IZAGA 4 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Iseluleko sababelethi

1Bantwana, lalelani ukuyala kwakababa,

niyelele ilwazi lokuzwisisa,

2ngombana ngininikela umqondo omuhle;

ngalokho ningalahli ifundiswami.

3Lokha nangisese msana kababa,

ngisese manzi ngiyithorwana kamma,

4ubaba wangifundisa wathi kimi:

“Ihliziywakho ayibambisise amezwami.

Nawulonda imiyalwami, uzakuphila.

5Nawuzuza ubuhlakani, uzakufumana ilwazi.

Ungakhohlwa begodu ungaphambuki

emezwini womlomami.

6Nawungalahli ukuhlakanipha, kuzakulonda;

nawukuthandako, kuzakubulunga ipilwakho.

7Ukuthoma kokuhlakanipha ngilokhu:

Zuza ubuhlakani

nangepahlakho yoke zuza ilwazi.

8Nawuphatha kuhle ubuhlakani, buzakuphakamisa,

buzakudumisa nawubugonako.

9Buzakwethwesa umbhode wokufaneza,

bukunikele isihlohlo sedumo.”

10Lalela ndodanami,

nawamukela amezwami,

uzakwengezelelelwa iminyaka yokuphila.

11Ngakufundisa indlela yokuhlakanipha,

ngakurholela emizileni elungileko.

12Nawukhamba kiyo, angeze wathikamezeka,

nalokha nawugijimako, angeze wakhutjwa.

13Bambelela ekuyalweni,

ungakulisi, kweluse

ngombana kukuphila kwakho.

14Ungakhambi emzileni wabakhohlakeleko,

ungabeki inyawo endleleni yabambi.

15Icwaye, ungakhambi kiyo;

deda kiyo uhlabele phambili.

16Abambi abalali bangakenzi okumbi;

ubuthongo abehli bangakakhubazi umuntu.

17Iye, bagoma isikwa sobukhohlakali,

basele iwayini lenturhu.

18Umzila wabalungileko

ufana nomkhanyo welanga:

Ukusukela ekuphumeni kwalo,

umkhanyo lo ukhanya

ukuya ngokuya bekube semini.

19Kodwana indlela yabakhohlakeleko,

ibumnyama obuphathekako,

abazi bona bakhutjwa yini.

20Ndodanami, lalela amezwami;

ubeke indlebakho kilokho engikutjhoko.

21Ungavumi kusuke emehlwenakho;

kulonde ngehliziywenakho,

22ngombana kuyipilo kabakufunyanako,

nokuphiliswa komzimba woke.

23Kikho koke okulondako,

yelusa khulu ihliziywakho,

ngombana imuthombo wokuphila.

24Susa ikulumo yokonakala kuwe

nokuphambana kweembhena kube kude nawe.

25Amehlwakho akaqale phambili,

ukugolozela kwakho kube phambi kwakho.

26Utjheje umzila walapha ugadanga khona,

ngalokho iindlela zakho zizakunqopha.

27Ungaphambukeli ngesigomeni namkha ngesinceleni,

susa inyawo lakho ebumbini.