Proverbs 3
1 son: child my instruction my not to forget and commandment my to watch heart your
Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umlayo wami, kodwa inhliziyo yakho kayigcine imilayo yami.
2 for length day and year life and peace to add to/for you
Ngoba yengezelela kuwe ubude bezinsuku leminyaka yempilo lokuthula.
3 kindness and truth: faithful not to leave: forsake you to conspire them upon neck your to write them upon tablet heart your
Umusa lothembeko kakungakutshiyi, kubophele entanyeni yakho, ukubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo yakho.
4 and to find favor and understanding pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing God and man
Ngalokho uzathola umusa lokuqedisisa okuhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu labantu.
5 to trust to(wards) LORD in/on/with all heart your and to(wards) understanding your not to lean
Themba eNkosini ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ungeyami ekuqedisiseni kwakho.
6 in/on/with all way: conduct your to know him and he/she/it to smooth way your
Ivume endleleni zakho zonke, yona-ke izaqondisa imikhondo yakho.
7 not to be wise in/on/with eye your to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
Ungabi ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akho; yesabe iNkosi, usuke ebubini.
8 healing to be to/for umbilical cord your and drink to/for bone your
Kuzakuba yikwelatshwa kwenkaba yakho, lokunathwayo kwamathambo akho.
9 to honor: honour [obj] LORD from substance your and from first: beginning all produce your
Hlonipha iNkosi ngemfuyo yakho, langezithelo zakho zokuqala zesivuno sakho sonke.
10 and to fill storehouse your abundance and new wine wine your to break through
Khona iziphala zakho zizagcwaliswa ngenala, lezikhamelo zakho zewayini ziphuphume iwayini elitsha.
11 discipline LORD son: child my not to reject and not to loathe in/on/with argument his
Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, unganengwa yikukhuza kwayo.
12 for [obj] which to love: lover LORD to rebuke and like/as father [obj] son: child to accept
Ngoba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo, yebo, njengoyise indodana athokoza ngayo.
13 blessed man to find wisdom and man to promote understanding
Ubusisiwe umuntu othola inhlakanipho, lomuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa.
14 for pleasant profit her from profit silver: money and from gold produce her
Ngoba inzuzo yakho ingcono kulenzuzo yesiliva, lokutholakalayo kwakho kulegolide.
15 precious he/she/it (from jewel *Q(k)*) and all pleasure your not be like in/on/with her
Kuligugu elidlula amatshe aligugu, lakho konke ongakufisa kakulinganiswa lakho.
16 length day in/on/with right her in/on/with left her riches and glory
Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sakho sokunene, kwesokhohlo sakho inotho lodumo.
17 way: conduct her way: conduct pleasantness and all path her peace
Izindlela zakho zizindlela zentokozo, lemikhondo yakho yonke iyikuthula.
18 tree life he/she/it to/for to strengthen: hold in/on/with her and to grasp her to bless
Kuyisihlahla sempilo kwabakubambayo, lobambelela kukho ubusisiwe.
19 LORD in/on/with wisdom to found land: country/planet to establish: establish heaven in/on/with understanding
Ngenhlakanipho iNkosi yasekela umhlaba; yamisa amazulu ngokuqedisisa.
20 in/on/with knowledge his abyss to break up/open and cloud to drip dew
Ngolwazi lwayo izinziki zaqhekezwa, lamayezi athonta amazolo.
21 son: child my not be devious from eye: seeing your to watch wisdom and plot
Ndodana yami, kakungasuki emehlweni akho; gcina inhlakanipho eqotho lengqondo.
22 and to be life to/for soul your and favor to/for neck your
Njalo kuzakuba yimpilo yomphefumulo wakho, lesisa entanyeni yakho.
23 then to go: walk to/for security way: conduct your and foot your not to strike
Khona uzahamba indlela yakho uvikelekile, lonyawo lwakho kaluyikukhubeka.
24 if to lie down: lay down not to dread and to lie down: lay down and to please sleep your
Nxa ulala phansi, kawuyikwesaba, yebo, uzalala, lobuthongo bakho buzakuba mnandi.
25 not to fear from dread suddenly and from devastation wicked for to come (in): come
Ungesabi uvalo olujumayo, kumbe ukuchitheka kwababi nxa kufika.
26 for LORD to be in/on/with loin your and to keep: guard foot your from capture
Ngoba iNkosi izakuba sethembeni lakho, igcine unyawo lwakho ukuze lungabanjwa.
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
Ungagodleli umninikho okuhle nxa kusemandleni esandla sakho ukukwenza.
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
Ungathi kumakhelwane wakho: Hamba, ubuye, kusasa ngizakunika; nxa ulakho.
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, ngoba yena uhlala lawe evikelekile.
30 not (to contend *Q(k)*) with man for nothing if not to wean you distress: harm
Ungaphikisani lomuntu kungelasizatho, nxa engakonanga.
31 not be jealous in/on/with man violence and not to choose in/on/with all way: conduct his
Ungahawukeli umuntu olobudlwangudlwangu; ungakhethi leyodwa yezindlela zakhe.
32 for abomination LORD be devious and with upright counsel his
Ngoba ophambeneyo uyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa imfihlo yayo ikwabaqotho.
33 curse LORD in/on/with house: home wicked and pasture righteous to bless
Isiqalekiso seNkosi sisendlini yomubi, kodwa iyawubusisa umuzi wabalungileyo.
34 if: surely yes to/for to mock he/she/it to mock (and to/for poor *Q(K)*) to give: give favor
Isibili, yona iyabeyisa abeyisayo, kodwa inika umusa kwabathobekileyo.
35 glory wise to inherit and fool to exalt dishonor
Abahlakaniphileyo bazakudla ilifa lodumo, kodwa abayizithutha, isabelo sabo silihlazo.
