a5:7, 7:24, 8:33, 1:8
b4:5,7, 2:3
cJobe 11:4
d1 Lan 22:5
eHlab 22:20
f1 Lan 28:9; Efe 6:4
g7:2; Isa 55:3; Levi 18:5
h2:2,3
i8:22
j8:22
k4:5,7, 2:3
l2 Thes 2:10
m8:22, 1:7
n8:22
o8:22
p4:5,7, 2:3
q1 Sam 2:30
r5:20
s1:9, 3:22
t3:2
u1 Sam 12:23
vJobe 18:7; 2 Sam 22:37; Hlab 18:36; Hlab 119:45
w3:23; Hlab 91:11,12
x3:18; Jobe 27:6
y3:18; Jobe 27:6
z1:10,15; Hlab 1:1
aa9:6, 23:19
ab8:33
ac7:25
adHlab 36:4; Mika 2:1
aeJobe 11:17, 22:28; Isa 60:3, 62:1; Dan 12:3; Mat 5:14, 13:43; Fil 2:15
af2 Sam 23:4; Hlab 97:11; Dan 6:19
agHlab 84:7
ah1 Sam 2:9; Isa 59:9,10; Jer 23:12; Joha 12:35; Jobe 18:5
aiJoha 11:10; 1 Joha 2:10
aj5:1, 2:2
ak3:21
al2:1
am8:35, 21:21; Dute 32:47
anMat 12:34
aoHlab 68:20
ap6:12
aq2:15
ar5:6,21; Hlab 58:2
asDute 5:32
atIsa 1:16

Proverbs 4

Inhlakanipho iletha inzuzo ethile

1Zwanini, bantwana, umlayo kayihlo a, linanzelele ukuze lazi ukuqedisisa b. 2Ngoba ngilinika imfundiso enhle, lingawutshiyi umlayo wami c. 3Ngoba bengiyindodana kababa, ngithambile d, ngingedwa phambi kukamama e. 4Wasengifundisa wathi kimi: Inhliziyo yakho kayibambelele emazwini ami f; gcina imilayo yami, uphile g. 5Zuza inhlakanipho h , i, uzuze j ukuqedisisa k, ungakhohlwa; ungaphambuki emazwini omlomo wami. 6Ungakutshiyi, njalo kuzakulondoloza; ukuthande, njalo kuzakulinda l. 7Okokuqala yinhlakanipho m; zuza inhlakanipho n; langenzuzo yakho yonke uzuze o ukuqedisisa p. 8Kukhulise, njalo kuzakuphakamisa; kuzakunika udumo q nxa ukugona r. 9Kuzanika ikhanda lakho umqhele womusa s; kuzakulethela umqhele wodumo. 10Zwana, ndodana yami, wemukele amazwi ami, leminyaka yempilo izakuba minengi kuwe t. 11Ngikufundisile endleleni yenhlakanipho; ngikwenze wanyathela emikhondweni yobuqotho u. 12Ekuhambeni kwakho inyathelo lakho kaliyikufinyezwa v, njalo nxa ugijima kawuyikukhubeka w. 13Bambelela ekulayweni x, ungakuyekeli; kugcine, ngoba kuyimpilo yakho y.

14Ungangeni emkhondweni wabakhohlakeleyo z, ungahambi endleleni yababi aa. 15Iyekele, ungedluli ngayo ab, phambuka kuyo, wedlule ac. 16Ngoba kabalali uba bengenzanga okubi; lobuthongo babo buyasuswa uba bengakhubekisanga muntu ad. 17Ngoba badla isinkwa senkohlakalo, banathe iwayini lobudlwangudlwangu. 18Kodwa indlela yabalungileyo ae injengokukhanya okukhanyayo af, kuqhubeka kukhanya kuze kube semini enkulu ag. 19Indlela yababi injengomnyama ah; kabazi ukuthi bazakhutshwa yini ai.

20Ndodana yami, lalela amazwi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekukhulumeni kwami aj. 21Kakungaphunyuki emehlweni akho ak; ukugcine phakathi kwenhliziyo yakho al. 22Ngoba kuyimpilo kwabakutholayo, lempilo enhle yenyama yabo yonke am.

23Gcina inhliziyo yakho phezu kwakho konke okungagcinwa, ngoba kuvela kikho an ukuphuma kwempilo ao. 24Susa kuwe ukuphambana komlomo ap, lokuphambeka kwendebe kususele khatshana lawe aq. 25Amehlo akho kawakhangele phambili, lenkophe zakho ziqonde phambi kwakho. 26Linganisa umkhondo wonyawo lwakho, ukuze zonke indlela zakho ziqine ar. 27Ungaphambukeli ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo as; uphambule unyawo lwakho ebubini at.

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