Proverbs 12
1 If you love knowledge, you will love discipline. Anyone who hates being corrected is stupid!
Othanda ukulaywa uthanda ulwazi; kodwa ozonda ukukhuzwa uyisithutha.
2 The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.
Olungileyo uzuza umusa eNkosini, kodwa umuntu wamacebo amabi iyamlahla.
3 Wickedness doesn't provide security, but those who live right are deeply rooted and cannot be moved.
Umuntu kayikumiswa yibubi, kodwa impande yabalungileyo kayiyikunyikinywa.
4 A good wife is a crown for her husband, but one who brings shame is like rot in his bones.
Umfazi okhuthalela okulungileyo ungumqhele wendoda yakhe, kodwa oyangisayo unjengokubola emathanjeni ayo.
5 Good people make plans that are fair, but the advice of the wicked is deceptive.
Imicabango yabalungileyo ilungile; izeluleko zababi ziyinkohliso.
6 The words of the wicked are like a violent ambush, but those of honest people save them.
Amazwi abakhohlakeleyo ngawokucathamela igazi, kodwa umlomo wabaqotho uzabophula.
7 The wicked are destroyed, and they're gone, but the family of the good stands firm.
Abakhohlakeleyo bayachithwa, bangabe besaba khona; kodwa indlu yabalungileyo izakuma.
8 People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
Umuntu uzadunyiswa ngokwenhlakanipho yakhe, kodwa ophambeke ngenhliziyo uzakuba ngowokudelelwa.
9 Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
Odelelekayo elesisebenzi ungcono kulozihloniphayo aswele ukudla.
10 Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
Olungileyo unanzelela impilo yesifuyo sakhe, kodwa izihawu zabakhohlakeleyo ziyilunya.
11 If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase after worthless things you're stupid.
Olima insimu yakhe uzasutha ngokudla, kodwa ozingela izinto eziyize uswela ingqondo.
12 Wicked people long for ill-gotten gains, but good people are productive themselves.
Okhohlakeleyo ufisa impango yababi, kodwa impande yabalungileyo iyahluma.
13 The wicked trap themselves by their own sinful words, but good people escape trouble.
Ekuphambekeni kwendebe kulomjibila womubi, kodwa olungileyo uzaphuma enkathazweni.
14 What you say brings you rewards, and your work returns to bless you.
Umuntu uzasutha ngokulungileyo ngesithelo somlomo, lomvuzo wezandla zomuntu uzabuyiselwa kuye.
15 Stupid people think they're on the right track, but if you're wise you listen to advice.
Indlela yesithutha ilungile emehlweni aso, kodwa olalela iseluleko uhlakaniphile.
16 Stupid people get angry immediately, but if you're sensible you ignore an insult.
Isithutha, intukuthelo yaso yaziwa ngosuku; kodwa ohlakaniphileyo ufihla ihlazo.
17 Whoever tells the truth is being honest, but a false witness tells lies.
Ophefumula iqiniso wazisa ukulunga, kodwa umfakazi wamanga inkohliso.
18 Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Kukhona ophahluka njengokuhlaba kwenkemba, kodwa ulimi lwezihlakaniphi luyikusilisa.
19 Words of truth last forever, but lies are gone in a moment.
Indebe yeqiniso izamiswa phakade, kodwa ulimi lwamanga lungolomzuzu nje.
20 Deceit is in the mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
Inkohliso isenhliziyweni yabaceba okubi, kodwa abeluleki bokuthula balentokozo.
21 No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
Lokukodwa okubi kakuyikubehlela abalungileyo, kodwa abakhohlakeleyo bagcwele ububi.
22 The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
Indebe zamanga ziyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa abenza iqiniso bayintokozo yayo.
23 If you're sensible, you don't show off your knowledge, but stupid people announce their stupidity.
Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ufihla ulwazi, kodwa inhliziyo yezithutha imemezela ubuthutha.
24 Hard work brings leadership, but laziness brings slavery.
Isandla sabakhutheleyo sizabusa, kodwa amavila azakuba yizibhalwa.
25 If you're anxious, you're weighed down, but an encouraging word will cheer you up.
Ukukhathazeka enhliziyweni yomuntu kuyayithobisa, kodwa ilizwi elihle liyayithokozisa.
26 Good people look out for their friends, but the way the wicked live leads them astray.
Olungileyo ungumholi kamakhelwane wakhe, kodwa indlela yabakhohlakeleyo iyabaduhisa.
27 Lazy people don't catch their prey, but if you work hard you can become rich.
Olivila kayikosa inyamazana yakhe ayizingeleyo, kodwa impahla yomuntu okhutheleyo iligugu.
28 The path of right leads to life, it doesn't lead to death.
Endleleni yokulunga kulempilo, lendleleni yomkhondo kakulakufa.
