Izaga 29
1 Umuntu oqinisa intamo phezu kokukhuzwa kanengi uzabhujiswa ngesikhatshana kungabi lokuphepha.
A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.
2 Lapho kuphumelela abalungileyo abantu bayajabula; nxa kubusa izixhwali abantu bayabubula.
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 Umuntu othanda ukuhlakanipha uletha intokozo kuyise, kodwa ohamba lezifebe utshaphaza inotho yakhe.
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 Ngokubusa kuhle inkosi iyaliqinisa ilizwe layo, kodwa leyo elihaga lezivalamlomo iyalibhidliza.
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
5 Loba ngubani okhohlisa umakhelwane wakhe uzendlalela umambule wokuzithiya.
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 Umuntu omubi uthiywa yisono sakhe, kodwa umuntu olungileyo angahlabela athokoze.
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
7 Olungileyo uyawananza amalungelo abayanga, kodwa ababi kabazidubi ngalokho.
A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: but the ungodly understands not knowledge; and the poor man has not an understanding mind.
8 Izideleli zingalidunga idolobho, kodwa abantu abahlakaniphileyo bayaludedisa ulaka.
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 Nxa umuntu ohlakaniphileyo esiya emthethwandaba lesiwula, isiwula siyatshinga sibhede kube lomsindo.
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 Abadinga ukuchitha igazi bayamzonda umuntu oqotho njalo badinga ukubulala abalungileyo.
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
11 Isiwula siyalukhihliza lonke ulaka lwaso, kodwa umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uyazithiba.
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
12 Nxa umbusi elalela amanga, zonke izikhulu zakhe ziba zimbi.
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 Umyanga lomncindezeli bakanye kulokhu: UThixo uvula amehlo abo bobabili.
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 Nxa inkosi isahlulela abayanga kungelabandlululo, isihlalo sayo sobukhosi sizaqina.
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
15 Uswazi lokuqondisa lunika ukuhlakanipha, kodwa umntwana oyekelwayo uhlazisa unina.
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 Nxa ababi bephumelela, lesono laso siyaphumelela, kodwa abalungileyo bazabawisa.
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 Qondisa indodana yakho, izakupha ukuthula; izaletha injabulo emphefumulweni wakho.
Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honour to your soul.
18 Lapho okungekho khona isambulelo, abantu badela ukuzithiba; kodwa ubusisiwe lowo ogcina umlayo.
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
19 Inceku kayiqondiswa ngamazwi nje wodwa, loba izwisisa kayiyikukwenza ekutshelwayo.
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
20 Uyambona umuntu owalazela ukukhuluma? Kulethemba elingcono esiwuleni kulaye.
If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21 Umuntu ototoza inceku yakhe isakhula, leyonceku izamthwalisa nzima ekucineni.
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 Umuntu othukuthelayo udala ingxabano, kodwa lowo olicaphucaphu wenza izono ezinengi.
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
23 Ukuzigqaja komuntu kuyamehlisa, kodwa umuntu ozehlisayo uzuza udumo.
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
24 Osizana lesela uyazizonda yena; usezifungise kulo ngakho ngeke afakaze iqiniso.
He that shares with a thief, hates his own soul: and if any having heard an oath uttered tell not of it,
25 Ukwesaba abantu kuba yizithiyo, kodwa lowo othemba uThixo uzaphepha.
[they] fearing and reverencing men [unreasonably] have been overthrown, but he that trusts in the Lord shall rejoice. Ungodliness causes a man to stumble: but he that trusts in his master shall be safe.
26 Abanengi bazama ukuzisondeza kumbusi, kodwa ukwahlulela okuhle kuvela kuThixo.
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 Abalungileyo bayabenyanya abangathembekanga; abaxhwalileyo bayabenyanya abalungileyo.
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
