Amazwi Angxamileyo, Ulwimi Oluphilisayo
Kakhulu ngomsebenzi, namazwi, noko kubonwa ngabanye abantu. Izandla ezikhutheleyo ziyalawula, kanti ubuvila buphelela ekukhonzweni ngonyanzelo; amazwi angundlongondlongo ayahlaba, nolwimi oluxokayo luhlala umzuzwana nje. Phakathi kwazo kukho umgca omnye othe cwaka: ixhala liyayicinezela intliziyo, ilizwi elinobubele liyayiphakamisa.
12 1Lowo othanda uqeqesho uthanda ukwazi, kodwa othiyayo isohlwayo akanabulumko. 2Umntu olungileyo ufumana ubabalo kuBawo wethu, kodwa yena uyamgweba umntu oyilayo ububi. 3Akukho mntu umiswayo ngenkohlakalo, kodwa ingcambu yamalungisa ayisayi kuze ishukunyiswe. 4Umfazi onesidima usisithsaba sendoda yakhe, kodwa lowo uzisa ihlazo unjengokubola emathanjeni ayo. 5Amacebo amalungisa alungile, kodwa iingcebiso zabangendawo ziyinkohliso. 6Amazwi abangendawo alalele igazi, kodwa intetho yabo bathe tye iyabasindisa abamsulwa. 7Abangendawo bayagungxulwa, bangabikho, kodwa indlu yamalungisa iya kuma. 8Umntu udunyiswa ngokwengqondo yakhe entle, kodwa ontliziyo igwenxa uyacukucezwa. 9Kulungile ukuba ngothobekileyo, ube nesicaka, kunokuzenza omkhulu, uze ulambe. 10Ilungisa likhathalela iimfuno zezilwanyana zalo, kodwa nenceba yabangendawo iyingcuka. 11Olima umhlaba wakhe uya kuba nokudla okuninzi, kodwa osukela izinto ezingento uswele ingqondo. 12Abangendawo banqwenela amaxhoba abantu abangendawo, kodwa ingcambu yamalungisa ivelisa isiqhamo. 13Umntu ongendawo ubanjiswa yintetho yakhe yesono, kodwa ilungisa lisinda enkathazweni. 14Ngesiqhamo samazwi akhe umntu uzaliswa zizinto ezilungileyo, nomsebenzi wezandla zakhe uya kumbuyekeza. 15Indlela yesidenge ibonakala ilungile emehlweni aso, kodwa izilumko ziphulaphula iingcebiso. 16Isidenge sibonakalisa umsindo waso kwangoko, kodwa onengqondo akananzi kungcikivwa. 17Lowo uthetha inyaniso ungqina ngokunyanisileyo, kodwa ingqina elibuxoki lithetha ubuxoki. 18Amazwi angxamileyo ahlaba njengekrele, kodwa ulwimi lwezilumko luzisa ukuphila. 19Imilebe enyanisileyo ihlala ngonaphakade, kodwa ulwimi oluxokayo luhlala umzuzwana nje. 20Inkohliso izalisa iintliziyo zabo bayilayo ububi, kodwa uvuyo lolwabo baxolelanisayo. 21Akukho bubi bufikela ilungisa, kodwa abangendawo bazele yinkathazo. 22Imilebe exokayo lisikizi kuBawo wethu, kodwa abo benza ngokunyanisekileyo bayamyolisa. 23Onengqondo uyakufihla ukwazi kwakhe, kodwa intliziyo yezidenge iyabhentsisa ubudenge. 24Izandla ezikhutheleyo ziya kulawula, kodwa ubuvila buphelela ekubotshweni emsebenzini. 25Ixhala liyayithoba intliziyo, kodwa ilizwi elinobubele liyayivuyisa. 26Ilungisa liyamalathisa ummelwane walo, kodwa indlela yabangendawo iyabalahlekisa. 27Ivila alisoseli inyamakazi yalo, kodwa okhutheleyo uyayixabisa impahla yakhe. 28Emendweni wobulungisa kukho ubomi, nakuloo ndlela akukho kufa.