iMizekeliso Imizekeliso 13 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Unyana osisilumko uva uqeqesho lukayise; Ke yena umgxeki akeva kukhalinyelwa.

2Umntu uya kudla isiqhamo somlomo wakhe, kodwa umphefumlo wabakreqi uya kudla ugonyamelo.

3Obambe umlomo wakhe ugcine umphefumlo wakhe; Owuvulayo umlomo wakhe uyatshabalala.

4Umphefumlo womntu omdala uyanqwena, awuzuzi;

5Ilungisa liyithiyile into ebubuxoki; Ke yena ongendawo ulisikizi, uneentloni.

6Kusesikweni ukuligcina ilungisa endleleni; Okungendawo kuyamtshabalalisa umoni.

7Kukho ozenza isityebi, engenayo nento; Kukho ozenza isisweli, kanti usisityebi kunene.

8Ucamagusho lomphefumlo wendoda bubutyebi bayo; Osweleyo akeva kululekwa.

9Ukukhanya kwelungisa kuyavuya, Ke sona isibane sabangendawo siyacinywa.

10Ukukhukhumala kusenza sibe nehlazo kuphela, kodwa ubulumko bunabanokwazi.

11Ubutyebi ofunyanwa ngelize buya kuncipha; Ke yena owandisa ngomsebenzi uya kubanda.

12Ukulindela okubanjezelweyo kubulala intliziyo; Umnqweno xa uthe wafika, ngumthi wobomi.

13Odela ilizwi uya kutshabalala; Owoyikayo umyalelo uya kufumana umvuzo.

14Umyalelo wesilumko liqula lobomi, Ukuze kumkiwe ezirhintyelweni zokufa.

15Ingqondo entle iyamkeleka; Ke yona indlela yabakreqi inzima.

16Sonke isilumko sisebenza ngokwazi; Isinyabi siya kwaneka ukumatha.

17Umthunywa ongendawo weyela ebubini; Umthunywa othembekileyo uyaphilisa.

18Ubuhlwempu nocukucezo lomntu osilahlayo isohlwayo; Osihlonelayo isohlwayo uyazukiswa.

19Umnqweno ogqibeleleyo unencasa emphefumlweni; Ke ukusuka ebubini kulisikizi kwisinyabi.

20Ohamba nezilumko uba sisilumko naye; Ke yena olikholwane lesidenge uyatshabalala.

21Aboni basukelwa bububi; Ke wona amalungisa ayavuzwa.

22Olungileyo ushiya ilifa kubantwana bakhe, Ke ubutyebi bomoni bugcinelwe ilungisa.

23Intsimi yehlwempu inokutya okuninzi, kanti ke into yonakala ngenxa yokuswela isigwebo.

24Ophethe intonga umthiyile unyana wakhe; ke omthandayo umqeqesha esemncinane.

25Ilungisa lidla wahlutha umphefumlo walo; Ke sona isisu songendawo siyalamba.