Proverbs 9
1 wisdom to build house: home her to hew pillar her seven
Ukuhlakanipha sekuzakhele indlu yakho, imisiwe ngezinsika eziyisikhombisa.
2 to slaughter slaughter her to mix wine her also to arrange table her
Isiphekiwe inyama yakho kwalungiswa lewayini; konke sekudekiwe etafuleni.
3 to send: depart maiden her to call: call out upon single/height height town
Usewathumile amantombazana, uyanxusa emi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zedolobho.
4 who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus lacking heart to say to/for him
“Akuthi bonke abayizithutha beze lapha!” Esitsho kulabo abangaqedisisiyo.
5 to go: come! to feed on in/on/with food: bread my and to drink in/on/with wine to mix
“Wozani lidle ukudla kwami linathe iwayini esengililungisile.
6 to leave: forsake simple and to live and to bless in/on/with way: conduct understanding
Lahlani izindlela zenu zobuthutha lizaphila; hambani ngendlela yokuzwisisa.”
7 to discipline to mock to take: recieve to/for him dishonor and to rebuke to/for wicked blemish his
Lowo oweluleka oklolodayo ubiza inhlamba; okhuza umuntu oxhwalileyo ucina ethethiswa.
8 not to rebuke to mock lest to hate you to rebuke to/for wise and to love: lover you
Ungakhuzi isiqholo ngoba sizakuzonda; khuza ohlakaniphileyo uzakuthanda.
9 to give: give to/for wise and be wise still to know to/for righteous and to add teaching
Yeluleka umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uzakwandisa ukuhlakanipha kwakhe; fundisa umuntu olungileyo, uzakwengeza ulwazi lwakhe.
10 beginning wisdom fear LORD and knowledge holy understanding
Ukumesaba uThixo kuyikuqala kwenhlakanipho, njalo ulwazi ngaLowo oNgcwele luyikuqedisisa.
11 for in/on/with me to multiply day your and to add to/for you year life
Ngoba ngami zizakuba zinengi insuku zakho, kwandiswe iminyaka yokuphila kwakho.
12 if be wise be wise to/for you and to mock to/for alone you to lift: bear
Nxa uhlakaniphile, ukuhlakanipha kwakho kuzakusiza; aluba uyisiqholo, uzahlupheka wedwa.
13 woman stupidity to roar naivite and not to know what?
Umfazi othiwa nguBuwula ulomsindo; kagobeki njalo kazi lutho.
14 and to dwell to/for entrance house: home her upon throne: seat height town
Uthanda ukuhlala emnyango wendlu yakhe, esihlalweni endaweni esesiqongweni sedolobho,
15 to/for to call: call to to/for to pass way: journey [the] to smooth way their
abe ehuga labo abedlulayo, abahamba beqonde lapho abaya khona.
16 who? simple to turn aside: depart here/thus and lacking heart and to say to/for him
“Abeze lapha bonke abayizithutha!” Esitsho kulabo abangacabangiyo.
17 water to steal be sweet and food: bread secrecy be pleasant
“Ulutho lokuntshontshwa lumnandi; ukudla okudlelwa ensitha kuyahlabusa!”
