Proverbs 28
1 The wicked flee when none pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.
Umuntu omubi uyabaleka loba engaxotshaniswa muntu, kodwa abalungileyo balesibindi njengesilwane.
2 For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.
Nxa ilizwe lihlamuka liba lababusi abanengi, kodwa umuntu ozwisisayo lololwazi ugcina ukuthula.
3 A poore man, if he oppresse the poore, is like a raging raine, that leaueth no foode.
Umbusi oncindezela abayanga unjengezulu elinengi elikhukhula amabele.
4 They that forsake the Law, prayse the wicked: but they that keepe the Law, set themselues against them.
Labo abaphikisa umthetho bakhuthaza izigangi, kodwa labo abawugcinayo bayazenqabela.
5 Wicked men vnderstand not iudgemnt: but they that seeke the Lord vnderstand all things.
Abantu ababi kabakuzwisisi ukwahlulela kuhle, kodwa labo abamdingayo uThixo bayakuzwisisa kakhulu.
6 Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then hee that peruerteth his wayes, though he be riche.
Ungcono umyanga ohamba ngokulunga kulesinothi esilezindlela zokungcola.
7 He that keepeth the Law, is a childe of vnderstanding: but hee that feedeth the gluttons, shameth his father.
Lowo ogcina umthetho yindodana eqedisisayo, kodwa umngane wezixhwali uyangisa uyise.
8 He that increaseth his riches by vsurie and interest, gathereth them for him that will be mercifull vnto the poore.
Lowo owandisa inotho yakhe ngenzaliso uyibuthela omunye ozaba lomusa kubayanga.
9 He that turneth away his eare from hearing the Law, euen his prayer shalbe abominable.
Loba ngubani ongawulaleliyo umthetho, lemikhuleko yakhe izakuba yisinengiso.
10 He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit, and the vpright shall inherite good things.
Lowo oholela olungileyo endleleni embi uzawela emjibileni wakhe, kodwa ongelacala uzakwamukela ilifa elihle.
11 The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.
Umuntu onothileyo angazibona ingathi uhlakaniphile, kodwa umyanga oqedisisayo uhle abone ukuthi kasumuntu.
12 When righteous men reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tried.
Nxa olungileyo enqoba kulokujabula okukhulu; kodwa nxa omubi ethatha umbuso abantu bayacatsha.
13 He that hideth his sinnes, shall not prosper: but he that confesseth, and forsaketh them, shall haue mercy.
Lowo ofihla iziphambeko zakhe kayikuphumelela, kodwa lowo ozivumayo azitshiye ufumana umusa.
14 Blessed is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart, shall fall into euill.
Ubusisiwe umuntu ohlala emesaba uThixo, kodwa lowo oyenza lukhuni inhliziyo yakhe uwela enkathazweni.
15 As a roaring lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.
Njengesilwane esibhongayo loba ibhele elihlaselayo unjalo umuntu omubi nxa ebusa abantu abangelamandla.
16 A prince destitute of vnderstanding, is also a great oppressour: but hee that hateth couetousnes, shall prolong his dayes.
Umbusi oncindezelayo wehluleka ukwahlulela kuhle, kodwa lowo ozonda inzuzo yokuganga uzakuba lempilo ende.
17 A man that doeth violence against the blood of a person, shall flee vnto the graue, and they shall not stay him.
Umuntu odliwa ngumzwangedwa wokubulala omunye uzaba ngohlala ebaleka aze ayokufa; akungabi lomuntu omsekelayo.
18 He that walketh vprightly, shalbe saued: but he that is froward in his wayes, shall once fall.
Lowo ompilo yakhe ingelacala uvikelekile, kodwa ondlela zakhe zixhwalile uzakuwa masinyane.
19 He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.
Lowo osebenza nzima emasimini akhe uzathola ukudla okunengi, kodwa lowo ophika ngezifiso eziyize uzakuba ngumyanga onukayo.
20 A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.
Umuntu othembekileyo uzabusiswa ngokuphumelela, kodwa ogijimela ukunotha kayikuphepha ekujezisweni.
21 To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.
Ukubandlulula abantu kakulunganga ikanti umuntu uyona ukuze azuze ucezu lwesinkwa.
22 A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.
Umuntu oncitshanayo utshisekela ukunotha kodwa kaboni ukuthi unyenyelwa yibuyanga.
23 He that rebuketh a man, shall finde more fauour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue.
Lowo okhuza umuntu uzacina esethandeka kulalowo ololimi olukhohlisayo.
24 Hee that robbeth his father and mother, and sayth, It is no transgression, is the companion of a man that destroyeth.
Lowo ontshontshela uyise loba unina athi, “Akusinto embi” ungumngane lomuntu obhidlizayo.
25 He that is of a proude heart, stirreth vp strife: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be fatte.
Umuntu olomhawu ubanga ingxabano, kodwa lowo omethembayo uThixo uzaphumelela.
26 Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but he that walketh in wisdome, shall be deliuered.
Lowo ozithembayo yena uyisiwula, kodwa lowo ohamba ngenhlakanipho uvikelekile.
27 He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many curses.
Lowo opha abayanga kayikuswela lutho, kodwa ovala amehlo ingathi kababoni uzuza iziqalekiso ezinengi.
28 When the wicked rise vp, men hide them selues: but when they perish, ye righteous increase.
Lapho izigangi zisiba yiziphathamandla abantu bayacatsha; kodwa nxa kusifa izixhwali abalungileyo bayaphumelela.
