Proverbs 29
1 A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
Umuntu oqinisa intamo phezu kokukhuzwa kanengi uzabhujiswa ngesikhatshana kungabi lokuphepha.
2 When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
Lapho kuphumelela abalungileyo abantu bayajabula; nxa kubusa izixhwali abantu bayabubula.
3 When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
Umuntu othanda ukuhlakanipha uletha intokozo kuyise, kodwa ohamba lezifebe utshaphaza inotho yakhe.
4 A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
Ngokubusa kuhle inkosi iyaliqinisa ilizwe layo, kodwa leyo elihaga lezivalamlomo iyalibhidliza.
5 He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
Loba ngubani okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe uzendlalela umambule wokuzithiya.
6 A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
Umuntu omubi uthiywa yisono sakhe, kodwa umuntu olungileyo angahlabela athokoze.
7 A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
Olungileyo uyawananza amalungelo abayanga, kodwa ababi kabazidubi ngalokho.
8 Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
Izideleli zingalidunga idolobho, kodwa abantu abahlakaniphileyo bayaludedisa ulaka.
9 A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
Nxa umuntu ohlakaniphileyo esiya emthethwandaba lesiwula, isiwula siyatshinga sibhede kube lomsindo.
10 Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
Abadinga ukuchitha igazi bayamzonda umuntu oqotho njalo badinga ukubulala abalungileyo.
11 A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
Isiwula siyalukhihliza lonke ulaka lwaso, kodwa umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyazithiba.
12 When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
Nxa umbusi elalela amanga, zonke izikhulu zakhe ziba zimbi.
13 When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
Umyanga lomncindezeli bakanye kulokhu: UThixo uvula amehlo abo bobabili.
14 When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
Nxa inkosi isahlulela abayanga kungelabandlululo, isihlalo sayo sobukhosi sizaqina.
15 Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
Uswazi lokuqondisa lunika ukuhlakanipha, kodwa umntwana oyekelwayo uhlazisa unina.
16 When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
Nxa ababi bephumelela, lesono laso siyaphumelela, kodwa abalungileyo bazabawisa.
17 Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honor to your soul.
Qondisa indodana yakho, izakupha ukuthula; izaletha injabulo emphefumulweni wakho.
18 There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
Lapho okungekho khona isambulelo, abantu badela ukuzithiba; kodwa ubusisiwe lowo ogcina umlayo.
19 A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
Inceku kayiqondiswa ngamazwi nje wodwa, loba izwisisa kayiyikukwenza ekutshelwayo.
20 If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
Uyambona umuntu owalazela ukukhuluma? Kulethemba elingcono esiwuleni kulaye.
21 He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
Umuntu ototoza inceku yakhe isakhula, leyonceku izamthwalisa nzima ekucineni.
22 A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
Umuntu othukuthelayo udala ingxabano, kodwa lowo olicaphucaphu wenza izono ezinengi.
23 Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honor.
Ukuzigqaja komuntu kuyamehlisa, kodwa umuntu ozehlisayo uzuza udumo.
24 He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
Osizana lesela uyazizonda yena; usezifungise kulo ngakho ngeke afakaze iqiniso.
25 [they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
Ukwesaba abantu kuba yizithiyo, kodwa lowo othemba uThixo uzaphepha.
26 Many wait on the favor of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
Abanengi bazama ukuzisondeza kumbusi, kodwa ukwahlulela okuhle kuvela kuThixo.
27 A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
Abalungileyo bayabenyanya abangathembekanga; abaxhwalileyo bayabenyanya abalungileyo.
