Izaga 3
1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa imfundiso yami, kodwa ugcine imilayo yami enhliziyweni yakho,
son: child my instruction my not to forget and commandment my to watch heart your
2 ngoba izakwandisa impilo yakho okweminyaka eminengi, ikuphe ukuthula.
for length day and year life and peace to add to/for you
3 Akungasuki kuwe loba nini uthando lokuthembeka; kubophele entanyeni yakho, ukubhale egwalibeni lenhliziyo yakho.
kindness and truth: faithful not to leave: forsake you to conspire them upon neck your to write them upon tablet heart your
4 Ngalokho uzathandeka uzuze ibizo elihle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu laphambi kwabantu.
and to find favor and understanding pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing God and man
5 Themba kuThixo ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ungathembi ekuzwisiseni kwakho;
to trust to(wards) LORD in/on/with all heart your and to(wards) understanding your not to lean
6 mvume kuzozonke izindlela zakho, yena uzaqondisa zonke izindlela zakho.
in/on/with all way: conduct your to know him and he/she/it to smooth way your
7 Ungazenzi ohlakaniphileyo ngokubona kwakho; yesaba uThixo uxwaye okubi.
not to be wise in/on/with eye your to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
8 Lokho kuzawuphilisa umzimba wakho kuwaqinise lamathambo akho.
healing to be to/for umbilical cord your and drink to/for bone your
9 Dumisa uThixo ngenotho yakho; ngezithelo zakho zokuqala zonke;
to honor: honour [obj] LORD from substance your and from first: beginning all produce your
10 ngalokho iziphala zakho zizagcwala ziphuphume, lezimbiza zakho zewayini zize zichitheke ngewayini elitsha.
and to fill storehouse your abundance and new wine wine your to break through
11 Ndodana yami, ungeyisi ukulaya kukaThixo njalo ungacaphukeli ukukhuza kwakhe,
discipline LORD son: child my not to reject and not to loathe in/on/with argument his
12 ngoba uThixo ulaya labo abathandayo, njengoyise elaya indodana yakhe ayithandayo.
for [obj] which to love: lover LORD to rebuke and like/as father [obj] son: child to accept
13 Ubusisiwe umuntu ozuza ukuhlakanipha, umuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa,
blessed man to find wisdom and man to promote understanding
14 ngoba khona kulenzuzo eyedlula isiliva lenzuzo eyedlula igolide.
for pleasant profit her from profit silver: money and from gold produce her
15 Kuligugu elidlula amarubhi; kakukho okuloyisayo okungalinganiswa lakho.
precious he/she/it (from jewel *Q(k)*) and all pleasure your not be like in/on/with her
16 Impilo ende isesandleni sakho sokunene; kwesokhohlo kulenotho lodumo.
length day in/on/with right her in/on/with left her riches and glory
17 Izindlela zakhe zilokuthokoza, lemikhondo yakhe ilokuthula.
way: conduct her way: conduct pleasantness and all path her peace
18 Kuyisihlahla sokuphila kulabo abakwamukelayo; labo abakuphathayo bazabusiswa.
tree life he/she/it to/for to strengthen: hold in/on/with her and to grasp her to bless
19 Ngokuhlakanipha uThixo wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba, ngokuqedisisa wamisa izulu endaweni yalo;
LORD in/on/with wisdom to found land: country/planet to establish: establish heaven in/on/with understanding
20 ngolwazi lwakhe inlwandle zehlukaniswa, lamayezi athontisa amazolo.
in/on/with knowledge his abyss to break up/open and cloud to drip dew
21 Ndodana yami, gogosa ingqondo ehlela ngolwazi, ungayekeli kukucatshele;
son: child my not be devious from eye: seeing your to watch wisdom and plot
22 kuzakuba yikuphila kuwe, kube ngumceciso omuhle entanyeni yakho.
and to be life to/for soul your and favor to/for neck your
23 Lapho-ke uzahamba ngendlela evikelweyo unyawo lwakho lungakhubeki;
then to go: walk to/for security way: conduct your and foot your not to strike
24 nxa ulala kawuyikwesaba; uzalala ubuthongo obumnandi.
if to lie down: lay down not to dread and to lie down: lay down and to please sleep your
25 Ungabi lovalo nxa ujunywa ngumonakalo kumbe yikubhidlika lokho okwehlela ababi,
not to fear from dread suddenly and from devastation wicked for to come (in): come
26 ngoba uThixo uzakuba lithemba lakho avikele unyawo lwakho emjibileni.
for LORD to be in/on/with loin your and to keep: guard foot your from capture
27 Ungaze wala ukusiza labo abadinga uncedo, wena ulakho ongabasiza ngakho.
not to withhold good from master: men his in/on/with to be to/for god: power (hand: power your *Q(K)*) to/for to make: do
28 Ungabokuthi kumakhelwane wakho: “Ubobuya kwesinye isikhathi; ngizakunika kusasa” wena ulalo lololutho.
not to say (to/for neighbor your *Q(K)*) to go: went and to return: again and tomorrow to give: give and there with you
29 Ungacebi okubi ngomakhelwane wakho, ohlezi lawe ekwethemba.
not to plow/plot upon neighbor your distress: evil and he/she/it to dwell to/for security with you
30 Ungaxabani lomuntu kungelasizatho yena engakonelanga ngalutho.
not (to contend *Q(k)*) with man for nothing if not to wean you distress: harm
31 Ungamhawukeli umuntu othanda ukulwa loba nje ufise lakuphi ukwenza kwakhe,
not be jealous in/on/with man violence and not to choose in/on/with all way: conduct his
32 ngoba uThixo uyamenyanya umuntu oxhwalileyo kodwa oqotho umbeka ekhwapheni lakhe.
for abomination LORD be devious and with upright counsel his
33 Isiqalekiso sikaThixo sehlela endlini yababi, kodwa uyayibusisa indlu yabalungileyo.
curse LORD in/on/with house: home wicked and pasture righteous to bless
34 Uyabahleka usulu abayizideleli ezizithembayo, kodwa abe lomusa kwabathobekileyo.
if: surely yes to/for to mock he/she/it to mock (and to/for poor *Q(K)*) to give: give favor
35 Abahlakaniphileyo baphiwa udumo kodwa abayiziwula ubathela ihlazo.
glory wise to inherit and fool to exalt dishonor
