Izaga 29
1 Umuntu othi ekhuzwa kanengi aqinise intamo, uzahle ephulwe, njalo kungabi lakusiliswa.
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 abalungileyo besanda, abantu bayathokoza, kodwa lapho okhohlakeleyo ebusa, abantu bayabubula.
When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn.
3 Umuntu othanda inhlakanipho uthokozisa uyise, kodwa ohlanganyela lamawule uchitha inotho.
When a man loves wisdom, his father rejoices: but he that keeps harlots will waste wealth.
4 Inkosi iqinisa ilizwe ngesahlulelo, kodwa umuntu wezipho uyalichitha.
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
5 Umuntu olalisa ngolimi umakhelwane wakhe wendlalela izinyawo zakhe imbule.
He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.
6 Esiphambekweni somuntu omubi kulomjibila, kodwa olungileyo uyamemeza ngenjabulo ethokoza.
A great snare [is spread] for a sinner: but the righteous shall be in joy and gladness.
7 Olungileyo uyalwazi udaba lwabayanga; okhohlakeleyo kananzeleli ulwazi.
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 Abantu abadelelayo bayawuthungela umuzi, kodwa abahlakaniphileyo badedisa ulaka.
Lawless men burn down a city: but wise men turn away wrath.
9 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo emangalelana lomuntu oyisithutha, loba elolaka, loba ehleka, kakulakuthula.
A wise man shall judge nations: but a worthless man being angry laughs and fears not.
10 Abantu abomele igazi bazonda opheleleyo, kodwa abaqotho badinga umphefumulo wakhe.
Bloody men hate a holy [person], but the upright will seek his soul.
11 Isithutha sikhupha umoya waso wonke, kodwa ohlakaniphileyo uyawuthiba.
A fool utters all is mind: but the wise reserves his in part.
12 Umbusi olalela amazwi amanga, zonke izinceku zakhe zikhohlakele.
When a king hearkens to unjust language, all his subjects are transgressors.
13 Umyanga lomuntu wencindezelo bayahlangana; iNkosi ikhanyisa amehlo abo bobabili.
When the creditor and debtor meet together, the Lord oversees them both.
14 Inkosi eyahlulela abayanga ngothembeko, isihlalo sayo sobukhosi sizamiswa phakade.
When a king judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for a testimony.
15 Uswazi lokukhuza kunika inhlakanipho, kodwa umntwana oyekelelwayo uthelela unina inhloni.
Stripes and reproofs give wisdom: but an erring child disgraces his parents.
16 Lapho abakhohlakeleyo besanda, isiphambeko siyanda, kodwa abalungileyo bazabona ukuwa kwabo.
When the ungodly abound, sins abound: but when they fall, the righteous are warned.
17 Laya indodana yakho, izakuphumuza; yebo, izanika izinjabulo emphefumulweni wakho.
Chasten your son, and he shall give you rest; and he shall give honour to your soul.
18 Lapho okungelambono khona, abantu babengabambeki; kodwa ubusisiwe ogcina umlayo.
There shall be no interpreter to a sinful nation: but he that observes the law is blessed.
19 Inceku kayilaywa ngamazwi; lanxa iqedisisa, kayiyikuphendula.
A stubborn servant will not be reproved by words: for even if he understands, still he will not obey.
20 Uyambona yini umuntu ophangisa ngamazwi akhe? Kulethemba elingcono esithutheni kulaye.
If you see a man hasty in [his] words, know that the fool has hope rather than he.
21 Ototoza inceku yakhe kusukela ebuntwaneni, ekucineni izakuba yindodana kuye.
He that lives wantonly from a child, shall be a servant, and in the end shall grieve over himself.
22 Umuntu ololaka ubanga ukuxabana, lomuntu ovutha intukuthelo wandisa isiphambeko.
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
23 Ukuzigqaja komuntu kuzamehlisa, kodwa olomoya othobekileyo uzabamba udumo.
Pride brings a man low, but the Lord upholds the humble-minded with honour.
24 Owabelana lesela uzonda umphefumulo wakhe; uzwa isiqalekiso, angakhulumi.
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 kuletha umjibila, kodwa othemba eNkosini uzabekwa phezulu evikelekile.
[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 badinga ubuso bombusi, kodwa isahlulelo salowo lalowo sivela eNkosini.
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
27 Umuntu ongalunganga uyisinengiso kwabalungileyo, kodwa oqotho endleleni uyisinengiso kokhohlakeleyo.
A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.
