Kuqala Imizekeliso kaSolomon
Iqala ingqokelela kaSolomon, size sitshintshe isimo: azisekho iintetho, zizibini-zibini izinto eziphikisanayo. Oko kubonakalayo kaninzi yintetho nemiphumo yayo, umlomo ondlisayo ochasene nomlomo ogubungela ugonyamelo, nokuba na ubutyebi obufunyenwe ngumntu bumxhasa ngokwenene na.
10 1Imizekeliso kaSolomon: Unyana osisilumko uluvuyo kuyise, kodwa unyana osisidenge ulusizi kunina. 2Ubuncwane obuzuzwe ngenkohlakalo abunanzuzo, kodwa ubulungisa busindisa ekufeni. 3UBawo wethu akayi kuwavumela amalungisa abe nendlala, kodwa uyakuphazamisa ukunqwenela kwabangendawo. 4Izandla ezivilaphayo ziyakuhlwempuza, kodwa izandla ezikhutheleyo zizisa ubutyebi. 5Lowo uhlanganisa ehlotyeni ngunyana onengqondo, kodwa lowo ulala ngexesha lokuvuna ngunyana ozisa ihlazo. 6Iintsikelelo zihleli entloko yelungisa, kodwa umlomo wabangendawo ugubungela ugonyamelo. 7Isikhumbuzo selungisa siyintsikelelo, kodwa igama labangendawo liya kubola. 8Intliziyo esisilumko iyayamkela imiyalelo, kodwa isidenge esibhadlayo siya kutshabalala. 9Lowo uhamba ngokugqibeleleyo uhamba ekholosile, kodwa lowo ojika iindlela zakhe uya kufunyanwa. 10Lowo uqhwanyaza iliso uzisa inkathazo, kananjalo isidenge esibhadlayo siya kutshabalala. 11Umlomo welungisa ngumthombo wobomi, kodwa umlomo wabangendawo ugubungela ugonyamelo. 12Intiyo isusela iingxabano, kodwa uthando lugubungela zonke izono. 13Emlonyeni wonengqondo, ubulumko buyafunyanwa, kodwa intonga yeyomhlana walowo uswele ingqondo. 14Izilumko ziqwebela ukwazi, kodwa umlomo wesidenge usondeza intshabalalo. 15Ubutyebi besityebi ngumzi waso onqatyisiweyo; intshabalalo yamahlwempu bubuhlwempu bawo. 16Umvuzo welungisa usa ebomini; inzuzo yabangendawo isa esonweni. 17Lowo wamkela uqeqesho usendleleni esa ebomini, kodwa lowo ukucekisayo ukohlwaywa ulahlekisa abanye. 18Lowo ugubungela intiyo ulixoki, kananjalo lowo usasaza intlebendwane sisidenge. 19Ebuninzini bamazwi, isono asisweleki; kodwa lowo uwuthintelayo umlomo wakhe sisilumko. 20Ulwimi lwelungisa yisilivere enyuliweyo; intliziyo yabangendawo inexabiso elincinane. 21Imilebe yelungisa iphilisa abaninzi, kodwa izidenge ziya kufa ngenxa yokuswela ingqondo. 22Intsikelelo kaBawo wethu ingenisa ubutyebi, kananjalo akongezi singqala kuyo. 23Ukwenza inkohlakalo kuyintlekisa kwisidenge, kodwa ubulumko buyimihlali yomntu onengqondo. 24Loo nto abangendawo abayoyikayo iya kubafikela, kodwa umnqweno welungisa uya kunikwa. 25Wakudlula umoya ovuthuzayo, abangendawo bayaphela, kodwa amalungisa asekelwe ngonaphakade. 26Njengeviniga emazinyweni nanjengomsi emehlweni, unjalo ivila kwabo balithumayo. 27Ukoyika uBawo wethu kongeza imihla yobomi, kodwa iminyaka yabangendawo iya kunciphiswa. 28Ithemba lamalungisa liphethe uvuyo, kodwa ithemba labangendawo liya kutshabalala. 29Indlela kaBawo wethu yindawo yokusabela kwabagqibeleleyo, kodwa iyintshabalalo kwabenza ububi. 30Amalungisa akasayi kuze ashukunyiswe, kodwa abangendawo abayi kuhlala ezweni. 31Emlonyeni welungisa kuphuma ubulumko, kodwa ulwimi olugwenxa luya kucinywa. 32Imilebe yelungisa iyakwazi okukholekileyo, kodwa umlomo wongendawo wazi okugwenxa kuphela.