuzanika ikhanda lakho umqhele womusa; kuzakulethela umqhele wodumo.

4:10  Zwana, ndodana yami, wemukele amazwi ami, leminyaka yempilo izakuba minengi kuwe.

4:11  Ngikufundisile endleleni yenhlakanipho; ngikwenze wanyathela emikhondweni yobuqotho.

4:12  Ekuhambeni kwakho inyathelo lakho kaliyikufinyezwa, njalo nxa ugijima kawuyikukhubeka.

4:13  Bambelela ekulayweni, ungakuyekeli; kugcine, ngoba kuyimpilo yakho.

4:14  Ungangeni emkhondweni wabakhohlakeleyo, ungahambi endleleni yababi.

4:15  Iyekele, ungedluli ngayo, phambuka kuyo, wedlule.

4:16  Ngoba kabalali uba bengenzanga okubi; lobuthongo babo buyasuswa uba bengakhubekisanga muntu.

4:17  Ngoba badla isinkwa senkohlakalo, banathe iwayini lobudlwangudlwangu.

4:18  Kodwa indlela yabalungileyo injengokukhanya okukhanyayo, kuqhubeka kukhanya kuze kube semini enkulu.

4:19  Indlela yababi injengomnyama; kabazi ukuthi bazakhutshwa yini.

4:20  Ndodana yami, lalela amazwi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekukhulumeni kwami.

4:21  Kakungaphunyuki emehlweni akho; ukugcine phakathi kwenhliziyo yakho.

4:22  Ngoba kuyimpilo kwabakutholayo, lempilo enhle yenyama yabo yonke.

4:23  Gcina inhliziyo yakho phezu kwakho konke okungagcinwa, ngoba kuvela kikho ukuphuma kwempilo.

4:24  Susa kuwe ukuphambana komlomo, lokuphambeka kwendebe kususele khatshana lawe.

4:25  Amehlo akho kawakhangele phambili, lenkophe zakho ziqonde phambi kwakho.

4:26  Linganisa umkhondo wonyawo lwakho, ukuze zonke indlela zakho ziqine.

4:27  Ungaphambukeli ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo; uphambule unyawo lwakho ebubini.