Izaga 4
1 Zwanini, madodana ami, izeluleko zikayihlo; lalelani lizuze ukuqedisisa.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Ngilipha izifundo ezipheleleyo; ngakho lingalahli imfundiso yami.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Ngathi ngisengumfana emzini kababa, ngisebuthakathaka, ngiyimi ngedwa ingane kamama,
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 wangifundisa ubaba wathi, “Abambe amazwi ami ngenhliziyo yakho yonke; gcina imilayo yami ukuze uphile.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Zuza ukuhlakanipha, zuza ukuqedisisa; ungawakhohlwa amazwi ami, kumbe ugudluke kuwo.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Ungafulatheli ukuhlakanipha, kuzakuvikela; kuthande, kuzakulinda.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Ukuhlakanipha kuyinqaba; ngakho zuza ukuhlakanipha. Zuza ukuqedisisa loba kungathatha konke olakho.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Kugogose, kuzakuphakamisa; kugone, kuzakunika udumo.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Kuzakwethesa umqhele wamaluba omusa ekhanda lakho kukwethese umqhele wenkazimulo.”
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Zwana mntanami, yamukela lokho engikutshoyo, ukuze insuku zokuphila kwakho zibe zinengi.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Ngiyakukhokhela endleleni yokuhlakanipha, ngikuqondise ezindleleni eziqondileyo.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Nxa uhamba kawuyikuthikaza; nxa ugijima kawuyikukhubeka.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Bambelela iziqondiso, ungayekethisi; zigcine kuhle ngoba ziyikuphila kwakho.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Ungayingeni indlela yababi njalo ungahambi endleleni yezigangi.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Ixwaye, ungahambi ngayo; itshiye uqhubeke ngeyakho indlela.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 Phela kabalali bengenzanga ukuganga; badela ubuthongo ukuze baqale balimaze omunye umuntu.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Badla isinkwa sobubi banathe iwayini lobudlwangudlwangu.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Indlela yabalungileyo injengovivi lokusa, kukhule ukukhanya kwalo kuze kuphelele emini.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Kodwa indlela yababi ifana lomnyama omkhulu; kabazi ukuthi kuyini okubakhubayo.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Ndodana yami, zwana lokhu engikutshoyo; lalelisisa amazwi ami.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Ungawasusi emehlweni akho, agcine enhliziyweni yakho;
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 ngoba ayikuphila kulabo abawafumanayo; lokuqina komzimba wonke womuntu.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Phezu kwakho konke, gcina inhliziyo yakho, ngoba ingumthombo wokuphila kwakho.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Lahla izibozi zamazwi emlonyeni wakho; ungakhuphi inkulumo yokuxhwala ezindebeni zakho.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Khangelisa amehlo akho nta phambili, uwathi nhlo amehlo akho kulokho okuphambi kwakho.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Lungisa izindlela ukuze inyawo zakho zinyathele kuhle, uhambe ngezindlela eziqinileyo kuphela.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Ungaphambukeli kwesokunene loba kwesokhohlo; ugcine unyawo lwakho lunganyatheli okubi.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
