IZAFOBE 18
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1Umntu ozahlulayo kwabanye ujongana nokwakhe ukulungelwa;
uwasengela phantsi onke amacebiso aphilileyo.
2Umntu osisiyatha akanamdla wakuqonda nto –
nto angxamele ukuyenza kukuvakalisa ezakhe iimbono.
3Xa kuvela umntu okhohlakeleyo ngokunjalo nokudelela kuthath' indawo;
ukuphoxa ke kuhambisana nehlazo.
4Amazwi omlomo womntu anjengesiziba samanzi;
kambe ke umthombo wobulumko yintlambo enkcenkcezayo.
5Yinto embi ukuba nesheyi kumntu onenkohlakalo;
akulunganga ukumenzela igobe umntu omsulwa.
6Ukuthetha komntu osisiyatha kuzala ingxwaba-ngxwaba;
amazwi akhe ambizela ukubethwa.
7Ukuthetha komntu osisityhifili kumzisela inkathazo;
umlomo wakhe ngumgibe wakhe.
8Amazwi entlebendwane ayanambitheka;
ahla kamnandi athi ngcoo embilinini.
9Umntu owuphath' ewuyeka umsebenzi wakhe
uyintlaka nexolo notshabalalisayo.
10UNdikhoyo ngumqolomba:
bazimela kuye abalungisayo, basinde.
11Izinhanha zicinga ukuba ubutyebi yinqaba yazo;
kuzo ngathi buludonga oluphakamileyo lokuzifihla.
12Ikratshi lomntu lilandelwa yintshabalalo;
ke lona udumo lukhokelwa yintobeko.
13Ophendula engevanga kuqala
bubudenge obo kuye nehlazo.
14Umoya onganikezeliyo wenza ukuba umntu amelane nokufa.
Ke wona umxhelo xa uwile ngubani ongawuvuselelayo?
15Umntu onengqiqo ufunana nolwazi;
ewe, iindlebe zezilumko zibazele lona.
16Xa ufuna ukuviwa ngabo basemagunyeni
phatha umngena-ndlwini xa uya kubo.
17Intetho yommangali etyaleni iba ngathi iyavakala,
xa engekaphicothwa ngemibuzo.
18Liphelisa ingxabano *iqashiso,
libahlule abantu abanamandla.
19Isizalwana esikhutyekisiweyo silukhuni ngaphezu kwesixeko esinqatyisiweyo;
ingxabano yabazalanayo injengemivalo yamasango enqaba.
20Umntu uzalisa iphango lakhe ngeziqhamo zokuthetha kwakhe;
uhlutha sisivuno somlomo wakhe.
21Ukuthetha komntu kulawula ukuphila nokufa;
ke othetha kakhulu uvuna iziqhamo zaloo nto.
22Umntu ofumene umfazi uzuze okulungileyo;
ewe, ufumene okukholekileyo kuNdikhoyo.
23Ihlwempu liyacenga libongoze,
ukanti ke sona isinhanha siphendula rhabaxa.
24Iitshomi ezininzi ziyamvuthulula umntu;
kanti ke sikho sona isihlobo esithembekayo kunomntakwenu.
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