Xhosa

Proverbs

2

1Nyana wam, ukuba uthe wazamkela iintetho zam, Wayiqwebela kuwe imithetho yam,2Ukuze uyibazele ubulumko indlebe yakho, Uyithobele ukuqonda intliziyo yakho;3Ewe, ukuba uthe wayibiza ingqondo, Walisa ekuqondeni ilizwi lakho;4Ukuba uthe wabufuna njengesilivere, Wabumba njengobutyebi obuselelweyo:5Uya kwandula ukukuqonda ukoyika uYehova, Ukufumane ukumazi uThixo,6Ngokuba uYehova upha ubulumko; Emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukwazi nokuqonda.7Ubaqwebela uzimaso abathe tye, Uyingweletshetshe kwabahamba ngengqibelelo,8Ukuze alondoloze umendo wesiko, Agcine nendlela yabakhe benceba.9Uya kwandula uqonde ubulungisa, Nesiko, nokuthe tye, nayo yonke imikhondo yokulungileyo;10Kuba ubulumko buya kungena entliziyweni yakho, Ukwazi kwenze mnandi umphefumlo wakho.11Ukunkqangiyela kokugcina, Ukuqonda kokulondoloza;12Ukuba kukuhlangule endleleni embi, Kubantu abathetha impenduka;13Kwabashiya umendo wokuthe tye, Ukuze bahambe ngeendlela zobumnyama;14Kwabavuyela ukwenza ububi, Bagcobe ngeempenduka zabenza ububi;15Abamendo ujibilizayo, Abathi gu bucala ngemikhondo yabo;16Ukuze uhlangulwe kumkamntu, Kowolunye uhlanga, ontetho yakhe igudileyo;17Lowo ushiya ikholwane lobutsha bakhe, Awulibale umnqophiso woThixo wakhe.18Kuba utshona ekufeni nendlu yakhe, Nemikhondo yakhe itshonela kwabangasekhoyo;19Bonke abangenayo kuye ababuyi, Abafiki kumendo wobomi:20Ukuze uhambe ngendlela yabalungileyo, Ugcine umendo wamalungisa.21Ngokuba abathe tye baya kulima ilizwe, Basale kulo abagqibeleleyo,22Banqunyulwe ezweni abangendawo, Abanginizayo bancothulwe kulo.