Izaga 22
1 Ibizo elihle liyathandeka kulenotho enengi; ukuhlonitshwa kungcono kulesiliva kumbe igolide.
to choose name from riches many from silver: money and from gold favor pleasant
2 Abanothileyo labayanga bayafanana ngalokhu: UThixo unguMenzi wabo bonke.
rich and be poor to meet to make all their LORD
3 Umuntu olengqondo uthi ebona ingozi acatshe, kodwa isithutha siyaphikelela singena enkathazweni.
prudent to see: see distress: harm (and to hide *Q(K)*) and simple to pass and to fine
4 Ukuzithoba lokwesaba uThixo kuletha inotho lodumo lokuphila.
consequence humility fear LORD riches and glory and life
5 Endleleni yababi kugcwele ameva lemjibila, kodwa onanzelela umphefumulo wakhe unqenqela khatshana.
thorn snare in/on/with way: conduct twisted to keep: guard soul his to remove from them
6 Fundisa umntwana indlela amele ahambe ngayo, kuzakuthi esemdala kayikuphambuka kuyo.
to dedicate to/for youth upon lip: word way: conduct his also for be old not to turn aside: depart from her
7 Abanothileyo babusa abayanga, lalowo owebolekayo uyisichaka salowo omebolekayo.
rich in/on/with be poor to rule and servant/slave to borrow to/for man to borrow
8 Lowo ohlanyele ububi uvuna ukuhlupheka, njalo uswazi lolaka lwakhe luzakwephulwa.
to sow injustice (to reap *Q(k)*) evil: trouble and tribe: staff fury his to end: expend
9 Umuntu ophanayo uzabusiswa, ngoba wabela abayanga ukudla kwakhe.
pleasant eye he/she/it to bless for to give: give from food: bread his to/for poor
10 Xotsha isideleli, lenkani ihle iphume; ukuxabana lokuthukana kuyaphela.
to drive out: drive out to mock and to come out: come strife and to cease judgment and dishonor
11 Othanda inhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, onkulumo yakhe ipholile uzakuba ngumngane wombusi.
to love: lover (pure *Q(K)*) heart favor lip: words his neighbor his king
12 Amehlo kaThixo ayaluvikela ulwazi kodwa uyawadiliza amazwi abangathembekanga.
eye LORD to watch knowledge and to pervert word to act treacherously
13 Ivilavoxo lithi, “Kulesilwane phandle! Ngizabulawa ezindleleni!”
to say sluggish lion in/on/with outside in/on/with midst street/plaza to murder
14 Umlomo wesifebekazi unjengomgodi otshonayo; lowo othukwe nguThixo uzawobokela kuwo.
pit deep lip be a stranger be indignant LORD (to fall: fall *Q(k)*) there
15 Ubuwula bugxilile enhliziyweni yomntwana, kodwa uswazi lokuqondisa luzabuxotshela khatshana.
folly to conspire in/on/with heart youth tribe: staff discipline to remove her from him
16 Lowo oncindezela abayanga ukuze anothe ngabo, lalowo oncenga abanothileyo ngezipho, bonke bacina sebengabayanga.
to oppress poor to/for to multiply to/for him to give: give to/for rich surely to/for need
17 Lalela uzwe amazwi ezihlakaniphi; nikela inhliziyo yakho ezifundweni zami,
to stretch ear your and to hear: hear word wise and heart your to set: make to/for knowledge my
18 ngoba kuyathokozisa nxa uzigcina enhliziyweni yakho, uzitsho kalula ngezindebe zakho.
for pleasant for to keep: guard them in/on/with belly: body your to establish: prepare together upon lips your
19 Ukuze ithemba lakho lihlale kuThixo, yikho ngikufundisa lamuhla wena ngokwakho.
to/for to be in/on/with LORD confidence your to know you [the] day also you(m. s.)
20 Kangikulobelanga yini izitsho ezingamatshumi amathathu, izitsho zokweluleka lolwazi,
not to write to/for you (officer *Q(K)*) in/on/with counsel and knowledge
21 ezikufundisa amazwi eqiniso athembekileyo, ukuze ukwazi ukupha impendulo ezilesisindo kulowo okuthumileyo na?
to/for to know you truth word truth: true to/for to return: reply word truth: true to/for to send: depart you
22 Ungagegeleli abayanga ngoba bengabayanga njalo ungaphoseli abaswelayo entolongweni,
not to plunder poor for poor he/she/it and not to crush afflicted in/on/with gate
23 ngoba uThixo uzakuba ngumeli wabo abahlukuluze labo ababahlukuluzayo.
for LORD to contend strife their and to rob [obj] to rob them soul: life
24 Ungabi ngumngane womuntu ololaka, ungahambi lomuntu ozonda masinyane,
not to accompany with master: men face: anger and with man rage not to come (in): come
25 funa ufunde izindlela zakhe uzingenise emjibileni.
lest to teach/learn (way his *Q(K)*) and to take: recieve snare to/for soul: myself your
26 Ungabi ngumuntu ophanga ukwenza izithembiso kumbe onika isibambiso ngezikwelede;
not to be in/on/with to blow palm in/on/with to pledge loan
27 ungayiswela inhlawulo uzakwemukwa noma ngumbheda wakho olala kuwo.
if nothing to/for you to/for to complete to/for what? to take: take bed your from underneath: under you
28 Ungasusi ilitshe lakudala elomngcele elabekwa ngokhokho bakho.
not to remove border: boundary forever: antiquity which to make father your
29 Uyambona umuntu oyingcitshi emsebenzini wakhe na? Uzasebenzela amakhosi; akayikusebenzela abantukazana.
to see man quick in/on/with work his to/for face: before king to stand not to stand to/for face: before obscure
