Proverbs 5
1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
Ndodana yami, nanzelela ukuhlakanipha kwami, ulalele kuhle amazwi ami alombono,
2 that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.
ukuze uhlale ukwazi ukukhetha okuqondileyo lokuze izindebe zakho zigcine ulwazi.
3 For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Phela izindebe zesifebekazi zithonta uluju, lenkulumo yaso iyatshelela kulamafutha;
4 but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
kodwa ekucineni iyababa ingathi yinyongo, ibukhali njengenkemba esika nxa zombili.
Inyawo zaso zehlela ekufeni; izinyathelo zaso ziqonda nta elibeni. (Sheol h7585)
6 Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].
Kasikhathali ukuthi kuphilwa njani; izindlela zaso ziyazombeleza, kodwa kasikuboni lokho.
7 And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Ngalokho-ke, madodana ami, ngilalelani; lingaphambuki kulokho engikukhulumayo.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Hambani ngendlela ekhatshana kwaso, lingasondeli emnyango wendlu yaso,
9 lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
funa unikele kwabanye amandla akho wonke lobudala bakho kulowo olesihluku,
10 lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger;
funa abemzini bazitike ngenotho yakho lokusebenza kwakho kunothise umuzi wenye indoda.
11 and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed;
Ekupheleni kokuphila kwakho uzabubula, lapho inyama yakho lomzimba wakho sekugugile.
12 and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
Uzakuthi, “Uthi ngangikuzonda yini ukulaywa! Inhliziyo yami yayikuzonda njani ukuqondiswa!
13 and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;
Ngangingafuni ukulalela abafundisi bami kumbe ukulalela abeluleki bami.
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Ngacina sengisenkingeni enkulu ngiphakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu.”
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Natha amanzi kowakho umgqomo, amanzi agelezayo kowakho umthombo.
16 Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
Kambe imifudlana yakho ingayekelwa igelezela emigwaqweni, lezifula zakho zamanzi zigelezele ezinkundleni zabantu na?
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
Kazibe ngezakho wena wedwa, ungazabelani labafokazana nje.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
Sengathi ungabusiswa umthombo wakho njalo sengathi ungathokoza ngomfazi wobutsha bakho.
19 As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.
Oyimpalakazi ethandekayo, imbabala ebutshelezi amabele akhe sengathi angakusuthisa lanini, nini lanini ukhangwe luthando lwakhe.
20 And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Kungani ndodana yami, uthunjwa yisifebekazi? Kungani ugona iqolo lomfazi wenye indoda?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
Phela izindlela zomuntu zisobala kuThixo, uyazihlola zonke izindlela zakhe.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Izenzo ezimbi zomuntu omubi ziyamthiya; izibopho zesono sakhe zimuthe nko.
23 He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Uzabhubha ngoba engalayeki, elahlekiswa yibuphukuphuku bakhe.
