Proverbs 27
1 Boast not of to-morrow; for you know not what the next day shall bring forth.
Ungazincomi ngelakusasa, ngoba kawukwazi ukuthi liza lithweleni.
2 Let your neighbor, and not your own mouth, praise you; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Yekela omunye akudumise, hatshi owakho umlomo; akube ngomunye, kungabi ngezakho izindebe.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
Ilitshe liyasinda, itshebetshebe ngumthwalo onzima, kodwa ukucatshulwa yisiwula kunzima okudlula kokubili.
4 Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Ulaka lulolunya lentukuthelo iyagabha, kambe ngubani ongema phambi komhawu na?
5 Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Kungcono ukuthukwa obala kulokuthandwa ngokufihlakeleyo.
6 The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Ukulinyazwa ngumngane kakwesabeki, kodwa isitha sikwanga sedlulise amalawulo.
7 A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
Osuthiyo kathakazeleli uluju oluvela ekhekhebeni, kodwa kolambileyo lokubabayo kunambitheka mnandi.
8 As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Njengenyoni elahleka esidlekeni sayo, unjalo umuntu otshiya umuzi wakhe.
9 The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Amakha lempepha kuletha intokozo enhliziyweni, lobumnandi bomngane busuka ezelulekweni zakhe eziqinileyo.
10 Your own friend, and your father's friend, forsake not; and when you are in distress go not into your brother's house: better is a friend [that is] near than a brother living far off.
Ungadeli umngane wakho lomngane kayihlo, futhi ungayi endlini yomfowenu nxa wehlelwe yizinhlupheko ungcono umakhelwane eduze kolomfowenu okhatshana.
11 Son, be wise, that your heart may rejoice; and remove you from yourself reproachful words.
Hlakanipha, ndodana, ulethe intokozo enhliziyweni yami; lapho ngizakwazi ukumphendula ongeyisayo.
12 A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe, kodwa isithutha siyaphikelela singena enkathazweni.
13 Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.
Thatha isigqoko salowo owenzela owemzini isibambiso; sigcine njengesithembiso aluba esenzela umfazi ongelasimilo.
14 Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses [him].
Uba umuntu evukisa umakhelwane wakhe ngokumnqolonga ekuseni kakhulu, kuzathiwa uyamqalekisa.
15 On a stormy day drops [of rain] drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman [drive a man] out of his own house.
Umfazi olenkani unjengamathonsi angapheliyo mhlana kusina;
16 The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
ukumkhuza kufana lokukhuza umoya loba lokubamba okulamagcobo ngesandla.
17 Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
Njengensimbi ilola insimbi, kanjalo indoda ikhaliphisa enye.
18 He that plants a fig tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honored.
Lowo onakekela isihlahla somkhiwa uzakudla izithelo zawo, kuthi lowo olondoloza umqhatshi wakhe abelodumo.
19 As faces are not like [other] faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Njengamanzi etshengisa ubuso bomuntu, kanjalo inhliziyo yomuntu itshengisa ayikho khona.
20 Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.] (Sheol h7585)
UKufa leNcithakalo kakusuthi, anjalo lamehlo omuntu. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Isiliva sincibilikiselwa embizeni imvutho ngeyegolide, kodwa abantu bahlolwa ngodumo lwabo.
22 Though you scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, you will [still] in no wise remove his folly from him.
Ungaze uchole isiwula elitsheni, usichole njengamabele ngembokodo kawusoze ubususe ubuwula baso.
23 Do you thoroughly know the number of your flock, and pay attention to your herds.
Woba leqiniso ukuthi uhlala usazi kuhle isimo sezifuyo zakho, nanzelela imihlambi yakho;
24 For a man [has] not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
ngoba inotho kayiyikuhlala kokuphela, lomqhele wobukhosi kawuyikuba ngowezizukulwane zonke.
25 Take care of the herbage in the field, and you shall cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Utshani bungaqunywa kuqalise ukuhluma obunye kuthi bonke obusikiweyo ezintabeni sebubuthiwe,
26 that you may have [wool of] sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that you may have lambs.
amawundlu azakupha uboya bezigqoko, lembuzi zikuphe imali elingana intengo yesiqinti.
27 [My] son, you have from me words very useful for your life, and for the life of your servants.
Uzakuba lochago lwembuzi olunengi olwakho lolwendlu yakho lusuthise lezinceku zakho.
