Izaga 3
1 Ndodana yami, ungakhohlwa umlayo wami, kodwa inhliziyo yakho kayigcine imilayo yami.
son: child my instruction my not to forget and commandment my to watch heart your
2 Ngoba yengezelela kuwe ubude bezinsuku leminyaka yempilo lokuthula.
for length day and year life and peace to add to/for you
3 Umusa lothembeko kakungakutshiyi, kubophele entanyeni yakho, ukubhale esibhebheni senhliziyo 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 uzathola umusa lokuqedisisa okuhle emehlweni kaNkulunkulu labantu.
and to find favor and understanding pleasant in/on/with eye: seeing God and man
5 Themba eNkosini ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, ungeyami ekuqedisiseni kwakho.
to trust to(wards) LORD in/on/with all heart your and to(wards) understanding your not to lean
6 Ivume endleleni zakho zonke, yona-ke izaqondisa imikhondo yakho.
in/on/with all way: conduct your to know him and he/she/it to smooth way your
7 Ungabi ngohlakaniphileyo emehlweni akho; yesabe iNkosi, usuke ebubini.
not to be wise in/on/with eye your to fear: revere [obj] LORD and to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
8 Kuzakuba yikwelatshwa kwenkaba yakho, lokunathwayo kwamathambo akho.
healing to be to/for umbilical cord your and drink to/for bone your
9 Hlonipha iNkosi ngemfuyo yakho, langezithelo zakho zokuqala zesivuno sakho sonke.
to honor: honour [obj] LORD from substance your and from first: beginning all produce your
10 Khona iziphala zakho zizagcwaliswa ngenala, lezikhamelo zakho zewayini ziphuphume iwayini elitsha.
and to fill storehouse your abundance and new wine wine your to break through
11 Ndodana yami, ungadeleli ukulaya kweNkosi, unganengwa yikukhuza kwayo.
discipline LORD son: child my not to reject and not to loathe in/on/with argument his
12 Ngoba iNkosi iyamlaya emthandayo, yebo, njengoyise indodana athokoza ngayo.
for [obj] which to love: lover LORD to rebuke and like/as father [obj] son: child to accept
13 Ubusisiwe umuntu othola inhlakanipho, lomuntu ozuza ukuqedisisa.
blessed man to find wisdom and man to promote understanding
14 Ngoba inzuzo yakho ingcono kulenzuzo yesiliva, lokutholakalayo kwakho kulegolide.
for pleasant profit her from profit silver: money and from gold produce her
15 Kuligugu elidlula amatshe aligugu, lakho konke ongakufisa kakulinganiswa lakho.
precious he/she/it (from jewel *Q(k)*) and all pleasure your not be like in/on/with her
16 Ubude bezinsuku busesandleni sakho sokunene, kwesokhohlo sakho inotho lodumo.
length day in/on/with right her in/on/with left her riches and glory
17 Izindlela zakho zizindlela zentokozo, lemikhondo yakho yonke iyikuthula.
way: conduct her way: conduct pleasantness and all path her peace
18 Kuyisihlahla sempilo kwabakubambayo, lobambelela kukho ubusisiwe.
tree life he/she/it to/for to strengthen: hold in/on/with her and to grasp her to bless
19 Ngenhlakanipho iNkosi yasekela umhlaba; yamisa amazulu ngokuqedisisa.
LORD in/on/with wisdom to found land: country/planet to establish: establish heaven in/on/with understanding
20 Ngolwazi lwayo izinziki zaqhekezwa, lamayezi athonta amazolo.
in/on/with knowledge his abyss to break up/open and cloud to drip dew
21 Ndodana yami, kakungasuki emehlweni akho; gcina inhlakanipho eqotho lengqondo.
son: child my not be devious from eye: seeing your to watch wisdom and plot
22 Njalo kuzakuba yimpilo yomphefumulo wakho, lesisa entanyeni yakho.
and to be life to/for soul your and favor to/for neck your
23 Khona uzahamba indlela yakho uvikelekile, lonyawo lwakho kaluyikukhubeka.
then to go: walk to/for security way: conduct your and foot your not to strike
24 Nxa ulala phansi, kawuyikwesaba, yebo, uzalala, lobuthongo bakho buzakuba mnandi.
if to lie down: lay down not to dread and to lie down: lay down and to please sleep your
25 Ungesabi uvalo olujumayo, kumbe ukuchitheka kwababi nxa kufika.
not to fear from dread suddenly and from devastation wicked for to come (in): come
26 Ngoba iNkosi izakuba sethembeni lakho, igcine unyawo lwakho ukuze lungabanjwa.
for LORD to be in/on/with loin your and to keep: guard foot your from capture
27 Ungagodleli umninikho okuhle nxa kusemandleni esandla sakho ukukwenza.
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 Ungathi kumakhelwane wakho: Hamba, ubuye, kusasa ngizakunika; nxa ulakho.
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, ngoba yena uhlala lawe evikelekile.
not to plow/plot upon neighbor your distress: evil and he/she/it to dwell to/for security with you
30 Ungaphikisani lomuntu kungelasizatho, nxa engakonanga.
not (to contend *Q(k)*) with man for nothing if not to wean you distress: harm
31 Ungahawukeli umuntu olobudlwangudlwangu; ungakhethi leyodwa yezindlela zakhe.
not be jealous in/on/with man violence and not to choose in/on/with all way: conduct his
32 Ngoba ophambeneyo uyisinengiso eNkosini, kodwa imfihlo yayo ikwabaqotho.
for abomination LORD be devious and with upright counsel his
33 Isiqalekiso seNkosi sisendlini yomubi, kodwa iyawubusisa umuzi wabalungileyo.
curse LORD in/on/with house: home wicked and pasture righteous to bless
34 Isibili, yona iyabeyisa abeyisayo, kodwa inika umusa 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 bazakudla ilifa lodumo, kodwa abayizithutha, isabelo sabo silihlazo.
glory wise to inherit and fool to exalt dishonor
