iMizekeliso Imizekeliso 18 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Uzifunela ngomnqweno wakhe umntu ongento, Obuthwala bonke ubulumko;

2Ubudenge abukholiswa yingqondo yakho;

3Ekufikeni kongendawo kuya kuba yindelo, nokudela;

4Ngamanzi enzonzobila amazwi omlomo womntu, nomthombo wobulumko ngumlambo oqukuqelayo.

5Akulungile ukubamkela ubuso babangendawo, Nokuliwisa olilungisa ekugwebeni.

6Umlomo wesinyabi uyabethana, Nomlomo waso ukhala;

7Umlomo wesinyabi yintshabalalo yaso, Nomlomo waso sisirhintyelo somphefumlo waso.

8Amazwi entlebi anjengamanxeba, ahla aye embilinini.

9Lowo udlala ngothando emsebenzini wakhe ukwangumzalwana wakhe osisaphuli-mthetho esikhulu.

10Yinqaba eliqele igama likaYehova;

11Ubuncwane bobutyebi ngumzi wabo oyinqaba, Njengodonga oluphakamileyo lwekratshi labo.

12Intliziyo yendoda inekratshi ngaphambi kwentshabalalo, Ukuthobeka kukhokela indumiso.

13Ophendula engekaviwa, usisidenge, uneentloni kuye.

14Umphefumlo womntu uya kusigcina isifo sakhe; Umoya owaphukileyo ngubani na ongawunyamezelayo?

15Intliziyo yesilumko ifumana ukwazi; indlebe yezilumko ifuna ukwazi.

16Isipho somntu siyamvulela ithuba, simzise phambi kwamadoda amakhulu.

17Lowo ufika kuqala ekugwebeni kwakhe ubonakala elungile; Weza ummelwane wakhe, wamgocagoca.

18Ikamva lipheliswa iimfazwe, kwahlula abomeleleyo.

19Mzalwana wam, umntu okreqileyo ungaphezu kwesixeko esiliqele, neendonga zaso zinjengemivalo yenqaba.

20Umntu uyahlutha sisiqhamo somlomo wakhe isisu; uya kwanela ngobuninzi bomlomo wakhe.

21Ukufa nobomi kusemandleni olwimi, yaye abo baluthandayo baya kudla iziqhamo zalo.

22Othe wafumana umfazi, ufumene okulungileyo, ukholekile kuYehova.

23Ihlwempu liyathandaza; zaphendula izityebi ngezwi elikhulu.

24Umntu onobuhlobo ufanele abe nobuhlobo; kodwa kukho umhlobo obambelela ngaphezu komntakwenu.