Whakatauki 5
1 E taku tama, tahuri ki oki whakaaro nui, kia anga tou taringa ki toku matauranga:
Ndodana yami, lalela inhlakanipho yami, beka indlebe yakho ekuqedisiseni kwami,
2 Kia u ai koe ki te ngarahu pai, kia mau ai te matauranga i ou ngutu.
ukuze uqaphele ingqondo, lendebe zakho zigcine ulwazi.
3 Ko nga ngutu hoki o te wahine ke, kei te maturuturunga iho o te honikoma, ngawari iho tona mangai i te hinu.
Ngoba indebe zowesifazana wemzini zithonta uluju, lomlomo wakhe ubutshelezi kulamafutha.
4 He kawa rawa hoki tona mutunga i te taru kawa; he koi, ano he hoari matarua.
Kodwa ukucina kwakhe kuyababa njengomhlonyane, kubukhali njengenkemba esika nhlangothi mbili.
Inyawo zakhe zehlela ekufeni; izinyathelo zakhe zibambelela esihogweni. (Sheol h7585)
6 Heoi kahore i kitea e ia te ara totika ki te ora: he kotiti ke ona ara, a kahore ia i te matau.
Hlezi ulinganise indlela yempilo, imikhondo yakhe iyazulazula, kananzeleli.
7 Na reira, e aku tamariki, whakarongo mai ki ahau, kei mahue hoki nga kupu a toku mangai.
Ngakho-ke, bantwana, ngilalelani, lingaphambuki emazwini omlomo wami.
8 Kia matara tou ara i a ia, kaua hoki e tata ki te tatau o tona whare;
Dedisela indlela yakho khatshana laye, ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe;
9 Kei hoatu tou honore ki nga tangata ke, ou tau ki te hunga nanakia:
hlezi unikele udumo lwakho kwabanye, leminyaka yakho kolesihluku;
10 Kei makona nga tangata ke i tou kaha, kei riro ou mauiui ki te whare o te tangata ke;
hlezi abezizwe bazisuthise ngamandla akho, lemitshikatshika yakho ibe sendlini yowezizweni;
11 A ka tangi koe i tou whakamutunga, ina poto ou kikokiko me tou tinana.
njalo ububule ekupheleni kwakho, lapho inyama yakho lomzimba wakho sekudliwe;
12 A ka mea, Katae toku kino ki te ako; katae te mauiui o toku ngakau ki te tohutohu!
njalo uthi: Ngikuzonde njani ukulaywa, lenhliziyo yami yadelela ukukhuzwa!
13 Kihai hoki ahau i whakarongo ki te reo o oku kaiwhakaako, kihai toku taringa i anga ki te hunga e tohutohu ana i ahau.
Kangizwanga-ke ilizwi labafundisi bami; kangibekanga indlebe zami kwabangifundisayo!
14 Wahi iti kei nga kino katoa ahau i waenganui o te whakaminenga, o te huihui.
Ngaphosa ngaba ebubini bonke phakathi kwebandla lenhlangano.
15 Inumia he wai i roto i tau ake rua, me nga wai rere ano i roto i tau ake poka.
Natha amanzi emgodini wakho, lemifula ephuma phakathi komthombo wakho.
16 Kia tohatoha noa atu koia au puna wai, nga awa wai i nga huarahi?
Imithombo yakho ichitheke phandle, izifula zamanzi emidangeni.
17 Waiho ena mau anake, kauaka ma koutou tahi ko nga tangata ke.
Kakube ngokwakho wedwa, kungabi ngokwabezizweni kanye lawe.
18 Kia manaakitia tau puna wai: kia koa ano koe ki te wahine o tou taitamarikitanga.
Umthombo wakho kawubusiswe; uthokoze ngomfazi wobutsha bakho;
19 Kia rite ia ki taua mea ahuareka, ki te hata, ki te mea ataahua ki te anaterope; kia makona koe i ona u i nga wa katoa, kia matenuitia tonutia e koe tona aroha.
impala ethandekayo kakhulu, legogo elibukekayo; amabele akhe kawakusuthise sonke isikhathi, uzule othandweni lwakhe kokuphela.
20 He aha oti koe, e taku tama, ka matenui ai ki te wahine ke, i awhi ai i te uma o te wahine ke?
Kungani-ke, ndodana yami, uzule kowesifazana wemzini, ugone isifuba sowemzini?
21 Kei mua hoki i nga kanohi o Ihowa nga ara o te tangata, a e meinga ana e ia kia papatairite ona ara katoa.
Ngoba indlela zomuntu ziphambi kwamehlo eNkosi; njalo iyalinganisa yonke imikhondo yakhe.
22 Ko ona kino ano hei hopu i te tangata kino, hei taura ona hara e mau ai ia.
Ezakhe iziphambeko zizabamba omubi, abanjwe zintambo zesono sakhe.
23 Ka mate ia, he mea kihai i whakaakona, ka pohehe i te nui o tona wairangi.
Yena uzakufa ngokungalaywa, lebukhulwini bobuthutha bakhe uzaduha.
