IZAFOBE 19

₁Akunani kwaukuhleleleka unyanisekile

kunokuba sisiyatha esinganyanisekanga.

₂Ukutyhuthuzela kungekho kuqonda akulunganga;

onyawo zingxamileyo uyayiphosa indlela.

₃Ubuyatha bomntu buyabulimaza ubomi bakhe,

aze ke entliziyweni yakhe asole uNdikhoyo.

₄Isinhanha siba nezihlobo ezininzi,

kodwa lona ihlwempu libalekwa nazezikhoyo.

₅Ingqina elixokayo liyohlwaywa;

umntu ongathethi nyani enkundleni akasindi.

₆Baninzi abacenga izikhulu;

bonke abantu bazizihlobo zomntu ophayo.

₇Ihlwempu alifunwa nangabakowalo; yeka ke ukungafunwa kwalo zizihlobo!

Noba selizifuna linezicengo soze lizifumane.

₈Ozingela ubulumko uyazithanda ngokwakhe;

okuxabisileyo ukuqonda uzuza ukonwaba.

₉Ingqina elixokayo liyohlwaywa;

umntu ongathethi nyani enkundleni uyatshabalala.

₁₀Isiyatha asifanelwa kukuthi zava –

kobeka phi ukuba kubi kokuba amatshawe aphathwe sisicaka?

₁₁Umntu onengqondo akacaphuki msinya;

kuye linqaku ukungakhathali noba selesoniwa.

₁₂Umsindo kakumkani unjengokugragrama kwengonyama;

ke kona ukwamkeleka kuye kunjengombethe phezu kohlaza.

₁₃Unyana osisiyatha uyamtshonisa uyise;

kanti ke yena umfazi onochuku ufana nendlu enethontsi.

₁₄Indlu nobutyebi lilifa looyise,

kodwa umfazi onengqondo uvela kuNdikhoyo.

₁₅Ubuvila bufuthanisela umntu ngobuthongo;

ukanti ke umntu ongasebenziyo ubhuqwa yindlala.

₁₆Umntu ozithobelayo iziluleko uzuza ubomi;

ke yena ongayikhathaleliyo ihambo yakhe uyafa.

₁₇Umntu opha ohlelelekileyo ufana noboleka uNdikhoyo;

uNdikhoyo uya kumbuyisela.

₁₈Mqeqeshe unyana wakho, kuba oko kunika ithemba,

kodwa ke ungagabadeli ude umbulale.

₁₉Umntu ocaphuka msinya uvuna loo nto ayilimileyo;

ukuba ukhe wamnceda kwaba kanye uya kuphinda-phinda.

₂₀Waphulaphule amacebiso, ukwamkele ukululekwa –

ekugqibeleni uya kuba nobulumko.

₂₁Umntu uyaceba acwangcise entliziyweni yakhe,

kodwa ke licebo likaNdikhoyo eliphumelelayo.

₂₂Umntu uzilahlela kuloo nto ayinqwenelayo;

phofu akunani kwaukuba lihlwempu kunokuba lixoki.

₂₃Obona bomi kukuhlonela uNdikhoyo;

umntu owenjenjalo uyazonwabela, inkathazo ingamchaphazeli.

₂₄Ivila liyakha esityeni,

kodwa lingabi nako ukusa emlonyeni.

₂₅Mohlwaye umntu odelelayo, ukuze bazuze ukuqonda abangekabi namava;

isilumko siyafunda sakululekwa.

₂₆Unyana ophatha gadalala uyise, agxothe unina,

ngunyana olihlazo nonamanyondololo.

₂₇Nyana wam, ukuba uthe walutyeshela uqeqesho,

uya kuphulukana namazwi anolwazi.

₂₈Ingqina elingungantweni liyabugqwetha ubulungisa;

okuphuma emlonyeni womntu okhohlakeleyo bububi bodwa.

₂₉Umgxeki ufanelwe kukugwetywa;

ke sona isiyatha silindelwe kukutyatyushwa emhlana.