IZAFOBE 20

₁Iwayini ngumgxeki; utywala yingxolo;

umntu ohexiswa bubo akanabo ubulumko.

₂Ukumkani xa enomsindo nqwa nengonyama enengcwangu egragramayo;

umntu omcaphukisayo ubeka ubomi bakhe emngciphekweni.

₃Umntu onesidima uyasicezela isiphithi-phithi;

kanti ke sona isiyatha siyathanda ukuphemba uqhushululu.

₄Ivila alilimi ngexesha lokulima;

ngoko ke ngexesha lokuvuna liyafuna lingazuzi nto.

₅Iingcinga zomntu zifana nequla elinzulu;

ke yena umntu oqiqayo ukha ulutho kuzo.

₆Baninzi abantu abazincoma ukunyaniseka;

kodwa ke ungamzuza phi umntu othembekileyo?

₇Umntu olilunga uphila ubomi obungenabala;

bayathamsanqeleka abantwana bakhe abamlandelayo.

₈Ukumkani ohleli kwisihlalo sokugweba

uhluza ububi bonke ngamehlo akhe.

₉Ngubani ongatshoyo athi:

“Intliziyo yam ihlambulukile;

ndinyulu, ndaye ndingenasono”?

₁₀Amatye okuveyisha anobuqhetseba nezilinganiso ezinegobe,

zombini ezo zinto uyazicekisa uNdikhoyo.

₁₁Nditsho kwaumntwana waziwa ngokuziphatha kwakhe –

zizinto azenzayo ezixela ukusulungeka nokuthi ngqo kwesimilo sakhe.

₁₂Indlebe evayo neliso elibonayo,

zombini ezo zinto zenziwe nguNdikhoyo.

₁₃Sukuzinikela ebuthongweni hleze ube lihlwempu!

Umntu ophaphamileyo akasweli kutya.

₁₄“Hayi bo, ayilunganga kwaphela,” utsho othengayo,

kodwa asuke emke alilisele ngesisulu asifumeneyo!

₁₅Ikho igolide, ngokunjalo namatye amaninzi axabisekileyo;

kanti ke eyona nto ixabisekileyo kukuthetha ulwazi.

₁₆Zithathe iimpahla zomntu omele ityala londwendwe;

ewe, bambisa ngazo, kuba umele umntu wasemzini.

₁₇Ukutya okufunyenwe ngobuqhetseba kuhla kamnandi,

kanti ke kamva kusuka kulumeze okomlomo ozele yintlabathi.

₁₈Xa ufuna ukuphumelela qokelela amacebo;

ewe, cwangcisa uqokelele amacebo phambi kokuba uqhwaye imfazwe.

₁₉Umntu onolwimi uyawadiza amahlebo,

ngoko ke sukudlelana nabantu abathetha gqitha.

₂₀Umntu othuka uyise nonina

ubomi bakhe busuka buthi pam njengesibane esicime kwisithoko-thoko sobumnyama.

₂₁Ilifa lisenokuzuzwa buphuthu-phuthu ekuqaleni,

kodwa ekugqibeleni alingekhe likuzisele amathamsanqa.

₂₂Musa ukuthi: “Ndiya kuziphindezela ngenxa yobu bugwenxa.”

Yekela kuNdikhoyo ibe nguye okuhlangulayo.

₂₃UNdikhoyo uyawacekisa amatye okulinganisa abunzima bungafaniyo;

isikali sobuqhetseba asilunganga.

₂₄Umntu akanako ukuyiqonda indlela ayihambayo,

kuba amabakala obomi bakhe axhomekeke kuNdikhoyo.

₂₅Kufana nomgibe emntwini xa enikezele ngento kuNdikhoyo buphuthu-phuthu,

aze kamva acinge ngenye indlela ngezibhambathiso zakhe.

₂₆Ukumkani olumkileyo uyabahluza abantu abakhohlakeleyo,

abanyhashe oku kwevili lokubhula.

₂₇Isazela somntu sisibane sikaNdikhoyo;

ngaso uphicotha konke okufihlakeleyo ngaphakathi emntwini.

₂₈Ukumkani ukhuselwa kukunyaniseka nenceba;

isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sixhaswa bububele.

₂₉Isihomo samadoda amatsha ngamandla awo;

kanti ke sona isithozela samadod' amakhulu zizimvi.

₃₀Imivumbo neenduma zahlukanisa umntu nobubi;

ukubethwa kuhlambulula ububi obungaphakathi emntwini.