Proverbs 28
1 The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer, And the righteous is confident as a young lion.
Ababi babaleka kungekho umzingeli, kodwa abalungileyo balesibindi njengebhongo lesilwane.
2 By the transgression of a land its heads are many, And by an understanding man, Who knows right—it is prolonged.
Ngesiphambeko sesizwe ababusi baso banengi; kodwa ngomuntu olokuqedisisa ololwazi ukuqonda kwaso kuyelulwa.
3 A man—poor and oppressing the weak, [Is] a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.
Umuntu ongumyanga ocindezela abayanga ulizulu elikhukhulayo ukuze kungabi lokudla.
4 Those forsaking the Law praise the wicked, Those keeping the Law plead against them.
Abadela umlayo badumisa ababi, kodwa labo abagcina umlayo balwa labo.
5 Evil men do not understand judgment, And those seeking YHWH understand all.
Abantu ababi kabaqedisisi ukulunga, kodwa abadinga iNkosi baqedisisa konke.
6 Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
Kungcono umyanga ohamba ngobuqotho bakhe kulophambene ngezindlela lanxa enothile.
7 Whoever is keeping the Law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons Causes his father to blush.
Ogcina umlayo uyindodana eqedisisayo, kodwa ozihlanganisa lezigangi uyangisa uyise.
8 Whoever is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, Gathers it for one favoring the poor.
Owandisa inotho yakhe ngenzalo langenzuzo uyibuthela olomusa kubayanga.
9 Whoever is turning his ear from hearing the Law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.
Ophambula indlebe yakhe ekulaleleni umlayo, lomkhuleko wakhe uzakuba yisinengiso.
10 Whoever is causing the upright to err in an evil way, He falls into his own pit, And the perfect inherits good.
Oduhisela abaqotho endleleni embi yena uzawela emgodini wakhe, kodwa abaqotho bazakudla ilifa lokuhle.
11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searches him.
Indoda enothileyo ihlakaniphile emehlweni ayo, kodwa umyanga oqedisisayo uzayihlola.
12 In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
Lapho abalungileyo bethokoza, kulenkazimulo enkulu; kodwa nxa ababi bephakama, umuntu uyadingwa.
13 Whoever is covering his transgressions does not prosper, And he who is confessing and forsaking has mercy.
Osibekela iziphambeko zakhe kayikuphumelela, kodwa ozivumayo azitshiye, uzahawukelwa.
14 O the blessedness of a man fearing continually, And whoever is hardening his heart falls into evil.
Ubusisiwe umuntu owesaba njalonjalo, kodwa owenza inhliziyo yakhe ibe lukhuni uzawela ebubini.
15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, [Is] the wicked ruler over a poor people.
Umbusi okhohlakeleyo phezu kwabantu abangabayanga uyisilwane esibhongayo lebhere elizingelayo.
16 A leader lacking understanding multiplies oppressions, Whoever is hating dishonest gain prolongs days.
Umbusi oswele ukuqedisisa konke wandisa lencindezelo; ozonda inzuzo embi uzakwelula insuku.
17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Flees to the pit, [and] none takes hold on him [to help].
Umuntu ocindezelwe ligazi lomphefumulo uzabalekela emgodini; kabangamsekeli.
18 Whoever is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falls at once.
Ohamba ngobuqotho uzasindiswa, kodwa ophambene ngendlela ezimbili uzahle awe.
19 Whoever is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoever is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.
Olima umhlaba wakhe uzasutha ukudla, kodwa olandela abayize uzasutha ubuyanga.
20 A steadfast man has multiplied blessings, And whoever is hastening to be rich is not acquitted.
Umuntu wothembeko lonke uzavama ngezibusiso, kodwa ophangisa ukunotha kayikuba msulwa.
21 [It] is not good to discern faces, And a man transgresses for a piece of bread.
Ukuhlonipha ubuso kakulunganga, ngoba umuntu uzakona ngenxa yocezu lwesinkwa.
22 The man [with] an evil eye [is] troubled for wealth, And he does not know that want meets him.
Ophangisa ukunotha ungumuntu olelihlo elibi, njalo engazi ukuthi ubuyanga buzamehlela.
23 Whoever is reproving a man finds grace afterward, More than a flatterer with the tongue.
Okhuza umuntu uzathola umusa emuva okwedlula okhohlisayo ngolimi.
24 Whoever is robbing his father or his mother, And is saying, “It is not transgression,” He is a companion to a destroyer.
Ophanga uyise kumbe unina, athi: Akusiso isiphambeko; ungumngane womchithi.
25 Whoever is proud in soul stirs up contention, And whoever is trusting on YHWH is made fat.
Ongasuthisekiyo udunga ingxabano, kodwa othemba eNkosini uzakhuluphaliswa.
26 Whoever is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoever is walking in wisdom is delivered.
Othemba enhliziyweni yakhe uyisithutha, kodwa ohamba ngenhlakanipho uzakhululwa.
27 Whoever is giving to the poor has no lack, And whoever is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
Opha umyanga kayikuswela, kodwa ofihla amehlo akhe uzakuba leziqalekiso ezinengi.
28 A man is hidden in the rising of the wicked, And the righteous multiply in their destruction!
Nxa abakhohlakeleyo bephakanyiswa, umuntu uyacatsha, kodwa nxa bebhubha, abalungileyo bayanda.
