Proverbs 12
1 If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
Othanda ukuqondiswa uthanda ulwazi, kodwa ozonda ukukhuzwa uyisithutha.
2 The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
Umuntu olungileyo uthola umusa kuThixo, kodwa uThixo uyamlahla owakha amacebo amabi.
3 Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
Umuntu angazake amiswe yibubi, kodwa olungileyo angeke aquphuke.
4 A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
Umfazi olesimilo ungumqhele womkakhe, kodwa umfazi oyangisayo unjengokubola kwamathambo akhe.
5 Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
Izimiso zabalungileyo ziqondile, kodwa izeluleko zababi ziyinkohliso.
6 The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
Amazwi ababi alindele ukuchitha igazi, kodwa inkulumo yabalungileyo iyabakhulula.
7 The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
Abantu ababi bayachithwa bangabe besaba khona, kodwa indlu yolungileyo imi izinzile.
8 People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
Umuntu udunyiswa ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, kodwa abantu abalengqondo ezimbi bayeyiswa.
9 Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
Kungcono ukungabi ngubani kodwa ulesisebenzi, kulokuzitshaya ulutho kodwa uswela lokudla.
10 Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
Umuntu olungileyo uyayinanzelela imfuyo yakhe kodwa okuhle komuntu omubi yilunya.
11 If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
Lowo osebenza nzima emasimini akhe uzathola ukudla okunengi, kodwa lowo ophika ngezifiso eziyize akalangqondo.
12 Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
Ababi bahawukela impango yezigangi, kodwa impande yabalungileyo imi iqinile.
13 The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
Umuntu omubi uthiyeka ngenkulumo yakhe yesono, kodwa umuntu olungileyo uyaphepha enkathazweni.
14 What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
Umuntu uzuza okuhle ngamazwi omlomo wakhe, umsebenzi wezandla zakhe umnika inzuzo.
15 Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
Indlela yesiwula ikhanya iqondile kuso, kodwa umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyalalela izeluleko.
16 Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
Isiwula siyaphangisa ukuthukuthela, kodwa umuntu olengqondo kananzi loba ethukwa.
17 Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
Umfakazi oleqiniso upha ubufakazi obuqondileyo, kodwa umfakazi ongathembekanga ukhuluma amanga.
18 Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Amazwi okubhuda agwaza njengenkemba, kodwa ulimi lohlakaniphileyo luyelapha.
19 Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
Izindebe zeqiniso zimi lanini, kodwa ulimi olulamanga luma umzuzwana nje.
20 Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
Inhliziyo zabaceba ububi zigcwele inkohliso, kodwa kulokuthokoza kwabaletha ukuthula.
21 No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
Akukho ngozi ewela abalungileyo, kodwa izigangi zikhulelwa zinhlupho.
22 The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
UThixo uyazenyanya izindlela ezilamanga, kodwa uyathokoza ngabantu abaleqiniso.
23 If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
Umuntu olengqondo kazitshengiseli ulwazi lwakhe, kodwa iziwula ziyabutshengisela ubuthutha bazo.
24 Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
Izandla ezikhutheleyo zizaletha inhlalakahle, kodwa ubuvila budonsela ekugqilazweni.
25 If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
Inhliziyo ekhathazekileyo iyamcakisa umuntu, kodwa ilizwi elilomusa liyamthokozisa.
26 Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
Umuntu olungileyo ukhetha abangane ngonanzelelo, kodwa indlela yababi iyabaphumputhekisa.
27 Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
Umzingeli olivila kazuzi nyama yokosa, kodwa umuntu okhutheleyo uyazibula ngenotho yakhe.
28 The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
Endleleni yokulunga kulokuphila, kuleyondlela kulokuphila okungapheliyo.
