Taga 23
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1Nangabe umbusi akumeme kutsi utekudla naye, ubokhumbula kutsi ungubani lowo mmemi wakho. 2Nawulambile, tibambe ungadli. 3Ungakuhawukeli kudla lakunika kona nome kumnandzi kanganani, tibambe; kungahle kube lugibe.
4Caphela ungatibulali ngekucoshana nebunjinga; tsatsa kuhlakanipha nekutibamba. 5Bunjinga buyawunyamalala emehlweni akho ububuka; buyawushesha bundize njengelusweti.
6Ungadli nemuntfu lowemanako; ungakuhaleli nekudla kwakhe nome kungaba mnandzi kanganani. 7Nawukudla lokudla, kuyawukubamba emphinjeni. Ungamuva atsi: “Dlani, unatse,” kantsi inhlitiyo yakhe ayikho lapho. 8Uyawukuhlanta naloko lokuncane lokudlile, ukhandze kutsi ubongele lite.
9 Ungasicitsi sikhatsi sakho ngekukhuluma intfo lenengcondvo esilimeni, ngobe singeke siwemukele lamavi akho.
10 Ungayisusi iminyele lese yabekwa kadzeni nome-ke udle live letintsandzane. 11 UMvikeli wato unemandla, uyakutitsatsela sikhundla emelane nawe.
12 Yenta ingcondvo yakho yemukele imiyalo, ulalelisise loko lofundziswa kona.
13 Ungesabi kumcondzisa umntfwana; ngobe nawumfaka luswati, angeke afe. 14Kumshaya ngeluswati kuyawusindzisa imphilo yakhe ekufeni.
15 Ndvodzana yami, nangabe unekuhlakanipha enhlitiyweni yakho, inhlitiyo yami iyawujabula. 16Ngiyawutfokota enhlitiyweni yami, nangiva ukhuluma emavi ekuhlakanipha.
17 Ungahawukeli lutfo etonini, kodvwa yesaba Simakadze ngetikhatsi tonkhe; 18 ngobe likusasa lakho liyawuba nekuciniseka nemphumelelo.
19Ndvodzana yami, lalela; ubolalela, khona utekuhlakanipha. Ingcondvo yakho yibeke endleleni lengiyo sibili. 20Ungabi ngumngani wetidzakwa nome timiti. 21 Tidzakwa netimiti tiphetsa ngebuphuya. Nawuphila ngekulala ungasebenti, uyawugcina wembatsa emanikiniki.
22 Lalelisisa uyihlo, ngobe nguye lowakutala; ungamedzeleli nenyoko ngobe asagugile.
23Tsenga liciniso ungatsengisi ngalo. Zuza kuhlakanipha, nemiyalo, nekucondza konkhe; ungakhohlwa ngiko.
24 Uyise wendvodzana lelungile uyajabula; nangabe indvodzana ihlakaniphile, uyise uyatfokota.
25Yenta uyihlo nenyoko batigcabhe ngawe; yebo, ajabule nenyoko lowakutala.
26Ndvodzana yami, ngilalele utigcine ngekunakekela tindlela tami. 27 Tingwadla tingumgodzi lojulile, nemfati losiphingi ulugibe lolubulalako. 28Betsiya emadvodzana ebantfu bawabhacele emasitseleni njengetigebengu, batfumbe emadvodza lamanyenti bawente angasetsembeki.
29Ngubani lotsi: “Maye?” Ngubani lonelusizi? Ngubani lonenkhani? Ngubani lokhononako? Ngubani lonemanceba nemihuzuko ngelite? Ngubani lonemehlo labovu? 30 Ngulabo labacitsa sikhatsi lesinyenti ekunatseni liwayini lelidzakanako netjwala. 31 Nome liwayini libila, nome lihaza, nome limnandzi lehla ngesiphundvu, kodvwa libalekele. 32Ekugcineni liluma njengenyoka, linhlonhlotse njengesitfozi selibululu. 33Emehlo akho ayawubona tintfo letingekho, emlonyeni wakho kuphume emavi langenamcondvo. 34Liyawukwenta uve shangatsi untanta emagagasini elwandle nome njengemuntfu lolele etsala letintsambo letiboshelwe ensikeni yemkhumbi. 35Utawutsi: “Bangilimatile, kodvwa angikabuva buhlungu; bangishayile, kodvwa angikhumbuli. Nginelibhabhalazi, ngifuna kuyawunatsa futsi.”
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Taga 23
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1Nangabe umbusi akumeme kutsi utekudla naye, ubokhumbula kutsi ungubani lowo mmemi wakho. 2Nawulambile, tibambe ungadli. 3Ungakuhawukeli kudla lakunika kona nome kumnandzi kanganani, tibambe; kungahle kube lugibe.
4Caphela ungatibulali ngekucoshana nebunjinga; tsatsa kuhlakanipha nekutibamba. 5Bunjinga buyawunyamalala emehlweni akho ububuka; buyawushesha bundize njengelusweti.
6Ungadli nemuntfu lowemanako; ungakuhaleli nekudla kwakhe nome kungaba mnandzi kanganani. 7Nawukudla lokudla, kuyawukubamba emphinjeni. Ungamuva atsi: “Dlani, unatse,” kantsi inhlitiyo yakhe ayikho lapho. 8Uyawukuhlanta naloko lokuncane lokudlile, ukhandze kutsi ubongele lite.
9 Ungasicitsi sikhatsi sakho ngekukhuluma intfo lenengcondvo esilimeni, ngobe singeke siwemukele lamavi akho.
10 Ungayisusi iminyele lese yabekwa kadzeni nome-ke udle live letintsandzane. 11 UMvikeli wato unemandla, uyakutitsatsela sikhundla emelane nawe.
12 Yenta ingcondvo yakho yemukele imiyalo, ulalelisise loko lofundziswa kona.
13 Ungesabi kumcondzisa umntfwana; ngobe nawumfaka luswati, angeke afe. 14Kumshaya ngeluswati kuyawusindzisa imphilo yakhe ekufeni.
15 Ndvodzana yami, nangabe unekuhlakanipha enhlitiyweni yakho, inhlitiyo yami iyawujabula. 16Ngiyawutfokota enhlitiyweni yami, nangiva ukhuluma emavi ekuhlakanipha.
17 Ungahawukeli lutfo etonini, kodvwa yesaba Simakadze ngetikhatsi tonkhe; 18 ngobe likusasa lakho liyawuba nekuciniseka nemphumelelo.
19Ndvodzana yami, lalela; ubolalela, khona utekuhlakanipha. Ingcondvo yakho yibeke endleleni lengiyo sibili. 20Ungabi ngumngani wetidzakwa nome timiti. 21 Tidzakwa netimiti tiphetsa ngebuphuya. Nawuphila ngekulala ungasebenti, uyawugcina wembatsa emanikiniki.
22 Lalelisisa uyihlo, ngobe nguye lowakutala; ungamedzeleli nenyoko ngobe asagugile.
23Tsenga liciniso ungatsengisi ngalo. Zuza kuhlakanipha, nemiyalo, nekucondza konkhe; ungakhohlwa ngiko.
24 Uyise wendvodzana lelungile uyajabula; nangabe indvodzana ihlakaniphile, uyise uyatfokota.
25Yenta uyihlo nenyoko batigcabhe ngawe; yebo, ajabule nenyoko lowakutala.
26Ndvodzana yami, ngilalele utigcine ngekunakekela tindlela tami. 27 Tingwadla tingumgodzi lojulile, nemfati losiphingi ulugibe lolubulalako. 28Betsiya emadvodzana ebantfu bawabhacele emasitseleni njengetigebengu, batfumbe emadvodza lamanyenti bawente angasetsembeki.
29Ngubani lotsi: “Maye?” Ngubani lonelusizi? Ngubani lonenkhani? Ngubani lokhononako? Ngubani lonemanceba nemihuzuko ngelite? Ngubani lonemehlo labovu? 30 Ngulabo labacitsa sikhatsi lesinyenti ekunatseni liwayini lelidzakanako netjwala. 31 Nome liwayini libila, nome lihaza, nome limnandzi lehla ngesiphundvu, kodvwa libalekele. 32Ekugcineni liluma njengenyoka, linhlonhlotse njengesitfozi selibululu. 33Emehlo akho ayawubona tintfo letingekho, emlonyeni wakho kuphume emavi langenamcondvo. 34Liyawukwenta uve shangatsi untanta emagagasini elwandle nome njengemuntfu lolele etsala letintsambo letiboshelwe ensikeni yemkhumbi. 35Utawutsi: “Bangilimatile, kodvwa angikabuva buhlungu; bangishayile, kodvwa angikhumbuli. Nginelibhabhalazi, ngifuna kuyawunatsa futsi.”
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