Izaga 15
1 Impendulo ethobekileyo iyaludedisa ulaka, kodwa ilizwi elilukhuni livusa ulaka.
An answer soft it turns away rage and a word of hurt it raises anger.
2 Ulimi lomuntu ohlakaniphileyo lukhulisa ulwazi, kodwa umlomo wesiwula uphihlika ubuphukuphuku.
[the] tongue of Wise [people] it makes good knowledge and [the] mouth of fools it pours forth foolishness.
3 Amehlo kaThixo asezindaweni zonke, alinde ababi labalungileyo.
[are] in Every place [the] eyes of Yahweh watching evil [people] and good [people].
4 Ulimi oluletha ukuphola luyisihlahla sokuphila, kodwa ulimi olukhohlisayo luyawephula umoya.
Healing of tongue [is] a tree of life and perverseness with it [is] brokenness in spirit.
5 Isiwula siyakulahla ukulaya kukayise, kodwa owemukela ukuqondiswa uveza ukuhlakanipha.
A fool he spurns [the] discipline of father his and [one who] keeps correction he is prudent.
6 Indlu yolungileyo igcwele inotho, kodwa inzuzo yababi ibehlisela uhlupho.
[the] house of A righteous [person] wealth great and with [the] income of a wicked [person] trouble.
7 Izindlela zabahlakaniphileyo ziyalwandisa ulwazi, kodwa kazenzi njalo inhliziyo zeziwula.
[the] lips of Wise [people] they scatter knowledge and [the] heart of fools [is] not right.
8 UThixo uyawenyanya umhlatshelo wababi, kodwa umkhuleko wabaqotho uyamthokozisa.
[the] sacrifice of Wicked [people] [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh and [is the] prayer of upright [people] delight his.
9 UThixo uyayenyanya indlela yababi, kodwa uyabathanda labo abalandela ukulunga.
[is] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] way of a wicked [person] and [one who] pursues righteousness he loves.
10 Ukujeziswa okubuhlungu kumlindele ophambuka endleleni; ozonda ukuqondiswa uzakufa.
Discipline bad [is] for [one who] forsakes [the] path [one who] hates correction he will die.
Sheol and Abaddon [are] before Yahweh indeed? for [the] hearts of [the] children of humankind. (Sheol h7585)
12 Isideleli siyakuzonda ukuqondiswa; kasibuzi kwabahlakaniphileyo.
Not he loves a mocker reproof to him to wise [people] not he goes.
13 Inhliziyo ethokozayo yenza ubuso buchelese, kodwa inhliziyo ebuhlungu yephula umoya.
A heart joyful it makes good a face and by sorrow of heart a spirit [is] stricken.
14 Inhliziyo eqedisisayo idinga ulwazi, kodwa umlomo wesiwula wongiwa ngobuthutha.
A heart discerning it seeks knowledge (and [the] mouth of *Q(K)*) fools it feeds on foolishness.
15 Zonke insuku zabancindezelweyo zilukhuni, kodwa inhliziyo ethokozileyo ihlezi iminza.
All [the] days of [the] afflicted [are] displeasing and a [person] good of heart a feast continually.
16 Kungcono ukuba lokulutshwana umesaba uThixo kulokuba lenotho enengi ulenhlupho.
[is] good A little with [the] fear of Yahweh more than treasure great and turmoil with it.
17 Kungcono ukutsheba ngemibhida lapho okulothando khona, kulokudla inyama enonileyo okugcwele khona inzondo.
[is] good A portion of vegetables and love [is] there more than an ox fattened and hatred [is] with it.
18 Ololaka oluvuthayo ubanga ukuxabana, kodwa umuntu obekezelayo uqeda inkani.
A person of rage he stirs up strife and a [person] long of anger he makes quiet a dispute.
19 Indlela yevila igcwele ameva, kodwa indlela yomuntu olungileyo ikhamisile.
[the] way of A sluggard [is] like a hedge of thorn[s] and [the] path of upright [people] [is] cast up.
20 Indodana ehlakaniphileyo iletha intokozo kuyise, kodwa indoda eyisiwula yeyisa unina.
A son wise he makes glad a father and a fool a person [is] despising mother his.
21 Ubuthutha bujabulisa umuntu ongelangqondo, kodwa umuntu olokuzwisisa uhamba ngendlela eqondileyo.
Foolishness [is] a joy to [one] lacking of heart and a person of understanding (he makes straight *L(abh)*) to walk.
22 Amaqhinga ayehluleka nxa kungelazeluleko, kodwa ayaphumelela ngabeluleki abanengi.
They go wrong plans when there not [is] counsel and with multitude of counselors it is established.
23 Umuntu uyathokoza ngokupha impendulo eqondileyo yeka kuhle kangakanani ukuzwa ilizwi elifaneleyo!
Joy [belongs] to person in [the] answer of mouth his and [is] a word at appropriate time its how! good.
[the] path of Life [is] upwards for [one who] acts prudently so as to turn aside from Sheol beneath. (Sheol h7585)
25 UThixo uyayibhidliza indlu yomuntu oziphakamisayo, kodwa indawo yomfelokazi kayiyikuncitshiswa.
[the] house of Proud [people] he tears down - Yahweh and he will establish [the] territory of a widow.
26 UThixo uyayizonda imicabango yababi, kodwa leyo eyabalungileyo iyamthabisa.
[are] [the] abomination of Yahweh [the] plans of an evil [person] and [are] clean words of kindness.
27 Indoda eyisihwaba iluhlupho kwabendlu yayo, kodwa lowo ozonda ukufunjathiswa uzaphila.
[is] troubling Own house his [one who] gains unjustly unjust gain and [one who] hates gifts he will live.
28 Olungileyo uyayihlolisisa impendulo engakaphenduli, kodwa umlomo womubi ukhihliza okubi.
[the] heart of A righteous [person] it considers to answer and [the] mouth of wicked [people] it pours forth evil things.
29 UThixo ukhatshana kwababi, kodwa uyezwa umkhuleko wabalungileyo.
[is] far Yahweh from wicked [people] and [the] prayer of righteous [people] he hears.
30 Ubuso obubobothekayo buletha intokozo enhliziyweni, lezindaba ezinhle ziqinisa umzimba.
Light of eyes it makes glad a heart a report good it fattens [the] bone[s].
31 Lowo olalela ukukhuzwa okumphilisayo, uzahlala kuhle labahlakaniphileyo.
An ear [which] hears correction of life in [the] midst of wise [people] it will remain.
32 Lowo onganaki ukulaywa uyazeyisa yena ngokwakhe, kodwa onanza iziqondiso uzuza ukuzwisisa.
[one who] ignores Discipline [is] rejecting self his and [one who] heeds correction [is] acquiring heart.
33 Ukumesaba uThixo kufundisa umuntu ukuhlakanipha, njalo ukuzithoba kwandulela udumo.
[the] fear of Yahweh [is the] correction of wisdom and [is] before honor humility.
