Proverbs 3
1 son: child my instruction my not to forget and commandment my to watch heart your
Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami, kodwa ugcine imilayo yami enhliziyweni yakho,
2 for length day and year life and peace to add to/for you
ngoba izakwandisa impilo yakho okweminyaka eminengi, ikuphe ukuthula.
3 kindness and truth: faithful not to leave: forsake you to conspire them upon neck your to write them upon tablet heart your
Akungasuki kuwe loba nini uthando lokuthembeka; kubophele entanyeni yakho, ukubhale egwalibeni lenhliziyo yakho.
4 and to find favor and understanding pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing God and man
Ngalokho uzathandeka uzuze ibizo elihle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu laphambi kwabantu.
5 to trust to(wards) LORD in/on/with all heart your and to(wards) understanding your not to lean
Themba kuThixo ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ungathembi ekuzwisiseni kwakho;
6 in/on/with all way: conduct your to know him and he/she/it to smooth way your
mvume kuzozonke izindlela zakho, yena uzaqondisa zonke izindlela zakho.
7 not to be wise in/on/with eye your to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
Ungazenzi ohlakaniphileyo ngokubona kwakho; yesaba uThixo uxwaye okubi.
8 healing to be to/for umbilical cord your and drink to/for bone your
Lokho kuzawuphilisa umzimba wakho kuwaqinise lamathambo akho.
9 to honor: honour [obj] LORD from substance your and from first: beginning all produce your
Dumisa uThixo ngenotho yakho; ngezithelo zakho zokuqala zonke;
10 and to fill storehouse your abundance and new wine wine your to break through
ngalokho iziphala zakho zizagcwala ziphuphume, lezimbiza zakho zewayini zize zichitheke ngewayini elitsha.
11 discipline LORD son: child my not to reject and not to loathe in/on/with argument his
Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya kukaThixo njalo ungacaphukeli ukukhuza kwakhe,
12 for [obj] which to love: lover LORD to rebuke and like/as father [obj] son: child to accept
ngoba uThixo ulaya labo abathandayo, njengoyise elaya indodana yakhe ayithandayo.
13 blessed man to find wisdom and man to promote understanding
Ubusisiwe umuntu ozuza ukuhlakanipha, umuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa,
14 for pleasant profit her from profit silver: money and from gold produce her
ngoba khona kulenzuzo eyedlula isiliva lenzuzo eyedlula igolide.
15 precious he/she/it (from jewel *Q(k)*) and all pleasure your not be like in/on/with her
Kuligugu elidlula amarubhi; kakukho okuloyisayo okungalinganiswa lakho.
16 length day in/on/with right her in/on/with left her riches and glory
Impilo ende isesandleni sakho sokunene; kwesokhohlo kulenotho lodumo.
17 way: conduct her way: conduct pleasantness and all path her peace
Izindlela zakhe zilokuthokoza, lemikhondo yakhe ilokuthula.
18 tree life he/she/it to/for to strengthen: hold in/on/with her and to grasp her to bless
Kuyisihlahla sokuphila kulabo abakwamukelayo; labo abakuphathayo bazabusiswa.
19 LORD in/on/with wisdom to found land: country/planet to establish: establish heaven in/on/with understanding
Ngokuhlakanipha uThixo wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba, ngokuqedisisa wamisa izulu endaweni yalo;
20 in/on/with knowledge his abyss to break up/open and cloud to drip dew
ngolwazi lwakhe inlwandle zehlukaniswa, lamayezi athontisa amazolo.
21 son: child my not be devious from eye: seeing your to watch wisdom and plot
Ndodana yami, gogosa ingqondo ehlela ngolwazi, ungayekeli kukucatshele;
22 and to be life to/for soul your and favor to/for neck your
kuzakuba yikuphila kuwe, kube ngumceciso omuhle entanyeni yakho.
23 then to go: walk to/for security way: conduct your and foot your not to strike
Lapho-ke uzahamba ngendlela evikelweyo unyawo lwakho lungakhubeki;
24 if to lie down: lay down not to dread and to lie down: lay down and to please sleep your
nxa ulala kawuyikwesaba; uzalala ubuthongo obumnandi.
25 not to fear from dread suddenly and from devastation wicked for to come (in): come
Ungabi lovalo nxa ujunywa ngumonakalo kumbe yikubhidlika lokho okwehlela ababi,
26 for LORD to be in/on/with loin your and to keep: guard foot your from capture
ngoba uThixo uzakuba lithemba lakho avikele unyawo lwakho emjibileni.
27 not to withhold good from master: men his in/on/with to be to/for god: power (hand: power your *Q(K)*) to/for to make: do
Ungaze wala ukusiza labo abadinga uncedo, wena ulakho ongabasiza ngakho.
28 not to say (to/for neighbor your *Q(K)*) to go: went and to return: again and tomorrow to give: give and there with you
Ungabokuthi kumakhelwane wakho: “Ubobuya kwesinye isikhathi; ngizakunika kusasa” wena ulalo lololutho.
29 not to plow/plot upon neighbor your distress: evil and he/she/it to dwell to/for security with you
Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, ohlezi lawe ekwethemba.
30 not (to contend *Q(k)*) with man for nothing if not to wean you distress: harm
Ungaxabani lomuntu kungelasizatho yena engakonelanga ngalutho.
31 not be jealous in/on/with man violence and not to choose in/on/with all way: conduct his
Ungamhawukeli umuntu othanda ukulwa loba nje ufise lakuphi ukwenza kwakhe,
32 for abomination LORD be devious and with upright counsel his
ngoba uThixo uyamenyanya umuntu oxhwalileyo kodwa oqotho umbeka ekhwapheni lakhe.
33 curse LORD in/on/with house: home wicked and pasture righteous to bless
Isiqalekiso sikaThixo sehlela endlini yababi, kodwa uyayibusisa indlu yabalungileyo.
34 if: surely yes to/for to mock he/she/it to mock (and to/for poor *Q(K)*) to give: give favor
Uyabahleka usulu abayizideleli ezizithembayo, kodwa abe lomusa kwabathobekileyo.
35 glory wise to inherit and fool to exalt dishonor
Abahlakaniphileyo baphiwa udumo kodwa abayiziwula ubathela ihlazo.
