Ndebele - Proverbs - 5

5:1  Ndodana yami, lalela inhlakanipho yami, beka indlebe yakho ekuqedisiseni kwami,

5:2  ukuze uqaphele ingqondo, lendebe zakho zigcine ulwazi.

5:3  Ngoba indebe zowesifazana wemzini zithonta uluju, lomlomo wakhe ubutshelezi kulamafutha.

5:4  Kodwa ukucina kwakhe kuyababa njengomhlonyane, kubukhali njengenkemba esika nhlangothi mbili.

5:5  Inyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni; izinyathelo zakhe zibambelela esihogweni.

5:6  Hlezi ulinganise indlela yempilo, imikhondo yakhe iyazulazula, kananzeleli.

5:7  Ngakho-ke, bantwana, ngilalelani, lingaphambuki emazwini omlomo wami.

5:8  Dedisela indlela yakho khatshana laye, ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe;

5:9  hlezi unikele udumo lwakho kwabanye, leminyaka yakho kolesihluku;

5:10  hlezi abezizwe bazisuthise ngamandla akho, lemitshikatshika yakho ibe sendlini yowezizweni;

5:11  njalo ububule ekupheleni kwakho, lapho inyama yakho lomzimba wakho sekudliwe;

5:12  njalo uthi: Ngikuzonde njani ukulaywa, lenhliziyo yami yadelela ukukhuzwa!

5:13  Kangizwanga-ke ilizwi labafundisi bami; kangibekanga indlebe zami kwabangifundisayo!

5:14  Ngaphosa ngaba ebubini bonke phakathi kwebandla lenhlangano.

5:15  Natha amanzi emgodini wakho, lemifula ephuma phakathi komthombo wakho.

5:16  Imithombo yakho ichitheke phandle, izifula zamanzi emidangeni.

5:17  Kakube ngokwakho wedwa, kungabi ngokwabezizweni kanye lawe.

5:18  Umthombo wakho kawubusiswe; uthokoze ngomfazi wobutsha bakho;

5:19  impala ethandekayo kakhulu, legogo elibukekayo; amabele akhe kawakusuthise sonke isikhathi, uzule othandweni lwakhe kokuphela.

5:20  Kungani-ke, ndodana yami, uzule kowesifazana wemzini, ugone isifuba sowemzini?

5:21  Ngoba indlela zomuntu ziphambi kwamehlo eNkosi; njalo iyalinganisa yonke imikhondo yakhe.

5:22  Ezakhe iziphambeko zizabamba omubi, abanjwe zintambo zesono sakhe.

5:23  Yena uzakufa ngokungalaywa, lebukhulwini bobuthutha bakhe uzaduha.